Support Your NCNMLG Colleagues at MLA | SLA 2023

These NCNMLG members will be presenting at MLA | SLA 2023 in Detroit from May 16-19. Whether you are attending virtually or in person, please try to support our members and attend their presentations.

Wed., May 17, 2023

Assessment of Library Services in Pediatric Hospitals in the United States and Canada
Presenter: Brian Baker, Valley Children’s Healthcare
Session: Lightning Talk Session 1
Date: Wednesday May 17, 2023
Time: 11:05 AM – 11:10 AM

Connecting with Stakeholders and Communicating your Library’s Value Proposition
Facilitator: Chris Shaffer, University of California, San Francisco
Session: Panel Discussion
Date: Wed., May 17, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Thurs., May 18, 2023

Silly Question Program, Systematic Review Caucus
Presenter: Megan DeArmond, Touro University Nevada
Session: Virtual Poster
Date: Thursday May 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Poster Session 1

The Role of Health Sciences Libraries in support consent standards for medical images
Presenters: Sarah McClung, University of California, San Francisco; Rachel Keiko Stark, California State University, Sacramento & Megan DeArmond, Touro University Nevada
Session: Virtual Paper Session
Date: Thursday May 18, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

An Analysis of Publications Regarding Scholarly Activity Among Osteopathic Education Institutions
Presenters: Megan DeArmond, Touro University Nevada & Katie Hoskins, Touro University Nevada
Session: Virtual Paper
Date: Thursday May 18, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Student Wellness Initiatives in Jesuit University Libraries
Presenter: Claire Sharifi, University of San Francisco, Gleeson Library 
Session: In-Person Poster
Date: Thursday May 18, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, Poster Session 1

Fri., May 19, 2023

Forging Ahead with the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List
Presenter: Rachel Keiko Stark, California State University, Sacramento
Session: MLA Paper Presentation
Date: Friday May 19, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM presentation block

Silly Question Program, Systematic Review Caucus
Presenter: Megan DeArmond, Touro University Nevada
Session: Virtual Poster
Date: Friday May 19, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Advocacy Resources for Hospital Librarians — Hospital Library Caucus LibGuide
Presenter: Brian Baker, Valley Children’s Healthcare
Session: Professionalism & Leadership Papers 4
Date: Friday May 19, 2023
Time: 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Coral calcium, coconut oil and Corgis: Leveraging the hospital library to combat health misinformation in the clinical setting
Presenters: Melissa Spangenberg, Kaiser Permanente & Sian Aynsley, Kaiser Permanente
Session: Virtual Lightning Talks and Papers 4
Date: Friday May 19, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM


— Submitted by Sara Pimental

Aidy Weeks: Co-Recipient of the Carla Funk Governmental Relations Award

NCNMLG would like to recognize Aidy Weeks, the co-recipient of the 2023 Carla Funk Governmental Relations Award from the Medical Library Association for her work with the Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project.

Weeks who is the Director of the School of Medicine Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her co-recipient, Ruby Nugent, at the National Jewish Health Tucker Memorial Library in Denver, led two project teams that reviewed Hispanic/Latinx terminology specific to the United States as a way to help capture and recognize the diversity of this population.

Learn more about the project here.


— Submitted by Sara Pimental

NCNMLG Election Ballot Open

Our 2023 NCNMLG Ballot is available. The ballot closes on Tuesday, March 28th at 6pm PST. The ballot is open to all current members in NCNMLG.

New for this year: You will need to sign in to your NCNMLG/WildApricot account. Because we are now using WildApricot to administer elections, ballot access is tied to your account. You can reset your password if you forgot it.  [If you don’t know which email is associated with your account, please refer to the NCNMLG Listserv email from Daina Dickman on 3/13 with information about how to contact support for accessing WildApricot.]

– Originally shared by Daina Dickman

MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium Flyer

Registration for the upcoming MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium is open! Members can register for free; guests can register for $10.

This virtual event will be held on Thursday, March 09, 2023, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM (MST) / 9:30AM – 4:00 PM (PST)

Topic: Shifting the Shelves: Collaborating Between Libraries

Event will include Speaker(s), Lightning Talks, Round Tables, social time, and door prizes.

Register by Feb. 28, 2023Information and Registration

NCNMLG will be holding a Virtual Happy Hour immediately following the Symposium (on 3/9/23 at 4:00pm PST). Zoom meeting details will be sent via the NCNMLG Listserv.

— Flyer created by Tenisha Jones

Register for the MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium!

There are only a couple of weeks left to register for this exciting symposium!  NCNMLG is planning a virtual happy hour for members to connect — more details about that to come soon.

Registration for the upcoming MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium is open! Members can register for free; guests can register for $10.

This virtual event will be held on Thursday, March 09, 2023, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM (MST) / 9:30AM – 4:00 PM (PST)

Topic: Shifting the Shelves: Collaborating Between Libraries

Focusing on collaboration and exchange of ideas between librarians of different library types, careers, stages, cultures, backgrounds, etc. with a strong focus on working together and projects to help librarians help each other.

Event will include Speaker(s), Lightning Talks, Round Tables, social time, and door prizes.

Register by Feb. 28, 2023: Information and Registration

— Submitted by Sara Pimental