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HCUP Training at ECRI Institute

By crystal. Published on July 10, 2009 in Continuing Education and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Claudia Steiner and Chaya Merrill, two trainers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provided training on the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project on Thursday, April 23 at ECRI Institute.   Forty-five attendees learned about the six different HCUP databases and received a quick demonstration of how to use “HCUPnet,” AHRQ’s free web-based tool.  Following the training session, Evelyn  Kuserk, ECRI Library Director, gave a tour of the facility and library.

HCUP’s suite of databases and tools contains hospital discharge data for both the insured and uninsured on the national, state, and local levels. The suite is useful for researching and comparing health statistics and practice patterns, healthcare policy and cost, patient access to healthcare, and healthcare quality. Read more» » »

Going Global: International Experiences/Opportunities in Librarianship

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

At an April 21 SLA Philadelphia Chapter program attended by more than 35 people, Valerie Ryder and Stephen Marvin discussed their experiences in international librarianship.  They had very different stories to tell. Valerie, who participated in the People to People library delegation to China, described her two-week trip in October 2008, while Stephen talked about his life-long interest in international travel and how he has worked to meld his career with his passion. The program was co-sponsored by Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Studies and Great Valley LIBNET.  LIBNET is a consortium of corporate and business librarians in the Great Valley area.  Read more» » »

The Job Market Then and Now

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

by Rachel Resnick

On June 4 the Philadelphia Chapter of SLA presented the first of three presentations in its Career Management series, “The Job Market Then and Now & Effective Networking at Conferences and Meetings.”  Valerie Ryder, SLA member and Career Management/Job Resource Consultant at Right Management, was the speaker.  Right Management provides career consulting services for companies that need to downsize.

Valerie discussed the differences between the job market of the past and that of the present.  Previously, our work lives had us tied to our desks, waiting for the telephone to ring.  Today, we are a mobile society, getting messages on our mobile devices and laptop computers.  Before, we received letters or postcards informing us of our application status in a job search; today we may be able to check our status online.  Before, interviews were always conducted in person; today a prescreening or a first interview by phone is not unusual.  Previously, background checks were rare; today, employment may be contingent upon criminal background checks, drug testing, physicals, proof of citizenship or right to work in this country, and other requirements. Read more» » »

Plan to attend 3 by the Sea this October

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

Planning is well under way for what promises to be a rewarding tri-chapter conference with our colleagues from the New York-New Jersey (NY/NJ) and 3-by-the-sea-200Mid-Atlantic (MAC) chapters of the Medical Library Association. Our three chapters have over five hundred members in eight states plus the District of Columbia! Join your colleagues, vendor partners, and distinguished speakers at 3 by the Sea <http://3bythesea.pbworks.com> on October 5-8 at Resorts Hotel in Atlantic City.

Monday and Thursday feature eight continuing education courses: Electronic Collection Development for Health and Medicine E-Libraries (Diane Kovacs), Librarians: Let’s Escape the Box (Diane Wolf), Influencing & Negotiating Skills (Lynne Waymon), Developing & Negotiating License Agreements (Rick Anderson), Measuring Your Impact (Sue Hunter and Cindy Olney), Hands-On Web 2.0 (Gregg Notess), PubMed for Experts (Arpita Bose and Sheila Snow Croft), and Canny Consumer (Terri Ottosen). Read more» » »

Member & Library News

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

Compiled by Jo-Ann Babish

The Penn Libraries announced the appointment of Barbara Cavanaugh to the position of Associate Director for the Health Sciences Libraries and Director of the Biomedical Library, effective April 1. Her responsibilities include leadership of the Biomedical Library and oversight of the operations of the Dental and Veterinary School Libraries. She will play a key role in re-imagining Biomedical Library spaces and services in support of the joint renovation planning efforts between the Penn Libraries and the School of Medicine.  Ms. Cavanaugh has more than 25 years of medical library experience. She came to Penn in 1993 as the Health Sciences Libraries Liaison. In 2001, Barbara was promoted to head of Veterinary Libraries. That same year she was a recipient of the Veterinary Medical Student Government’s Commendation Award for Excellence in Teaching. As head of the Veterinary Libraries, she played a pivotal role in the planning and development of the school’s new, cutting-edge facility, the Steven W. Atwood Library & Information Commons, in the school’s new Vernon & Shirley Hill Pavilion. Read more» » »