Sepetember 2006 Health Informer

The September 2006 issue of the Health Informer is now available here

MLA Webcast

*MLA Emerging Technologies Webcast*

The University of Minnesota's Bio-Medical Library is a NN/LM Greater Midwest Region Sponsored host site for the MLA Emerging Technologies Webcast: Moving at the Speed of Byte: Emerging Technologies for Information Management. The Webcast is Wednesday, November 8, 2006 from 1pm to 3pm.

It will be shown at:
Bio-Medical Library/Diehl Hall 555
University of Minnesota
505 Essex St SE
Minneapolis, MN

Map of Diehl Hall:
http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/DiehlH/index.html
Closest parking is in the Washington Avenue ramp:
http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/WashRamp/index.html

To get to Diehl Hall 555, take the elevator in the library lobby to the 5th floor. Go left out of the elevator, and follow the signs to 555.
Please contact Cindy Gruwell (gruwell@umn.edu or 612-626-3995) to register to attend the webcast, or if you have any questions.

June 2006 Health Informer

The June 2006 issue of the Health Informer is available here.

Email notifications

Hi HSLM members,

I've set up email notification of new postings to the HSLM blog. Please take a minute to check out the blog and feel free to let me know what kinds of things you'd like to see here.

The new blog address is: http://hslm.blogspot.com

If you are no longer a member of HSLM or you do not wish to receive email notifications of new postings, just drop me an email at lmcguire@umn.edu and I can remove you from this list.

Regards,

Lisa McGuire
HSLM blogger

Health Informer

The March 2006 issue of the Health Informer is available online

Annual Meeting

The HSLM annual meeting was held on Friday, June 16 at the University of Minnesota's Bio-Medical Library.

The program consisted of networking over coffee and pastries, then Bryan Vogh, our GMR rep presented the "Geeks Bearing Gifts" class followed by our luncheon/business meeting. Minutes from the meeting will be published in the near future, but the membership agreed to financailly support Minnesota's GoLocal project up to $5,000.

HSLM Leadership

HSLM Executive Board, 2006-2007

Purpose:
The Executive Board shall meet at least quarterly for the purpose of assisting the Chair in policy, organization, and acting as a ruling committee. Executive Board meetings are open to all members of the Association.

Members:
Chair: Judy Heeter
The Chair shall act as official spokesperson and coordinator of the Executive Board and shall convene and preside at the meetings of the Executive Board and the general membership meetings.

Chair-Elect: Cindy Gruwell
The Chair-Elect shall act in the absence of the Chair and shall maintain the Policy and Procedure Manual, recommending revisions as required.

Chair Emeritus: Wendy Larson
The Chair-Emeritus, the immediate past Chair, shall serve as Chair of the Nominating Committee, oversee the election process, maintain association archives, interpret/arbitrate parliamentary questions, and cast tie-breaking votes.

Secretary: Paul Dahl
The Secretary shall take minutes of all meetings and distribute them to the membership, distribute meeting agendas, maintain correspondence for current year, and submit records to archives following term of office

Treasurer: Doreen Roberts
The Treasurer shall act as organization fiscal agent, submit annual budget for board approval, collect dues, pay incoming bills, submit financial records for audit, monitor membership, and have the authority to appoint and chair a membership committee.

GMR Representative: Elizabeth Fine (2006-2008)
The GMR representative serves a two-year term to coincide with the regional calendar and is elected by the Executive Board.

Resource Library Representative: Linda Watson
This position shall rotate among directors of all NLM-designated Resource Libraries in the state of Minnesota. The library director may select a representative from his/her institution to fill this position. The Resource Library Representative shall speak for all Resource Libraries during the term of office, and communicate organizational concerns to all Resource Library directors.

Consortia Representative: Connie Schulz
This position shall rotate among all health science library consortia in the state of Minnesota. Each consortia, in turn, shall designate a representative to serve. The Consortia Representative shall speak for all consortia in business relative to GMR and shall communicate all HSLM and GMR concerns to the other consortia

Program Chair: Lisa McGuire
This position is responsible for planning all programmatic aspects of HSLM's annual meeting (usually held in late spring/early summer).

Newsletter Editor: Karla Block
This position is responsible for managing content and distrubiton of the quarterly newsletter, The Health Informer.

About HSLM

Welcome to the new blog for HSLM (Health Science Libraries of Minnesota)!

What is HSLM?

Begun in 1992, HSLM represents individuals and groups concerned with health care information access and services in Minnesota.

Providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns, HSLM encourages connections between all users and providers of health care information.

With input from its diverse membership, HSLM strives to confront and shape the future of health information in Minnesota.

What does HSLM do?

Through its services to members, HSLM supports continuing education, professional development, and networking.

Services and programs include:

* A quarterly electronic newsletter, The Health Informer
* Share information through the HSLM listserv
* Membership Directory
* Job Announcements
* Annual meeting exploring current topics in health care information
* Collaboration with other local-, state-, and national-level library association meetings and events

HSLM also gives a voice to its members through its support of legislation and standards of practice.