A.N.T.S.: new open source group project
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, Blog Chair Do you want to create short tutorials but don’t know how to go about it? Do you want to share the videos you create with other librarians? ANTS could be the solution to these questions. ANTS, the Animated Tutorial Sharing Project is an Open Source group project. It started […]
The Louise M. Darling Fund Committee at UCLA invites you to MLA’s :ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Classroom (12-077X CHS) 10:30 – 11:30a.m. Wraparound discussion session I 11:00a.m. – 12:30p.m. Webcast 12:30 – 1:30p.m. Wraparound discussion session II Goal: The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with electronic books and the associated collection management issues related to various platforms, […]
New changes coming to MLGSCA Link
Hi everyone- Just wanted to let you know that I am working on changes for the ‘Link.’ I am experimenting with the layout and trying to implement a third column for the advertising. Let me know what you think and if something is missing. Jacque Doyle and I are working on adding the MLGSCA logo at the top of […]
A First Timer’s Thoughts: Access 2010 Conference
Written by Kathleen Carlson, MLGSCA Blog Chair Here are the musings of a first time attendee at the Access 2010 Conference, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Oct. 12-16). This is the annual conference of the Canadian Library Association, Emerging Technologies Interest Group. The featured event is the Hackfest which is a pre-conference event. The Hackfest is […]
Deborah Klein Recipient of Professional Development Award Fall 2010
Submitted by Laura Stubblefield, Chair, MLGSCA Award Committee Deborah Klein (Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center) is our Professional Development Award recipient for Fall of 2010. The award will provide financial assistance for travel and registration to the University of Pittsburgh Systematic Review Workshop: the Nuts and Bolts for Librarians (November 2010). If you would like […]
Call for Proposals for ‘Online Northwest’ due Oct. 15th
Online Northwest is a one-day conference focusing on topics that intersect libraries, technology and culture. The conference is sponsored by the Oregon University System Library Council. The 2011 conference will be held at CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (on the Oregon State University campus) on Friday, February 11, 2011. The conference explores how technology […]
Books Panel Seeks Volunteers for Project Working Group
The MLA Books Panel aims to release a publication on the “Best of Conference” following MLA ’11 in Minneapolis. The goal of this publication is to provide additional opportunity for MLA members to pursue authorship and to increase dissemination of research and best practices in health sciences librarianship. The Books Panel is currently seeking individuals […]
2010-11 Certificate of Advance Study in Health Science Librarianship at University of Pittsburgh
Submitted by Judy Consales, Associate University Librarian for Sciences Director, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Pacific Southwest Region Applications are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Sciences Librarianship at the University of Pittsburgh. This yearlong program, beginning in May 2011, provides librarians […]
Accepting Nominations for NAHRS Award for Professional Excellence
By Judy Kraemer, Long Beach Memorial/Miller’s Children Hospital NAHRS Award for Professional Excellence Nominations: The Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) seeks nominations for the NAHRS Award for Professional Excellence. This award recognizes a NAHRS member who exhibits outstanding leadership and exceptional librarianship in meeting the information needs of nursing and allied health professionals. The […]
Consensus Report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, Arizona State University The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, a 600 page Consensus Report was released today (Oct. 5, 2010). Topics: Health Care Workforce, Quality and Patient Safety, Health Services, Coverage, and Access Activity: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine […]
Celebrate National Medical Librarians Month with affiliate MLA membership
Do you know anyone who is particularly pleased with services provided by you, your colleagues, and/or your medical library? MLA is offering a special affiliate membership in conjunction with Medical Librarians Month. The MLANET website provides information about National Medical Librarians Month and the affiliate membership. Download the affiliate membership brochure for details. From the affiliate membership […]
Opportunity to Comment on the Joint Commission Standards
Submitted by Judy Kraemer, Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children’s Hospital The Joint Commission is interested in knowing which standards its customers and stakeholders value the most, and those that they consider to be of questionable value to the delivery of quality health care. Comment on the Joint Commission standards on the Joint Commission website. There are […]
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