Best Bytes: 3 Cool Gadgets
Submitted by April Frost Here are some websites and apps that may be helpful for you, students, medical personnel, and even patients. New Students: Trust It or Trash It? This is a very basic tool to help new researchers determine if the information they are reviewing is credible or not. It offers checklists on the […]
Newbies: Patrick King
Patrick King is a new Medical Librarian at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix. Over the past 13 years, Patrick King, has worked in a variety of capacities for Phoenix Public Library. Moving up the ranks from Page, to Circulation Attendant, to the paraprofessional position of Library Assistant has proved to be invaluable experience. […]
JCAHO Visit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Submitted by Kathy Zeblisky, Medical Librarian, Phoenix Children’s Hospital We are having our JCAHO survey this week and I am pleased to say that the JCAHO physician just visited the library. Here is what he wanted to know: Background: My background, and whether I had an MLS degree? Collection development questions: How did I select […]
Newbies: Monique Liston
Meet Monique Liston. I am the Information Specialist (Medical Librarian) at Tri-City Medical Center in beautiful Oceanside, CA. I have worked in various roles within libraries since 1994. My undergraduate degree is in Environmental Science and Biology. I had an influential mentor who taught me how to connect to hospital staff through the use of […]
Library Grant Opportunities
by Michelle Malizia in Blogadillo Numerous organizations currently have grant opportunities available to libraries and librarians: Diversity Research Grant (American Library Association): The Diversity Research Grant consists of a one-time $2000 annual award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present at ALA Annual Conference. The grant is designed to address […]
2011 winners of the MLA awards, grants, and scholarships
2 MLGSCA members were recipients of the 2011 MLA awards: Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award, Kay E. Wellik, AHIP, Mayo Clinic Library, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona (MLGSCA) for their pioneering use of MLA’s MegaMeeting for […]
Hot Off the Press – JM Posters
12 MLGSCA members presented these posters at the 2011 Joint Meeting: A.N.T.S.: Animated Tutorial Sharing Project. Libraries Working Together to Create Open Source Library Tutorials, Kathleen Carlson, Arizona State University Bringing a Consumer Health Cancer Library to Fruition: Year One at The John & Lowry Hench Library in the Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer […]
Hot Off the Press – JM Papers
14 MLGSCA members presented these papers at the 2011 Joint Meeting: Assessing Reference Services Using the READ Scale (Reference Effort Assessment Data) Penny Coppernoll-Blach, Reference Coordinator; Dominique Turnbow, Undergraduate Services Librarian; Biomedical Library, University of California, San Diego Emerging Technologies Committees: Exploring Potential, Improving Services Jin Wu; Emily Brennan; Amy Chatfield; Megan Curran; Annie Hughes, […]
Best Bytes: QR Codes
A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode which can be encoded with a URL, word text, phone number, SMS/text, or other data. If you see one, open your phone’s barcode app, point your camera to the QR code, and wait for the info to appear. Creating a QR code is easy and free! Go to […]
Many Americans Have Poor Health Literacy
By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News in the Washington Post Monday, February 28, 2011; 8:37 PM An elderly woman sent home from the hospital develops a life-threatening infection because she doesn’t understand the warning signs listed in the discharge instructions. A man flummoxed by an intake form in a doctor’s office reflexively writes […]
Medical Librarians can be a bridge between IRBs and Researchers
Submitted by Kathleen Carlson, Blog Chair, and Deborah Klein, Medical Librarian, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center An IRB looking to recruit a good non-scientist perspective to the board may have to look no further than its own medical library. Medical or health sciences librarians bring a unique perspective and useful expertise in searching the medical […]
Winner of 2011 Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award !
Submitted by Eileen Wakiji, MLGSCA President, Librarian, California State University Long Beach MLGSCA was selected as the 2011 Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award using MegaMeeting software to bring continuing education courses and business meetings to their members. I received letters from Ruth Holst (MLA President) and Carla Funk (MLA Executive Director), and Lisa […]
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