HSLM - Health Science Libraries of Minnesota

GMR began a new year on May 1, 2008. We are delighted to announce that we again have multiple funding opportunities for Network members for Year 3 of our contract with the National Library of Medicine (NLM). For a summary, go to: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/current.html

We offer two types of funding; Awards are for under $5000, and Subcontracts are over $5000. The Requests for Proposals (RFPs) have some minor revisions, so we urge you to check the latest versions on our Web site to make sure your applications are complete.

This year we have five Awards, including Exhibit Awards (up to $1500), Outreach Express Awards (up to $4900), Professional Development Awards (up to $1000), Professional Instruction Awards (up to $1500), and Technology Improvement Awards (up to $4900). Please use the online application forms linked to the RFPs to make your submissions.

MedlinePlus Go Local subcontracts are available again at $25,000. In addition, we have three types of outreach subcontracts: Consumer Health, Health Disparities, and Public Health. These latter three subcontracts are available at two levels of funding: $12,000 and $40,000. Online applications are NOT available for the subcontracts, but we have provided outlines within the RFPs to assist you with constructing your proposals.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have questions about any of our funding opportunities or about the application process.

We look forward to hearing from many of you during Year 3.

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MedlinePlus has a multilingual feature, providing access to high quality health information in languages other than English and Spanish. This new service benefits people who prefer to read consumer health information in their native language. It also helps the information professionals and health care providers who serve them.

The new collection contains over 2,500 links to information in more than 40 languages and covers nearly 250 Health Topics. Continuous growth is expected.

Users can navigate the new collection of health information in multiple languages either by language or by topic. A page listing all of the languages covered is on the MedlinePlus homepage, in the list on the left side of the page. Users can browse these languages or link to the page listing all of the topics covered.

Also, on individual English language health topics pages, a "languages" box appears on the right side of the page. The languages box lists the languages with links on that topic in MedlinePlus. The languages box also links users to the collection of health information in multiple languages. Users can also search the new collection of health information in multiple languages. Additionally, a new collection called Multiple Languages appears on the MedlinePlus search results pages.

The MedlinePlus collection of health information in multiple languages is not meant to be comprehensive. Instead, as with our English and Spanish collections, MedlinePlus staff selects materials according to our quality guidelines (quality guidelines specific to the new collection are available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/criteria.html).

As always, NLM welcomes your comments and suggestions about MedlinePlus. A Contact Us link appears at the top of every MedlinePlus page.

Posted by Liz Fine at 10:40 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mark your calendars now and reserve Friday, June 6th for the HSLM Annual Meeting!

The Library at Regions in St. Paul will be hosting the event. It will be all day (9 am to 3 pm) and will include lunch.

This will be a participatory meeting - some structured networking to share what's going on at ALL our libraries and some discussion about what we want to HSLM to be and do. Details will be forthcoming!

Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Donna Barbour-Talley
HSLM Chair 2007-2008




Donna Barbour-Talley, MA
Manager, Medical Library
North Memorial Health Care
3300 Oakdale Ave North
Robbinsdale MN 55422

763/520-5675
FAX 763/520-1453
donna.barbour-talley@northmemorial.com
or library@northmemorial.com

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Position Title: Health Science Information Services Librarian
Institution: The University Of South Dakota
Library: USD Libraries
Position Type: Library Faculty
Level: Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Starting Date: September 1, 2008

The University of South Dakota (USD) is recruiting an experienced librarian to serve as health science and medical information specialist serving the Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) and the School of Health Sciences.

Continue reading "Job Posting: The University Of South Dakota" »

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Please see the announcement the EBM for Librarians class, to be held in Peoria in July. I took this class in Chicago at the end of March, and it was EXCELLENT - I highly recommend it. Let me know if you have any questions! -Liz
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EBM for librarians: Appraising the evidence for validity.

This 3 day class will be offered in Peoria, Il on July 16, 17, and 18, 2008

Introduction to EBM: Research Design and Searching Tools - Day 1
Critically Appraising the Medical Literature for Validity; Diagnosis and Therapy - Days 2 & 3

http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml

Day 1 places an emphasis on the first two steps of the EBM process: formulating a searchable clinical question and efficiently searching the literature. Tools available to facilitate the EBM process will be introduced. These tools include PubMed Clinical Queries, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Practice Guidelines and other electronic resources available. The course will provide an overview of levels of evidence, research design, and bias in publication. Librarians will have the opportunity to work as teams, each sharing his/her unique perspective and knowledge.

Days 2 and 3 provide an in-depth exploration of the third step of the EBM process - critically appraising the medical literature for validity. Days 2 and 3 focus on the evidence based medicine process of critically appraising therapy and diagnosis articles for validity and by analysis of results. In the context of analyzing journal articles and answering case-based clinical questions, an in-depth understanding of the statistical concepts used in the medical literature will be covered. A focus will be placed on the epidemiological concepts fundamental to understanding the clinical literature such as number needed to treat, absolute risk reduction, likelihood ratio, confidence interval and intention to treat.

COST: $375 [includes 21 MLA CEs, Lunch (all 3 days), Workbook and Materials, Coffee, Snacks]

CE HOURS: This course has been approved for 21 MLA CE hours.

FACULTY: Sandra De Groote, MLIS; Cleo Papas, MLIS; Peg Burnette, MLIS; Jo Dorsch, MALS; Jordan Hupert, MD; Leo Niederman, MD;

For more information and to register - visit:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhs/temp/ebm/ebmclass.shtml

Posted by Liz Fine at 02:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hello colleagues:

We have been working on evaluating our print book collection at Allina and we are investigating the issues around moving towards a completely virtual book collection.

We have added a significant number of e-books this past year from Rittenhouse (R2Library) and Proquest (myiLibrary), to an already existing collection of e-books, but we are still faced with updating core texts in print or not. I have seen discussion on the HLS-List and Medlib-L, but I wondered what was happening closer to home.

Has anyone moved to a completely electronic e-book collection?
Do you anticipate doing so in the next 3-5 years?
Are there gaps of coverage availability in the medical e-book market that you have noticed?
Are your e-books getting used? What are your usage statistics looking like?
What types of extra promotion have you done or do you think is necessary to get the word out on e-books?

Anything you might want to share on this topic would be appreciated!

Pam Barnard

Pamela Barnard, MSLS, AHIP
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
Library Services
e-mail: pamela.barnard@allina.com
phone: 612-863-3289

Posted by Lisa McGuire at 02:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

MLA's AHIP Credentialing Committee (CC) has completed its annual report for 2007 - 2008. As your AHIP representative to Midwest Chapter/MLA I wanted to bring a few highlights to your attention.

* A newly designed online portfolio and online Point Index is available. Check out the www.mlanet.org web site for a preview.
* The option to have Doody librarian selector work used for AHIP points was added to the Credentialing Meeting in Chicago. They were unable to conclude the work necessary to vote this into effect, but are hoping the final vote will come in Chicago. I had personally made recommendations for this and worked on a subcommittee to advocate for librarian selectors who worked on the Doody's Core Titles project. I'm confident the decision will be positive.
* 135 portfolios were reviewed successfully for AHIP members at the same level or higher. In addition, there were 18 new Provisional members for 2007.
* Check the MLA News April edition for a couple of published articles on changes made based on an Academy nationwide survey.
* Those who work on Web Sites, Mailing Lists, and Listservs will receive AHIP points. More information is available on www.mlanet.org
* In the future you will be able to renew at the same level with a credit card with no additional paperwork. This will happen after MLA purchases a new membership database system and after the Credentialing Committee implements a renewal system.
* The Academy has heard a strong voice from members that they would like a secure online application. I hope the CC will find a way to implement this long-needed feature. For those who are attending the Chicago meeting I encourage you to speak to Academy staff and/or the Credentialing Committee members to express your concerns.

I hope this update has been helpful.

AHIP Liaison to Midwest Chapter
Sharon Kambeitz-Lumphrey, MLIS, AHIP
Allina Hospitals & Clinics
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-863-9060 Fax: 612-863-5695
Email: sharon.kambeitz@allina.com

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Please see the announcement for the position of Liaison & Outreach Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota! The position is available immediately, and open until filled.

See the description here: https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=71595

Feel free to contact me with any questions about the position:evfine@umn.edu, or 612-624-6492.

Posted by Liz Fine at 02:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

See the below message from Ruth Holst at the GMR. The Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for Minnesota is Paul Dahl, at the Minnesota Department of Health Library.

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A major focus for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) during the current five-year contract is emergency preparedness. Many of your organizations have enhanced their efforts to prepare for natural disasters, man-made disasters, and new security threats, and many of you are already involved in some of that planning.

The NN/LM has been working on a National Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Plan intended to promote emergency preparedness planning among Network Members and to provide some basic tools and resources to assist with this process. To assist with implementation of the National Plan, one Regional Emergency Preparedness Coordinator has been designated for each state in our region.

The purpose of this message is to announce these individuals to you. Below is the list of Regional Coordinators arranged by state. These ten individuals will comprise the GMR Emergency Preparedness Working Group, which will be chaired by Logan Ludwig of Loyola University Medical Center. The Working Group held its first meeting on April 16th during which Dan Wilson, Coordinator of Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Planning for NN/LM, introduced them to the national plan and facilitated a discussion about goals and issues for the region.

This is just the beginning. You will be hearing more from the Regional Coordinators at your state meetings in the months to come and more information from the GMR about resources and possible training opportunities. We will be using the GMRLIST and the GMR Blog, The Cornflower (http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/) to communicate with you about this important topic.

Ruth
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Regional Coordinators

IL Logan Ludwig, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Chair
IN Joan Zivich, Community Hospital, Munster
IA Linda Walton, University of Iowa, Hardin Library of the Health Sciences, Iowa City
KY Mary Congleton, Southern Kentucky AHEC, Mt. Vernon
MI Barbara Platts, Munson Healthcare, Traverse City
MN Paul Dahl, RN Barr Public Health Library, Minnesota Dept. of Health, St. Paul
ND Ann Pederson, Altru Hospital, Grand Forks
OH Maryann Mlodzik, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls
SD Pat Hamilton, Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City
WI Robert Koehler, Meriter Hospital Park, Madison

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AIDS Community Information Outreach 2008

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers.

Projects must involve one or more of the following information access categories:
-Information retrieval
-Skills development
-State-of-the-art resources
-Resource development
-Document Access

Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these programs:
-Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups currently providing HIV/AIDS related serves to the affected community
-Public libraries serving communities in the provision of HIV/AIDS-related information and resources
-Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies working to improve public health
-Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related services
-Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may be in existence or formed specifically for this project.

Standard Awards are offered for up to $60,000; Express Awards are offered for up to $10,000.

Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The solicitation for the 2008 AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2008aidsrfq.html.

Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects are posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the Request for Quotations (RFQ) or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin Hope-Williams, the NLM Contracting Officer, at (301) 496-6546 or email to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.

Posted by Liz Fine at 03:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Librarian

Schedule: Full-Time

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

Department: Library

Job Summary: Primary duties will include developing and implementing bibliographic instruction programs for clinical & medical staff as well as outreach/marketing initiatives. Additional duties will include providing reference services to the public, staff, patients & visitors, interlibrary loan, serials management, some copy cataloging and
assisting the Library Director with additional projects.

Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must have: MLS or MLIS degree, 3+ years library exp, exp with providing bibliographic instruction and reference services in a professional manner. Prefer experience with webpage development,
CQI, TQM or Lean.
https://www.mercycare.org/employment/otherjobs.aspx?JobID=1213

Please post this where other interested candidates would look. This would be a great opportunity for someone (with an MLS or working toward their MLS) who is looking for a position to create their own process in the areas of instruction, outreach and marketing.

Thanks,
Randi

Randi Thon
Library Director, Watts Medical Library

Mercy Medical Center
701 - 10th St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Library: (319) 398-6165

Posted by Liz Fine at 02:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Please see the following forwarded message from the Specialized Information Services (SIS) at the National Library of Medicine:

News channels report an incident of ricin poisoning in Las Vegas. SIS felt that this would be a great opportunity to remind people that we have an Enviro-Health Topic page on Chemical Warfare, http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/chemicalwarfare.html, that includes information on ricin.

Posted by Liz Fine at 09:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota is pleased to welcome Michelle Brasure as the new NLM Informationist Fellow. Michelle will be doing her practicum and research components of the fellowship at the Bio-Medical Library, while she works toward completing her MLIS degree in December 2009.

You can learn more about Michelle's background and research interests via this PowerPoint presentation.

Welcome Michelle!

Posted by Lisa McGuire at 02:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

HSLM Colleagues,

At the November 2007 HSLM Board meeting, the Board voted to cease the print publication of the Health Informer in favor of creating it solely within the blog format.

Posting content to the blog has numerous benefits, one of which is a blog offers a timely way to stay current on what is going on within the HSLM community.

In the past, the print publication of the HI had a specific format it followed with sections such as Notes From the Chair, HSLM News, Library News, Member News, and Opportunities. These headers can easily be recreated as blog categories for future postings.

I'd like to get some feedback from HSLM members on how they would prefer to stay current on new items posted to the blog. One option would be to send all HSLM members an email notification when something new is posted, or another way is to sign up to the blog's RSS feed (located on the right side of the screen under Links). Please feel free to drop me an email (lmcguire@umn.edu) or post a comment to this message via the blog on your preference.

The HSLM blog will only be relevant for our users if users come forward to tell us about what is going on with your library! This is an open call for everyone to contribute to the content. Email me your posting --- it can be about news from your library, your own presentations or published papers, job opportunities, etc.

Regards,

Lisa McGuire
Assistant Librarian, Bio-Medical Library
University of Minnesota
Blog editor

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The GMR is pleased to announce the availability of two classes from the OERC (Outreach Evaluation Resource Center) outreach evaluation workshop series to be offered at two different times during the upcoming year. These classes are approved for MLA continuing education credit. The classes are Community Assessment (3 hours) Course #3013; and Planning Outcomes-Based Outreach Programs (3 hours) Course #3011.

The GMR will sponsor the classes to be held in Chicago at the UIC Library of the Health Sciences on March 13, 2008. These classes on March 13th will be offered free to Network members; however, transportation and lodging will not be covered by the GMR. Class size will be limited to approximately 20 attendees for each class. Community Assessment #3013 will begin at 9:00 am; Planning Outcomes-Based Outreach Programs #3011 will be offered at 1:00 pm.

Continue reading "From the GMR: CE Opportunities in Outreach" »

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