President’s column
Posted on | March 7, 2011 | No Comments
By Eileen Wakiji, 2010-11 MLGSCA President
The 2011 Joint Meeting and Update!
I was pleased to see the number of MLGSCA members at the 2011 Joint Meeting, February 23 to 26th, in San Francisco. NCNMLG members, however, outnumbered MLGSCA members but that is to be expected since NCNMLG hosted the meeting. For those MLGSCA members who were unable to make the Joint Meeting, you did miss a good meeting: San Francisco, Parc55 Hotel, plenary speakers, CE courses, exhibitors, presenters, wine & food were all excellent. San Francisco was abuzz with the possibility of snow for the first time in 35 years, but I guess NCNMLG could not make it snow for the Joint Meeting although they did everything else!
In previous posts of the MLGSCA Link (HOT OFF THE PRESS – JM POSTERS and HOT OFF THE PRESS – JM PAPERS ), you can see how many MLGSCA members actively participated. Yay!
At the MLGSCA Business Meeting on February 24th, I gave a President’s Update which I will briefly summarize here. With the 2011 Spring CE and Business Meeting, MLGSCA will have used MLA’s MegaMeeting for the third time. Since MLGSCA is the first MLA Chapter to use MegaMeeting Becky Birr, Lisa Marks, and I participated in a conference call with Julia Shaw-Kokot, Chapter Council Chair; wrote an article for the MLA News Chapter Council Column; and presented a poster, Professional Development Opportunities for ALL: Using MLA’s MegaMeeting, at the Joint Meeting.
Best Bytes: 3 Cool Gadgets
Posted on | March 7, 2011 | No Comments
Submitted by April Frost
Here are some websites and apps that may be helpful for you, students, medical personnel, and even patients.
New Students:
Trust It or Trash It?
This is a very basic tool to help new researchers determine if the information they are reviewing is credible or not. It offers checklists on the areas of “Who said it?” “When did they say it?” and “How did they know?” For expert librarians, this seems very basic, but to new students, this is a great starting point for learning how to determine the validity of any article, website, or booklet.
For Parents:
Teach Parents Tech
This page, sponsored by Google is a low-pressure, easy way to teach others about all things “technology.” It is not an ideal platform for all situations, but if you have a new student, who seems to be lacking in technical skills, you may be able to use this page to get started. The page starts as a generic template with several categories from which to choose: The Basics (Copy & Paste, setting the clock, screensavers, etc), World Wide Web (passwords, setting bookmarks, creating a blog, etc), Communication (email basics, making calls on the computer, spell check, etc), Media (resize pictures, attaching files to email, cropping photos, etc), and Finding Information (view live traffic reports, check flight status, convert currency, find a pizza/movie place, etc). Depending on which items you select for your student (or parent), the page sends an email with links to videos on each of the selected topics. The videos are short and are written to be easy for anyone to understand. I have not seen all of the videos, but the few I did were very well done.
Newbies: Patrick King
Posted on | March 4, 2011 | No Comments
Patrick King is a new Medical Librarian at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix.
Over the past 13 years, Patrick King, has worked in a variety of capacities for Phoenix Public Library. Moving up the ranks from Page, to Circulation Attendant, to the paraprofessional position of Library Assistant has proved to be invaluable experience.
During that time period, Patrick graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and a Bachelors of Arts in French. He graduated in 2007 from the University of North Texas with an MS in Library and Information Sciences with a specialty in Health Informatics.
Welcome Patrick !
JCAHO Visit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Posted on | March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment
Submitted by Kathy Zeblisky, Medical Librarian, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
We are having our JCAHO survey this week and I am pleased to say that the JCAHO physician just visited the library. Here is what he wanted to know:
Background:
My background, and whether I had an MLS degree?
Collection development questions:
How did I select books and journals?
How long did I keep them? And the electronic vs print question.
Also asked about the Brandon-Hill list and if any resource has replaced it? I mentioned Doody’s and that the pediatric librarians maintain our own core list.
Newbies: Monique Liston
Posted on | March 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
Meet Monique Liston. I am the Information Specialist (Medical Librarian) at Tri-City Medical Center in beautiful Oceanside, CA. I have worked in various roles within libraries since 1994. My undergraduate degree is in Environmental Science and Biology.
I had an influential mentor who taught me how to connect to hospital staff through the use of quality research, teaching, and outstanding customer service. I have carried those three lessons with me throughout my career.
My main goal as a Medical Librarian is to teach hospital staff to utilize research and implement evidence based medicine for clinical decision making into their daily routine. I recently presented at the NCNMLG/MLGSCA Joint Meeting in San Francisco on the topic of Librarian Involvement in Magnet Accreditation.
In my spare time I hang out with my 22 month old son, Max. He would rather read books with his two Librarian parents than do anything else.
Library Grant Opportunities
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | No Comments
by Michelle Malizia in Blogadillo
Numerous organizations currently have grant opportunities available to libraries and librarians:
- Diversity Research Grant (American Library Association): The Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2000 annual award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. The grant is designed to address critical gaps in the knowledge of diversity issues within library and information science. Deadline: April 30, 2011
- Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (Institute of Museum and Library Services): Enhancement Grants are competitive grants to support activities to advance the applicant library’s operations to new levels of service and are intended to encourage the implementation of both mainstream and innovative library practices. Deadline: May 2, 2011 Read more
2011 winners of the MLA awards, grants, and scholarships
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | No Comments
2 MLGSCA members were recipients of the 2011 MLA awards:
Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award,
Kay E. Wellik, AHIP, Mayo Clinic Library, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award
Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) for their pioneering use of MLA’s MegaMeeting for their spring 2010 continuing education and business meeting
Click here to access the full list of the 2011 MLA awards, grants and scholarships winners.
Hot Off the Press – JM Posters
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
12 MLGSCA members presented these posters at the 2011 Joint Meeting:
A.N.T.S.: Animated Tutorial Sharing Project. Libraries Working Together to Create Open Source Library Tutorials, Kathleen Carlson, Arizona State University
Bringing a Consumer Health Cancer Library to Fruition: Year One at The John & Lowry Hench Library in the Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, Lisa Marks, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
A Chance to Wait is a Chance to Educate: Exploring Virtual Technology for the Delivery of Patient Health and Wellness Information at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Carol Ann Attwood and Kay E. Wellik, Mayo Clinic
Citation Analysis: Making Informed Collection Decisions and Learning about Faculty Research and Publishing, Marie Bronoel, University of California Riverside
A Collaboration Story: Crafting a Resource from Concept to Completion, Kelli Ham, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region
Hot Off the Press – JM Papers
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
14 MLGSCA members presented these papers at the 2011 Joint Meeting:
Assessing Reference Services Using the READ Scale (Reference Effort Assessment Data)
Penny Coppernoll-Blach, Reference Coordinator; Dominique Turnbow, Undergraduate Services Librarian; Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego
Emerging Technologies Committees: Exploring Potential, Improving Services
Jin Wu; Emily Brennan; Amy Chatfield; Megan Curran; Annie Hughes, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California
From the Ground Up: Rethinking Your Library Through Participatory Strategic Planning
Jeff Williams, Assistant Director, Collections, Access & Clinical Services, Biomedical Library; Mary A. Wickline, Instruction & Outreach Librarian to Nurses and Allied Health, UC San Diego Medical Center Library, University of California, San Diego
Hospital Library Return on Investment Study
Judy Kraemer; Jill A. Crussemeyer; Katia G. Karadjova; Debby Quan; Elizabeth A. Mason, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Increasing Access to Information through Journal Club Participation
Mary A. Wickline, Instruction & Outreach Librarian to Nurses and Allied Health, UC San Diego Medical Center Library, University of California, San Diego
Best Bytes: QR Codes
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode which can be encoded with a URL, word text, phone number, SMS/text, or other data. If you see one, open your phone’s barcode app, point your camera to the QR code, and wait for the info to appear.
Creating a QR code is easy and free!
- Go to http://qrcode.kaywa.com (or a similar website)
- Chose your content type (URL, text, phone number, SMS)
- Enter content (URL, text, phone number, SMS #)
- Click “Generate”
- Right-click the QR code to save the image
- Paste the image on flyers, PowerPoint, embed in webpages, etc.
Use QR codes to send patrons to your library’s virtual tour, text reference service, mobile device apps, LibGuides, and more. The uses are endless! Comment on this blog entry to share how your library is using QR codes!
Posted 3/2/11
Many Americans Have Poor Health Literacy
Posted on | March 2, 2011 | No Comments
By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News in the Washington Post
Monday, February 28, 2011; 8:37 PM
An elderly woman sent home from the hospital develops a life-threatening infection because she doesn’t understand the warning signs listed in the discharge instructions.
A man flummoxed by an intake form in a doctor’s office reflexively writes “no” to every question because he doesn’t understand what is being asked.
A young mother pours a drug that is supposed to be taken by mouth into her baby’s ear, perforating the eardrum. And a man in his 70s preparing for his first colonoscopy uses a suppository as directed, but without first removing it from the foil packet.
Each of these examples provided by health-care workers or patient advocates illustrates one of the most pervasive and under-recognized problems in medicine: Americans’ alarmingly low levels of health literacy – the ability to obtain, understand and use health information.
Medical Librarians can be a bridge between IRBs and Researchers
Posted on | March 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, Blog Chair, and Deborah Klein, Medical Librarian, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
An IRB looking to recruit a good non-scientist perspective to the board may have to look no further than its own medical library. Medical or health sciences librarians bring a unique perspective and useful expertise in searching the medical literature to the IRB review process. The push by medical librarians across the country to become a more integral part of the research process was triggered in part by the 2001 death of a healthy volunteer in a study conducted at Johns Hopkins University.