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Lourdes to provide consumer health information with NN/LM tech improvement award

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July 3, 2008 in Promotion. 0 Comments

Congratulations to Susan Cleveland, MLS, Library Director at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, NJ, who won an NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region technology improvement award for kiosks that will be in the ER, the third floor waiting room and the library. They’ll provide consumer health information in English and Spanish at the start, with expansion to other languages as requests increase. Sue is assembling the kiosks herself, sourcing components and cabinets and using patient education materials from several vendors as well as the NIH/NLM site.

The NN/LM offers tech awards up to $7,500 for the purchase, installation, and/or upgrading of information technologies that enhance access to health information. A list of recent awardees is at the MARquee. All MAR members are eligible to apply for these awards. The call for the next round of funding will be late Summer or early Fall.

MLA 2008 Poster Session II

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Rachel Resnick

May 23, 2008 in MLA '08 and Promotion. 0 Comments

Tidbit: On his blog, David Rothman does a quick camera pan of our chapter’s poster. The shot appears about thirty-two seconds into the video; pity that he didn’t scan the whole poster, just the top of it.

MLA to participate in library panel series at Drexel

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Gary Kaplan

April 15, 2008 in Promotion. 0 Comments

Philadelphia MLA will participate in the 2nd annual library panel series at Drexel, which gives students a chance to learn about a variety of careers. We were there last year, too. GPLLA and SLA will present later in the week.

Library Panel Series: MLA (Medical Library Association)

Come out and learn more about Medical Library Careers!

Panel Moderator
Jacquelyn B. Knuckle, Director, Medical Library, Chestnut Hill Hospital

MLA Panelists
Gary Kaplan, Senior Librarian, Information Services, Thomas Jefferson University
Laura Koepfler, Team Leader, HTAIS Hotline, ECRI Institute
Sue Couch, Information Specialist, National Board of Medical Examiners

Pizza and refreshments served!

R.S.V.P. to: JL352@drexel.edu

Need to use a medical library in the Philadelphia area?

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Gary Kaplan

February 18, 2008 in Promotion. 0 Comments

Services for the public

Are you doing medical research? Do you need to track down an article, consult a book, talk to a librarian? The public can search the National Network/Libraries of Medicine members directory to find a library by location or desired service.

See also the MLA’s Resources for Health Consumers for tips on finding reliable health information and the NLM’s MedlinePlus (medlineplus.gov) for more than 700 health topics.

Need to hire a medical librarian?
Send your job description, which we’ll post in our jobs section.

Thanks to our sponsors!

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Cynthia McClellan

December 3, 2007 in General News and Promotion. 0 Comments

On behalf of the Chapter membership and the Board, I’d like to acknowledge and thank our sponsors for the generous contributions I’ve recently received.