Mental Health SIG
Sponsored Papers
 

MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
MAY 21-26, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC


Mental Health SIG Meeting:
Sunday, May 23, 4:30-6:00 PM
Room: 1919 West, Lobby Level
Convener: Toni Yancey, M.L.S.

This section contains information about Section Programs that are co-sponsored by the Mental Health Special Interest Group. For other MLA'10 Program information click here.


Mark your Calendars!

Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Section Program
Time: 9:00-10:30 AM
Location: Cabinet, Concourse Level


Information Reform

Presenters:

  1. 9:00-9:45 AM--New Federal Information Requirements: Being Part of the Corporation's Solution--Betsy L. Humphreys, AHIP, FMLA, Deputy Director, NLM, NIH.
  2. 9:45-10:05 AM--The Reformation of Librarianship into Information Practice--Michele Kliein-Fedyshing, AHIP, Liaison Librarian, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, Health Sciences Library System, U. Pittsburgh.
  3. 10:05-10:25 AM--The Effect of a Clinical Medical Librarian as Part of an Internal Medicine Team on Hospital Length of Stay and Costs--Julia Esparza, AHIP, Clinical Medical Librarian, Medical Library, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (et al.).

Primary Sponsor: Corporate Information Services Section
Secondary Sponsors:
Hospital Libraries Section, Retired Librarians SIG, Library Marketing SIG, and Mental Health SIG.

 

Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Section Program
Time: 9:00-10:30 AM
Location: Georgetown West, Concourse Level

Building Subject Expertise: What, How, and/or Why?

Titles and Presenters:

  1. 9:05-9:25 AM--The Development of an Online Curriculum in Health Sciences Librarianship: A Case Study--Ester Saghafi, Manager, Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Sciences Librarianship (HealthCAS) (et al.), Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh:
  2. 9:25-9:45 AM-- Innovative Connections to the Library User Population by Development and Continuing Education to Enhance Subject Domain Expertise--Douglas L. Varner, AHIP, Associate Director/Chief Biomedical Informationist, Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University Medical Center.
  3. 9:45-10:05 AM--Developing Expert Subject-Specific Searchers with a Continuing Education Program for Staff--Elizabeth Fine, Liaison Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, U. Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Primary Sponsor: Medical Library Education Section
Secondary Sponsor:
Public Services Section, Institutional Animal Care and Use SIG, Mental Health SIG, and Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG.

Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Mental Health SIG Informal Meeting
Time: 4:30-5:30 PM
Location: 1919 West, Lobby Level

If you are a librarian interested in mental health issues, we cordially invite you to attend this meeting! Convener will be Toni Yancey, M.L.S., Outreach Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region,
University of Maryland (tyanc001@umaryland.edu).

Other activities that might interest you:

Sunrise Seminar:
APA Sunrise Seminar and Continental Breakfast
Date: Monday, May 24, 2010
Time: 7:00-8:15 AM
This session will provide an in-depth training refresher for subject specialists and instructors of the health and behavioral sciences. Demonstrations on the major vendor platforms will show how to incorporate the new PsycINFO fields into your searches and instruction.

RSVP to psycinfo@apa.org with "APA Sunrise Seminar" in the subject line. Contact person: Lisa Sick (lsick@apa.org)

APA's Librarian Roundtable Breakfast
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Time: 7:30-9:00 AM

Join APA staff for a full breakfast. Learn about new content that will be added to the databases in 2010. Dialogue with the team at PsycINFO. Share what's happe ning at your library with colleagues from APA and the behavioral and health sciences community.

RSVP to psycinfo@apa.org with "APA Roundtable Breakfast" in the subject line. Contact person: Lisa Sick (lsick@apa.org)

Mark your calendars so you don't miss these activities. Be there to show your support!

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