10 Reasons to visit La Jolla (and points nearby)
Posted on | March 13, 2013 | No Comments
The MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting 2013 will be held at the University of California, San Diego, July 24-26, 2013. We’ll count down the top 10 reasons to visit La Jolla (and points nearby) over the next five weeks to get you excited about the Joint Meeting!
Paper and poster proposals are due March 31st, 2013. Check out the Joint Meeting website for details on 
how to submit!
And now, on to the count down:
10. Fly a hanglider or paraglider at Torrey Pines Gliderport, about a 20-minute walk from the site of the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting 2013, held at the University of California, San Diego campus.
Paraglider photo by Grahambones, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license.
MLGSCA 2013 Election Slate
Posted on | March 11, 2013 | No Comments
We have a slate of nominees for the 2013 elections. A ballot will be sent to members soon from Ballot Bin, our online election tool.
In addition to the slate below, Lisa Marks was proposed and accepted by the Advisory Council as the MLGSCA Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee.
Thank you,
The MLGSCA 2013 Nominating Committee
Rebecca Birr, Chair
Janet Crum
Kay Deeney
Molly Harrington
Andrea Harrow
Science Boot Camp for Librarians
Posted on | March 11, 2013 | No Comments
Science Boot Camp for Librarians (West) is coming to the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado June 19-21, 2013.
Plan to attend the inaugural Science Boot Camp for Librarians (West) in beautiful Boulder Colorado! Science Boot Camps for Librarians are immersive 2 1/2 day events featuring educational presentations delivered by scientists. Based on the successful annual event in Massachusetts, the Western version follows a similar format and will cover these 3 science topics: Bioinformatics, Environmental Science & GIS, and Physics. In addition, there CU Boulder Librarians will give a Data Management Workshop, there will be interesting keynote speakers and we’ll have a panel on women in science. And of course, there will be plenty of time to network with fellow “campers.”
Cost for (dorm) lodging, meals and instructional content: $250.00. For commuters: $100 (What a deal!)
Registration: opens April 15th, 2013.
Audience: Science librarians, medical librarians, data management people, LIS students. You, we hope.
For further information on the program, travel to Boulder and soon, registration: http://tinyurl.com/BootCampWest
Thanks to both the Greater Western Library Alliance and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region for awards that are supporting this event! For a list of all the sponsors, see the web site.
Awards Committee Announces 2013 MLGSCA Scholarship Awardee
Posted on | March 6, 2013 | No Comments
Lee Luniewski is the recipient of the 2013 MLGSCA Scholarship.
Upon entering the SLIS program at San Jose State University I was a lost soul and had no real clue on where I would end up following graduation. During my two years in the program, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a public library, but even though I had a great experience I came to the conclusion that the public sphere was not where I wanted to end up. I knew that a more specialized field would be a better fit for me.
In the summer of 2011, I took a position at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego to broaden my horizons and it was through this position that initiated my interest in Medical Librarianship. Previously, I was very oblivious to the work that medical librarians do on a daily basis, but I have learned the importance of the work. I have been fortunate to work with two very skilled and informative librarians who have taught me the skills needed to succeed within the medical library. It has been a great experience, and I will continue to utilize all the skills and knowledge that I learned from this position in my future career.
The major aspect that has drawn me to the medical librarianship field is known that the work and research that I complete can have a positive effect on someone’s life. This drives me to work hard, and has sparked my interest in this field. Although, I do not have the science background, I feel that I can become an asset to the medical librarianship field. Hopefully, following graduation I will be able to obtain a full-time librarian position within a medical library.
Reminder – Last Chance to Renew Your Membership!
Posted on | February 25, 2013 | No Comments
This is a courtesy reminder that the 2013 MLGSCA membership renewal registration is now open! Renew online at http://www.cvent.com/d/lcq42g/1Q (Please disregard if you already renewed)
The grace period for 2012 MLGSCA memberships will end on March 1, 2013. Benefits for maintaining your MLGSCA membership include:
- Receiving announcements on job postings, networking opportunities, social outings, continuing education, and more through the MLGSCA Listserv
- Gaining access to the MLGSCA Member Directory – updated annually
- Creating unlimited surveys through SurveyMonkey for FREE!
- Eligibility for MLGSCA scholarship, grants, and awards
- Opportunity for leadership and outreach development by running for MLGSCA office or volunteering on committee(s)
- Voting in the upcoming MLGSCA Advisory Council election
- Maintaining regional affiliation with the Medical Library Association
Electronic payment is preferred, but if paying by check please complete the entire registration form online and mail the printed confirmation page along with payment to Elisa Cortez, MLGSCA Treasurer.
Elisa Cortez, MILS
MLGSCA Treasurer
Del E. Webb Library
Loma Linda University
11072 Anderson St.
Loma Linda, CA 92350
If you have any questions regarding your MLGSCA membership, please contact your friendly Membership Co-chairs, 2012-2013.
Sunny Sritongsook, MLIS, AHIP
Medical Librarian
Scripps Mercy Hospital
(619) 260-7024
sritongsook.sunny@scrippshealth.org
Lori Tagawa
Community Outreach Coordinator
NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region
(310) 794-6572
ltagawa@library.ucla.edu
Call for Proposals: MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting
Posted on | February 8, 2013 | No Comments
The Planning Committee of the MLGSCA/NCNMLG chapters of the Medical Library Association invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2013 Joint Meeting. The meeting will be held in La Jolla, CA on July 24-26, 2013 at the University of California, San Diego’s Price Center. The conference theme is Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity and can encompass a variety of topics. Projects, services, innovations, lessons learned, and success stories which illustrate how we are celebrating opportunity during continual change are all possible paper or poster topics. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2013.
The poster session will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013 from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Exhibit Hall. Posters may continue to be displayed through the last exhibit break on Friday July 26, 2013 at 4:00pm.
Contributed paper sessions are Thursday July 25th from 10:30am to noon and Friday July 26th from 10:15am-11:45am, and occur in three concurrent sessions each day.
For both poster and paper proposals, submit a 250 word abstract describing your project. Include your name, position title, address, phone number and email address.
For posters, the abstract should be sent to Rebecca Birr (rebecca.birr@mihs.org) via email. Please put “poster proposal” in the subject line.
For contributed papers, the abstract should be sent to Annie Hughes (amhughes@usc.edu) via email. Please put “contributed paper proposal” in the subject line.
Please refer to the conference website for more information as it becomes available: http://mlgsca.mlanet/org/jtmtg2013
Call for proposals: MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2013 Joint Meeting
Posted on | February 8, 2013 | No Comments
The Planning Committee of the MLGSCA/NCNMLG chapters of the Medical Library Association invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2013 Joint Meeting. The meeting will be held in La Jolla, CA on July 24-26, 2013 at the University of California, San Diego’s Price Center. The conference theme is Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity and can encompass a variety of topics. Projects, services, innovations, lessons learned, and success stories which illustrate how we are celebrating opportunity during continual change are all possible paper or poster topics.
Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2013.
The poster session will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2013 from 1:30 to 3:00 in the Exhibit Hall. Posters may continue to be displayed through the last exhibit break on Friday July 26, 2013 at 4:00pm.
Contributed paper sessions are Thursday July 25th from 10:30am to noon and Friday July 26th from 10:15am-11:45am, and occur in three concurrent sessions each day.
For both poster and paper proposals, submit a 250 word abstract describing your project. Include your name, position title, address, phone number and email address.
For posters, the abstract should be sent to Rebecca Birr via email. Please put “poster proposal” in the subject line.
For contributed papers, the abstract should be sent to Annie Hughes via email. Please put “contributed paper proposal” in the subject line.
Please refer to the 2013 Joint Meeting website for more information as it becomes available.
Call for proposals: Pacific Northwest Chapter meeting, September 2013
Posted on | February 7, 2013 | No Comments
PNC/MLA will be meeting in Anchorage, Alaska in September. CE will be over the weekend, Sept. 14 & 15th. The meeting will be Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 16 & 17th. The Residence Inn will be our hotel and room costs are $99 plus taxes for a single and $159 plus taxes for a two-bedroom suite.
Paper and poster proposals should be sent to Sally Bremner. Our theme is “Visual Stories Transform.” We are encouraging all presenters to use images in their presentations.
Our keynote speaker is Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MS(LIS), MD. He is and librarian and physician and the Director, Pediatric Early Literacy Projects and the Medical Director, Reach out and Read Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. I mentioned to him that part of my goal in planning our meeting was to appeal to more than just medical librarians since librarians in Alaska have so little opportunity to attend conferences. He replied:
“I particularly like the idea of being able to explicitly appeal to public and school librarians — that is actually more my “usual” audience. I might suggest that if the “space” in your schedule exists, I’d be happy to speak more explicitly about early brain and child development and the connection to early literacy, which I think is very much something that public and school librarians can use when making the case for their services. ”
While we are only in the preliminary stages of building our budget, our goal is to keep registration to under $200.
September is a lovely time in Anchorage. We are hoping attendees will make time to see a little bit of the state during their visit. To this end, we have tentatively scheduled a ½ day trip south of town to visit a wildlife conservation center, see some of the most beautiful scenery in the area, and maybe even visit a glacier.
Questions about the meeting can be sent to Kathy Murray, Head of Alaska Medical Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Join your Medical Library Association (MLA) colleagues and register for One Health, May 3–8, 2013, in Boston, MA!
Posted on | January 29, 2013 | No Comments
Expand your professional network at this unique international meeting, with presenters from more than 30 countries expected. In addition to the conversations you’ll have with your worldwide colleagues, expect fresh ideas from keynote speaker Richard Besser, ABC News senior health and medical editor.
One Health will feature more papers and poster presentations than any previous MLA meeting, covering an even greater breadth of topics. The theme of “One Health” encompasses not only human and animal health, but also public health, environmental health, climate change, food safety and production, and international policy—emphasizing interdisciplinary and international collaboration.
Register now and reserve your room at the Sheraton Boston, the official conference headquarters hotel. View the Invitation to MLA ’13 for an exciting video tour of what Boston has to offer attendees! Special tours (including library tours) will be available for One Health attendees. You can also view the Exhibitor List.
Register for One Health Continuing Education courses organized in tracks according to professional competency areas, with many new courses on offer.
Additional plenary session speakers:
-Joanne Gard Marshall, AHIP, FMLA, alumni distinguished professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and producer of the “Rochester Study”, the highly cited report on the impact of the hospital library on clinical decision making.
-Sheila Davis, director of global nursing at Partners in Health (PIH), and clinical assistant professor in the School of Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, MA.
-Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations and bestselling author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance and Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health.
This federated international meeting will incorporate:
–2013 MLA Annual Meeting and Exhibition (MLA’ 13)
–11th International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML),
–7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS)
–6th International Clinical Librarian Conference
We look forward to seeing you at this special international meeting in Boston!
Job Opportunity: Cancer Information Librarian, UNC
Posted on | January 29, 2013 | No Comments
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library (HSL) seeks an innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented individual to join the User Services Department as the Cancer Information Librarian. The individual in this position is charged with participating in fulfilling the Library’s mission to connect people everywhere with knowledge to help them teach and learn effectively, assure quality health care, conduct vital research, and make informed decisions.
For more information about the position, please visit http://www.lib.unc.edu/jobs/epa/hsl_cancer_information.html.
Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates
Posted on | January 29, 2013 | No Comments
The MLGSCA Nominating Committee is looking for eligible candidates for the 2013 election. Although we have ideas about candidates, we would like to hear from you – either through self-nomination or sharing a member’s name for possible inclusion on the upcoming ballot.
While being an MLGSCA officer may seem overwhelming at times, I can speak from first-hand experience (2011-12 MLGSCA President and 2004-2005 Secretary) that it has enabled me to give something back to the organization that has taught me a lot. I have also been able to earn AHIP points at the same time!
We are seeking:
- President-Elect/Continuing Education & Program Chair – 3 year term (President-Elect, President, Immediate Past-President)
- Secretary – One year term
- Treasurer – Two year term
- MLGSCA Nominating Committee – 2 year term
In addition to the above elected positions, the Nominating Committee will also be looking for MLGSCA’s nominee for the MLA Nominating Committee.
There is information concerning these positions in the MLGSCA Advisory Council Manual and the Bylaws at http://www.mlgsca.mlanet.org. Although if there are any questions, please feel free to email me directly or any of the Committee members. We look forward to hearing from you.
We eagerly await your response!
Rebecca Birr, MLGSCA Nominating Committee Chair, rebecca.birr@mihs.org
Andrea Harrow, Library@GoodSam.Org
Molly Harrington, Molly.Harrington@CHW.EDU
Janet Crum, jcrum@coh.org
Kay Deeney, kdeeney@library.ucla.edu
Upcoming Class – Supporting Open Access: Librarians as advocates, researchers, educators and role models
Posted on | January 18, 2013 | 1 Comment
“Supporting Open Access: Librarians as advocates, researchers, educators and role models” is a class that Lauren Maggio from Stanford will be teaching in three locations in our Region this year.
Class Description
As stewards of knowledge, librarians have an instrumental role to play in supporting open access (OA) initiatives, such as the NIH Public Access Policy. As a component of a Pacific Southwest RML Express Outreach Award, this workshop was developed to engage librarians in an active discussion of the current state of OA through hands-on, case-based activities. Participants will be challenged to think critically about their roles as advocates, role models, researchers, collection developers and educators and to share best practices. To support this discussion, the instructors will present emerging data on how health personnel use and perceive biomedical literature in their clinical practice and will also introduce implications for OA policies. The instructors will also demonstrate the methods utilized in ascertaining these data and brainstorm ways in which the librarian community can collaborate to continue growing this evidence base.
The course is taught by Lauren A Maggio, MS (LIS), MA, Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center, Stanford University Medical Center and Laura Moorhead, MS of the Stanford University School of Education.
Classes will be held at:
- Stanford University (LKSC) LK102, 1st floor, Studio Classroom, Friday, January 25, 2013
Please visit Lane Medical Library Classes to register. - University of California Los Angeles Charles E. Young Research Library (Library Conference Center, Thursday, February 21, 2013
- University of Hawai‘i at M?noa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI,
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Update: Thank you to Kay Deeney for providing information about registering for the Los Angeles and Honolulu events. Please visit http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=545 to register.
