MLA 2016 Toronto: Problems Traveling Internationally
The 2016 annual meeting will be in Toronto and the NPC is looking to see if there are any barriers to going to an international meeting in Toronto that normally wouldn’t be a barrier if the meeting was withing the continental U.S.
Obviously people traveling to the meeting in Toronto will need an updated passport. Plan early to get your passport if you don’t already have one. Also check its expiration date, sometimes you may not be able to travel on a passport that is set to expire within three months.
The one nice thing is that the US dollar is stronger than the Canadian dollar so that gives us little bit o...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Annual Meeting MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
MLA Executive Director Search: Update
I mentioned in my earlier Behind the Scenes MLA Executive Director Search that I would provide updates as they were available.
I wanted to let you know that Tuft & Associates interviews with MLA Board members, MLA Staff memebers, and a diverse group MLA members to try and determine the opportunities and challenges for MLA have been completed. Tufts has created a profile as well as traits desired for the position. The position currently being advertised on Tufts website as well as at various other websites and groups in libraries and association management. The position will also go out to various listservs such as ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 6, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Behind the Scenes MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Congrats MLA Nominees
The special edition MLA Focus has just released the Slate for 2015 (to be voted on Nov 3 through Dec 5, 2014).
Congratulations and good luck to the people on the slate for the MLA 2015 Election. Now it is up to the voting members to look at the people on the slate and determine who they feel would best represent the MLA membership.
President-Elect
Teresa L. Knott, AHIP, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond
Chris Shaffer, AHIP, Library, Oregon Health & Science University–Portland
Board of Directors
Lisa K. Traditi, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University o...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 2, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Designing Resources for Optimal Usage
Last week Clinical Key changed their interface and there was a big discussion about Clinical Key and how it works (or doesn’t) with Internet Explorer 8 & 9 on the Medlib-l listserv. Basically the conversation fell into three categories.
There was a general feeling that Elsevier did little to no testing of their website with hospital and other users.
Lack of functionality with IE 8 & 9 seem to indicate they didn’t test it very well using those browsers.
No A-Z alphabet listed for e-books and e-journals, so users have to wait for the entire list of e-books or e-journals to load and then scroll down ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Databases Electronic Access Source Type: blogs
Designing Resources for Optimal Usage
Last week Clinical Key changed their interface and there was a big discussion about Clinical Key and how it works (or doesn’t) with Internet Explorer 8 & 9 on the Medlib-l listserv. Basically the conversation fell into three categories.
There was a general feeling that Elsevier did little to no testing of their website with hospital and other users.
Lack of functionality with IE 8 & 9 seem to indicate they didn’t test it very well using those browsers.
No A-Z alphabet listed for e-books and e-journals, so users have to wait for the entire list of e-books or e-journals to load and then scroll down ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Databases Electronic Access Source Type: blogs
MLA Behind the Scenes: Search for New MLA Executive Director
As you all know, Carla Funk, the Executive Director of MLA is retiring. So we must search for a new person for the position. I thought I would provide an update on the search for those of you who didn’t see the update published in the September 25 MLA Focus. (Click here for update as of 10/6/14)
(Completed)
The search committee first worked on selecting an executive search firm to help us with the process for filling the position. The search committee sent out several request for proposals (RFPs) to reputable search firms who specialize in the area of finding executive directors for associations. We reviewed th...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - September 29, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
MLA Behind the Scenes: Search for New MLA Executive Director
As you all know, Carla Funk, the Executive Director of MLA is retiring. So we must search for a new person for the position. I thought I would provide an update on the search for those of you who didn’t see the update published in the September 25 MLA Focus.
(Completed)
The search committee first worked on selecting an executive search firm to help us with the process for filling the position. The search committee sent out several request for proposals (RFPs) to reputable search firms who specialize in the area of finding executive directors for associations. We reviewed the completed and returned proposals and...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - September 29, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Privacy is Dying Fast, Are We Slow to Respond
Privacy is dying or already dead. People (myself included) freely tell the world about our activities through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. But we have given up our privacy in even more subtle ways than social media. I currently have 3 loyalty cards on my key chain, my grocer, pharmacy, and pet store. That doesn’t include the several loyalty cards I have in my wallet, hardware store, shoe store, sports store, and sandwich chain. Additionally I have 2-3 apps that are loyalty cards like Shopkick and Cartwheel. All of these cards and apps give me discounts (some very substantial). In exchange these stor...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - September 18, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Social Media Technology Source Type: blogs
Call for applications for the Louise Darling Medal
Please consider nominating a colleague for the Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences!
The Louise Darling Medal is presented annually to recognize distinguished achievement in collection development in the health sciences. The award was established in 1987 and first awarded in 1988, with a contribution by Ballen Booksellers International, Inc. The recipient receives an engraved medal, a certificate, and a $1,000 cash award.
If you want to nominate a deserving colleague, please go to www.mlanet.org/awards/honors/ for more information and online nomination forms. T...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - September 15, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
I Think I Can
Over the past couple of weeks helpful people have been telling my that my site was running slow, the search box took forever, and various other wonky things. Last week everything just went kaput. My site went offline and it definitely was server issue.
Thankfully, Blake at LISHost was quick to figure out the problem and got me up and running. I think everything is back to normal so I think I can resume posting and my site will not go off the deep end again. If you start to notice some weirdness let me know and I will try and get on it. (BTW weirdness with the site, not me.)
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Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Wanted: Librarians With Good IT Relationships and Knowledge
The Southeastern/Atlantic (SE/A) Technology Program Advisory Committee (PAC) has been outlining their goals for the coming year to try and best to meet the needs of their members. One of the Tech PAC’s multi-year goals (based on the results of the survey given in 2012), is to address technology issues some librarians face daily professional lives. They are planning a series of webinars on the topic and they need your help.
The first webinar will address relationship-building between libraries and the technology departments which support them.They would like to feature the partnerships of one or more librarians and thei...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 31, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Educational Opportunities Other Medical Library Stuff Technology Source Type: blogs
