During the last NCNMLG Business Meeting held on February 19, there was a discussion regarding increasing the annual NCNMLG Membership Dues from $25.00 to $35.00. It was decided during this discussion to put this increase forward to the general membership for a vote at the next Business Meeting (which has yet to be scheduled). Continue reading
NCNMLG Business Meeting: Feb. 19, 2013
Agenda: Minutes from Dec. 11 Exec. Board Mtg |Treasurer’s Report | Increasing Chapter Revenue | Professional Development | Membership | Outreach | EBSCO New Products | Misc | Announcements
Information Treasure Hunt Workshop: A follow-up
Evidence-Based Practice is all about information management for providing quality patient care. Understanding the principles and concepts behind Evidence-Based Practice can help us enhance the services and resources we provide to our health care workers. There are lots of ways to do this within the constraints of budgets and staffing. Some examples:
• Using the PICO framework when conducting a reference interview for a literature search
• Using the PICO framework to formulate the search strategy
• Reinforcing this process by appending the PICO and search strategy to the Continue reading
Call for proposals: MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Meeting
The Planning Committee of the MLGSCA/NCNMLG chapters of the Medical Library Association invites proposals for contributed papers and posters for the 2013 Joint Meeting. The meeting will be held in La Jolla, CA on July 24-26, 2013 at the University of California, San Diego’s Price Center. The conference theme is Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity and can encompass a variety of topics. Projects, services, innovations, lessons learned, and success stories which illustrate how we are celebrating opportunity during continual change are all possible paper or poster topics. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2013.
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
In the ancient Roman mythology and religion the god Janus symbolizes beginnings and transitions. Janus, the two-faced god looks back to the past and looks toward the future. With the passing of 2012, our chapter has written another successful six months to the pages of its history. Here are a few highlights of the accomplishments of 2012.
Starting on June 1st we transitioned from the 2011/2012-service year to 2012/2013 year, by having the previous elected officers and committees members pass the torch to the newly elected officers and committee members.
During that business meeting we formed five committees: an Outreach Committee, a Bylaws/Nominating/Election Committee, a Communications Committee a Membership Committee and the Professional Development Committee. Although the number of the committees is fewer our commitment to them is strong. Continue reading