Monthly Archive for November, 2011

Lenore Hardy’s Retirement

By Gary. Published on November 30, 2011 in Member News. 0 Comments

Congratulations to Lenore Hardy who will be retiring as Director of Health Science Libraries, Drexel University, later this month!

Lenore has been an engaged member of the Philadelphia Regional Chapter, serving on the board in various capacities including as Chair, 2004-2005. She will be stepping down from her current role as By-Laws Chair, where last year she modernized our organization to allow online voting.

Contact me if you are interested in joining the board as By-Laws Chair, fulfilling her term which ends next July, 2012.

Please join me in thanking Lenore for her service to the profession, for her collegiality, and in wishing the best in her future endeavors.

Gary Kaplan
Chair, MLA-Phil
215-503-7676
gary.kaplan@jefferson.edu

Webcast on E-Science and Team Science

By Gary. Published on November 23, 2011 in Continuing Education. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

MLA National held a webcast last Friday on “Connecting E-science and Team Science: The Changing Nature of Research“. Thanks to Martha Kirby and her staff, the Philadelphia Regional Chapter sponsored a viewing hosted by Adrienne Jensen at Drexel College of Medicine Queen Lane Campus. We had a smaller turnout than usual. Nikki Detmar points out on her eagledawg blog, that the Friday afternoon timing may have been a factor. If you weren’t able to make it, please let us know so we can plan accordingly for the spring webcast.

Here are some of the resources mentioned that I’ve found helpful: the Sigma Xi white paper, Team Science: Heaving Walls & Melding Silos (pdf) provides a good overview of this emerging trend in how science approaches society’s intractable problems such as climate change or healthcare delivery, teamscience.net provides an interactive learning module, and the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) maintains a list of funding mechanisms.

Supreme Court to Rule on Healthcare Reform Affordable Care Act (ACA)

By Stephanie Ferretti. Published on November 16, 2011 in Government Relations. 0 Comments

The Court will consider the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act in general, the so-called Individual Mandate in particular, and several other related issues including the expansion of Medicaid.   ”The Supreme Court typically intervenes when appellate courts reach opposing conclusions on a legal issue. The Justices could hear oral arguments in the spring 2012 and issue a ruling next summer.” Medscape Nov. 14. 2011 www.medscape.com

 

Registration open for November 18th webcast: Connecting E-Science and Team Science: The Changing Nature of Research

By LydiaWitman. Published on November 7, 2011 in Continuing Education, Events and General News. 0 Comments

Register Now for the Webinar on November 18th “Connecting E-Science and Team Science: The Changing Nature of Research”!!! 

Details:

Nationally Broadcast Webinar from the MLA

1:30-2:00pm EST – Registration
2:00-3:30pm EST – Webinar

Presenters: Layne M. Johnson, translational science information specialist in the Health Sciences Libraries at the University of Minnesota – Minneapolis (UMN).

Jennifer Lyon, AHIP, clinical research librarian at the Health Science Center Libraries at the University of Florida.

Holly Falk-Krzesinski, PhD, research assistant professor and director, Research Team Support & Development at the NIH CTSA-supported Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science (NUCATS) Institute.

For the detailed agenda plus more information about the presenters, see the MLA web page at:

http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/escience/escience_webinar.html

About the location, Drexel’s Queen Lane library: We will be in seminar room A-1, which is in the same building as the library. Please check in at the Security desk inside the main entrance. Parking is available on nearby streets (2-hour limit for closest spaces). There is also a Visitor’s parking lot with about 30 spaces; tokens to park there are $5 in the lobby. For more information about getting to the location, see http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/queen-lane

 Location:

Drexel Health Sciences Library at Queen Lane
2900 Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129

Vote by December 6th

By Gary. Published on November 3, 2011 in Member News. 0 Comments

Congratulations to MLA-Phil Chapter members Priscilla Stephenson and Mindy Robinson-Paquette who are candidates for the 2012/13 MLA Nominating Committee.

Remember to vote in the national election by 12/6!

Gary Kaplan
Chair, MLA-Phil