(via Laura Wimmer, Resurrection Presence Medical Center) Speakers & Awards Barb Platts, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, MI. Adding Value: The Health Information Professional as Part of the Hospital Clinical Rounding Team. Outreach Express award funded during Base Year (2011-12). Her project is described in Platts, B. A., & Ransom, J. F. (2015). Adding Value-Supporting Patient…
Category: Reports
NN/LM-GMR Regional Advisory Council Report (Part 2 of 3)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) Upcoming Lake Effects Seminars 12/17/15: Spotlight on Consumer Health Libraries in the GMR 1/21/16: PubMed Update: What’s new in 2016 2/23/16: Caregiver Support Resources 3/17/16: Resources for the LGBTQ Health 4/21/16: Keep on Learning: Educational Resources for K-12 & Beyond Tech Talks If you missed them, they can…
NN/LM-GMR Regional Advisory Council Report (Part 1 of 3)
(via Laura Wimmer, Presence Resurrection Medical Center) DOCLINE Don’t forget sign up for the DOCLINE-L listserve to keep abreast of DOCLINE changes like these: Set your Library’s standard weekly schedule for lending here. Plan multiple Out-of-Office dates here. The RML no longer needs to review the request. A new series of Docline Classes will start…
RUSA Guidelines for Health and Medical Reference
In June, the ALA’s Reference and User Services Association officially updated its guidelines for health and medical reference. The new guidelines stem from a significant revision of the “Guidelines for Medical, Legal, and Business Responses”, which were released in 2001. The revised guidelines are intended for all library staff, not just those working in medical…
Strategic Plan for the National Library of Medicine
Last month, the National Library of Medicine released its long-term strategic plan. The plan, which the NLM developed under the guidance of the National Institutes of Health, acknowledges the Library’s ongoing role as a leader in providing health information, while focusing on the Library’s need to continue adapting to changes in the health and medical…
2015 ACRL Report on Library Trends
The Association of College and Research Libraries recently released the 2015 edition of its annual Environmental Scan of Academic Libraries. The report builds on the “Top Trends in Academic Libraries” report that appeared in a 2014 issue of College & Research Libraries News. (That article can be accessed here.) In addition to identifying trends that are having…
Resources for Promoting Health Literacy
For anyone who is not familiar with it, the health.gov website has a useful page on health literacy. The page discusses the Health Literate Care Model, a strategy for making health literacy an organization-wide priority that is part of all elements of operations and planning. Following the guidelines in the Care Model, the page recommends…
Legislative Committee Report
The Legislative Committee continually tracks legislation in both the Illinois General Assembly, which started its 98th session in January, and the United States Congress, which began its 113th session, also in January. The committee has sent out alerts to HSLI members regarding the following pieces of legislation: Illinois Senate Bill 1900–improves open access to research…
Legislative Committee Report – Illinois Library Day – Part 3 of 3
In part 3 of 3 of this report, HSLI president, Fran E. Kovach, M.L.I.S., covers the meeting with Senator Mark Kirk’s office staff representative. During Illinois Library Day, an appointment occurred with Michael Rasmussen, Springfield staff representative for U.S. Senator Mark Kirk. Two key points emphasized were to encourage the Senator to support LSTA level-funded…
Legislative Committee Report – Illinois Library Day – Part 2 of 3
In part 2 of 3 of this report, Michael Wold, MLIS covers his experience. Fran Kovach, Eric Edwards, and I attended the ILA Library Day in Springfield on April 17th and 18th, 2012. A dinner was held at the State House Inn with a presentation explaining the process of advocacy with our representatives and senators…