Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association

BMC Chapter News 2002 - Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association

The Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association met in Corbett Hall at the University of Alberta on September 30, 2002 for its annual general meeting. Members gathered for an excellent catered supper following the business meeting. The new NAHLA Executive for the 2002/03-year was announced:

President:
Denise Koufogiannakis, Collections Manager
John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta

Vice President:
Marlene Dorgan, Associate Director
Science/Technology and Health Sciences Libraries
University of Alberta

Treasurer:
Connie Winther, Library and Information Services Coordinator
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta

Secretary:
Sheila Fynn, Health Sciences Library
Grey Nuns Community Hospital

Past President:
Tanya Voth, Program Manager
Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta

At this time, NAHLA has approximately 38 active members.

It has been a relatively busy fall for NAHLA members. Due to the increasing interest in PDAs, an educational session was held at the University of Alberta on August 19, 2002 called “PDAs within a Health Sciences Environment”. At that session, the video from the MLA PDA teleconference that was taped earlier in the year was played for attendees and was followed by a discussion of current issues on this topic.

On November 26, Linda Slater from the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library presented an informative session entitled “Issues in Bibliographic Management Software: Overview of the Big Three.” Linda provided an excellent overview of the three programs, demonstrating their unique features and indicating which program would be best suited for particular needs. This was a very popular session, heavily attended by NAHLA members and other interested individuals from the Edmonton library community.

The traditional annual NAHLA Christmas luncheon was held once again at the Manor Café on December 5, 2002. Members had a good visit and had a great deal of fun with the “recycled” gift exchange. It was noted that some of the gifts were recycled from last year’s luncheon.

NAHLA has agreed to sponsor the Partners in Education Program, a joint venture between the professional community and students enrolled in the MLIS program at the University of Alberta, as well as the 2nd International Evidence Based Librarianship Conference in June 2003. The Executive also agreed to cover the registration costs for a local student to attend CHLA 2003.

This is a very busy time for many NAHLA members who are involved with planning for the CHLA 2003 conference and the EBL 2003 workshop which will be held in Edmonton next spring. Both events promise to be interesting and exciting. Mark your calendars!

Keep up to date on NAHLA activities - check out our NAHLA website: http://fn2.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca/~nahla/nahla.htm

Submitted by: Marlene Dorgan NAHLA Vice President

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