Congratulations Melissa Just
Congratulations to Melissa Just, Director, Biomedical & Medical Center Libraries at the University of California San Diego. Melissa’s name will be included in the upcoming MLA election as the MLGSCA Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee. Melissa will join the following Chapter Council representatives: Jane Bridges – Southern Chapter Sherrilynne Fuller – Pacific Northwest Chapter […]
National Action Plan Virtual Meeting, Wednesday, May 4
by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell – National Action Plan Virtual Meeting The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) is holding a special pre-conference session on Wednesday, May 4, from noon to 1:30 pm Pacific Daylight Time on the National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. This live interactive social media session can be accessed from your computer in […]
MedlinePlus makes appearance at AZ Science and Engineering Fair
On April 12th more than 1400 K-12 students from across Arizona descended on the Phoenix Convention Center for the annual Arizona Science and Engineering Fair. Yamila El-Khayat, Outreach Librarian, University of Arizona Tucson and I used an iPad to show students how easy it was to search for easy to understand medical and health information […]
Professional Development Award Winners !
By Laura Stubblefield, Chair MLGSCA Awards Committee MLGSCA provides monetary assistance to members who wish to update an old skill, add new skills or develop leadership skills. The Awards committee is proud to announce that we were able to provide two awards this spring: Elisa Cortez (NLM Disaster Information Outreach Symposium and the 2011 ACRL […]
Accepting Nominations for Paraprofessional of the Year Award
By Laura Stubblefield, Chair MLGSCA Awards Committee Consider submitting your high achieving library paraprofessional for the MLGSCA Outstanding Health Sciences Paraprofessional of the Year Award. Applicant, who is currently working in a health sciences library, is recognized for their critical role and important contributions to the development and evolution of modern health sciences libraries and […]
Southern California SLA Conference, May 6th
Find out how you can become Future Ready at the 2011 Southern California Chapter Special Library Association Professional Development Day Friday, May 6, 2011 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Boeing – 5301 Bolsa Ave – Building 28 Theater – Huntington Beach, CA. We have a terrific line up of speakers to get you and […]
Thank you
Dear Friends and Colleagues – Receiving the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award this past Friday was both humbling and overwhelming! Those of you who know me know I am not often rendered speechless!!! To be recognized by one’s peers is an honor, but the real reward is what MLGSCA has given me: personal and professional […]
Louise Darling Award Winner
Ellen Aaronson (left) is the newest recipient of the Louise Darling Award. Ellen’s work on behalf of the MLGSCA chapter as president, treasurer, and finance chair as well as quad chair for the 2010 Joint Meeting in Glendale, Arizona makes her a great candidate for the award. Ellen also was involved in the selection of […]
2011 MLGSCA Scholarship Winners
Submitted by Laura Stubblefield, Chair, MLGSCA Awards Committee and Carol Ann Atwood, Medical Librarian, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale This year we had many outstanding applications for the MLGSCA Scholarship and the Awards Committee is proud to introduce our three recipients that will receive $1000 toward their advanced degree. They will be recognized at the MLGSCA Business […]