Author Archives: M Aiello

Ysabel Bertolucci Professional Excellence Award

Marcus Banks receiving the Ysabel Bertolucci's Award

Marcus Banks receiving the Ysabel Bertolucci’s Professional Excellence Award

It’s getting to be that time of year when we turn our clocks back and try to get as much done during the daylight hours. It’s also the time of year to gather with family and friends, including fellow medical librarians. We had our second business meeting at Kaiser in Oakland on September 30th . Thank you to Raquel Abad and Suzanne Beattie for arranging the location. We had much to discuss, but the main event was the presentation of the Ysabel Bertolucci Professional Excellence Award. Formerly known a Continue reading

Disaster Information Specialization Certification

I want to share some information about the Medical Library Association Disaster Information Specialization Program. I feel this is particularly important in that we live in an area subject to earthquakes. This program was established by the NLM to help familiarize librarians with resources and databases that are used in Continue reading