MLGSCA Fall CE California Session
Posted on | October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
Please join us for the Fall Continuing Education (CE) event “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programs” in conjunction with the 13th Annual Conference for CME Professionals presented by Southern California Medical Education Council (SCMEC) & MLGSCA in Los Angeles, California.
The event will take place at the Good Samaritan Hospital (Moseley-Salvatori Auditorium) on November 20, 2009. Register here by November 12. Registration costs $40 for MLGSCA members and $50 for non-members. MLA participants will receive 3 MLA contact hours. Parking is $5 with validation sticker (provided at the program) for the Lucas Ave lot (across from the conference center).
MLA ’10: Abstract Submission Deadline
Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments
Join more than 2,000 health information professionals in Washington, D.C. from May 21 –26, 2010 for MLA’s annual meeting. The annual conference offers an opportunity to present and discuss papers, posters, applied research, and important issues in health sciences information management.
The Abstract Submission deadline is Monday, November 2, 2009. Information can be found on the MLA ’10: Call for Papers and Posters website.
For more information on Contributed Papers, see the Papers FAQ or contact Gale Dutcher (dutcherg@mail.nlm.nih.gov), Section Council Liaison, National Library of Medicine.
For more information on Contributed Posters, see the Posters FAQ or contact Carole Gilbert (carolemg@wowway.com), AHIP, FMLA, NPC poster coordinator.
For more information on five-minute lightning presentations, contact Chris Shaffer (shafferc@ohsu.edu), AHIP, NPC virtual meeting coordinator.
Questions about the submission process should be directed to Brenda Dreier (brenda@indigoevent.com), MLA meeting manager.
Posted 10/29/09
Continuing Education Opportunities
Posted on | October 28, 2009 | No Comments
Unfortunately both of the MLGSCA Arizona Fall 2009 CE Programs have been canceled. Fortunately, the California Fall CE Program, “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programsâ€, will still occur on November 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. Furthermore, there are also other Continuing Education (CE) opportunities are on the horizon.
MLA’s Educational Webcast, Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users, will take place on November 18, 2009 from 11-1pm. View this webcast individually or at a registered site.
MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2010 Joint Meeting will offer six CE courses on a variety of subjects. Topics include:
- Emerging Technologies for Librarians
- Library without Walls: Creating Web Portals for Online Services and ResourcesÂ
- Understanding Healthcare Literature: Advanced Critical AppraisalÂ
- PubMed Rediscovered: Hidden Treasurers in SearchingÂ
- Creating Online Tutorials in Less Than 30 MinutesÂ
- Locating Cancer Information for Your Clinicians and Patients
Posted 10/28/09
Contribute to MLA’s new publication: The Medical Library Association Guide to Health Sciences Information Resources
Posted on | October 16, 2009 | No Comments
Laurie L. Thompson, editor-in-chief for The Medical Library Association Guide to Health Sciences Information Resources, a new book/electronic publication co-published by MLA and Neal-Schuman, is recruiting contributors. Entries are due by December 31, 2009.
The Guide will cover the most important information resources in the health sciences specialties, sub-specialties, preclinical sciences, and emerging disciplines. Each discipline will be represented by up to 10 print and electronic monographs and 10 journals. Significant audiovisual resources such as DVDs or CDs will all be included.
Each entry will contain full bibliographic information along with a 150-200 word descriptive and evaluative annotation. The annotations will identify the general scope and coverage of the work, any significant features, and intended audience. Entries will also indicate whether the work is appropriate for a hospital collection, a well-rounded academic collection, a specialized collection, and/or for a core consumer collection. Some subject areas will not have appropriate literature to be included and some areas may have only one or two titles.
MLGSCA Fall CE Arizona Session: Canceled
Posted on | October 9, 2009 | No Comments
The Arizona Continuing Education (CE) session “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programs” scheduled to take place at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 26, 2009 has been canceled due to lack of instructors.
The California CE session will still take place on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Fortunately, MLGSCA is planning on video conferencing this LA session to a yet to-be-determined site in Arizona. Arizona CE registrants are being given the option of either receiving a refund or watching the LA CE session via video conferencing.
Posted 10/9/09
Become a Mentor to Future Academy (AHIP) Members
Posted on | October 7, 2009 | No Comments
This is your opportunity to help shape the future of your profession! Please consider becoming a mentor to new members of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the provisional level and earn one Academy point per mentee per year. This level is for new medical librarians with less than five years of experience in the field. Details are listed on MLA’s Mentoring for the Academy webpage.
To sign up as an MLA Provisional Mentor, visit the Mentor Database and select “Mentor to provisional members of the academy” under the Mentoring Preferences section. Further questions can be directed to Janna Lawrence (janna.lawrence@uiowa.edu), 2009-2010 Credentialing Chair.
Posted 10/7/09
MLGSCA Fall CE Arizona Session
Posted on | September 30, 2009 | No Comments
Note: This Arizona CE event has since been canceled.
The Fall Continuing Education (CE) event “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programs” will take place at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona on October 26, 2009. Instructor Ysabel Bertolucci, MLS, AHIP will be joined by additional Kaiser Permanente Medical Center librarians.
Librarians are seeking new avenues to provide value to their organizations. Continuing education is an area in which librarian skills can make a significant improvement in quality while expanding the influence of librarians in their institutions. This course will identify and describe activities that will improve the quality of continuing medical education activities in their organization. This course will provide concrete ideas concerning new technologies which enhance learning.
Registration is limited to 20 persons, and costs $40 for MLGSCA members and $50 for non-members. MLA participants will receive 3 MLA contact hours.  Register here for the Arizona course.
MLA Presentation: Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy
Posted on | September 28, 2009 | No Comments
The MLA (Medical Library Association) Ad Hoc Committee for Advocating Scholarly Communication has developed a PowerPoint presentation (also available as a PDF document) to help librarians learn about and aid their institutions in complying with the NIH (National Institutes of Health) Public Access Policy.
The presentation is extensive, clearly written, and well-organized, and includes links to content that can be difficult to find when searching NIH-produced websites. The final sections of the presentation provide concrete ideas and examples of how librarians or libraries can assist with compliance. The broad, thorough scope means that this presentation is appropriate for both experienced librarians who need to learn about changes made to the Policy through August 2009, as well as librarians learning about the Policy for the first time. You can find this presentation and other scholarly communications reference materials on the MLA Resources: Scholarly Communication Issues website.
If you are seeking news and information about other aspects of scholarly communication, such as copyright and fair use, open access, or eresources licensing, MLA’s Scholarly Communication initiative has made a variety of material available online. These position statements, presentations, reports, and resources can be found on the Scholarly Communications Resources web page.
Posted 9/28/09
Fall MLGSCA CE: Save the Date
Posted on | September 25, 2009 | No Comments
Note:Â the Arizona CE class has since been canceled.
The Fall MLGSCA Continuing Education (CE) class “Exploiting Librarian Skills to Enhance Continuing Medical Education Programs†will cover how librarians can help Continuing Medical Education (CME) committees do their work better and provide CME.
The Arizona class will take place on Monday, October 26, 2009 at The Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ.Â
The California class, in collaboration with SCMEC (Southern California Medical Education Council), will take place on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.
Posted 9/25/09
Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Award
Posted on | September 23, 2009 | No Comments
Do you have a colleague that is willing to give the extra measure every day or to whom others look as a mentor?  Recognize a colleague for sustained service to the Medical Library Association and the health sciences by nominating them for the Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Award. Please view the application for further information or contact Carol Attwood at attwood.carol@mayo.edu.
Posted 9/23/09
Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award
Posted on | September 22, 2009 | No Comments
By the the MLA Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award Jury
The Rogers Award, originally called the ISI Information Advancement Award, is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health science information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health science information.
The award, sponsored by the Thomson Reuters, has been given since 1983. The recipient receives a cash award of $500 and will be recognized at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. All nominations are due by November 1, 2009.
Visit the MLA Awards and Honors page for more information on the award and past winners. For a copy of the nomination form, eligibility information and instructions go to: http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/awards/rogers_nom_20090714.pdf.  Contact Maribeth Slebodnik, Jury Chair, 765.494.2917 or slebodnik@purdue.edu, with any questions.
Posted 9/22/09
MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant
Posted on | September 21, 2009 | No Comments
By the MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant Jury Committee
Apply Today for the MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant! Applications are due December 1, 2009.
The MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant is awarded annually to support projects that will promote excellence in the field of health sciences librarianship and information sciences. Grants range up to $1,000 and more than one grant may be awarded in a year.
An application and details about the grant can be accessed from the MLA Grants and Scholarships webpage. Please contact Misa Mi, Jury Chair, at misa.mi@utoledo.edu if you have additional questions.
Posted 9/21/09