Report from Washington (2)
This morning we heard the annual update from the National Library of Medicine. It’s a great reminder of the many programs and resources that they make available to the health sciences library community. We also heard the inaugural address of Ruth Holst, incoming president of the MLA, and were invited to attend next year’s meeting in Minneapolis. This afternoon Annabelle gave an invited presentation on AHSL’s collaboration with the College of Public Health, the Pima County Public Library, the Southwest Institute for Research on Women, and the UA Department of Women’s Studies to raise academic and community awareness of HPV (human papillomavirus).
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Medical Library Association meeting
Report from Washington
I’m in Washington, DC at the Medical Library Association annual meeting. Others from HSL who are here are: Annabelle, Brooke, Carol, Mary R., Pat, and Sandy. At least three of our Clinical Education Librarians are here also: Becky Birr, Kathy Zeblisky and Marni Ditmar. Our three Knowledge River Interns, Azul, Iris and Ramona are also here and seem to be enjoying the conference. Yesterday Annabelle and Carol gave presentations as part of a half-day symposium called, “The Informationist in Practice.” The large room was packed and people were really interested in hearing what they had to report. Today we were well represented in the poster sessions. Annabelle, Brooke and Jeanette were co-authors on a poster about the Frontera Collaboration on border health and Jacque was a co-author on a poster about libraries on new health sciences campuses.
I’m in Washington, DC at the Medical Library Association annual meeting. Others from HSL who are here are: Annabelle, Brooke, Carol, Mary R., Pat, and Sandy. At least three of our Clinical Education Librarians are here also: Becky Birr, Kathy Zeblisky and Marni Ditmar. Our three Knowledge River Interns, Azul, Iris and Ramona are also here and seem to be enjoying the conference. Yesterday Annabelle and Carol gave presentations as part of a half-day symposium called, “The Informationist in Practice.” The large room was packed and people were really interested in hearing what they had to report. Today we were well represented in the poster sessions. Annabelle, Brooke and Jeanette were co-authors on a poster about the Frontera Collaboration on border health and Jacque was a co-author on a poster about libraries on new health sciences campuses.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Election, Meeting
Special Election
President Shelton has outlined his plans if the one-penny sales tax does not pass. In an April email he explained the current one-year furlough plan and went on to say, “However, it is important to note that more extreme budget actions, including the prospect of additional furlough days, will become necessary if Proposition 100 fails at the ballot on May 18th. The State has approved two budgets for the coming year. The first is dependent on the passage of Proposition 100, which is a temporary three-year sales tax increase of 1 cent. There is a contingency budget that will go into effect if Proposition 100 fails, and that would result in an additional cut of $42 million to the University of Arizona.
To cut an additional $42 million from our budget would necessitate a substantial increase to the furloughs, along with a significant reduction in jobs and major cuts in other areas, including student financial aid. Obviously we will not know if these additional cuts will be required until after the May election.”
If you haven’t voted today I encourage you to vote before the polls close at 7 PM. Time away from work to vote is excused.
MLA Annual Meeting
Several librarians will be attending the Medical Library Association annual meeting in Washington, DC this week and next. There are committee meetings beginning on Thursday, continuing education classes on Saturday and the opening of the meeting on Sunday. The conference ends on Wednesday, May 26 but there are few more classes offered that day. Supported by the National Library of Medicine, our Knowledge River interns, Azul, Iris and Romona, will be attending the meeting.
President Shelton has outlined his plans if the one-penny sales tax does not pass. In an April email he explained the current one-year furlough plan and went on to say, “However, it is important to note that more extreme budget actions, including the prospect of additional furlough days, will become necessary if Proposition 100 fails at the ballot on May 18th. The State has approved two budgets for the coming year. The first is dependent on the passage of Proposition 100, which is a temporary three-year sales tax increase of 1 cent. There is a contingency budget that will go into effect if Proposition 100 fails, and that would result in an additional cut of $42 million to the University of Arizona.
To cut an additional $42 million from our budget would necessitate a substantial increase to the furloughs, along with a significant reduction in jobs and major cuts in other areas, including student financial aid. Obviously we will not know if these additional cuts will be required until after the May election.”
If you haven’t voted today I encourage you to vote before the polls close at 7 PM. Time away from work to vote is excused.
MLA Annual Meeting
Several librarians will be attending the Medical Library Association annual meeting in Washington, DC this week and next. There are committee meetings beginning on Thursday, continuing education classes on Saturday and the opening of the meeting on Sunday. The conference ends on Wednesday, May 26 but there are few more classes offered that day. Supported by the National Library of Medicine, our Knowledge River interns, Azul, Iris and Romona, will be attending the meeting.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Congratulations to Jose and Amanda
Congratulations Jose!
I am very happy to announce that Jose Solorzano has been awarded the 2010 Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Georgia Reynolds Dedicated Service Award. The award was established to recognize and honor dedication to the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC). Classified staff and appointed personnel are nominated for the award by coworkers or supervisors from the University Medical Center, the UA College of Nursing, the UA College of Pharmacy, the UA College of Medicine, and the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health. Nominees must be employed at the Arizona Health Sciences Center for at least 15 years and show excellence in service to AHSC and the community to be eligible. Jose was honored at the AHSC awards ceremony on Friday May 7 when Chris Tisch, last year’s winner, presented the award on behalf of the AHSC Staff Advisory Council. Please join me in congratulating Jose.
Congratulations Amanda!
I am also very happy to announce that Amanda Escalante will be graduating from Pima Community College this weekend. Amanda has earned her AA degree in Liberal Arts and plans to go forward for a BA in Psychology. Please join me in congratulating Amanda.
I am very happy to announce that Jose Solorzano has been awarded the 2010 Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Georgia Reynolds Dedicated Service Award. The award was established to recognize and honor dedication to the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC). Classified staff and appointed personnel are nominated for the award by coworkers or supervisors from the University Medical Center, the UA College of Nursing, the UA College of Pharmacy, the UA College of Medicine, and the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health. Nominees must be employed at the Arizona Health Sciences Center for at least 15 years and show excellence in service to AHSC and the community to be eligible. Jose was honored at the AHSC awards ceremony on Friday May 7 when Chris Tisch, last year’s winner, presented the award on behalf of the AHSC Staff Advisory Council. Please join me in congratulating Jose.
Congratulations Amanda!
I am also very happy to announce that Amanda Escalante will be graduating from Pima Community College this weekend. Amanda has earned her AA degree in Liberal Arts and plans to go forward for a BA in Psychology. Please join me in congratulating Amanda.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Groundbreaking!
Here’s a report from Kathleen Carlson, Clinical Education Librarian at the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus.
The first shovels of dirt were thrown for the new Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) on the Downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC). A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday, May 12, 2010 for the building, part of expansion of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, were among the dignitaries.
“This one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary facility will provide greater access to medical education in Arizona and will have a tremendous economic impact on the state by creating new jobs and pumping revenue into the economy,” said Arizona Board of Regents President Ernest Calderón.
The $187 million, 268,000 square-foot LEED®certified education building will house the expansion of the medical school, as well as programs from UA College of Pharmacy, UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services programs. This building will allow the College of Medicine-Phoenix to expand its class size to 120 students per year (from 48 per year). It also creates space for training other health sciences students, interdisciplinary education with classrooms, laboratories, pre-clinical training suites, a medical library/learning resource center, study areas and faculty offices. The first class of first-year medical students was admitted in August 2007 and currently has 120 students training to be physicians.
The HSEB is part of the overall plan to create a major academic health center in Downtown Phoenix that includes health education facilities, research and clinical programs. In addition to the medical school, the PBC is home to Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
The first shovels of dirt were thrown for the new Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) on the Downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus (PBC). A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday, May 12, 2010 for the building, part of expansion of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, were among the dignitaries.
“This one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary facility will provide greater access to medical education in Arizona and will have a tremendous economic impact on the state by creating new jobs and pumping revenue into the economy,” said Arizona Board of Regents President Ernest Calderón.
The $187 million, 268,000 square-foot LEED®certified education building will house the expansion of the medical school, as well as programs from UA College of Pharmacy, UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services programs. This building will allow the College of Medicine-Phoenix to expand its class size to 120 students per year (from 48 per year). It also creates space for training other health sciences students, interdisciplinary education with classrooms, laboratories, pre-clinical training suites, a medical library/learning resource center, study areas and faculty offices. The first class of first-year medical students was admitted in August 2007 and currently has 120 students training to be physicians.
The HSEB is part of the overall plan to create a major academic health center in Downtown Phoenix that includes health education facilities, research and clinical programs. In addition to the medical school, the PBC is home to Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
Friday, May 7, 2010
New carpeting on first floor
We learned this week that there is enough stimulus funding to allow Facilities Management to put new carpeting in the library’s first floor in all areas south of the hallway. It will take about four weeks for the carpet tiles to arrive. Facilities will work with us to cause as little disruption as possible.
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