I want to thank the scholarship committee for choosing me as one of the recipients of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship. This enabled me to attend the meeting with less financial worries. The educational funds through my hospital are a lot harder to come by, as I’m sure everyone is aware and experiencing. Of immediate use…
Category: 2013 Conference
Conference Report – Virginia Gale
The message I heard over and over again was technology in service of the library user and library staff. There is no substitute for knowing what your users want, but, as I’ve always said, we have to stay at least one step ahead of some our users and show others that technology has moved beyond…
Conference Report – Carmen Howard
The 2013 Midwest Chapter/MLA and HSLI conference was a new experience for me, and I would like to thank the Syed Maghrabi Scholarship committee and all of HSLI for giving me the opportunity to attend. Although I have been a librarian for many years, I am relatively new to the health sciences and this was…
Conference Report – Daneen Richardson
I want to thank the committee for awarding me one of the Syed Maghrabi Scholarships for the 2013 Joint Midwest Chapter MLA/HSLI Conference. This assistance allowed me to attend the conference as a participant as well as a member of the planning committee. I attended the Saturday morning CE Planning, Conducting, & Publishing Research. Our instructors, Nancy…
Conference Report – Michael Wold
“The Practice of Medicine is an art, not a trade, not a business, but a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.“-William Osler, MD, 1849-1919. I think this quote could read “The Practice of Medical Librarianship is an art.”This conference, Navigating a River of Information, reflected so many talented, innovative, progressive,…
Submit Nominations for 2013 Starfish-Thrower Award Deadline Oct 3rd.
Do you know someone who has made an important contribution of time and/or talent to our organization? Would you like to recognize a fellow member for their participation in HSLI? Nominate the person for the 2013 Starfish-Thrower Award! This award is based on the story of the child who “makes a difference” by throwing stranded…
Call for Papers and Posters Midwest Chapter MLA and HSLI Conference
Call for Papers and Posters The Program Committee invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the joint Midwest Chapter MLA and HSLI Conference to be held October 5-8, 2013 in East Peoria, Illinois. The conference theme is “Navigating a River of Information”. We encourage you to take a literal or figurative (use your fertile…
Midwest Chapter/MLA and HSLI 2013 Joint Meeting
Save the Date – October 4 through October 8 , 2013, in East Peoria, IL Midwest Chapter/MLA and Health Science Librarians of Illinois Annual Meeting The Midwest Chapter / Medical Library Association 2013 annual meeting is planned for October 4 through October 8 in East Peoria, Illinois. The meeting will be held jointly with the…
HSLI 2013 Conference: Planning Committee Members Needed
The HSLI 2013 Annual Conference Planning Committee is seeking members willing to assist with various aspects of the conference. If you would like to be involved please contact: Roy Jones, M.S.L.S., A.H.I.P. Manager, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Library & Resource Center & Caterpillar Family Resource Center royden.r.jones@osfhealthcare.org