Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution
Contributed by Alan Carr, Member Services & Exhibits Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region. Reposted from Latitudes, the newsletter of the NN/LM PSR. This one-day symposium was held on March 2, 2012, at the newly renovated UCLA Library Conference Center, at the Charles E. Young Research Library. Funded by NN/LM PSR […]
Two job postings at ASU
There are two open positions at the Arizona State University for Health Sciences Librarians: ASU Health Sciences Librarian- Coordinator ASU Health Sciences Librarian- Assistant Rank
MLGSCA New Member: Monica Garcia
Welcome to new MLGSCA member Monica Garcia! Monica is a Health and Life Sciences Librarian at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, and serves as the library liaison to the School of Public Health and School of Nursing. Monica received her MLIS and MA in Latin American Studies from UCLA in 2011. Prior to […]
Proposed MLGSCA Bylaws revision
A notice from President Becky Birr: Download the MLGSCA Bylaws suggested 2012 revision document to find revisions to our bylaws that the Advisory Council is proposing. MLA has asked Chapters to review their bylaws this year and make them more general. They suggest some language be moved to our operations manual. Our last bylaws update […]
Save the date: April 18th, MLGSCA Business Meeting and MLA Webcast
The MLA Webcast, “Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries,” will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. This webcast and wrap-around discussion will serve as MLGSCA’s Spring 2012 Continuing Education (CE) class. The MLGSCA Business Meeting will follow the webcast wrap-around discussion. Agenda: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: MLA Webcast (in-person host sites in Los […]
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Introduces Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
If you weren’t at the unveiling of the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries February 3rd at the UCLA Library or didn’t take time to read Stephen Kiyoi’s PSRML Latitudes post about it last month, you can read his summary here , read or download the entire […]
The election is coming! The election is coming!
The MLGSCA Nominating Committee would like to announce that the 2012 election will soon occur. For the first time, MLGSCA is trying out BallotBin.com, a free online election and survey service. Members in good standing should receive an email notifying them of the online ballot the week of March 5th and the membership will have […]
Want to vote for MLGSCA president? Renew your membership!
Now is a great time to renew your MLGSCA membership! By joining or renewing now, you’ll be sure to keep up with the latest news, be eligible for discounts on spring and fall CE sessions, be eligible to vote in the current MLGSCA elections, and have the opportunity to interact with others in the medical […]
Best Bytes: Virtual Posters
Contributed by Amy Chatfield, MLS, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California The Virtual Posters from the MLGSCA 2012 Symposium are now available online. You might be wondering why virtual posters were added to the Symposium, and how the posters were created. Keep reading this Best Bytes to learn more! Over the past few years, […]
Virtual Poster 8: The Library’s changing role in the evidence-based medical curriculum.
Emily Brennan, MLIS, ebrennan@usc.edu Information Services Librarian, Norris Medical Library, University of Southern California In order to keep up with a constantly evolving curricular focus on evidence-based medicine (EBM), the medical school library liaison has learned to adapt to new technology, teaching styles, and subject matter. Until recently, only year two students received librarian-led EBM […]
Virtual Poster 7: Nourishing the Garden for evidence based health care: initial steps in establishing a clinical librarian program at a comprehensive cancer center
Janet Crum, Director, Library Services, jcrum@coh.org Laura Brown, Clinical Librarian, laurabrown@coh.org City of Hope BACKGROUND City of Hope includes both a medical center, with acute and ambulatory care, and a research institute focused on basic biosciences research. The Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library serves the entire institution but until recently had devoted a majority […]
Virtual Poster 6: The role of librarians in obtaining magnet status
Adele Dobry, MLIS, adobry@library.ucla.edu UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) Magnet Recognition is a top honor which recognizes a hospital’s nursing excellence. Several of the fourteen “Forces of Magnetism” which characterize a Magnet hospital, are directly influenced by a librarian’s involvement. Forces in which librarians actively participate will be discussed. […]
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