The Rogers Award, originally called the ISI Information Advancement Award, is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health science information, in the science of information, or in the facilitation of the delivery of health science information. The award, sponsored by the Thomson Reuters, has been given since 1983. The recipient receives a cash award of $500 and will be recognized at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association.

For more information on the award and past winners go to: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/honors/rogers.html. For a copy of the nomination form, eligibility information and instructions go to:

http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/awards/rogers_nom_20090714.pdf.

All nominations are due by November 1, 2010. Please forward this message to colleagues who might be interested. Contact Jonathan Koffel, Jury Chair (319-335-9731) or jonathan-koffel@uiowa.edu with questions.

Chair Cynthia McClellan presided over the business meeting, during which she provided attendees with a report on the Chapter’s activities.  First, after careful consideration, the Board decided that now was not the time to merge with another chapter; that the chapter’s uniqueness and active membership, despite its size, warranted remaining independent.  Cynthia also recognized the success of the 3 by the Sea tri-chapter conference, a collaboration with the New York-New Jersey and Mid-Atlantic chapters.  She also acknowledged the recruitment efforts undertaken this year, led by Membership Chair Lydia Witman, including the videos recorded at 3 by the Sea as well as member participation in the Rush at Rush at Drexel University. Educational activities provided by the Education & Credentialling Committee, chaired by Jeanette de Richemond, included two webcasts, as well as PubMed and consumer health database training.  Cynthia indicated that the chapter donated $2,000 toward the research project The Value of Hospital Libraries and provided a letter of support for the Middle  Atlantic Region’s Leadership Institute; Anne Seymour is on the planning committee for that endeavor. Regarding outreach activities, Cynthia mentioned the Chronicle as a way for our Chapter to communicate with its own members and with individuals from other MLA chapters and other organizations.  In recognizing the Chapter’s sponsors, Cynthia also welcomed Christina Daley, our new Development Chair, who stepped in during Ellen Justice’s maternity leave.  Lastly, Cynthia extended thanks to the evening’s speakers from Cooper Hospital, and to Andrea Kenyon, who handled the arrangements for the evening.

Treasurer Linda Katz reported more than $32,000 in chapter funds.  Development Chair Christina Daley reported more than $3,000 in donations from our sponsors.  She also raffled off texts and gift certificates donated by Natural Standard.

Cynthia recognized retiring member Joan McKenzie as well as members retiring from the Board, and she offered the chapter’s appreciation to other Chapter members. Members Katie Ingersoll and Dan Kipnis were presented with the Beatrice Davis Education Award and the Chapter Achievement Award, respectively.

Nancy Calabretta introduced the evening’s speakers, registered nurses Karen Slutsky and Dominic Parone from Cooper University Hospital, who traveled to Haiti with a government team to aid victims of the earthquake last winter.  A separate report about the nurses’ presentation is available elsewhere in this issue.

After the presentation, we enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner!

Here’s to another successful year!

-RR

Winner of the Chapter Achievement Award: Daniel Gustavo Kipnis.

Dan Kipnis and his wife

The Chapter Achievement Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the Chapter and to the field. This is the Chapter’s highest award and is reserved for outstanding individuals. Dan has been a Chapter member since 2001 and served on the Board as a Committee Chair and Chapter Officer from 2002 thru 2007. He is active in MLA on the national level, served on and chaired the Continuing Education Committee for an extended term, and was appointed National Program Committee liaison for the 2009 Chicago meeting.  Dan’s C.V. documents an impressive level of contribution to the peer-reviewed literature and presentations at regional and national meetings on such topics as the use of blogs and wikis in information literacy, instant messaging in reference services and the care and feeding of institutional repositories.  He is known as a great librarian, a generous colleague, a scholar, and a gentleman.

Winner of the Beatrice Davis Education Award: Katie Ingersoll. The purpose of this award is to foster and encourage library students to pursue educational activities related to health sciences librarianship. Bea Davis was an active member of the Chapter and its President from 1980-81. She was known for her kindness as well as her gift for teaching and mentoring. A graduate of Drexel’s Library School, she served there on the faculty. Many paraprofessionals and library students employed at the College of Physicians were enriched by her  mentoring. She was the Fellows’ Librarian at the College of Physicians for the last 13 years of her career, which ended in the early ’80s.

This year’s award recipient comes from the Temple University Health Science Libraries.  Katie Ingersoll has worked there for 4 years. She began as an evening library clerk in the School of Podiatric Medicine in 2006 and in 2008 was promoted to bibliographic assistant in technical services at the Kresge Library. She still is in Technical Services, but now in the new Ginsburg Library.  Katie has a B.A. in History and French from Vassar College and is enrolled in the Master’s in Library and Information Science program at the University of Pittsburgh. She is particularly interested in technology and its use in the design and delivery of educational programs. Her plans for the award were to attend MLA2010 and take three CE courses: Effective Training Design, Evidence-based Nursing, and PubMed Clinics.

Acknowledgement of Retiring Member: Joan McKenzie.

Joan McKenzie receives retirement gifts from Cynthia McClellan

Joan McKenzie served the College of Physicians of Philadelphia for forty years.  In 1970 she began working there as head of the Regional Photocopying Department.  Three years later she earned her master’s degree in Library Science from Drexel University and was promoted to Librarian.  This was her second master’s degree; Joan had previously earned a master’s degree in Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University.  Joan has served as the Chapter’s Archives Committee Chair since 1993, when she was appointed to that position by Marjorie Smink.

Retiring Board Members:  Etheldra Templeton (Nominating Committee Chair/Parliamentarian), Linda Katz (formerly Treasurer, now AHIP Liaison), Esther Dell (AHIP Liaison), Ellen Justice (Development Chair), Gary Kaplan (formerly Webmaster, now Chair Elect), and Sheryl Panka-Bryman (Secretary) were recognized for their service to the Chapter.

Chapter Appreciation: Nancy Calabretta, Gina Kaiser, Gary Kaplan, and Micki McIntyre were acknowledged for their roles in planning the 3 by the Sea tri-chapter conference last fall.

-RR

Small Project Awards Targeting Unaffiliated Health Professionals Working with Seniors and/or in Nursing Homes

http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/smallprojuhpsenior.html

This award for Full and Affiliate Network members is intended to promote library services and NLM products and services specifically to unaffiliated health professionals who work with seniors and/or in nursing homes. Three (3) awards of up to $2,000 each are available. Deadline for applications is August 1, 2010.