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A Report from the MLA 2009 NIH Public Access Open Forum

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on July 10, 2009 in MLA '09 and the Chronicle. 1 Comment Tags: , , , .

The Ad Hoc Committee for Advocating Scholarly Communication sponsored an Open Forum to discuss the issues that have surfaced in the past year regarding the NIH Public Access Policy.  Since April 7, 2008 all investigators funded by the NIH have been required to submit their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts to PubMed Central (PMC) and these submissions must be publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. In addition, anyone submitting an application, proposal, or progress report to the NIH must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing applicable articles that arise from their NIH funded research. (NOT-OD-08-033 <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html>)  Principal investigators and institutions are responsible for full compliance of this law.  Libraries and research offices across the country have been establishing new procedures to enable the research community to meet the terms of both the government requirement for public access as well copyright compliance with the journal publishers. Read more» » »

Reflections on MLA ’09

By Gary. Published on July 10, 2009 in MLA '09 and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

MLA held its annual conference in Hawaii this May, thirty years since its last

Click here to view an audiovisual slideshow summation of MLA ’09 created and narrated by Gary Childs

Click on the image above to view an audiovisual slideshow summation of MLA ’09 created and narrated by Gary Childs

visit.  Coordinated by Michelle Kraft, conference planners used social media to make it easier to follow the proceedings, both for those onsite and for those unable to attend. Eric Schnell put together a replay of the Twitter feed along with links to official and unofficial coverage <http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/mla09/>. We put out a call to those MLA-Phil Chapter members in attendance for brief, informal reflections. Responses were received from Karen Albert, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Barbara Cavanaugh, University of Pennsylvania; Christine Chastain-Warheit, Christiana Care Health System; Marie FitzSimmons, Penn State College of Medicine; Gary Kaplan, Thomas Jefferson University; and Rebecca Landau, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.

Your overall impressions?
KA: It was a good meeting, didn’t seem like the attendance was that much smaller than usual, and the Philadelphia Chapter was well represented! Some of the vendor-sponsored special events were wonderful, like EBSCO’s evening outing to the Bishop Museum.
BC: Lots of networking opportunities. Themes of synthesizing and linking information, sharing information within our own profession,new roles for librarians. Read more» » »

Academy of Health Information Professionals: 2009 Chapter Roster

By esdell. Published on July 10, 2009 in the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Congratulations to the forty-nine Chapter members who are also members of the Academy. The letter by each name indicates the individual’s level of membership in the Academy: D for Distinguished, S for Senior, M for Member, and P for Provisional.

Karen M. Albert, D
Edith M. Asbury, D
Jo-Ann Babish, D
Lillian R. Brazin, D
Karen Burstein, M
Cheryl A. Capitani, S
Nicola J. Cecchino, D
Christine Chastain-Warheit, D
Marion C. Chayes, D
Swaran L. Chopra, M
Susan Cleveland, D
Janet C. Clinton, D
Elizabeth E. Coldsmith, S
Prudence W. Dalrymple, D
Jeanette de Richemond, P
Esther Y. Dell, D
Eric P. Delozier, D
Sharon Easterby-Gannett, S
Marie Fitzsimmons, S
Eugene Garfield, D
PJ Grier, S
Lenore K. Hardy, D
Barbara J. Henry, D
Michael Heyd, S
Barbara J. Iobst, M
Ellen M. Justice, D
Linda M.G. Katz, D
Cynthia King, M
Martha Z. Kirby, S
Virginia A. Lingle, D
Nina P. Long, D
Deborah G. Lovett, D
Robert T. Mackes, D
Catherine W. Marchok, M
Debra Miller, S
Joanne M. Muellenbach, D
Barbara Nanstiel, S
Kristine Petre, S
Michael John Ratti, P
Cynthia K. Robinson, D
Susan M. Robishaw, D
Britain G. Roth, D
Michael C. Schott, M
Rosemarie Kazda Taylor, D
Patrica Ulmer, P
Elizabeth R. Warner, D
Diane G. Wolf, D
M. Sandra Wood, D
Ann Marie F. Zglinicki, D

submitted by Esther Dell
AHIP Liaison 2008-2010
Esther Dell

What the Hack?!? Essential Library and Life Hacks

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on July 10, 2009 in Events and the Chronicle. 1 Comment Tags: , , , .

by Rachel Resnick

On Wednesday, May 27 Nicole Engard and Steven Cohen presented useful tips, tools, and tricks you can use to provide more value to your library website, work more efficiently, and make life easier.  “What the Hack?!? Essential Library & Life Hacks” was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Library Association, College and Research Division, and held at the Haub Executive Center at Saint Joseph’s University.

Nicole Engard is known as the “Open Source Evangelist” at LibLime, a provider of open source solutions for libraries.  Her website, “What I Learned Today,” keeps the library community updated on web technologies.  She has edited Library Mashups: Exploring New Ways To Deliver Library Data, which will be published by Information Today in September.  Steven Cohen is Senior Librarian at Law Library Management, Incorporated.  He is the creator of the “Library Stuff” blog, also published by Information Today, and is the author of Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies to Meet Librarian and Patron Needs, published in 2003 by ALA.  Both presenters have been named in Library Journal’s “Movers & Shakers” list. Read more» » »

Report on the 6th Annual SirsiDynix Northeast Regional Users Group Conference

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on July 10, 2009 in the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

From June 14–17, 2009, the lovely University Park, PA campus of Penn State University was the setting for the sixth annual meeting of the SirsiDynix Northeast Regional Users Group (SNRG 2009).  Approximately 125 library professionals attended the three-day event, and were offered a wide variety of presentations.  Sessions fell into six broad categories: Access Services, Business Intelligence, General, Systems, Tech Services, and User Experience.  As an attendee with an interest in technical services, systems, and user interface, I found each time slot to have worthwhile options.  Additionally, there were many opportunities to learn from SirsiDynix representatives about their latest offerings. Read more» » »