Judith Mills, MLIS, MS, Knowledge Manager Librarian at FDB (First Databank, Inc.), will begin her presidential term at the conclusion of the Medical Library Association Conference in May, 2012. The following is a statement of her mission during her term:

The mission of my time in office would be to serve the MLA in such a capacity that we would give voice and visibility to its ideals and fundamental visions, be a continual advocate for progress in reaching all its goals technical, organizational, and financial.

In these hard times this would include a special focus on keeping the organization at the local and regional levels financially sound so that they could carry out their vibrant local mandates-this would include developing new membership, raising monies for scholarships and research grants and customized local and regional events.

This also means preserving and conserving what works best for the MLA and what it stands for while progressively absorbing and providing learning and leadership opportunities based on new ideas from our rich and complex surroundings.

Hello All,
I have always enjoyed working with NCNMLG, so I am excited about the prospect of being your Interim President until June. During the next couple of months, we need to have a business meeting, to hold our annual election, and we need to appoint chairs for the standing committees. Appointed President-Elect Judith Mills and I will be working together to tend to the needs of the group and to encourage all of you to get involved. See opportunity below It would be great to hold the business meeting in the Oakland/Emeryville/SF area. Is there a member whose institution is located with walking distance of a BART/Amtrak station who would be willing to host a 2-3 hour program/business meeting for up to 30 people some time during January 30 – February 8? If so, please respond to me off list and we can discuss details.

Thanks, RD
p.s. Did you know that NCNMLG is the oldest MLA chapter? The first meeting of the “Medical Librarians of the Bay Area” was held in November 1947.
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Rebecca Davis,MLS AHIP
Head(Acting)
Blaisdell Medical Library
4610 X St., Sacramento, CA 95817
radavis@ucdavis.edu, 916-734-3529

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Priority registration for E-Science Day is available until Wednesday, October 19 for medical librarians located in the areas served by NN/LM PSR (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin).  The event will be held Tuesday, December 6, 2011 from 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM at the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California.  It will be hosted by the University of California Davis Health Sciences Libraries and funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region. Continue reading →

MLGSCA presents “Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution” on Friday, March 2, 2012, from 8 AM -5 PM at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.
This event brings Connie Schardt (former MLA president and librarian at Duke University), MLGSCA member Robert Johnson (Clinical Services Librarian, University of Southern California), and Cheryl Bartel (former MLGSCA president, current School Nurse at Lake Elsinore Unified School District) to UCLA for a day of interactive instruction on topics critical for EBP success including study designs, critical appraisal, and practical methods for supporting EBP at your institution. Attendees will receive 8 CE credits. Continue reading →