Spring is officially here and the signs are all around
us! This renewal and growth is reflected
by the flowers starting to bloom, the trees starting to blossom and the warmer
temperatures. Of course there is plenty of rain too, but without it none of the
renewal and growth would be possible.
CAHSLA is in the midst of its annual renewal process as
well. Yes, you guessed it, the
Nominating Committee is looking for CAHSLA members to fill positions for the
coming year. For those of you who took
the survey you may be wondering which positions will be on the ballot.
Speaking of the survey, many thanks to the CAHSLA members
who responded. Your input is
appreciated. The Executive Committee
reviewed the survey summary with interest.
It confirmed that members are reluctant to make a 3-year commitment and
that they were more likely to serve as President Elect if the responsibilities
of the Program Committee were removed from the position. They were also more likely to serve as CAHSLA
program chair if it were a 1 year commitment. The survey also showed that there
was support for eliminating the CAHSLA President Elect role.
Executive Committee members discussed the survey results,
next steps and possible implications.
What evolved during that discussion was a preference for eliminating the
Past President role instead of the President Elect role. As a group we decided that the 2-year
commitment of President Elect and President provided more continuity for CAHSLA
as an organization than President and Past President. The notes from the Executive Committee
meeting are included elsewhere in the Chronicle.
Continuing the President Elect role also provides more
opportunity for members to develop leadership skills. The role will no longer include serving as
Program Committee Chair. Instead, a
Program Committee Chair will be appointed.
Proposed responsibilities of the President Elect will include
supervising the Program Committee Chair, the Chronicle Editor(s) and Archives
Chair.
Since eliminating the Past President role was not suggested
in the survey, another survey will be coming your way soon in the form of a
proposal to retain the President Elect role and eliminate the Past President
role. Vote yes or no and include any
comments you might have.
CAHSLA needs your support to continue and grow. Please consider serving as President Elect or
President for the coming year. Contact
Lisa McCormick at LLMccormick@mercy.com if you’d be willing to serve in either
role or as Program Committee Chair.
Moving on to upcoming programs; it’s not too late to register
for PubMed and the Evidence-Based Universe coming up 1-5 pm on April 28th in
the UC Health Sciences Library classroom MSB GOO5G. Please email Carole Baker at
carolebaker228@gmail.com by April 17th to register.
There are two more CAHSLA programs to finish out the
year. The CAHSLA business meeting on May
28th will be held at the Sign Museum. If
you haven’t been to the museum lately or at all, you’re in for a treat. As usual,
the picnic is in June but this year it’s at a different park! Look for that flyer to tell you where.
Happy spring everyone!
Edith Starbuck
CAHSLA tour of Cincinnati Art Museum’s Mary R. Schiff Library
January 30, 2015, 5-6 p.m.
Attendees: Val Purvis, Bob Purvis, Jennifer Heffron, Lisa
McCormick, Katie Wolf, Amy Koshoffer, Jennifer Pettigrew, Emily Kean, Elaine
Dean, Don Jason, Diana Osborne, Alex Herrlein, Brigid Almaguer
CAHSLA met at the beautiful Mary R. Schiff Library in the
Cincinnati Art Museum. Our guide for the
evening was Galina Lewandowicz, Head of the Library. She spoke about the history of Cincinnati Art
Museum, the recent relocation and renovation of the Library and Archives, and
the history of its collections. If you
find out that one of your ancestors studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati or
you happen to have a painting by a local Cincinnati or Ohio artist, the
Library’s Artist Files would be an insightful and priceless source of
information for you. Galina also took us
on a tour of the Library and Archives collection spaces that are off-limit to
the public. In the process we played the
game “How many librarians can you fit on an elevator?!” After the tour concluded some of us stopped
by Art After Dark to watch the salsa dancers.
A big thanks to Elaine Dean for organizing this event!
Submitted: Jennifer Pettigrew, Secretary
CAHLSA Executive Committee meeting
April 8, 2015, 4:30-5 PM
Attendees: Edith Starbuck, Amy Koshoffer, Lisa Mccormick,
Emily Kean, Jennifer Pettigrew
Location: UC conference room and by phone
A. Recommendations
to test for about 2 years before changing bylaws:
1. Eliminate
Past President Role
2. Executive
Committee consists of:
a. President:
still runs meetings
b. VP/
President Elect / COO (2 year commitment): supervises Program Committee Chair,
Chronicle Editor, and Archives
c. Treasurer
d. Secretary
3. Appointments:
a. Nominating
Committee Chair: committee includes 4-5 members
b. Bylaw
Committee Chair: committee includes 3 members
c. Webmaster
d. Archives
e. Chronicle
editor
4. Will
report through President Elect:
a. Chronicle
editor: (2 currently)
b. Archives
: (1 currently)
c. Program
Committee Chair: recruited by President?, 1 year commitment
B. Put out
proposal, then get yes/no answer, ask for comments
C. This year
need both President Elect and President
Submitted by: Jennifer Pettigrew, Secretary
Treasurer’s Report
CHECKING BALANCE
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$21.89
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Dues
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$75
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CHECKING DEPOSIT TOTALS
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$96.89
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$0.00
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4/9/2015:
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$2454.86
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MEMBERS
17 Regular
(Paid)
0 Student
(Paid)
14 Life
Members
31 TOTAL
Respectfully
submitted by Emily Kean, Treasurer
Annual Educational Program of the:
PubMed and the Evidence-Based Universe
Thanks to those who have registered already. If you haven’t registered, don’t miss the
chance to attend this informative, lively presentation, sponsored by
CAHSLA! We’re looking forward to the
presentation and the opportunity to see everyone.
Please Register & Join Us: Tuesday April 28, 2015; 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday April 28, 2015
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Health Sciences Library, MSB G005G Electronic Classroom, University of Cincinnati
Health Sciences Library, MSB G005G Electronic Classroom, University of Cincinnati
PubMed and the Evidence-Based Universe
• Presentation of the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine (NN/NLM)
• Presented by Holly Ann Burt, NN/NLM Greater Midwest Region Outreach and Exhibits
• Presentation of the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine (NN/NLM)
• Presented by Holly Ann Burt, NN/NLM Greater Midwest Region Outreach and Exhibits
This course will provide an overview of evidence based
research and practice. We will cover definitions of terms, hierarchies of
quantitative and qualitative evidence, formulating an evidence-based question,
developing effective search strategies in PubMed to identify appropriate
citations, and introduce the concept of critical appraisal of the evidence.
By the end of this class, attendees will be able to:
• Understand the concepts in evidence-based research and recognize how to ask effective answerable questions
• Understand the difference between types of studies and the related literature and be able to use these correctly in search strategies
• Identify areas of future study
• Understand the concepts in evidence-based research and recognize how to ask effective answerable questions
• Understand the difference between types of studies and the related literature and be able to use these correctly in search strategies
• Identify areas of future study
More detail on Content is available at this link: http://nnlm.gov/training/pubmedebm/
Continuing Education:
This class has been approved by the Medical Library Association for 4
contact hours of CE credit.
To register, please email or call Carole Baker at carolebaker228@gmail.com 513.290.4888 by April 17, 2015 so that we
can save a place for you.
Provide the following:
Name, Organization, Contact info:
Phone and Email
Cost to attend: None!
Thank you. Carole
Baker; Member, Program Planning Committee; Cincinnati Area Health Sciences
Libraries Association (CAHSLA)
Call for Papers and Posters – Midwest Chapter/MLA in
Louisville
The Program Committee invites proposals for contributed
papers and posters for the 2015 Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky from
October 2-6 at the Galt House. Louisville has been acclaimed a "Top
10" city on several recent national lists. October has wonderful weather for
walking along the river and enjoying the diverse cultural and dining
opportunities of downtown.
The conference theme "Librarians + Proof =
Evidence" lends itself to a variety of topics, and provides opportunities
for presenters to show how librarians add value to the clinical and research
missions of our institutions.
Papers and posters may highlight practical problem-solving
approaches, document collaborative efforts or outreach activities, describe
innovative programs, or report on research in librarianship, resources or
services.
Contributed paper and poster topics are as unlimited as your
imagination. Contributed papers will be
presented on Monday, October 5th during morning and afternoon sessions.
Posters will be on display Sunday and Monday. Presenters can
discuss their posters during the posters forum from11:00 am to 12:00 pm on
Sunday, October 4th.
For contributed paper proposals: submit an abstract to
describe your paper. Include your name, position title, address, phone number
and email address. Word limit for abstracts should be kept under 250
words. Please specify whether your
submission is for a contributed paper or poster.
For poster proposals: submit an abstract to describe your
poster. Include your name, position title, address, phone number and email
address. Word limit for abstracts should be kept under 250 words.
The following URL from MLA contains information for
preparing a structured abstract.
http://research.mlanet.org/wp/structured-abstract/
Deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2015.
Notifications of paper/poster acceptance will be made by
July 6, 2015.
Abstract proposals for both papers and posters should be
emailed to Frank Davis at frank.davis@uky.edu.
Frank Davis
Medical Center Library
University of Kentucky
800 Rose Street
Lexington, KY 40536
phone: 859-323-3983
Grant for First Time Attendees Midwest Chapter Meeting 2015
If you are planning to attend the 2015 Midwest Medical
Library Association Chapter meeting for the FIRST TIME, apply for this
grant!
The grant includes FREE registration and $500. There are two awards available.
For an application and more information visit the Midwest
Chapter’s Awards page – the DEADLINE is May 15, 2015:
http://midwestmla.org/committees/awards/
To learn more about the Chapter’s 2015 meeting is in
Louisville, KY, October 2-6, visit: http://midwestmla.org/conference2015/
If you have any questions, please contact Edith Starbuck
(edith.starbuck@uc.edu) or Leah Osterhaus Trzasko
(osterhaustrzasko.leah@mayo.edu).
Passing of a Medical Library Pioneer
It was recently announced that Gertrude Lamb, PhD passed
away. She was for many years the Director of the Hartford Hospital Library. A
pioneer in the field of clinical librarianship, she was elected President of
the MLA in 1980 and later received the Marcia Noyes Award. She also created the first clinical medical
librarian program, School of Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, and
served as mentor and consultant in creating many clinical medical librarian
programs. A memorial service is planned
for mid-April. For the full obituary,
see http://courant.com/obituaries
Opportunity – Share Your Talents
Wanted: Volunteer
Librarian - Explore our Library!
Hospice of the Bluegrass – Northern Kentucky
7388 Turfway Road
859-441-6332
Florence, KY 41042
DESCRIPTION
Get lost in our books! We have an opportunity for a Hospice
Librarian! Write our monthly newsletter and/or Help us keep our library
organized! Write book reviews for our staff, recommend books for our families,
and let everyone know what resources are available to them. We’d love to start
a program where our volunteers could come in and pick up materials to read to
patients, find music, check out interesting online articles, etc. Bookmark this
opportunity! We need you! It’s flexible!
We’ll work with your schedule.
From Cathy Constance
Thank you all for the retirement gifts. I’m looking forward to a sumptuous meal at
the Grand Finale. And I already have
plans for the gift cards.
Welcome
Cincinnati State has two new reference librarians, replacing
two librarians who have moved to other positions.
Jordan Curtis, a graduate of the University of Kentucky
shares the morning/afternoons with me. Sarah Whalen, a graduate of Kent State,
is our new afternoon/evening librarian. We all share library instruction duties
as well as providing reference services to students, faculty and staff. Submitted by Brigid Almaguer
The article, Organizing the liaison role: A concept map by
Judith E. Pasek, STEM liaison librarian at University of Wyoming contains an
amazing concept map for the library liaison role. You can read the article for free: http://crln.acrl.org/content/76/4/202.full
Detailed concept map mentioned in references of article
In case the detailed concept map url gets mutilated here is
a tiny url link
Noteworthy
Oliver Sacks, MD, whom the New York Times once referred to
as "the poet laureate of medicine," recently revealed in a New York
Times op-ed column that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver.
Sacks, 81, a physician, author and teacher, is known for his
books on rare neurological conditions, one of which was made into a film
starring Robin Williams. His books, while revealing the medical side to often
unheard of disorders, were revealing for the compassionate perspective he
brought to the people enduring these conditions.
In the piece, Sacks writes, "It is up to me now to
choose how to live out the months that remain to me," Sacks wrote. "I
have to live in the richest, deepest, most productive way I can."
He has come to terms with his diagnosis and is able to
express a sense of gratitude. He
concludes his piece by writing, "I have been a sentient being, a thinking
animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous
privilege and adventure" (Sacks, New York Times, 2/19; Oliver Sacks,
accessed 2/20).
Health Information Exchange: Lessons From Libraries
A recent article at iHealthbeat.org by Charis Baz Takaro
advises those in business and government to take lessons from libraries to
better facilitate health information exchange.
Takaro writes, “Health information exchange: Congress has encouraged it,
the business case is strong and the public assumes it is happening behind the
scenes. But on the ground, medical staff fight this war with fax machines and
frantic calls to medical record departments…. Not primarily a technical
problem, the challenges preventing robust health information exchange are
cultural, political, legal and financial. Because medicine is based on
information, much of what we do in health care relies on having the right
information when we need it. Therefore, why not examine the techniques used in
a field where information is its business? For libraries, large-scale
information exchange between disparate entities is the norm.”
Journal Article Reveals Corruption in India’s Medical
Schools
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently published two
articles describing a practice by some private Indian medical schools of
charging ‘admission fees’ as high at $150,000 in addition to tuition. These fees were banned by India’s Supreme
Court in 1992 for public schools, but the practice continues.
According to the article, “Many doctors trained in India
emigrate to the United States and excel in their fields. Others fail American
licensing exams but still see patients by working through licensed
doctors.” In India, private schools
graduate far more doctors than the 25,000 produced by public universities. However, there is a loop hole in the law that
private schools exploit by continuing to charge the admission fee. Social and
cultural pressures perpetuate the practice because individuals with medical
degrees are more marriageable and command higher dowries. The authors question
the caliber of these graduates and explore the impact these less than
well-prepared men and women have on the profession.
Beware of Fake Medical Literature
Could an article titled “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs” be accepted
for publication in a professional journal?
Harvard researcher, Mark Shrime, a PhD candidate in health policy, found
he could submit a totally fabricated article with this title ‘authored’ by
Pinkerton A. LeBrain and Orson Welles and receive acceptance by 17
publishers. Shrime used an online random
text generator to compose his ‘article’
He then submitted it to 37 journals over two weeks and had it accepted
by 17 – none have published it as yet, perhaps due to the required $500
processing fee, Shrime has refused to pay.
Many of the journals had legitimate enough sounding names, but upon
further investigation, the researchers became suspect when they found one
publisher’s address was at a strip club.
NKU to Break Ground This Year for Health Innovations Center
This summer, Northern Kentucky University will break ground
on its Health Innovations Center, a $97 million project which the state is
funding.
Downtown Cincinnati library upgrades its public makerspace
Courtesy Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton
County: A 3-D printer was added to the
library's downtown branch in May. Now, there will be an updated makerspace.
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County is
adding a makerspace at its downtown branch to attract new users to the library,
Soapbox Cincinnati reports.
The new TechCenter and Makerspace will open Jan. 26 and be
run by Ella Mulford-Chinn. It will include a sound recording booth and a laser
cutter that can be used for everything from engraving bottles to burning wood.
The space stemmed from Mulford-Chinn's interest in 3-D
printing that led to the installation of a 3-D printer in May. It has grown as
she continues to teach teens from around the city about robotics, soldering,
computer circuitry and app/video game creation.
Dayton Metro Library Debunks Library Myths
Myth 1: With the pervasiveness of the Internet, libraries
are obsolete. And besides, nobody reads anymore. So starts a list of 8 myths about libraries
and librarians that the Dayton Metro Library sets out to debunk on its website.
“If you think libraries are dreary, boring, staid places
full of musty books and librarians who shush you, we’re here to bust your
mistaken perceptions. Today’s Dayton Metro Library is nothing – nothing – like
that.”
The list concludes with: Myth 8: Librarians are little old
ladies with their hair in buns and sensible shoes. Truth: ARE YOU KIDDING? LIBRARIANS ARE
FASHION-FORWARD TRENDSETTERS [Editor’s note: Bold and all caps is from the
website]
“Libraries Still Matter”
The December 2014 issue of Today's Dietitian contains an
article in the Personal Computing section, "Libraries Still Matter,"
by Reid Goldsborough. It’s nice to have someone outside of the library field
point out the shortcomings of the Internet: you can’t get reputable, scholarly
information for free on the web.
"Libraries still matter because not everything is available on the
Internet, especially the free, legal Internet. You won't necessarily find the
most recent books, magazines, and journal articles, or back issues of most
newspapers and magazines. . . . Sometimes you need a library, and sometimes you
need the services of a librarian."
Before The Internet, Librarians Would 'Answer Everything' --
And Still Do
According to a National Public Radio (NPR) segment, the New York Public Library recently unearthed a
box of questions posed to the library from the 1940s to the '80s. Patrons consulted the library on questions
from practical household matters how do I put up wallpaper? to something surely
for a crossword puzzle, What was the name of Napoleon’s horse? If my memory serves me correctly, the famed
UC medical school reference librarian, Ruth Epstein, kept a similar file box of
patron questions!
E-Reader Sleep Risk
People who read from backlit E-readers in the evening showed
disruptions in sleep and in biomarkers of circadian rhythms, compared with
old-fashioned printed books in a small study.
Chang AM, Aeschbach D, Duffy JF, Czeisler CA. Evening use of
light-emitting
eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and
next-morning alertness. Proc Natl Acad
Sci U S A. 2015 Jan 27;112(4):1232-7. Epub 2014 Dec 22. PubMed PMID: 25535358;
PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4313820
More Reasons to Proofread Your Dictation
- The patient is living against medical advice.
- Sterile dressing was applied and the knee was sent to the recovery room in good condition.
- Duration of illness is probably at least since he became ill.
- Her husband had received the "husband of the year" award two years ago, but has since moved out and is living with a church secretary.
- He is employed as electrician but does not really remember any specific incidence which could have precipitated his hemorrhoidal problems.
- The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead.
- She is oriented to the year, and unsure of where she is. She is unsure of the president, but mentions Hulk Hogan as a possibility.
- Family History is significant for a half-brother of unknown origin.
- The wound is doing fine, without complaints.
- Elderly male, seeking physician with hearing deficit.
- The patient cannot touch her shoulder blade with her right shoulder. She also complains of pain in her right ankle. She says she is not sexually active.
- The patient reports a fatal reaction to Iodine in the past.
- She smokes one glass of alcohol per week.
Transcriptionists Respond
This
year, we have had fun with “dictations gone wild.” Now it is time for the transcriptionists to
respond with some of the stuff they have heard.
Here are some examples:
- Physician accidentally dictated the word “but” then to fix it he dictated “scratch that but”. Then had to stop due to laughing.
- This patient has an allergy to Lantus… OH S**T. Turns to others in the room, giggles, and says I just dictated s**t.
- … where was I? I can’t remember where I was… oh yeah, I was in the rectum.
- Chest x-ray of the pelvis shows … followed by uncontrolled laughter and inability to get back to dictating.
- In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.
- Doctor’s office, Rome: Specialist in women and other diseases.
- On a South African building: Mental health prevention centre.
Hospital Humor
“When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every
morning, even after I told them I didn't like it. I had to get even. One
morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up
and said, 'It's a little cloudy.' I took the tube from her and said, 'Let me
run it through again,' and drank it. The nurse fainted.” Alan King; Comedian (1927 – 2004)
