Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
InfoPoint Librarian
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Health Fair for Michigan’s Uninsured Children

On April 29, 2008, the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Department of Health and Human Services highlighted the need for health insurance for all children by holding a free Children’s Health and Enrollment Fair at the Towner Health and Human Services Complex in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries were represented along with Blue Care Network; Engage Project (volunteering for clinical studies at the University of Michigan Health System); Women, Infants and Children (WIC); and various relevant nutrition and parenting groups. (more…)

2008 Midwest Chapter MLA / MHSLA Joint Conference

by Barbara Platts, MLIS, AHIP
Munson Healthcare
Traverse City, MI

Check Your Vital Signs! This year’s planning committee has tapped the combined talents of chapter, state, and local librarians to provide a wealth of opportunities for you to chart your status in 2008. We’ve planned a program filled with thought-provoking information and insights. Join us at this year’s conference on October 17-21, 2008 at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Michigan. The conference is sponsored by MHSLA, the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association. Local arrangements are provided by MDMLG, the Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group. (more…)

Mary J Markland MA, AHIP
President, Midwest Chapter/MLA
SE Clinical Campus Librarian
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Fargo, ND

Congratulations to the following Midwest Chapter and GMR members on their recent awards and grants from MLA!

Virginia L and William K Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award

• Logan Ludwig, AHIP, Medical Center Library, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

Janet Doe Lectureship for 2009

• J Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Continuing Education Award

• Susan Schleper, Health Science Library, St Cloud Hospital, St Cloud, MN

EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grants

• Meredith Orlowski, Academic Information Technology and Libraries, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, Cincinnati, OH;
• Jason Young, Health Sciences Library, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA

For more information see: MLA Awards the Best of 2008

Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
InfoPoint Librarian
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

The 5th Annual Asian-American Health and Cultural Fair, organized and presented by the United Asian-American Medical Student Association of the University of Michigan, was held in the lower level of Medical Science 2, the Building right next to Taubman Medical Library, on Saturday, February 2, 2008. The Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) participated in this community event by handing out literature about good consumer health resources, specifically MedlinePlus®. (more…)

By Sue Coenen, MLIS, MS
Outreach Librarian
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

59^th Annual Wisconsin Student Nursing Association Conference, Wisconsin Dells

The Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association (WHSLA) again exhibited at the Wisconsin Student Nurses’ Annual Convention (WSNA), which was held this year on February 2, 2008, at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI. About 300 nursing students, faculty, and nursing leaders from across Wisconsin attended the meeting. (more…)

Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
InfoPoint Librarian
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

On Saturday, February 2, 2008, the University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries took part in an annual community outreach event called Give Kids a Smile. Merle Rosenzweig, Nancy Allee, and Carol Shannon represented the Health Sciences Libraries at this activity, which was held at the University of Michigan Dental School. They sat at a table with colorful, child-appropriate handouts and a PowerPoint presentation on good oral hygiene couched in child-friendly language and accompanied by appealing cartoons. (more…)

In November 2007, I assisted as an NLM exhibitor at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) Conference held at McCormick place in downtown Chicago. As an exhibitor, I welcomed attendees of the conference and instructed in one-on-one sessions about the usefulness of PubMed®. Watching the multitudes of international radiologists, I wondered at the information exchange of the combined knowledge of the world’s leading radiologists. I also marveled at how it was possible that many radiologists are not aware of useful, FREE tools such as PubMed. (more…)

Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
InfoPoint Librarian
Health Sciences Libraries
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

As part of our project, Creating Health Information Connections for Persons with Disabilities, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, the staff members of the University of Michigan (U of M) Health Sciences Libraries attended one of two Disability Sensitivity Sessions presented by representatives of the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, our partner and collaborator in the project. (more…)

Chris Allen, MSLS, AHIP
Munson Community Health Library
Traverse City, MI

On a snowy Monday, January 14, 2008, two intrepid GMR librarians braved the elements to come to Traverse City, Michigan, for a day of MLA credit workshops. Holly Burt began the day presenting Making the Most of PubMed and after lunch, Jacqueline Leskovec shared Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at your Library. This kind of training is a free service offered to members by the NN/LM GMR! (more…)

Ulrike Dieterle
Distance & Outreach Coordinator
Ebling Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Outreach started with a bang on January 2, 2008, as Ulrike Dieterle, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ebling Library’s Outreach Coordinator, ushered in the new year by providing an Information Resources Workshop for hospital health educators from 12 Wisconsin counties at their member Education Round Table meeting. While most of the participants were onsite at the RWHC Sauk City facility, some joined in via distance technologies as well. (more…)