Remembering Our Colleague, Christa Buswell
Compiled by Alice Witkowski and Marsha Kmec; based in part on an excerpt from the MLGSCA History of a Medical Library Association Chapter, 1948-1998. Christa Buswell, retired Chief of Library Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Los Angeles, passed away on November 16, 2009 after a brief illness. Services in […]
Paraprofessional Students in Health Sciences Libraries
By Laura Stubblefield, MLGSCA Awards Committee Chair Did you know that along with three annual student scholarships, MLGSCA added a fourth scholarship this year for Paraprofessionals that work in a health sciences library?  The Deadline for this $1000 scholarship is December 15, 2009. More information and the scholarship form can be found on MLGSCA’s For […]
How Will You Cut The Cord? Fall 2009 MLA Webcast
MLA broadcasted their fall education webcast, “Cut The Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users,” on November 18th. There were several site viewings in Southern California and Arizona available to MLGSCA members. The webcast provided excellent case studies of uses of mobile technologies in both medical libraries and health care settings, included speakers from a variety of […]
Job Opportunity: Part-Time; Hospital; Los Angeles, CA
Library Associates Companies (LAC) seeks for immediate consideration a Medical Librarian for a long-term part-time (10 hours per week/40 hours per month) position at a hospital in West Covina, CA. Responsibilities include providing reference and research assistance to the hospital staff and maintaining the library. This is a temporary position of indefinite length. Responsibilities: Provide […]
MLA Nominating Committee Candidate: Jacqueline D. Doyle
Jacqueline D. Doyle, AHIP, FMLA, is one of 18 candidates selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to be on MLA’s Nominating Committee for the 2010/11 association year. Nine of the 18 candidates will be selected to serve on the committee.  Jacqueline is currently the Head of the Arizona Health Sciences Library at the University of Arizona […]
MLA Nominating Committee Candidate: Janis F. Brown
Janis F. Brown, AHIP, is one of 18 candidates selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to be on MLA’s Nominating Committee for the 2010/11 association year. Nine of the 18 candidates will be selected to serve on the committee. Janis is currently the Associate Director of Systems and Information Technology at University of Southern California’s […]
MLA Board of Directors Candidate: Ellen M. Aaronson
Ellen M. Aaronson, AHIP, is one of four candidates selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to run MLA’s Board of Directors for the 2010/11 association year. Since 2004, Ellen has been the sole librarian at West Hills Hospital & Medical Center in West Hills, California. She is also Director of Research Services at Library Associates Companies in Los […]
MLA Board of Directors Candidate: Rikke Ogawa
Rikke Ogawa, AHIP, is one of four candidates selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to run MLA’s Board of Directors for the 2010/11 association year. Since 2006, Rikke has been the Emergent Technologies Coordinator and Health and Life Sciences Librarian at UCLA’s Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. Her most recent national MLA activites include member […]
MLGSCA Members on the MLA ballot
From now until December 8, current MLA members may vote on the future MLA President, Board Members, and Nominating Committee. Congratulations to the MLGSCA members on the MLA ballot! Running for Board of Directors are Rikke Ogawa, AHIP and Ellen Aaronson, AHIP. Running for the Nominating Committee are Janis Brown, AHIP and Jacqueline D. Doyle, […]
2010 Thomson Scientific/MLA Doctoral Fellowship
The Thomson Scientific/MLA Doctoral Fellowship provides a grant of $2,000 to support research or research-related travel in a 12 month period. It may not be used for tuition or living expenses. Applications are due December 1. The purpose of the Medical Library Association Doctoral Fellowship is to foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral […]