2011 MLGSCA Scholarship Winners
Posted on | April 1, 2011 | No Comments
Submitted by Laura Stubblefield, Chair, MLGSCA Awards Committee and Carol Ann Atwood, Medical Librarian, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
This year we had many outstanding applications for the MLGSCA Scholarship and the Awards Committee is proud to introduce our three recipients that will receive $1000 toward their advanced degree. They will be recognized at the MLGSCA Business meeting on April 8, 2011.
Patricia Benefiel expects to complete her degree in Aug. 2011 at SJSU. One class, Medical Library Resources, changed her focus from a public librarian to becoming a medical librarian. Earlier in her career she worked as a research assistant for a behavioral psychiatrist. She searched Index Medicus, did statistical analysis of data, and was learning medical terminology. She took undergraduate science classes and worked as an editor for several scientists. Last fall she interned at a medical college library (San Diego) with Naomi Broering. Pat is intrigued with helping to save lives, assisting physicians to stay current in their field, and helping patients/consumer who seek critical health information. When asked about medical librarians Pat said “I believe medical librarianship is a noble profession. It offers an opportunity and a personal reward of researching interesting and very essential reference questions.”
Katia Karadjova plans to complete her MLIS degree May 2011 from SJSU. She has been a permanent scholar most of her life. She has a Master in Physics with a specialization in Optics and Spectroscopy. She also has a background of film and public communications. With the fast paced technological and information age we live in and her background, Katia decided to become a medical librarian. She interned at Parks Medical Library (Long Beach), familiarized herself with many electronic resources, completed a usage analysis, developed a marketing strategy for the library, and researched recent trends in information-seeking behavior of healthcare professionals. She produced a paper as a result of this research which was accepted for presentation at the annual Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference in Minneapolis, in May 2011.
Jamie N. Navarette is currently a Knowledge River 9 Scholar and graduate assistant enrolled at the University of Arizona’s Information Resources and Library Science program anticipating graduation in December of 2011. Her previous degrees include a BA and MA in English from the University of Nebraska as well as a Library Media Endorsement and Secondary Language Arts teaching license. Currently, she assists with circulation/reference, cataloging/technical services and outreach at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the university. Her career plans will focus on the development of effective health promotion programs in collaboration with community agencies, public health personnel and health care entities.
Study: Many Top Docs Have Conflicts
Posted on | March 31, 2011 | No Comments
By Janet Moore, Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Last update: March 29, 2011 – 8:36 PM
A study of nearly 500 individuals who helped craft treatment guidelines for heart conditions found that more than half reported financial conflicts of interest involving drug companies and medical technology firms.
The most common conflict involved doctors serving as paid consultants to drug or medical device companies, such as Fridley-based Medtronic Inc., according to a report this week in an American Medical Association journal.
The study in the Archives of Internal Medicine also found doctors and researchers receiving research grants from companies or speaking on their behalf, as well as owning stock in firms selling or developing drugs or devices.
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MLGSCA Election Results, 2011
Posted on | March 30, 2011 | No Comments
Congratulations and thanks to our recently elected illustrious leaders:
Disaster Information Outreach Symposium
Posted on | March 23, 2011 | No Comments
The Disaster Information Outreach Symposium is March 29 and 30. This FREE event for and about information professionals meeting disaster health information needs will be video cast and the recording will be archived for later viewing.
More information is available here . Under “Agenda,” you will find the schedule for the day’s sessions, with the first day offering a full slate of sessions focusing on the state of disaster health information outreach.
Click on “Speakers” to learn more about the lineup of experts, including keynote speaker Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The second day of the symposium will be devoted to professional development for librarians. Individuals who attend or view both days of the event will be awarded 10.5 Medical Library Association continuing education credits.
UPDATE: The Disaster Information Outreach Symposium has maximum capacity for on-site attendance. Registration is now closed. You can join the symposium through the video cast. Links for: Day 1 and Day 2
More video cast information is available on the symposium FAQ page.
Please feel free to share this information with any other potentially interested colleagues!
Japan Disaster Outreach Information
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
The National Library of Medicine has resources that may help with understanding the health issues related to the devastating Japan earthquake, tsunami and possible nuclear power plant disruptions. Resources from NLM, US federal agencies, and other key resources are listed on the new topic page “Disasters in Japan 2011.”
TSUNAMIS, EARTHQUAKES:
For earthquake information for responders and health professionals, see the “Earthquakes-Resources for Response and Recovery” web page.
Radiation Emergencies:
Clinicians who need to learn more about assessing and managing radiation emergencies can turn to the Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) web site. Selected, key files from REMM are also available for downloading on mobile devices .
MedlinePlus has topic pages are for a general audience:
Tsunamis in English or Spanish
Earthquakes in English or Spanish.
Radiation Emergencies in English or Spanish.
Radiation Exposure in English or Spanish.
Publisher Limits Shelf Life for Library E-Books
Posted on | March 16, 2011 | No Comments
By Julie Bosman for Raymond McCrea Jones in The New York Times
Published: March 14, 2011
Imagine the perfect library book. Its pages don’t tear. Its spine is unbreakable. It can be checked out from home. And it can never get lost.
The value of this magically convenient library book — otherwise known as an e-book — is the subject of a fresh and furious debate in the publishing world. For years, public libraries building their e-book collections have typically done so with the agreement from publishers that once a library buys an e-book, it can lend it out, one reader at a time, an unlimited number of times.
Last week, that agreement was upended by HarperCollins Publishers when it began enforcing new restrictions on its e-books, requiring that books be checked out only 26 times before they expire. Assuming a two-week checkout period, that is long enough for a book to last at least one year.
NLM Activates Emergency Access Initiative
Posted on | March 15, 2011 | No Comments
The National Library of Medicine announces the activation of the Emergency Access Initiative in support of medical efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. The Emergency Access Initiative is a collaborative partnership between NLM and participating publishers to provide free access to full-text articles from over 230 biomedical serial titles and over 65 reference books and online databases to healthcare professionals and libraries affected by disasters.
The Emergency Access Initiative serves as a temporary collection replacement and/or supplement for libraries affected by disasters that need to continue to serve medical staff and affiliated users. It is also intended for medical personnel responding to the specified disaster.
EAI is not an open access collection – it is only intended for those affected by the disaster or assisting the affected population. If your library is working with a library or organization involved in relief efforts in Japan, please let them know of this service.
The Demise of the Big Deal in Scholarly Publishing?
Posted on | March 15, 2011 | No Comments
Claudio Aspesi — an analyst based at the sell-side research firm Sanford Bernstein — predicts a difficult future for Reed Elsevier, particularly for its scholarly journal business. He also predicts the demise of the Big Deal, the business model in which scholarly publishers sell access to multiple journals by means of a single electronic subscription.
In a report published last year Aspesi warned that a combination of the global financial crisis and the rise of the Open Access (OA) movement would impact negatively on the revenues of scholarly publishers. Yet, he said, Reed Elsevier appeared to be “in denial on the magnitude of the issue potentially affecting scientific publishing”.
A year later Aspesi appears even more gloomy. In his most recent report he has downgraded Reed Elsevier to “underperform”, and warns that the widely-used “Big Deal” arrangement, is becoming “unsustainable in the current funding environment.”
While the Big Deal may have worked well as a solution for over a decade, he says, we can expect to see research libraries start cancelling their contracts — a development that will “lead to revenue and earnings decline”.
Speaking to me last week Aspesi repeated his belief that Reed Elsevier is in denial. “[I]f management has a Plan B, they have certainly kept it under wraps, and everything they have said supports my current view that they are in denial”, he told me.
To continue with this story click here.
Don’t Forget to Vote for 2011 MLGSCA Officers.
Posted on | March 14, 2011 | No Comments
The MLGSCA Election for 2011 is now open and you’ll have 2 weeks to cast your vote. You must be a current MLGSCA member to vote.
The election will close on Tuesday, March 22nd and results will be announced at the Spring Business Meeting which will be held after the Spring CE on April 8th.
The Welch Library: Moving Online
Posted on | March 11, 2011 | No Comments
The Welch Library Moving Online
Two excellent videos re the medical library of the future – thanks, Kathy Zeblisky for the nudge to these!
Hot Off the Press
Posted on | March 10, 2011 | No Comments
Doyle, J. D. and Wellik, K. E. (2011). Topics in Management. In M. M. Bandy & R. F. Dudden (Eds.), Medical Library Association Guide to Managing Health Care Libraries . New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
2011 Spring CE: Registration is Now Open
Posted on | March 7, 2011 | No Comments
Gaining Leadership Skills without Formally Supervising People
Presented by: Natalie Reed
Friday, April 8, 2011
Please click on this link for program specifics and to register. Click on the various tabs for details and costs.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011