MAR is pleased to announce that we have set-up our new advisory structure that will consist of a Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) and four Special Advisory Groups (SAGs).  The committees and their members are listed below:

Regional Advisory Committee (consisting of 4 Special Advisory Group Chairs, 4 MLA Chapter representatives and 2 At-Large representatives)

• Marie Ascher, Associate Director, User Support, Education & Research, New York Medical College
• Donna Berryman, Assistant Director, Education and Information, University of Rochester Medical Center
• Aileen McCrillis, Research Librarian, New York University Health Sciences Libraries, NYU Langone Medical Center
• Micki McIntyre, Healthy NJ Coordinator, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Health Science Library
• Joanne Muellenbach, Director, Medical Library, The Commonwealth Medical College
• Jenny Pierce, Public Services Librarian, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Health Science Library
• Neil Rambo, Director, Health Sciences Libraries and Knowledge Informatics; Library Director of the Ehrman Medical Library, New York University Langone Medical Center
• Melissa Ratajeski, Reference Librarian, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh
• Maura Sostack, Manager, Medical Librarian, Virtua Health
• Patricia Ulmer, Community Health Librarian, Geisinger Health System

Ex Officio

• Barbara Epstein, Director, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh
• Renae Barger, Executive Director, NN/LM MAR

Special Advisory Groups

Outreach to Health Professionals and Public Health Workers

• Chair:  Micki McIntyre, Healthy NJ Coordinator, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Health Science Library
• Traci Bolander, Practice Director, Mid-Atlantic Behavioral Health
• Janet Caruso, Director, Community Education, Mental Health America of Dutchess County, NY
• Barbara Folb, Public Health Informationist / Reference Librarian, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh
• Jeff Garvey, Director of Library Services, Hunter-Rice Health Sciences Library, Samaritan Medical Center
• Maggie Potter, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice; Director, Center for Public Health Practice; and Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
• Christine Schuyler, Commissioner of Human Services, Chautauqua County, NY
• Shelly Warwick, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Health Outcomes and Director of Library and Information Services, Touro-Harlem Medical Library

Ex Officio

• Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Consumer Health

• Chair:  Patricia Ulmer, Community Health Librarian, Geisinger Health System
• Bonnie Anton, Project Manager, eRecord/Patient Educator, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)—St. Margaret Hospital
• Joy Conti, Manager and Parish/Congregational Nurse, UPMC Mercy Hospital and Hill Top Health Ministry Consortium
• Debby Emerson, Executive Director, Central NY Library Resources Council
• Marilyn Jenkins, Executive Director, Allegheny County Library Association
• Deborah Magnan, Associate Librarian, Samuel and Sandra Hekemian Medical Library, Hackensack University Medical Center
• Ophelia Morey, Coordinator of Community Outreach Service, University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library
• Robert Stewart, Director, Asbury Park Public Library, Asbury Park, NJ

Ex Officio

• Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Hospital Libraries

• Chair:  Maura Sostack, Manager, Medical Librarian, Virtua Health
• Helen Ann Brown Epstein, Head, Education and Outreach, Weill Cornell Medical Library Weill Cornell Medical College
• Tami Hartzell, Clinical and Translational Science Librarian, Rochester General Hospital
• Barbara Henry, Community Health Librarian, Christiana Care Health System
• Claire Joseph, Director, Redish Medical Library, South Nassau Communities Hospital
• Joan Napolitano, Manager, Hospital Library Services Program, Metropolitan New York Library Council
• Priscilla Stephenson, Chief, Library Service/Medical Media, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
• Angela Thor, Medical Circuit Librarian, Central New York Library Resources Council

Ex Officio

• Michelle Burda, Network and Advocacy Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Resource and Academic Libraries

• Chair:  Marie Ascher, Associate Director, User Support, Education & Research, New York Medical College
• Barbara Cavanaugh, Director, Biomedical Library; Associate Director, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Pennsylvania
• David Nolfi, Health Sciences Librarian, Duquesne University
• Debra Rand, Assistant Dean and Director for Health Sciences Libraries, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, North Shore-LIJ Health System
• Cynthia Robinson, Director, George T. Harrell Health Sciences Library, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine
• Neil Romanosky, Assistant Director for Administration, NYU Health Sciences Libraries
• Julia Sollenberger, Associate Vice President and Director, Medical Center Libraries and Technologies, University of Rochester
• Gloria Wilson, Reference/Health Sciences Librarian, Library Learning Center, Long Island University—Brooklyn

Ex Officio

• Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Check out this interesting website describing activities of various libraries and librarians—posted by Elsevier.  The site includes some libraries in our Middle Atlantic Region:  http://www.powertothelibrarian.com/

Job announcement for Executive Director, Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library/Info Resources (Columbia University Medical Center, NY):  http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=19427

Registration is now open for Translational Bioinformatics at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=229203.

Note:  This workshop was offered previously outside the MLA-Phil region under the title of “Clinical Informatics.”  It is not the same workshop as “Foundations of Bioinformatics and Searching,” which Diane Rein taught during her previous visit to Philadelphia in November 2010.

The major goals of this course are:

•       To familiarize participants with clinical bioinformatics databases

•       To learn expert level search strategies within these database

•       To leave with a basic understanding of human genetics principles and vocabulary

The session will cover clinical bioinformatics and its relationship to translational medicine, biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, and electronic medical and health records.

There will also be a module covering the biology and vocabulary in genetics, genomic variation and mutations and how to implement that vocabulary through searching several major clinical bioinformatics databases (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) which integrates biological data with human disease data and information,  Human Genome Epidemiology Navigator (HuGE) and PharmGKB, the NIH-designated personalized medicine database which interrelates biological data with pharmacological and other pharmaceutical-related drug information.)

The workshop ends with an overview and demonstration of clinical bioinformatics public health databases.

Date:                   Friday, April 27, 2012

Time:                   8:00 am to 5:30 pm

Location:             Drexel Hahnemann Library, Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries, 245 North 15th Street, 1st floor computer lab and conference room

Instructor:           Diane Rein, PhD, MLS, Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Information Resources Librarian, University at Buffalo

Fee:    $15/day for MLA/SLA/MAR Members, $30 for non‐Members and $10 for library students and librarians in‐between jobs.  This course is intended for professional librarians, other may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. (Includes continental breakfast and lunch)

This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-00003-C with the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System

Diane will also be teaching this same workshop in NYC on April 13^th.  There are a few seats left.  Check out the registration form link below:

Date:                    Friday, April 13, 2012

Time:                   8:00 am to 5:30 pm

Location:             NYU Langone Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, New York

Fee:                       $20.00 (Includes continental breakfast and lunch) Payment due upon arrival at workshop.  Checks are preferred.

Registration Form

MAR will be exhibiting at the Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia on March 13th – 17th.  We hope you’ll drop by to visit us at Booth #1038.

SPONSOR: Upstate New York/Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association

PURPOSE:  To provide an opportunity for library school students to pursue or explore health sciences librarianship.

ELIGIBILITY:  The applicant must currently be enrolled in, or working toward, a Masters in Library Science from an accredited college or university in New York State or Ontario.

The scholarship monies are intended to offset the cost of a course in a topic related to health sciences librarianship.  Course work must be taken for credit and must have been scheduled after June 1, 2012 but before June 1, 2013.

AWARD AMOUNT:  Two scholarship awards in the amount of $500.00.  As an added bonus, each awardee will receive a one-year membership in UNYOC.  There will be one scholarship awarded to a Canadian applicant and one to a U.S. applicant.

APPLICATION:  Please send an email describing your interest in the Ursula H. Poland Scholarship Award to:

Jovy-Anne Rosario
jovyanne_rosario@nymc.edu

Be sure to include the following:

• Name of Library School
• Degree pursued
• Course title, start & completion date, description, and credit hours
• Contact information for course instructor, project director, or internship coordinator
• Resume
• Two letters of reference

SELECTION:  Evaluation will be based on the degree to which it is perceived that the candidate would benefit the field of health sciences librarianship.  Preference will be given to candidates who have worked in a health sciences library, whose course work indicates a strong interest in the field of health sciences librarianship or who have an undergraduate degree in a biomedical science.

DEADLINES:  Applications must be received by Friday, June 1, 2012.  Monies will be disbursed upon successful completion of the course.

The National Library of Medicine Training Center is bringing their PubMed for Trainers course to Syracuse, NY, April 16-30, 2012.  The course requires attendance at all sessions, both online and  in-person:

• Online session:                                                April 16, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• Online session:                                                April 18, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• In-person session in Syracuse, NY:             April 24, 2012 (9:30 am – 4:30 pm ET)
• Online session:                                                April 30, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)

Seating is limited.  For class details and to register, see:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html#class359.Pubmed for Trainers.

The National Library of Medicine Training Center is bringing their PubMed for Trainers course to Syracuse, NY, April 16-30, 2012.  The course requires attendance at all sessions, both online and  in-person:

• Online session:                                                April 16, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• Online session:                                                April 18, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• In-person session in Syracuse, NY:             April 24, 2012 (9:30 am – 4:30 pm ET)
• Online session:                                                April 30, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)

Seating is limited.  For class details and to register, see:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html#class359.Pubmed for Trainers.

Save the date for “Data Curation for Information Professionals” event on Friday, March 16, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (registration 1:30 to 2 pm). Please pre-register online at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=228082. Coffee/tea will be served.

Participants in this event, which is approved for MLA Continuing Education credit (1.5 hours), will gain a working knowledge of the need for data curation; a greater understanding of the role of libraries in data management planning; the experiences of two specific libraries with their researchers’ data management needs; and where to find resources for help, including examples from ARL libraries and data management planning guides created by National Science Foundation directorates.  With the participation of attendees, we will also explore how data curation applies in different settings, such as hospitals.

The speakers are Patricia Hswe, Digital Collections Curator at Penn State University Libraries, and Yasmeen Shorish, Assistant Professor and Science Librarian at James Madison University.  Their work is described briefly below.

Patricia Hswe is the Digital Collections Curator at Penn State University Libraries.  She provides Digital Curation Services, which includes addressing user needs in the context of the Libraries’ Digitized Collections; offering data management services to faculty and students, via both consultations and a Research Data Management Toolkit; and contributing to the development of a new suite of publishing and curation services, currently being developed under Program Sigma.  Her research interests include the curation of digital collection content and data; use and users of digital resources; use cases – their documentation, their role in curation; wayfinding in the context of virtual environments; and research data literacy at the graduate-student level.  Read more about Patricia’s work at http://patriciahswe.net/.

Yasmeen Shorish is the Science Librarian at James Madison University, and a current member of MLA.  A graduate of the Data Curation Education Program within the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) program at the University of Illinois, Yasmeen brings best practice experience to the dynamic and evolving field of digital preservation.  She received the Health Sciences Information Management Award from GSLIS and interned at the Health Sciences Library, UC Denver Anschutz Medical Campus.  Having worked in the Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Illinois – Chicago, she is well aware of the complexities surrounding data management of health information.  Research areas include data management and curation, attitudes towards data sharing among researchers, and the shifting landscape of scholarly communication.

Location:  Thomas Jefferson University, Bluemle Life Sciences building (10th and Locust), Room 105.  See campus map with links to directions:  http://www.jefferson.edu/directions/TJU_campus_map.cfm.

Pre-register at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=228082. Online registration closes on Thursday March 15 at 12 pm.
(To renew your chapter membership or to join, please visit our website at mlaphil.org.)

Registration cost:

MLA/SLA Philadelphia chapter member $15
Non-member $20

Student $10

We are pleased to announce NN/LM MAR funding has been posted for the 2012-2013 contract year.  This funding is for projects beginning May 1, 2012.  Application deadline is April 1, 2012.

Receiving funding is a great way to provide outreach, create new or expand existing services, and get recognized within your institution or community.  We encourage all Network members to review these opportunities and consider applying!

Details are available at:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/funding/

National Network of Libraries of Medicine
Middle Atlantic Region

Health Sciences Library System
University of Pittsburgh
200 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
nnlmmar@pitt.edu

Advancing the progress of medicine and improving the public health
through access to health information:  http://nnlm.gov/mar/