Spring Virtual Symposium
Posted on | January 12, 2023 | No Comments
More information and Register Here
Oh, what a night! MLGSCA hosted a librarians get together!
Posted on | December 13, 2022 | No Comments
The Membership Committee hosted a “San Diego Librarians Get Together” on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Coronado Brewing Company.
The event commenced at 5 pm and was supposed to go until 7 pm, but we had a such great turnout even on a cold December evening that most stayed until 8 pm! A variety of librarians attended the event – public, special, academic, federal, and hospital. The librarians enjoyed the local craft beer, yummy food, and had some fun commiserating about our profession. Several SJSU library school students also attended to ask questions and get insider tips on jobs and future possibilities. The get together resulted in some new MLGSCA members as well as new friends and connections in San Diego! Stay tuned for future MLGSCA events planned for Arizona and possibly the OC/LA area.
Nominations are now open for the Louise Darling Award
Posted on | November 9, 2022 | No Comments
Purpose of Award
The purpose of the Louise Darling MLGSCA Achievement Award is to honor significant contributions to health sciences librarianship, as well as to the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona.
Criteria for Award
- Candidate’s contribution is significant towards the advancement of health sciences librarianship through the endeavors of the Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona.
- Candidate’s contributions include, but are not limited to: service, publications, presentations, and projects.
- Candidate must hold membership in MLGSCA at the time of election and be a member for a minimum of two years.
Nominations are accepted until February 15 using the following form:
https://mlgsca.mlanet.org/forms/Darling.pdf
I am MLGSCA: Judy Kraemer
Posted on | November 3, 2022 | No Comments
Name: Judy Kraemer
Institution: Dignity Health, St. Mary Medical Center
& Anaheim Public Library
Title: Medical Librarian & Librarian
Brief description of what you do/your responsibilities at your institution.
I am a solo hospital librarian responsible for managing all aspects of the hospital library including but not limited to: library facility, print and online collections: selection/acquisition/licensing, budget, services: reference/research/document delivery/ILL; systems: selection/acquisition/implementation/maintenance – online catalog/link resolver/discovery system/authentication/website, instruction, marketing, Co-Chair of Library Committee, GME & CME Committee member, and collaborate with other Dignity Health librarians on the Dignity Health Libraries website and special projects like the COVID-19 Portal that serves all 140 CommonSpirit hospitals. I also work a day a week for Medical Staff Administration on automation projects including design and management of the department website.
I am a part-time public librarian responsible for reference desk services: adults/teens/children, collection development and weeding including consumer health collection: adult collection, library displays, and library programing: Indie Author Day, Romance Author Day, Big Read (grant writer).
Why did you become a librarian?
I became a librarian because my mom suggested a student library job at which I was influenced by MLGSCA members: Judy Bube, Joyce Loepprich, Steve Clancy, Rochelle Minchow, Susan Lessick, Linda Murphy, and Michael Homan – who worked at the UC Irvine Biomed and Medical Center libraries. These librarians gave me interesting student and then library assistant work that engaged and challenged me to the point that I wanted to be an academic medical librarian and library manager like them.
What is your advice to someone taking on a new role in leadership in MLGSCA, or other capacity?
I advise all members to take a look at MLGSCA leadership opportunities, pick a few, talk to members currently serving in the positions, and volunteer or nominate yourself. Once in a new position, maintain communications with experienced members to learn from them and recruit members to help you. Getting involved in MLGSCA will be rewarding! You will learn new things and gain valuable experiences. The best reward is your new community of new colleagues and new friends.
Is there anything about you that others might be surprised to know?
I lived in Bangkok, Thailand until I was one year old and have traveled with my family while growing up to Egypt, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece, England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, and France. I studied at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Brussels, Belgium during my MLA program.
What do you do in your spare time, for fun, or to relax?
Before kids (Caroline 18, Michelle 17), I was a competitive sailboat racer and an alternate on the second all women Transpac crew. The Transpac is a yacht race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Let me know if you want to sail with me out of Newport Beach, CA. Now, I am a sailboat day sailor/cruiser, Girl Scout leader, school volunteer, work as a Public Librarian, and am a chain public library audiobook listener – often while gardening!
Would you like to be featured on the next “I am MLGSCA” blog post?
Send us an email!
MLGSCA Membership Co-chairs:
Karen O’Grady: kogrady@sandiego.edu
Sunny McGowan: mcgowan.sunny@scrippshealth.org
2022 MLGSCA Survey results
Posted on | October 21, 2022 | No Comments
Last month the CE/Programs Committee sent a survey to the membership asking about preferred training formats and topics. We had 31 responses. After coding the individual responses, the committee produced a presentation with summaries of the findings.
You can download a copy of the presentation in pdf form.
If you have additonal questions, contact the CE/Program chair, Angela Murrell.
MLGSCA Nominating Committee Candidate Bios
Posted on | October 19, 2022 | No Comments
Here are the bios for our 3 candidates for the special election for the 2022 Nominating Committee members. One candidate will be elected to fill the vacant position through 2023, and two candidates will hold positions for 2022-2024.
Adele Dobry
I have been the Health Sciences Librarian at Cal State LA since 2017. Prior to working at Cal State LA, I worked as a Nursing Informationist at UCLA and Public Health/Animal Alternatives librarian at UCD.
Education: MLIS UCLA 2010.
Most recent library and university committee service at CSULA Library:
- Library Faculty Council (LFC) and Library Faculty Affairs Committee (LFAC), Secretary: 2019-2021
- Library Climate Improvement Team, Secretary: 2019-2022
- Library Collection Strategies Committee, Chair Elect and Secretary: 2022-2024
University:
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Co-Chair: 2021-2026
- External Awards Nominating Committee: 2021-2022
- Strategic Planning Coordinating Committee: 2021-2023
- Academic Senate, Senator: 2019-2022
- University Student Union Board of Directors, Faculty Appointee: 2021-
- Fiscal Policy Committee (FIPC): 2022-2025
Medical Library Association (MLA):
- Continuing Education Committee (CEC), 2014-2017
- NAHRS Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, Bylaws committee: 2012- 2014
Chapter: MLGSCA Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: 2010- present
- Awards Committee Member, 2013-2014
- Membership Committee Member, 2014-2015
- Membership Chair, 2015-2016
- Journal Exchange Committee, Chair, 2018-present
- Government Relations Committee, Member, 2018-2020
- Professional Issues Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2023.
Andrea Harrow
Andrea Harrow, MLS, AHIP-D has spent much of her career as a solo, clinical librarian, most recently at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. She is an expert librarian providing evidence-based references, resources and training to hospital, medical, teaching staff and patients. Andrea served MLGSCA as Co-chair of the 2018 MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting, and was Chair of the Professional Issues committee 2015-18. She has continually served MLGSCA in some capacity as an active committee member or chair since 2006. Andrea is lead author of a collaborative special paper published in the April issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association entitled, “Hospital library closures and consolidations: a case series,” which was generated out of a special session at the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ in 2018.
Statement of Aims: I am passionate about engagement, collaboration and communication in libraries and across healthcare. We need to be strong advocates for our libraries and our profession and strategize on how best help each other and ourselves in a changing research, education and patient care environment
Lisa Marks
Education
California State University Northridge, Northridge, California – BA, Liberal Studies 05/1989
San Jose State University, San Jose, California – Masters, Library Science 05/1991
Professional Memberships and Services
Medical Library Association
- Member 1998-Present
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member 2010-Present
- Fellows and Honorary Members Jury, Member 2017-2018 & 2019-2020
Hospital Libraries Caucus
- Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution Webcast, Participant 2009
- Professional Development Committee, Member 2011-2013
- Professional Issues Committee, Member 2007-2008
- Leadership and Management Caucus, Member 2014-Present
- Medical Informatics Caucus, Member 2016-Present
- National Program Committee , Member 2015-2019
- 2022 Annual Meeting, Co-Chair 2021-2022
- Nominating Committee, Member 2020-2021
- Professionalism and Leadership Domain Hub, Chair 2020-2022
- Research Caucus, Member 2016-Present
Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona
- Treasurer Elect 2004-2005, Treasurer 2005-2007
- President Elect 2008-2009
- President 2009-2010
- Awards Committee
- Member 2011-Present
- Continuing Education Committee, Member 1999-2000, Chair 2008-2009
- Co-Chair 2010-2011
- Joint Meeting Planning Committee, Continuing Education, Co-Chair 2012-2013, Plenary Sessions Co-Chair 2015-2016
- Newsletter Committee Member 2001-2002
- Nominating Committee, Chair 2010-2011, Member 2014-2016
- Professional Issues Committee: Chair 2011-2013
- Public Relations Committee
- Chair 2002-2004
- Symposium Committee (Spring), Chair 2012
Professional Development Award Recipient
Posted on | October 13, 2022 | No Comments
Carrie Grinstead of Providence Health in Burbank, CA is this year’s recipient of the MLGSCA Professional Development Award. Carrie plans to use the funds provided by the award to attend the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) conference in Tucson in 2023. She plans to present as part of a symposium called “Creating Infrastructure to Support Clinical Scholarship across Multiple Hospitals.” Carrie received a master’s degree in 2014 from the University of British Columbia and is active in MLGSCA. She has a strong interest in interdisciplinary work, and nurses are currently her largest patron group.
AHIP First Time Applicant Award recipient
Posted on | October 13, 2022 | No Comments
Karina Kletscher of Creighton University’s health sciences campus in Phoenix is the recipient of this year’s AHIP First-Time Applicant Award. Karina is an early career librarian who has been serving as Creighton’s reference and instruction librarian in Phoenix since 2021. She holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in narrative studies from the University of Southern California. Karina is active in MLGSCA and MLA and currently serves as the treasurer for Central Arizona Biomedical Librarians (CABL) in Phoenix.
Fall CE and Business Meeting Oct 20
Posted on | October 4, 2022 | No Comments
The CE will immediately precede the MLGSCA Fall General meeting.
The MLGSCA meeting will be 12:30 -1:30 PDT/MST on Thursday, Oct. 20 and will use a separate Zoom link from the CE (check your email for details). I will be sending out an agenda and Spring meeting minutes closer to the meeting. The first 10-15 minutes will include some social time to allow CE attendees a quick break. We will have elected officers and committee chairs introduce themselves then move on to business items.
Please send agenda items to me at angelamurrell@arizona.edu
The Fall CE (“Planning for Systematic Review Success: Reference Interview & Protocol Development“) will be from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PDT/MST and is being co-hosted by MLGSCA through a Professional Development grant received from NNLM Region 4 for our Arizona members, and through the generous support of NNLM Region 5 for California.
If you wish to attend the CE please register here (link provide by Region 5) by Oct 18 or sooner as CE seats are limited.
AHIP First-Time Applicant Award
Posted on | September 8, 2022 | No Comments
Applications for the AHIP First-time Applicant Award are being accepted through September 30, 2022.
This award is provided to encourage members of MLGSCA to apply for membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
Award:
Participant will be reimbursed for the AHIP application fee ($200 Academy Member level or above, or $135 Provisional member level).
Eligibility:
- Current member of MLGSCA Chapter and of MLA (National) as of AHIP application.
- First time applicant for AHIP membership at any level.
- Completed AHIP documentation and payment submitted to the Medical Library Association and AHIP membership successfully awarded.
Applications are due September 30, 2022.
For complete details and how to apply, see the AHIP First-time Applicant Award page.
MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award deadline Extended
Posted on | September 8, 2022 | No Comments
MLGSCA is now accepting applications for the MLGSCA Staff Excellence Award. The deadline has been extended to September 30, 2022.
The purpose of the MLGSCA Library Staff Excellence Award is to honor an outstanding library staff in a health sciences library and to recognize the critical role and important contributions library staff make to the development and evolution of modern health sciences libraries and librarianship.
Criteria
Considerations/criteria for nominating a library staff for this award include, but are not limited to, a library staff without a Library Master’s degree that:
- Provides consistently excellent library service.
- Continually suggests improvements or innovative ideas and is willing to take the lead in making good suggestions a reality.
- Encourages and promotes the library’s mission, facilities, and resources.
- Enhances the promotion and marketing endeavors of the library through facilitating productive, effective communication between users and the library.
- Is professionally curious and is willing to take risks, even if that means moving beyond their comfort zone.
- Is a lifelong learner and regularly attends training or other local or regional events to improve their skills and knowledge base.
Nominations
Nominations can be made by any MLGSCA member and sent to the current Awards Committee Chair. Please use the available FORM.
NOW Accepting Applications for the MLGSCA Professional Development Award
Posted on | September 8, 2022 | No Comments
The MLGSCA Awards Committee is accepting applications for awards up to $500 to support professional development activities including attendance at classes, conferences and meetings. The MLGSCA Professional Development Award is intended to provide MLGSCA members with the opportunity to increase their competence in the theoretical, administrative and/or technical aspects of librarianship.
Get your applications in, the deadline is Sept 15th!
You can print a PDF application or complete an MS Word version of the application and send it as an attachment to the Awards Committee Chair (address on form).
Eligibity:
The applicant must:
1. Be a regular member of MLGSCA;
2. Hold a graduate degree in library/information science;
3. Be a practicing medical librarian with at least two years of professional experience;
4. Be willing to write at least a 500 word summary on the event for the MLGSCA blog;
5. Not have received this award in the past three years.
Consideration will be given to outstanding candidates who do not meet all of the eligibility criteria.
For full details see the Professional Development Awards page.