Philadelphia Regional Chapter / Medical Library Association
The primary focus of this position will be to train library clients to become efficient and effective users of available information resources and tools in the service of clinical care. Duties may include participation in just-in-time instruction on rounds, morning report and conference series, departmental meetings and CMSRU curricular instruction.
http://www.rowan.edu/jobs/info.cfm?id=1285
Online reservations for our annual meeting & dinner reception will close at 5pm on Wednesday 4/25 — make your reservation here now, so we can give the caterer an accurate head count!
Refund Policy: Cancellations will be accepted up through the online registration deadline, subject to a $5 processing fee. Non-cancellations and no-shows will be charged the full amount.
Chair Elect/Program Chair
Laura McNamara
Laura is the Electronic Resources Librarian at Thomas Jefferson University, and has held this position since 2011. She is primarily responsible for the electronic and print serial collections, and oversees interlibrary loan operations. Prior to this, Laura was the Systems/Reference Librarian and the Library Liaison to the School of Nursing & Allied Health Professions at Holy Family University. Laura has held positions at University of Pennsylvania’s Population Studies Center, Demography Library. She received a MSLS from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Laura is a current member of MLA, ACRL, and LITA. She has previously been involved with the Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC), Southeastern Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE), and the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers – International (APLIC-I). Quote from Laura: “I believe that professional associations are an invaluable resource for professional development. Involvement with local chapters provides unique opportunities for collaboration, continued education, and a strong network of colleagues in our region. I look forward to my involvement with the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of MLA.”
Secretary
Steven Bogel
Steve is the Information Services Librarian at Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries, Hahnemann Library. He provides research assistance and library instruction for programs in the School of Medicine, the College of Nursing and Health Professions, and the School of Public Health. In collaboration with library colleagues and faculty he helps develop training programs in health informatics and evidence-based practice. Steve provides liaison services to various clinical departments in the School of Medicine, supports the information needs of distance learners, and acts as a Personal Librarian to incoming freshman students. Steve began his career in the health sciences as a clinical physician assistant and worked for many years as the operations director of an international medical assistance company. He received a Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel University in 2005 and worked as the clinical librarian at Pennsylvania Hospital before starting his position at Drexel.
Treasurer
Gary M. Childs, MS
Gary is the Education/Reference Librarian. Mr. Childs supports the programs of Drexel’s College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Professions, and School of Public Health. He educates and instructs the Drexel community focusing on the utilization of library-related databases, tools, and resources. He specializes in health sciences-based library instruction in multiple fields including; Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Public Health, etc. Additionally, Gary demonstrates the use of bibliographic citation tools such as EndNote and RefWorks. Mr. Childs also serves as a member of the Quality Committee in the Online Learning Council and facilitates graduate student workshops at the Drexel Libraries. He is committed to volunteerism and frequently assists in a myriad of ways at the Animal Care & Control Team Shelter located in Philadelphia.
Gary received a BA in Psychology (University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth) and a MS in Library and Information Science (Drexel University).
Publications:
Cornelius, F., Childs, G, & Wilson, L. B. (2011). “Leveraging Technology to Support Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice” in Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice edited by Dreher, H. M. and Smith Glasgow M. E., Springer Publishing, Inc: New York.
Childs, G.M. (2009). Commentary: Finding evidence-based practice information. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 29(4): 337-344.
Awards:
DrNP Department Chair Award – Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nursing Science Program—College of Nursing & Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA: June 2011
Nathaniel Alston Service Award – Physician Assistant Program, Drexel University—College of Nursing & Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA: December 2010
REMINDER – ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER – DON’T DELAY -LESS THAN 15 PLACES LEFT! Register now: The SLA Philadelphia Chapter invites MLA-Phil members to their annual banquet. Cindy Romaine, leader for the 2011 SLA Delegation to Cuba and 2012 SLA past president will discuss the challenges of libraries in Cuba. Cindy is also the Principal of Romainiacs, a consulting practice which is focused on information-intense projects.
The banquet will be held on Tuesday, May 15 from approximately 5 – 8:30 pm at the Academic Bistro, located at 101 North 33rd Street, 6th floor, Philadelphia, PA (University City near Drexel University)
A recent MLA post announced comments were submitted to the advisory committee on behalf of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) . The issues were: standards development, secondary/future use of data, data accessibility, incentives for data sharing, and support needs.” Since then, the Data and Informatics Working Group (DIWG) has been charged with producing final recommendations for Committee review by June 2012.“ After attending the workshop on “Data Curation for Information Professionals”, one of the issues we hope to hear more about is data management, sharing, and support for libraries and researchers. More details are described on the Medical Library Association Page.
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