Thursday, March 21, 2024
Greetings, MDMLG Members!
You know how MDMLG has planted
seeds for your professional growth?
How it helps you meet and network
with other health sciences & medical library professionals?
How it provides you with an easy means for obtaining continuing education (CE) credit hours?
How it throws you a lifeline when
you need input from librarians with medical & healthcare experience?
Now
MDMLG Needs You!
Help
us nurture and expand the talent in our field by becoming a member of the MDMLG
Executive Board
We are currently looking to fill two open positions on
our Executive Board for next year, Treasurer and President-Elect.
We need you to step forward and engage as an
active member of our Executive Board. We are a very supportive group and will
help all new members as they learn their new roles.
Need more information about the
positions?
Contact Amanda Kelly (akelly14@hfhs.org),
Mariela Hristova (hristova@oakland.edu), Merle Rosenzweig (oriley@umich.edu),
or Elizabeth Bucciarelli (ebucciare@emich.edu) to discuss what these
positions entail.
Read more!
Posted by Elizabeth @
10:49 AM
Monday, March 18, 2024
MDMLG Spring General Business Meeting
The MDMLG Spring General Business Meeting will be held
in-person on April 17, 2024 at the Michigan School of Psychology. Following the
meeting, Michelle Kraft of the Cleveland Clinic Library will give a
presentation on promoting health sciences librarianship. Please register for
the meeting/presentation here: https://form.jotform.com/240774097721158
Please let me know if you have any questions. On behalf of
the MDMLG Program and Professional Development Committee, we hope to see you
there!
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
3:43 PM
Monday, March 04, 2024
MDMLG Mini-Meeting: Library Promotion and Marketing
The MDMLG Program and Professional Development Committee held our first ever "mini-meeting," an informal gathering around a specific topic, on Wednesday, February 21st at 1pm via Zoom. The topic was library promotion and marketing.
The minutes from this meeting and the PowerPoint are now available from the MDMLG Meetings website - http://www.mdmlg.org/meeting.htm
Mini-meetings will be a way for MDMLG membership to meet in between
General Business Meetings and hold a casual conversation about a
pre-specified topic. Our aim is to offer opportunities for MDMLG members
to connect more regularly and learn from other members in a manner more
casual than a business meeting.
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
4:08 PM
Friday, February 09, 2024
We Are Looking for YOU... for the MDMLG 2024-25 Executive Board!
The time is coming up for the MDMLG Executive Board to elect
new Board Members, and we’re looking for members that are interested in the
prestige and glamour of the Executive Board!
You will be able to grow your network of colleagues in the
medical library community, work with some amazing medical librarians to provide
a professional experience that connects and enriches our careers, as well as
have fun and add a little sparkle to your resume. Participation in the
Board of our organization also counts towards your AHIP certification.
We understand that we all have busy lives and commitments
outside of work, so if you are nervous or unsure of the commitment that holding
a Board position entails, please feel free to reach out to anyone listed below
in the descriptions of the open positions and we will chat with you to give you
a snapshot of what the position entails and the time commitment you can expect
if you hold the position.
As a reminder, the open positions are:
- President-Elect
- Treasurer
- Member Services
Coordinator
- Nominating Committee – 2
open positions
To nominate yourself, please contact any of the Nominating
Committee members at webmaster@mdmlg.org:
Amanda Kelly
Mariela Hristova
Merle Rosenzweig
Executive Board Positions (5-6 meetings a year)
The President-Elect, at the request of the
President or during the President's absence or inability to act, shall perform
the duties and exercise the functions of the President and when so acting shall
have the powers of the President. The President-Elect shall act as Chair or
Co-Chair of the Program and Professional Development Committee. They shall also
have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the
Executive Board, prescribed by these Bylaws or MDMLG's parliamentary authority.
Current: Steven Moore
Treasurer, The Treasurer shall prepare and
submit to the Board and the members of MDMLG a proposed annual budget and
recommendations regarding fiscal policy, and at each business meeting, an
account of MDMLG's current financial condition. The Treasurer shall also perform
other duties as necessary when disbursing MDMLG funds.
Current: Andrea Rogers-Snyr
Membership Services Officer, The
Membership Services Officer shall be responsible for processing membership
renewals, communicating member information to the Webmaster for the purposes of
the membership directory, and all other duties as outlined in the procedural
document.
Current: Stephanie Stebens
The Nominating Committee, (3-4 meetings a year. Chair
attends all executive board meetings and provides brief reports),
The Nominating Committee will nominate candidates for
election to the Executive Board. In even-numbered years of the replacement
cycle, candidates must be provided to replace the President-Elect, the
Treasurer and the Membership Services Officer. In odd-numbered years of 9 the
replacement cycle, candidates must be provided to replace the President-Elect,
the Secretary and the Outreach Officer.
Current: Amanda Kelly
Mariela Hristova
Merle Rosenzweig
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
8:18 PM
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Submit Your 2023 Publications and Presentations to the MDMLG Newsletter
It's that time of year again where we compile all the accomplishments that our members have completed over the previous calendar year! If you have published a journal article, an abstract, presented a poster, or presented a paper, please send me your citation(s) at webmaster@mdmlg.org, c/o David Stewart. Please also let me know if your AHIP status has changed since March of 2022 - whether you've become AHIP certified or are no longer.
Once compiled, you should see your citation, as well as those of your colleagues, in the next newsletter!
Read more!
Posted by David Stewart @
1:23 PM
Thursday, February 01, 2024
MDMLG Mini-Meeting Topic: Library Promotion and Marketing
Greetings members of MDMLG!
The MDMLG Program and Professional Development Committee invites you to attend our first ever "mini-meeting," an informal gathering around a specific topic, on Wednesday, February 21st at 1pm via Zoom. We hope to see you there!
Please use this link to attend: https://emich.zoom.us/j/84444657433
Hosted by MDMLG President Elizabeth Bucciarelli, this month's mini-meeting will focus on library promotion and marketing. Please feel free to prepare comments and questions related to the topic ahead of the mini-meeting—all are welcome!
Mini-meetings will be a way for MDMLG membership to meet in
between General Business Meetings and hold a casual conversation about a pre-specified topic. Our aim
is to offer opportunities for MDMLG members to connect more regularly
and learn from other members in a manner more casual than a business meeting.
Please let Steven Moore know if you have any questions.
Steven J. Moore
Chair, Program and Professional Development Committee
Read more!
Posted by Steven J. Moore @
2:56 PM
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
2023-2024 Margaret Danowski Student Scholarship Award Winner - Emily Kerttu
We are pleased to announce that Emily Kerttu, a Wayne State University Information and Library Science student, has won the 2023-2024 Margaret Danowski Student Scholarship Award!
Emily has an extensive background in the healthcare field, including a degree in biology, and has ambitions to work in a hospital or medical school setting once she finishes library school. She has specific interests in medical technology and hopes to see the intersection of tech and medicine as the way forward in medical librarianship. She speaks to this in her application, "A specialization as a medical librarian would allow me to improve the quality of care by helping providers and other health professionals stay on top of the newest technology and medical developments in their specialties."
Please join me in congratulating Emily on winning this award, and we hope to see her at the 2024 Summer Meeting!
Check out previous award winners at http://www.mdmlg.org/award-history.htm.
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
1:29 PM
Sunday, August 06, 2023
MDMLG Membership Renewal for 2023-2024
August
begins our membership drive for the 2023-2024 year. Please consider renewing
your current MDMLG membership or join by completing the online form at http://www.mdmlg.org/membership-renewal.htm.
Types
of MDMLG membership:
--Regular
($35)
--Students
(Free!)
--Institutions
($50)
--Emeritus/retired
($15)
Membership
provides great benefits, including but not limited to:
--Becoming
part of the network with health information professionals who have the same
interests and concerns
--Free
or discounted continuing educational opportunities for professional development
--Opportunity
to serve on the MDMLG executive board and committees
--Access
to Members-only portion of the MDMLG web site
--Providing
a sense of belonging to a community of health information professionals
Your
membership will make the organization stronger and expand the professional
network of health sciences/medical librarians in the Metropolitan Detroit area
and beyond.
Thank
you,
Stephanie
Stebens
MDMLG
Membership Services
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
1:58 PM
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Sarah Marks - MDMLG Margaret Danowski Student Scholarship Award Recipient - 2022
Wayne State University student Sarah Marks is the recipient
of the Margaret Danowski Student Scholarship Award for 2022-2023.
Sarah has a degree in biological sciences. She is currently
working as a Medical Lab Scientist and has more than a decade of experience in
healthcare in the field of medical laboratory science. She has a passion for
research and libraries, and is interested in exploring the field of health
sciences librarianship. Sarah is currently completing her MLIS degree at Wayne
State University.
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
3:33 PM
Monday, June 26, 2023
MDMLG Slate of Candidates 2023-2024
The
slate of candidates for the 2023-2024 Executive Board is listed
here: http://mdmlg.org/slate-2023-election.html.
There are no contested positions, so a ballot will not be necessary.
These candidates were approved and presented at the Summer Luncheon on June 22,
2023.
We
also want to include this relevant information from the bylaws:
Nominations
for the Board and the nominating Committee may be made from the membership at
large by petitions signed by no fewer than ten (10) personal members providing
they are submitted in writing to the chair of the Nominating Committee at least
seven (7) days before the election. Petitions must be accompanied by a written
statement of acceptance from the candidate and biographical sketch.
Read more!
Posted by Valerie Reid @
9:12 PM