Staying Informed

Knowing how to find out is the core of our business. Here are some leads to keep you up to date:

• SEA Currents - News from the Southeastern/Atlantic Region
• NN/LM SE/A Maintained Discussion Lists
  • Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA) discussion list - THeSLA Membership Only
• Discussion Lists maintained by others in the SE/A
  • SOCHAP-L was begun in January 1996 as a communication vehicle for members of the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SC/MLA). The list is used for the dissemination of news and the discussion of business and issues related specifically to the SC/MLA.
  • The electronic discussion list of the Alabama Health Libraries Association is called ALHELA. The list is open to both members and nonmembers of the association.
  • The Florida Health Sciences Library Association offers a discussion list for members only.
  • The Georgia Health Sciences Library Association offers a discussion list for members only.
  • The Association of North Carolina Health and Sciences Libraries (ANCHASL) offers a members only discussion list.
• MEDLIB-L is a public discussion list for medical and health science librarians/information professionals. This forum focuses on ideas, questions, announcements, and concerns specific to medical and health sciences librarians.
• DOCLINE-L Email Discussion List - highly recommended for all DOCLINE users
• EFTS Discussion List -All new EFTS members are automatically subscribed to the discussion list.  It serves as a forum for discussion about the system and a way for the EFTS staff to distribute information. The list also allows sharing of information about how others are benefiting from using the system.
• NLM Email Lists - subscribe to announcement and discussion lists hosted by the National Library of Medicine
• NLM Technical Bulletin - essential reading for health sciences library staff
• Beyond the SEA - Regionwide Web Conferences - links to a list of SEA hosted web conferences