10/18/2022

October 2022, No.159

 



Happy autumn, CAHSLAnians! CAHSLA-ites? CAHSLAnauts? I’ll work on it.  This is my second year with CAHSLA, and I’m so happy to be working alongside Emily Kean and Lisa McCormick again.  Together with Amy Koshoffer, they’ve done an extraordinary job at making me feel welcome, informed, and entertained.  I’m really looking forward to carrying on that tradition for another year.    

 

To me, that means meeting colleagues, making friends, sharing ideas, and having a good time. At our top-secret meeting at a top-secret world’s-best Indian restaurant (Dusmesh), we shared ideas and discussed visions for the year ahead, and I am excited. 

 

Let me interrupt myself for a moment.  Indian food in Cincinnati.  I recently visited a friend in DC, who expressed her sadness and frustration that she can’t find an Indian restaurant anywhere near as good as in Cincinnati.  Another friend said the same thing about living in Chicago, and in New York, and in L.A. It’s probably what makes CAHSLA so great. 

 

In all seriousness, I wouldn’t trade my experience at CAHSLA for anything, and I want nothing more than for you get as much out of it as I have, if not more.  If you have thoughts, opinions, or ideas, please share them with me. 


Alex Temple, President



Treasurer’s Report

2022-10-10 CAHSLA Treasurer Report

CHECKING BALANCE

as of 06/27/2022:

$2,055.19

CHECKING DEPOSITS

5 Memberships

$125.27

CHECKING DEPOSIT TOTALS

 

$125.27

CHECKING WITHDRAWALS

Web Domain Registration

$31.98

CHECKING WITHDRAWAL TOTALS

 

$31.98

CHECKING BALANCE

as of 10/10/2022:

$2,148.48

CASH BALANCE

as of 06/27/2022:

$70.00

CASH DEPOSITS

1 Membership

$25.00

CASH WITHDRAWALS

 

$0.00

CASH BALANCE

as of 06/27/2022:

$95.00

TOTAL ASSETS

as of 10/10/2022:

$2,243.48

 


Membership Chair Report

MEMBERS

8 Regular (Paid)

0 Student (Paid)

12 Life Members

20 Total

Respectfully Submitted,

Emily Kean, Treasurer and Membership Chair


Secretary’s Report

Annual Executive Transition Meeting

Date: August 18, 2022

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

Location: Dusmesh Indian Restaurant

Attendees:  Emily Kean, Alex Temple, Lisa McCormick

A discussion on the state of CAHSLA meeting attendance in light of recent social and health issues that limited in person meetings ensued.  Alex voiced that the social aspect of CAHSLA events are a selling point for membership and involvement.  The 2021-2022 end of the year picnic had a particularly good turn-out.  It could have also been driven by the convenient location in Clifton near the work places of so many members.

Another item of discussion was a curious mention of CAHSLA in a meeting announcement for OHSLA (Ohio Health Sciences Library Association) in June.  OHSLA, like many professional associations, is struggling for members and meeting attendees.  In an announcement for a discussion to generate ideas to increase membership, the following discussion item was brought up:  Collaborate/merge with the Cincinnati group. OHSLA was born from a merge. 

What could the benefits be to CAHSLA?  Any health information professionals can join OHSLA.  Historically, Cincinnati did have many OHSLA members.  Over time, and with the closing of many hospital libraries, fewer Cincinnati professionals OHSLA attended.  OHSLA offers a spring and fall meeting often with a CE component.  Meetings have generally been in the Columbus area, but some have been in the farthest ends of the state. Lisa McCormick reported that she had not seen any follow-up on the discussion.

Ideas of possible meeting venues and programs were discussed:  a tour of the murals in downtown Cincinnati; a holiday social at the newly renovated Walnut Hills Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library, a presentation by the director of the Winkler History Center and visit to the surgery theatre at UC.

CAHSLA Meeting

Date: October 3, 2022

Time: 4:30 p.m. -

Locations:  Memorial Hall and Queen City Radio

 

Attendees:

Tour guide: CMHS Chairman Bill Baumann
Edith Starbuck, Lynn Warner, Alex Herrlein, Emily Kean

Social:  Queen City Radio
Alex Herrlein, Alex Temple, Lynn Warner, Emily Kean

View from Memorial Hall

The 2022-2023 CAHSLA association year kicked off with the annual membership meeting on October 3, 2022.  A tour of historic Memorial Hall, now an arts and entertainment venue, located in Over-the- Rhine, was conducted by Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society Chairman, Bill Baumann.

The Hall sits in the shadow of renowned Music Hall, but, on its own, Memorial Hall is well-known for its intimate staging and fine acoustics among concert goers.  The Hall’s “neighbors” also include Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, numerous restaurants, and Washington Park, a gathering place to lounge, play with dogs, and enjoy a water feature in summer.

The tour led attendees through the history and the 2016 revitalization of the building. Built in 1908 by the Grand Army of the Republic, the Hamilton County Memorial Building stands as a monument to the Cincinnati veterans of the Spanish-American War and the U.S. Civil War.”  Like Music Hall, Memorial Hall was designed by Samuel Hannaford & Sons. Features of the building include marble stair cases, Tiffany chandeliers, and a special collection of memorabilia and artifacts representing military history from a local perspective.

Following the tour, individuals enjoyed a social time at Queen City Radio. 

Respectfully submitted,
Lisa McCormick, Secretary


Congratulations to Jennifer Pettigrew, MLIS, AHIP,  The James N. Gamble Library at The Christ Hospital, on achieving AHIP – Academy of Health Information Professionals – certification from the Medical Library Association. “The Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) is the peer-reviewed, accomplishment/portfolio-based certification and career development program for health information professionals. Academy membership indicates that your peers have certified that you have met a standard of professional education, experience, and accomplishment and demonstrates that you are committed to career development.”


Stories on Medical Librarians Impact

Check out the Krafty Librarian October 5, 2022 “Little Stories on a Medical Librarian’s Impact.” Described as a sort of  ‘Chicken Soup for the Librarian’s Soul’ the stories relate to the librarian impact on patient care, particularly during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Book Reviews on the Culture of Medicine

The Gold Foundation, an organization that “champions humanism in healthcare, which we define as compassionate, collaborative, and scientifically excellent care,“ provides many resources to promote humanism in healthcare, including a curated list of books and book reviews - both fiction and nonfiction. On the website's book review page, click on the book’s cover for a review.

Found in a Book

NPR, National Public Radio, did a story [August 2, 2022]  on librarian Sharon McKellar, Oakland Public Library, who collects the "found artifacts and posts them on the library's website in a collection titled Found in a Library Book."

Over ten years ago, McKellar became fascinated by the glimpses into the lives of these anonymous patrons through the post-it notes, birthday cards, pages of homework, and faded photographs, for example, found in returned library books.  Believing that others would be interested in these artifacts, McKellar, with the help of her Oakland PL colleagues, began collecting the items and scanning them into the library’s website Found in a Library Book.

From the NPR story: "I wonder if it was a precious object to somebody," McKellar said. "Does the person miss that item? Do they regret having lost it or were they careless with it because they actually didn't share those deep and profound feelings with the person who wrote [it]?" she wonders.







Attempts to Ban Books Increasing

Previous issues of the Chronicle have relayed the upward tick in attempts to ban books in school and public libraries.  The American Library Association and the American Civil Liberties Union have kept these stories in the media because many of those behind these bans have been threatening librarians, library workers, and boards of trustees with violence. The Washington Post published an opinion piece, "Have we forgotten what a public library is for?" [September 30, 2022] by Deborah E. Mikula (Executive Director of the Michigan Library Association)  and Loren Khogali.(Executive Director of the Michigan ACLU).

The Op Ed reminds us:Libraries fill a role central to any functioning democracy: upholding the rights of citizens to read, to seek information, to speak freely. As champions of access, librarians are committed to curating collections that allow everyone who enters the library to see themselves in the books and resources the library provides. It is especially crucial to serve people who belong to traditionally marginalized groups — such as the LGBTQ community — which have historically been underrepresented in the publishing industry.”

Medtwitter Takes on Dictation Bloopers

Recently a call went out on Medtwitter for dictation bloopers.  Here are a few of the amusing examples people submitted:

·       Baloney amputation instead of Below knee amputation
·       Fuzzy baby instead of Fussy baby
·       Patient presents today with her deceased husband
·       Reptile dysfunction instead of Erectile dysfunction
·       Lord of the strawberries instead of Lower extremities
·       Intubated by kaleidoscope


Final Thought

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.

Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower





6/29/2022

June 2022, No.158

 


The 2021-2022 CAHSLA year is now officially complete, and it was a great one. I am grateful for the chance to serve in my third term as president. I feel that of all the officer positions, being president is one of the easiest. The other officers keep the finances up to date (thank you Emily), record the meetings (thank you Lisa), publish our Chronicle (thank you Lisa and Barbarie), maintain our website (this is me) and organize all the meetings (thank you Alex, Lisa, and Emily). I especially want to thanks Alex Temple for his leadership of the Planning Committee and for conducting our elections. It takes a great team to keep CAHSLA vibrant.

I look forward to what is in store for next year. And I hope that you have fun plans for the summer. Perhaps you will travel or be a tourist here in Cincinnati. Whatever you do, be safe and enjoy!

Amy Koshoffer
CAHSLA President 2021-2022


Treasurer’s Report

2022-06-27 CAHSLA Treasurer Report

CHECKING BALANCE

as of 04/26/2022:

$2,211.41

CHECKING DEPOSITS

2 Memberships

$50.18

CHECKING DEPOSIT TOTALS

 

$50.18

CHECKING WITHDRAWALS

Print Museum Donation

$75.00

 

Membership Meeting Food

$131.40

CHECKING WITHDRAWAL TOTALS

 

$206.40

CHECKING BALANCE

as of 06/27/2022:

$2,055.19

CASH BALANCE

as of 04/26/2022:

$70.00

CASH DEPOSITS

 

$00.00

CASH WITHDRAWALS

 

$0.00

CASH BALANCE

as of 06/27/2022:

$70.00

TOTAL ASSETS

as of 06/27/2022:

$2,125.19

MEMBERS

Regular (Paid)

12

Student (Paid)

0

Lifetime Members

12

TOTAL:

24

 

 

Respectfully submitted by Emily Kean, Treasurer

Secretary’s Report

Meeting Minutes

Date:  May 16, 2022

Time:  5:00 – 6:30 p.m.

Location:  Cincinnati Print & Type Museum, W. 8th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

Attending:  James DaMico; Emily Kean; Amy Koshoffer; Lisa McCormick; Edith Starbuck; Alex Temple


Jacob Simpson, Assistant Director and Curator

Beginning Our Tour = Emily Kean, Lisa McCormick, Edith Starbuck, Alex Temple, Jacob Simpson

We were welcomed by Assistant Director and Curator, Jacob Simpson, in the main space of the Museum.  The Museum is operated by BLOC Ministries which mainly services the Price Hill area.  Simpson relayed to us the mission of the Museum:

·        To preserve the history of printing and make people aware of the career opportunities in print media.

·        To create an environment for artists to make handmade paper and print letterpress items.

·        To break the cycle of addiction by providing training, jobs, and dignity to the people of Price Hill.

Beginning in the main room of the Museum, Simpson gave us a brief history of printing and type development.  He explained to us the function of the several pieces of equipment in this room, all of which have been donated.  Simpson also informed us that the Museum has storage space – that is quickly filling up – for other equipment they have received, most often from a printing business in the area that is ceasing operation.

We toured the remainder of the building.  At one point, Simpson explained that some of the building was not safe to use because a car ran into the building approximately 18 months ago. 

The Museum has a small collection of books and manuals.  We saw trays and trays of press typefaces and plates.  Simpson is has also develop a database of printing presses manufactured in Cincinnati called The Cincinnati Press Project. 

As we were concluding our tour, we each had the opportunity to make our own typeface, using a 1954 Ludlow Typograph which created a slug, with our name or other meaningful word that we could then print on paper using a 1958 Kelsey Press  - a table top press.

The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.



Meeting Minutes

Date:  June 17, 2022

Location:  Mt. Storm Park Overlook, 700 Lafayette Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio

Time:  5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Attending:  James DaMico; Regina Hartman; Amy Koshoffer; Lisa McCormick; Jennifer Pettigrew; Lisa Raney; Edith Starbuck; Alex Temple

The end-of-the-year picnic was held at Mt. Storm Park in the lovely stone shelter overlooking the Mill Creek Valley and with a view of the hills of the west side of Cincinnati.

The picnic was a potluck with fried chicken and beverages provided by CAHSLA. We had the opportunity to gather around one picnic table for chatting, catching up on each other and the local library scene, and enjoying dinner.

President Amy Koshoffer expressed her thanks for a busy association year that included tours of several interesting museums in Cincinnati, a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens for the holiday party, and a Zoom educations presentation by Emily Kean.  Expressing her gratitude to the executive committee, Koshoffer presented each with a unique Rookwood book mark.  On behalf of CAHSLA, Alex Temple presented Amy with a mosaic giraffe (a reminder of the Zoo visit) and a fine German pen.

Koshoffer announced the election results:  Emily Kean, President Elect; Lisa McCormick, Secretary; Emily Kean, Treasurer.

We sat and chatted and enjoyed dessert until the sun began to set.  Though we had a nice breeze, it could not offset the direct heat the shelter received with its western facing.

The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.


Election Committee Report

Thanks to all who ran for a position, and thanks to all who voted. Your CAHSLA officers for the 2022/2023 year are:

· President: Alex Temple

· Vice President/President Elect: Emily Kean

· Secretary: Lisa McCormick

· Treasurer: Emily Kean

Respectfully Submitted,
Alex Temple, Vice President


Annual Report: Chronicle Editors

For the 2021-2022 association year, four issues of the Chronicle were published.

Issue Number

Date

158

June 2022

157

April 2022

156

December 2021

155

October 2021

Respectfully submitted,
Barbarie Hill and Lisa McCormick, Editors

Annual Report: Secretary

For the 2021/2022 association year, I recorded meeting minutes for the following:
















Respectfully submitted,
Lisa McCormick, Secretary

 

Hello! My name is Jim DaMico, and I am the new, full time Archivist for Cincinnati Children’s. I started my new journey in December 2021. Previously, I was the Curator of Audiovisual Collections at Cincinnati Museum Center. Working in healthcare is not where I thought I would be, but Children’s is a great and supportive organization with a long history that goes back to 1883. The collection includes medical equipment, paintings, photographs, moving images, books, manuscripts, and hospital records. I am excited by my new role and look forward to sharing our history and meeting more people through the Cincinnati Area Health Sciences Libraries Association.

I want to take the opportunity to let the community know about Cincinnati Children’s Archives new website: https://libguides.cchmc.org/cincinnati_childrens_archives The website provides a central location to search our collections, request information, and to learn more about our accomplishments and culture of caring.

The archives serve as our memory of the innovative thinkers who imagined possibilities and transformed ideas into reality to advance pediatric medicine. It’s the legacy for which we build our future and dare to dream bigger to inspire future generations of researchers, scholars, and healthcare providers.

Check the Archives out and be inspired!

Follow the Archives

Twitter: @CCHMCArchives

Facebook: @CCHMCArchives

Instagram: CincinnatiChildrensArchives

Feel free to reach out to me at: james.damico@cchmc.org

Mitchell Nelson Library and Archives


New Editors of JMLA Announced

JMLA, the Journal of the Medical Library Association, announced the appointment of new Co-Editors-in- Chief,  Michelle Kraft, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Director, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Library, Cleveland, Ohio and Jill T. Boruff, AHIP, Liaison Librarian, Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. Kraft will serve as the Strategic Initiative Editor and Boruff as the Operations Editor.

According to the announcement,Recognizing the growth in responsibilities of the editor-in-chief role over the last half decade, the JMLA Co-Editors-in-Chief will share leadership, with one role focusing on journal operations such as handling manuscripts, supervising junior editors, collaborating with the production editor, and the other role focusing on strategic initiatives such as leading the editorial board, managing journal work groups, and setting strategic goals for the journal.”

The Museum of Endangered Sounds

Brendan Chilcutt has set out to preserve the ‘archaic noises of technology’ through an online archive he launched in 2012.  If you miss the sounds of a connecting 56k modem, the dial of a rotary phone, or the loading of a VCR, the Museum of Endangered Sounds will return you to that nostalgic era by clicking on the image of the technologic wonder of yester year and reliving the associated sound.

Final Thought

"Spring has many American faces. There are cities where it will come and go in a day and counties where it hangs around and never quite gets there. Summer is drawn blinds in Louisiana, long winds in Wyoming, shade of elms and maples in New England." — Archibald Macleish