Virtual Posters for MLGSCA Symposium
The MLGSCA 2012 Symposium will happen this Friday, March 2nd. Not everyone can make it to this in-person continuing education event, but if you have access to a computer with internet access, you can include professional development in your day, too! MLGSCA members have contributed 8 peer-reviewed posters for our first ever Virtual Poster session. […]
Job posting: Cedars-Sinai Medical Library, Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Library is accepting applications for the position of Senior Medical Librarian for Public Services Summary of Essential Job Duties: • Expert subject knowledge appropriate to medicine, healthcare, and information technology, • Strong service orientation, and excellent analytic and problem-solving skills, • Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and software, the Web, […]
Congratulations to Annabelle Nuñez
Annabelle Nuñez, MLGSCA member and librarian at University of Arizona’s Health Sciences Library, has been named one of MLA’s Rising Stars for 2012-2013. This competitive nationwide program partners librarians with mentors and projects in MLA to help them develop leadership potential. Please offer your congratulations to Annabelle for this honor.
Congratulations to Jacque Doyle!
Longtime MLGSCA member Jacque Doyle has been awarded the Marcia C. Noyes Award by the Medical Library Association. This award recognizes a career which has resulted in “lasting, outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship.” Please offer your congratulations to Jacque on this accomplishment.
Journal of eScience Librarianship launches
The inaugural issue of the Journal of eScience Librarianship, a new online journal published by the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is now available. The Journal of eScience Librarianship is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that advances the theory and practice of librarianship with a special focus on services related […]
MLGSCA members become co-editors of National Network
Longstanding MLGSCA members Ellen Aaronsen and Lisa Marks were recently named co-editors of National Network, the MLA Hospital Libraries’ section newsletter. Please contact Ellen or Lisa if you have news to share in this newsletter.
Kathleen Carlson joins University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Effective Monday, February 6, Kathleen Carlson joined the Arizona Health Sciences Library Phoenix library faculty as education librarian. Prior to this job she worked at the downtown Phoenix campus of Arizona State University, and prior to that as a hospital librarian at John C. Lincoln Hospital. Contact Kathleen at her new job.
February 15th deadline: MLGSCA Professional Development Awards
Monetary assistance is available for MLGSCA members who wish to update old skills, add new skills or develop leadership skills. MLGSCA offers Professional Development Awards in the amounts of $100 to $500 to members attending courses, meetings, conferences or educational activities that will increase your library or information skills. This includes attendance and travel expenses. […]
Review of Handheld Librarian Online Conference VI
Contributed by Stephanie Ballard, M.L.I.S., M.Ed. Did you give or receive an iPad or Kindle as a holiday gift in December? If so, you’re in good company. Ownership of tablet computers and e-book readers almost doubled during last winter’s gift-giving season–from 10% to 19% of American adults. So this year’s Handheld Librarian conference was especially […]
Do You Know Someone Who Deserves To Be Nominated For The Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award?
IF YOU DO, THEN DON”T MISS THE DEADLINE WHICH IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012. The Awards Committee is looking for nominations for the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award. If you know a special person who goes out of their way to help fellow librarians, who shares their knowledge with the group, and who has made […]
Best Bytes takes a vacation
Everyone needs a break, and MLGSCA’s Best Bytes column will be on hiatus in February 2012. The column will return in March 2012 with news and tips on technologies. Contact the blog committee chair, Amy Chatfield, if you’d like to contribute to Best Bytes.