With changes coming fast and furious in the health science
library world, it can be overwhelming. Take time to meet with fellow librarians
from across the state to energize your spirit and learn new ways to adapt and
move forward. All WHSLA members are invited to attend the 2012 Annual Meeting to
be held at the
Radisson Milwaukee West September 20- 21, 2012.
Conference Details: Conference Program and Conference Hotel Information
Important Dates:
- Hotel Reservations must be made by September 1,
2012 to receive guaranteed room rate.
Contact the Radisson at (800) 967-9033 or (414) 257-3400.
- Conference Registration Cancellation- No refunds
after September 10, 2012.
CONFERENCE
HIGHLIGHTS:
Key Note Address: “
Organizational Storytelling for Librarians”
10:05 am September 20, 2012
Kate Marek, Phd,
Professor, Dominican University,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Successfully communicating the value of the library in a
bottom-line-based world can be challenging. But before you try to
convince through data, consider opportunities to open minds and hearts through
personal stories. Kate Marek, author of Organizational Storytelling
for Librarians: Using Stories for Effective Leadership, will offer some
insights on using personal stories of your own and from
your
organization to communicate effectively as a leader and to better advocate on
behalf of your services.
The World Café : Conversations to Discover our Future
2:15 pm Thursday, September 20, 2012
Lead by Carrie Papa Schold
The World Café presents an opportunity for discussion on key
topics shaping our future.
This is accomplished by gathering groups around tables to discuss
a question posed to the group. Each table has a different question.
After 10 minutes the group will move to a different table. A host at each
table gathers the thoughts, ideas, and recommendations from the table
discussion. Once the groups have visited each of the tables, the host
from each table will report to the entire group for more discussion.
The recommendations and ideas to even actionable ideas for the
future of Health Sciences Libraries have the potential to emerge from the rich
discussion.
Social
Event – The Harley Davidson Museum
5:00-8:00 pm Thursday, September 20, 2012
Appetizers at 5:00 pm, followed by a short presentation from OVID
and a delicious buffet dinner. After dinner, enjoy complementary admission to
the Harley Davidson Museum. In addition to the permanent Museum exhibits, an
outdoor summer bike show, Harley also has motorcycles on stationary rollers
outside for guests to take through the gears.
Museum staff calls it “a crash course without the crash” for first-time
riders. What are you waiting for? WHSLA members were born to be wild!
FREE parking at Harley-Davidson Museum. Carpooling from the
Radisson can be arranged for anyone interested or directions are available. Link to directions
Continuing Education
CE’s
Friday, September 21, 2012
8:15 am—12:15 pm CE: Third-Party PubMed Tools (4 MLA CEs)
Instructor: Holly Ann Burt, MLIS, AHIP. Greater Midwest
Region
The freely
available PubMed API (application programming interface) makes it possible for
programmers from outside of the National Library of Medicine (NLM ) to develop
alternatives to PubMed.gov for searching NLM’s vast database of biomedical
journal literature citations. Some of these search programs include materials
from databases beyond PubMed. This four-hour workshop will introduce several
popular and free third-party PubMed tools, comparing and contrasting them with
the PubMed.gov interface. Through case studies, group exercises and hands-on
practice, participants will become familiar with the strengths and limitations
of search tools such as PubGet, Quertle, eTBlast, LigerCat, and others. This
workshop is intended for intermediate and advanced PubMed searchers. Attendees should bring their own laptop computer, free WIFI will be
available. Download form to register
8:15 am—12:15 pm CE Translational Research: Hastening Research
Results, Reducing Research Fraud, Protecting Patients and the New Importance of
Research Data (4 MLA CEs applied for)
Instructors: Allan Barclay and Dorothea Salo
Translational
research is a relatively new approach to the clinical sciences which tries to
break down disciplinary barriers and bring research "from the bench to the
bedside". The emphasis on research data and bibliometrics provides new
opportunities for librarians to work more closely with researchers and
clinicians alike. Making sure the data and publications are openly available to
clinicians at the point of care and to the public at large is a natural
progression of the library profession. We will provide an overview of the
history, rationale, funding, policies and data management life cycle integral
to this rapidly evolving approach to research and health care.
Download form to register
