Congratulations to Tania Bardyn !
Submitted by Judy Consales, Director of the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library at UCLA I am extremely pleased to announce that Tania Bardyn, Associate Director for Public Services – Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, has been selected as a fellow for the 2010-2011 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. Selection is recognition of a substantial record of […]
Save the Date: MLA Webcast Wed. Nov. 10th
MLA’s Educational Webcast: ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 11:00a.m., Pacific Time / 12 noon Arizona Time Goal The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with electronic books and the associated collection management issues related to various platforms, pricing models, licensing agreements, term of ownership, resource […]
Silent Auction to benefit MercyCorps and PNC/MLA chapter scholarship fund
By Kristin M. Deshazo, PNC/MLA Committee The list of great items is growing for the auction (boat cruise, handmade quilt, dessert of the month, Powell’s gift basket, and many others) but we still have room for yours! Email Christian Patrick at cpatrick@ebscohost.com if you have something you’d like to donate. The auction will run all […]
MLGSCA Fall CE: Getting Magnetized, October 25th
By Rebecca Birr, MLGSCA Program Chair Registration is now open for MLGSCA Fall CE! Getting Magnetized: Search and Service Strategies for Nursing Excellence Instructor: Joy Kennedy October 25, 2010 4 CE hours 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM (PDT) Registration closes: Thursday, October 21st Please go to the following site for registration and specifics For more […]
Call for papers and posters for 2011 Joint Meeting, San Francisco
Submitted by JD Doyle The 2011 Joint Chapter Meeting NCNMLG & MLGSCA, Planning Committee is soliciting submissions for contributed papers and posters for the upcoming meeting “Sustain… Your Self, Your Profession, Your Planet” in San Francisco, February 23-26, 2011. We want to hear from you! What innovations, new services, programs and technologies are you using […]
Price to go up Sept. 25th for PNC/MLA Annual Meeting Oct. 9-12, 2010
By Kristina M. Deshazo, PNC/MLA CE Committee Registration for the 2010 Pacific Northwest Chapter/Medical Library Association (PNC/MLA), October 9-12, goes up $50 next Friday, September 25. Sign up here to enjoy early registration rates and ensure a place in one of the many continuing education workshops! Click here for more information on continuing education sessions . Registration numbers for […]
News: Funding to assist critical access and rural hospitals
Submitted by Mary E. White, MLA Government Relations Committee Today (Sep 14th) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $20 million in new technical support assistance to help critical access and rural hospital facilities convert from paper-based medical records to certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. This funding is being awarded […]
News: Saving a pinky with PubMed
Submitted by Mary E. White, MLA Government Relations Committee When the slam of a door chopped off the tip of her pinky, doctors told Deepa Kulkarni nothing could be done. She did her own research and proved them wrong. This CNN article is an excellent example of the power of information to further health care. It […]
My Life as an Action Figure: Shushing librarian becomes a library superhero
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, MLGSCA Blog Chair I read this article on a flight from Eugene, Oregon to Phoenix in the Horizon Air inflight magazine. I thought many of you might enjoy it. Nancy Pearl is the librarian the action figure was modeled after. Just click on the link : My Life as an Action Figure […]
Save the date: MLGSCA 2010 Fall CE
By Rebecca Birr, MLGSCA Program Chair Thanks to everyone for their feedback regarding CE ideas. With that feedback in mind, the CE committee presents the following course: Getting Magnetized: Search and Service Strategies for Nursing Excellence by Joy Kennedy October 25, 2010 4 CE hours For more information on material covered in this course, please […]
Best Bytes: Google Docs
Submitted by April Frost Google Docs is just one of the many, free web-based collaborative tools available from Google. This tool can be accessed from any computer with a browser, internet access, and a Google (Gmail) account, which is also free. No software downloads are required to use this tool. Google Docs is the “document processing” […]
Newbies: Stephen Kiyoi
Hi all! My name is Stephen Kiyoi, and I just recently graduated from UCLA Information Studies program with a specialization in Medical Informatics. In the fall, I’ll be joining the ranks of National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellows at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. I’m very excited to start the program, […]
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