2020 SC/MLA Virtual Annual Meeting: Submit Paper & Poster Abstracts by October 4!

The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the SC/MLA Virtual Annual Meeting in November 2020.

Crossroads: Libraries and Southern Culture

Our profession, our professional lives, and even our personal lives as Southerners have come to a crossroads. What are the challenges we face in our libraries, in health information, research, and leadership? What steps have we taken to meet those challenges? What paths have we chosen, and with whom have we chosen to partner as we go forward? How do our Southern roots and culture inform and shape our past, current, and future paths? Explore these themes in our presentations, posters, and paper sessions.

Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions is Sunday, October 4, 2020.

2020 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters - DEADLINE EXTENSION

2020 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters

The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2020 SC/MLA 70th Annual Meeting in October 2020. While details are pending, this meeting will likely be held virtually.

Crossroads: Libraries and Southern Culture

Our profession, our professional lives, and even our personal lives as Southerners have come to a crossroads. What are the challenges we face in our libraries, in health information, research, and leadership? What steps have we taken to meet those challenges? What paths have we chosen, and with whom have we chosen to partner as we go forward? How do our Southern roots and culture inform and shape our past, current, and future paths? Explore these themes in our presentations, posters, and paper sessions.

Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions has been extended to September 1, 2020.

You may wish to consider the following when submitting abstract proposals:

• Share experiences in which you have brought together disparate people, programming, or services to improve the quality of research, clinical practice, education, or outreach. 
• Share how recent watershed moments have brought you to a crossroad, how you evaluated the path forward, and how things may look different in the future.

Both papers and posters will be evaluated on originality, innovation, organization, and clarity of presentation, as well as relevance to the meeting's theme.

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by September 15, 2020. If accepted, you will be asked to submit an unblinded abstract for the meeting program. Additional information (presentation time, setup instructions, etc.) will be sent with acceptance notification.

For questions, please contact:

• Papers: Margaret Ansell, meansell@ufl.edu
• Posters: Emily Brennan, brennane@musc.edu

2020 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters

2020 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters

The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2020 SC/MLA 70th Annual Meeting in Montgomery, AL on October 22-24.

Crossroads: Libraries and Southern Culture

Our profession, our professional lives, and even our personal lives as Southerners have come to a crossroads. What are the challenges we face in our libraries, in health information, research, and leadership? What steps have we taken to meet those challenges? What paths have we chosen, and with whom have we chosen to partner as we go forward? How do our Southern roots and culture inform and shape our past, current, and future paths? Explore these themes in our presentations, posters, and paper sessions. Network with your colleagues, and experience Southern culture through conference hospitality, food, music, and tours of historic sites in Montgomery and Tuskegee.

Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions is Wednesday, July 1. 

Note: We encourage you to consider submitting whether or not you anticipate being able to attend in person in Montgomery.  The public health situation for October is not yet known; however, we anticipate holding this conference in Montgomery, online, or in a hybrid format. 

You may wish to consider the following when submitting abstract proposals:

• Share experiences in which you have brought together disparate people, programming, or services to improve the quality of research, clinical practice, education, or outreach. 
• Share how recent watershed moments have brought you to a crossroad, how you evaluated the path forward, and how things may look different in the future.

Both papers and posters will be evaluated on originality, innovation, organization, and clarity of presentation, as well as relevance to the meeting's theme.

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by July 15, 2020. If accepted, you will be asked to submit an unblinded abstract for the meeting program. Additional information (presentation time, location, setup instructions, etc.) will be sent with acceptance notification. Those presenting in Montgomery must be registered for the meeting.

For questions, please contact:

• Papers: Margaret Ansell, meansell@ufl.edu
• Posters: Emily Brennan, brennane@musc.edu

Job Opportunity: Liaison Librarian/Informationist at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Libraries seeks an energetic, collaborative, and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Liaison Librarian/Informationist.  

The Liaison Librarian/Informationist will provide research and knowledge management services to students and teaching, clinical, and research faculty from the College of Pharmacy. This position reports to the Associate Director of Libraries and will work in a flexible, team-oriented, highly collaborative environment. A broad scope of work and activities are within this position, including expert search services, teaching and education, research consultations, and community engagement to MUSC students, faculty, and staff in the health sciences. An ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library Science is required. New Librarians are encouraged to apply. 

 

Review of applications will begin May 1, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled. Preferred qualifications, application procedures, and other information are available in the complete position description.

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

SC/MLA Nominations for Elected Office

Please consider running for one of the SC/MLA positions (listed below)! If you are interested or know of a good candidate for any of the listed positions, please use the Southern Chapter Nominations Form.

Please note that all nominations will be reviewed by the Nominating Committee for eligibility and all nominees contacted for willingness to serve.  All Southern Chapter members are eligible to serve in any office, but cannot serve in more than one office at a time. Elected officers, except Representative to the Chapter Council and Alternate, shall take office at the close of the SC/MLA Annual Meeting following their election and serve, until the close of the SC/MLA Annual Meeting at the end of their terms of office. More info in the Southern Chapter Bylaws. 

Program Chair – Elect

The term of office of the Chair shall be, in succession, one year as Program Chair-Elect, the second year as Chair-Elect/Program Chair, the third year as Chair, and the fourth year as Immediate Past Chair. No one may serve more than one successive term.  The duties of the Program Chair-Elect shall be to serve as a Program Chair whenever the Chair-Elect/Program Chair is not able to do so, to serve as a member of the annual meeting Program Committee. (See also duties of Program Chair, Chair, and Past-Chair in Bylaws)

Secretary 

The term of office of the Secretary shall be three years, with two years as the Secretary and on year training the incoming Secretary. An individual may not serve more than one successive three-year term as Secretary.  The duties of the Secretary shall be to be responsible for incoming and outgoing correspondence, to prepare minutes of all Chapter business meetings and meetings of the Executive Board, and manage Chapter elections.

Treasurer

The term of office of the Treasurer shall be three years, with two years as the Treasurer and on year training the incoming Treasurer. An individual may not serve more than one successive three-year term as Treasurer.  The duties of the Treasurer shall be to exercise to be responsible for the collection, receipt, custody and proper disbursement of all monies due to or owed by the organization, and to be responsible for the maintenance of Chapter financial records and for the preparation of the IRS tax report. The Treasurer shall pay all bills and meet all financial obligations of the Chapter, provided that such bills and obligations have been incurred with the consent of the Chair and/or the Executive Board

MLA Nominating Committee Candidate

Serves one year as a possible candidate to the MLA Nominating Committee.  If elected by the MLA membership, will serve one year on the MLA Nominating Committee.  Must be an MLA member, cannot already be a possible candidate for the MLA Nominating Committee on another ballot or for an MLA elected office.

Chapter Council Representative Alternate

The term of office of the Alternate Representative to the Chapter Council shall be three years, except that if the Representative's term be made shorter by action of the Council or the Bylaws of the Medical Library Association, the term will coincide with that action.   The duties of the Alternate Representative to the Chapter Council shall be to attend the meetings of the Chapter Council, to serve as representative whenever the Representative is unable to do so, to assume the office of Representative and serve out the unexpired term should the Representative become unable to complete the term of office or should the Representative be elected Chair of the Chapter Council.

Please contact the SC/MLA Nominating Committee with questions.

Lindsay Blake – leblake@uams.edu

Angela Novak – anovak@tgh.org

Yumi Yaguchi – yyaguchi@fiu.edu

Leah Cordova – lcordova@uthsc.edu

Clarivate Analytics/MLA Doctoral Fellowship

Clarivate Analytics sponsors a fellowship to foster and encourage superior students to conduct doctoral work in an area of health sciences librarianship or information sciences and to provide support to individuals who have been admitted to candidacy. The award supports research or travel applicable to the candidate's study within a twelve-month period. The award may not be used for tuition. The application form and more information about the fellowship, including more detail about application components, can be accessed under Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships.


Applications are due by December 1, 2019 by 11:59 pm (CDT) and must include the following components:

• Completed application, including signed statement of terms and conditions.
• Transcripts of graduate work submitted directly from the institution to MLA or proof of enrollment in the graduate program and a list of courses completed.
• Name and contact information of doctoral advisor.
• Updated MLA profile. 
• Two letters of reference, submitted by the reference directly to MLA (awards@mail.mlahq.org), one from applicant's advisor. References must include the following information:
• Applicant's name, position/status, institution, and project summary.
• Reference name, position, institution, and location.
• How long and in what capacity the reference has known the applicant?
• Would reference like their comments held in confidence?
• An assessment of:
• the professional merits of the applicant’s proposal, especially its significance and feasibility;
• the depth of applicant’s knowledge in the professional area of the proposal;
• the applicant’s research competence; and
• the applicant’s personal traits, including the ability to work with colleague.

Job Opportunity: Clinical Information Librarian, Greenblatt Library, Augusta University

The Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library of Augusta University invites applications for the position of Clinical Information Librarian. Reporting to the Assistant Director for Research & Education Services, the primary focus of this non-tenure track faculty position is to support Augusta University’s clinical and educational mission through planning, development, delivery and evaluation of quality health information and instruction.

Required:

• Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited institution
• Experience in a health sciences library or other health sciences environment
• Advanced knowledge and experience with current resources, vocabularies and research techniques in the biomedical sciences, specifically Evidence-Based Medicine tenets and teaching methodologies
• Collaborative planning and problem solving abilities; ability to implement and manage programs and projects
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong customer service skills and abilities, especially an outgoing, entrepreneurial, client-centered focus
• Evidence of ability to meet university standards in librarianship, teaching, research and publication, and service commensurate with faculty status

For more information, please see the full job posting (Job ID 217301).

Please supply a cover letter, resume or CV, and three professional references as one PDF document.

2019 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Paper & Poster Abstracts - deadline extension (June 19)

The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2019 SC/MLA 69th Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA on October 10-13.

The meeting theme is "Squaring the Circle: Libraries Shaping the Future"

Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions has been extended to Wednesday, June 19 (11:59pm). 

Please consider the following when submitting abstract proposals:

• "Squaring the Circle" is an impossible mathematical task and a metaphor for trying to accomplish the impossible. Please share experiences in which you have attempted the impossible, and either failed or succeeded.
• Shaping the Future: Please describe how you are shaping the future of libraries and the health sciences in the areas of technology, resources, services, or library spaces.

SC/MLA Members presenting at MLA'19

Poster Session 1

Sunday May 5, 2019, 3:30 PM – 4:25 PM

Skye Bickett

Poster Number: 8

A Feather in Our Research Cap: Implementing REDCap in the Library 

Natasha Williams
Poster Number: E11

Trends among Personal Librarian Programs in Medical and Academic Health Sciences Libraries

Sharon Leslie, John Nemeth & Hannah Rutledge
Poster Number: 79
From Nursing Student to Practicing Nurse: One Institution’s Pipeline from School of Nursing to Health Care System and Its Impact on Library Instruction and Nursing Research Publications 

Marilyn Teolis

Poster Number: 145

The Adventures of Floridiana Jones: Using Gamification to Improve Outcomes for Diabetes Management

Lindsey Blake

Poster Number: 157

Use Trends by Medical Students at an Academic Medical Center in the Third and Fourth Clerkship Years

How to successfully navigate your 1st MLA

You cannot see and do it all and you don’t need to.

To learn the most about MLA attend the business meeting, open forum, and presidential address.

Before MLA:

• Pack an ample supply of business cards
• Sign up for a mentor/colleague connection
• Sign up and go to the first timer’s breakfast
• check the weather to help with wardrobe planning and remember meeting spaces are usually chilly bring layers
• Participants seem to be dressing more casually in recent years when they are not presenting 
• bring small bills for tips and to for your share of any group meals

Practice self-care:

• Pace yourself so you don’t wear yourself out
• Hydrate
• Have a healthy snack on you
• Leave yourself plenty of downtime and opportunities for casual conversation

Social Connections:

• Introduce yourself to at least one person at every event you go to
• Attend at least one poster session for great ideas and networking
• Library School Reunion is a smaller get together and very casual

Scheduling and Social Media:

• Use the program planner & the App
• Follow #mlanet19 on Twitter
• What to tip? (see more at Forbes.com)

Tips for Service:

• For bellhops and airport baggage handlers, $2 per bag; give more for great service or very heavy bags.
• $2–$5 to doormen for hailing cabs (extra in bad weather) or helping with bags.
• $3–$5 per night for housekeeping staff (extra for upscale hotels or if you left your room particularly messy)—and tip daily, not at the end of your stay, since employees change from one day to the next.
• 15%–20% for taxi, Uber, or Lyft drivers; more if drivers help you with luggage and are great drivers!

2019 SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Call for Papers & Posters

The SC/MLA Programming Committee invites you to submit proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2019 SC/MLA 69th Annual Meeting in Savannah, GA on October 10-13.

The meeting theme is "Squaring the Circle: Libraries Shaping the Future"

Please submit a blinded abstract through this form following the structured abstract format by MLA's Research Section. There is a 300-word maximum. The blinded abstract, which will be used in a blind review process, must not include any specific information that would identify authors or institutions. The deadline for paper and poster abstract submissions is June 10, 2019.

Please consider the following when submitting abstract proposals:

• "Squaring the Circle" is an impossible mathematical task and a metaphor for trying to accomplish the impossible. Please share experiences in which you have attempted the impossible, and either failed or succeeded.
• Shaping the Future: Please describe how you are shaping the future of libraries and the health sciences in the areas of technology, resources, services, or library spaces.

Two Job Opportunities: Allied Health Sciences Librarian and Nursing Information Librarian (Augusta University)

The Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library of Augusta University in Augusta, GA invites applications for the position of Allied Health Sciences Librarian. The primary focus of this full-time, non-tenure track faculty position is to provide customized library services to the College of Allied Health Sciences faculty, students and staff.

The Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library of Augusta University in Augusta, GA also invites applications for the position of Nursing Information Librarian. The primary focus of this full-time, non-tenure track faculty position is to provide customized library services to the College of Nursing faculty, students and staff.

Required:

• Master’s degree in library science from an ALA accredited program
• Experience in a health sciences library or other health sciences environment
• Knowledge and experience with current electronic health information resources and services
• Flexibility to work collaboratively in a cross-trained team environment
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong user-focused customer service skills and abilities
• Evidence of ability to meet university standards in librarianship, teaching, publication and research, and service commensurate with faculty status

For more information, please see the full job postings at:

• Allied Health Sciences Librarian
• Nursing Information Librarian (Job ID: 14376)

Please supply a cover letter, resume or CV, and three professional references as one PDF document.

Sign-Up for the Orlando Meeting Dine Arounds

We have created an electronic sign-up for the SC/MLA Annual Meeting dine arounds in Orlando on Friday, October 26. Groups will meet in the Wyndham Hotel lobby at 6 p.m.

If you are a new member and haven’t had a chance to meet many of your new colleagues this is a great way to meet some new friends and enjoy dinner. Sign up here as a facilitator (to lead the group) or as an attendee.

Restaurants:

• Bongo's Cuban Cafe
• Morimoto Asia
• Paddlefish
• STK Orlando

As of 10/17, two of the restaurants still need facilitators: Morimoto Asia and Paddlefish. Please consider leading one of these groups. Reservations have already been made. We just need someone to lead the group to the restaurants which are all in Disney Springs right next door to the hotel.

Special thanks to Carrie Cullens (USF) for creating the sign-up for us and Faith Schafer-Moody (UCF) for reserving the restaurants!

Don't Forget to Nominate! Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award

The Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated outstanding, sustained service to the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the health sciences library profession.

Criteria:

• Current member of MLA and for the last 10 years
• Nominee should have made exceptional contributions to furthering the mission, goals, and objectives of MLA and the profession as demonstrated by outstanding and significant service in the association’s leadership, publications, research, special projects, or combination of these four elements
• Nominee must not have served on the MLA Board of Directors or received a national MLA award prior to the time of nomination.

Nominate a colleague! Nominate yourself! (Don’t be shy.)  Due November 1, 11:59 p.m. (CDT). Find out more here.

SC/MLA...Just Around the Corner!

The 68^th SC/MLA Annual Meeting is just around the corner! If you haven’t given much thought to the meeting venue, now’s the perfect time to take a look at what the Orlando has to offer. The Wyndham Lake Buena Vista is located within walking distance of the Disney Springs area, which might be worth exploring if you find yourself with some time to spare. And be sure to keep an eye out for more information about the Welcome Reception and Banquet – two popular events you won’t want to miss.

Temperatures will range from the upper 60’s to the lower 80’s, but it looks like there might be some rain on first day or so of the meeting. Don’t forget to pack an umbrella! You’ll find key information about the hotel and getting to and from the meeting on the website.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all in Orlando at the end of the month!

SC/MLA Annual Meeting: Sneak Peek of the Poster Presentation, "Flying without a Text: Using Open Educational Resources, E-books, and LibGuides for Nursing Education"

This week, we are offering you a preview of the poster, "Flying without a Text: Using Open Educational Resources, E-books, and LibGuides for Nursing Education," by Gregg Stevens, Stony Brook University. 

In recent years, many universities have supported efforts to reduce student textbook costs through encouraging faculty to incorporate Open Educational Resources (OERs) and other alternatives to expensive textbook purchases. What are the opportunities and challenges for this in health sciences education? This poster describes the experiences of a nursing librarian working with faculty to make the shift. 

If you’re interested in learning more about the possibilities, check out Poster S-02, “Flying without a Text: Using Open Educational Resources, E-books, and LibGuides for Nursing Education” during the Saturday poster session on October 27.

CE Offerings: Communicating Clinically

Are you looking to get move involved with clinicians in their environment, but aren’t exactly sure how to communicate with them? Do you want to learn about “rounds” and the common dialogue? If so, this Thursday afternoon CE, Communicating Clinically, might be exactly what you need!

It’s important for librarians to reach out to clinicians outside the library and this course will teach you common techniques to better communication with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in their environment. Julia Esparza, the course instruction, will illustrate what clinicians see as useful information. In addition, participants will listen and identify information needs from actual clinical rounds.

Sign up for this course and receive 4 MLA CE credits. It’s being held on Thursday, October 25 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The price is $100/member or $125/nonmember. For more information, please see the website.

CE Offerings: From Idea to Reality: How to Successfully Plan and Promote Library Events

Hoping to take a CE, but aren’t planning on getting in until Thursday morning? A Thursday afternoon CE might be the right choice for you! Luckily, the SC/MLA annual meeting offers two different afternoon CEs for you to choose from. From Idea to Reality: How to Successfully Plan and Promote Library Events is for those wanting to learn more about how to draw users into their library while also learning how to better plan and promote events.

Taught by Shalu Gillum, Natasha Williams, and Amelia Strickland, this course works with attendees to brainstorm creative program ideas and takes a look at different marketing techniques. You’ll also learn how to use an editorial calendar as a promotional scheduling tool. It’s a great opportunity to practice creating, implementing, and marketing a service or event for you library!

Sign up for this course and receive 4 MLA CE credits. It’s being held on Thursday, October 25 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The price is $100/member or $125/nonmember. For more information, please see the website.

CE Offerings: What Did You Hear? Qualitative Data Analysis

There are some great continuing education courses being offered at this year’s SC/MLA annual meeting! Wanting to analyze qualitative data from a research project but not sure how? Then sign up for this CE to learn all about qualitative data analysis!

What Did You Hear? Qualitative Data Analysis will be taught by Ayaba Logan from the Medical University of South Carolina. Attend this CE to learn all about qualitative data, identify tools to analyze qualitative data, and appraise the quality of the process and data derived. Participants will learn through lecture, hands-on exercises, and group discussions. If you decide this CE is for you, remember to bring a WiFi-enabled device.

Sign up for this course and receive 4 MLA CE credits. It’s being held on Thursday, October 25 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The price is $100/member or $125/nonmember. For more information, please see the website.

CE Offerings: Transforming a Needs Assessment into a Marketing Tool

The SC/MLA Annual Meeting is less than 2 months away and there’s some great Continuing Education courses to choose from! Are you interested in learning about the needs assessment process and how to incorporate what is learned into a marketing plan? Then Transforming a Needs Assessment into a Marketing Tool CE class is for you!

Come learn about needs assessment tools as well as how to effectively communication about library services from Skye Bickett and Christine Willis. Not only will you learn what a needs assessment is, but you’ll learn how to use one. The course will teach you how to decide whether to conduct a needs assessment or use a survey. In addition, the course will teach you best practices for marketing design. Best of all, you’ll learn how to formulate a needs assessment and marketing plan to use in your library!

Sign up for this course and receive 4 MLA CE credits. It’s being held on Thursday, October 25 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The price is $100/member or $125/nonmember. For more information, please see the website.