MIDLINE
No. 94 | Winter 2004 Newsletter of the Midwest Chapter / Medical Library Association
In this issue President's Message Treasurer's Report  Midwest Chapter news and activities               Invitation Call for Papers Award Call for Nominations Governmental Relations Coordinators              New member profile What’s Happening: News and announcements from around the Chapter               Minnesota Institute               UW-Madison Library Moving               Of Special Interest at MLA '04               State Meetings Publication Information	President's Message By Melinda Orebaugh, Midwest Chapter President Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI mgorebau@gundluth.org Greetings Midwest Chapter Colleagues, It is my distinct pleasure to serve as your 2004 Midwest Chapter president. Our organization is one that I am proud to serve. My tenure as a member of the Midwest Chapter is much longer than I care to admit! I espouse the grassroots leadership style. Grassroots leadership is a philosophy that empowers every individual to share the responsibility of achieving excellence. Grassroots leadership, a system of beliefs established by D. Michael Abrashoff, U.S. Navy, in his book, It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy. It is a process of replacing command and control with commitment and cohesion by engaging the hearts, minds, and loyalties of workers. Bottom up, not top down. So what do Captain Abrashoff, a U.S. Navy destroyer and a book on management have in common with the Midwest Chapter? And, why should you care? The Midwest Chapter / MLA is your organization. Please take responsibility for it. As a member, you are empowered to share in the responsibility for achieving excellence as a chapter. Your job is to communicate with your president, your officers, and your board members regarding your health sciences librarianship concerns, needs, or requests. Engage your hearts and minds in the pursuit of excellence as a chapter. You, the members, are the grassroots of our organization and your input is essential to our continued success. What is my job in your organization? I work for you. I promise to aggressively listen to you. And, I promise to communicate your concerns to the appropriate parties with purpose and meaning. I will provide you with follow-up and feedback regarding actions taken on your behalf. As a grassroots organization, please utilize all the chapter communication channels available to you: your listserv, your newsletter, your website, your officers and board members. So that I can listen and learn from our membership, feel free to invite me to attend your state health sciences library association meetings. I am already scheduled to attend the Indiana Health Sciences Librarian’s Association and the Wisconsin Health Science Library Association meetings in April. We are the Midwest Chapter; we are responsible for our continued success. Your officers and board members met on March 26 at the Radisson Hotel & Suites in Chicago. The Midwest Chapter website and MIDLINE will be used to communicate to you board discussion and actions. In the spirit of communication, camaraderie, and networking, please plan to attend our annual meeting “The Road to Collaboration,” in Springfield, Illinois, October 8-12, 2004. I await your “grassroots” response!

Treasurer's Report

By Chris Shaffer, Midwest Chapter Treasurer
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
chris-shaffer@uiowa.edu

Midwest Chapter/MLA bank accounts have been moved from Cole Taylor Bank in Chicago to US Bank, our new "permanent" bank. Previously, the Chapter moved the accounts every time a new Treasurer was elected. US Bank has numerous locations in all nine states in the Chapter which will be accessible to future Treasurers. The Chapter is the proud owner of a US Bank credit card, allowing us to take advantage of discount prices and facilitating easier bill payment.

Chapter assets are $43,197.72 as of February 16, 2004. The budget, financial statement, ledger and accounts are available on the Chapter web site at http://midwestmla.org/business/treasurer/.

By Karen Douglas, 2004 Program Coordinator
Sibert Library
Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville, Il
library@passavanthospital.com

Our theme for this year’s joint conference of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association and HSLI reflects a changing attitude for all libraries. Follow us along "The Road to Collaboration" at the Renaissance Hotel in Springfield, IL. Mark October 9-12, 2004 on your calendars for this conference. Those of you who have never had the opportunity to attend a regional meeting will be able to mingle with your colleagues from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. The HSLI planning committee is hard at work to make this a memorable event. Keynote speaker will be James Neal, Vice president of Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University.  For more information, check out our web site at http://midwestmla.org/2004conference/.

Come to the Land of Lincoln to meet, greet, and treat yourself to an energetic, enlightening conference!
 

The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association & the Health Science Librarians of Illinois will meet together in Springfield, Illinois to examine "Collaboration" as a means to maximize the impact of our libraries on our clientele, organizations and communities. Please consider sharing your experiences; write a paper or present a poster.

Contributed papers and posters will be judged based on their relevance to the conference theme (Collaboration), clarity of presentation and originality.

If your paper is selected, you will have 15 minutes to present it to your colleagues at the Contributed Papers session. If your poster is selected, it will be available for viewing for 1 ½ hours during the Poster Session, plan to stand by to field questions. Your poster must be non-electronic and is limited to a 4 ft x 6 ft maximum size.

Deadline for Submission: May 1st, 2004
Acceptance Notification: June 15th, 2004

Submit your contributed paper abstract (maximum of 300 words) in print or electronically to:

Royden Jones
Library & Resource Center
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
530 NE Glen Oak
Peoria, IL 61637
royden.r.jones@osfhealthcare.org

Submit your poster abstract (maximum of 300 words) in print or electronically to:

Carol Galganski
Library & Resource Center
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
530 NE Glen Oak
Peoria, IL 61637
carol.galganski@osfhealthcare.org

By Gerald Dujsik, Chair, Midwest Chapter Awards & Scholarships Committee
Carl F. Shephard Memorial Library
Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL
gdusik@eyecare.ico.edu

Has your state association, consortium or other organization done something creative in the last twelve months? Would you like to get $500 for your organization? Apply for the Achievement in Health Information Management award from the Chapter. This can be a special project that is beyond the normal operational programming of the association which shows advocacy, leadership, service, technology, or innovations that contribute to the advancement of the health sciences librarian. Full details are on the Chapter website at http://www.midwestmla.org/awards. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2004.

By Julie Schneider, Chair, Midwest Chapter Governmental Relations Committee
Middleton Health Sciences Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
julieschneider@library.wisc.edu

As the new chair of the Governmental Relations Committee of the Midwest Chapter, I thought this would be a good opportunity to let everyone know who their state coordinators are. These coordinators are there if you have questions about any legislative issues in your state or if you have information that you would like the coordinator to share with the entire chapter or with other state members. It is hoped that with the help of the state coordinators and other grassroots organizers in each state, we can better communicate legislative and budgetary information to all Midwest Chapter members.

The current State Coordinators of the Governmental Relations Committee for the Midwest Chapter of MLA are:

Submitted by Mary K. Taylor, Midwest Chapter Member
Morris Library
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
mtaylor@lib.siu.edu

Paul Blobaum is a professor and Health Sciences Librarian at the University Library at Governor’s State University in University Park, IL. He is the subject coordinator for communication disorders, nursing, health administration, occupational therapy, and physical therapy. He also is the Distance Education Librarian and the Copyright Coordinator for the University Library. Paul’s professional interests include nursing, promotion of hospital libraries and librarians, virtual reference, bibliographic instruction, and online instruction. This Park Forest, IL native was a hospital librarian for 12 years in the Chicago suburbs before coming to Governors State in 2001. He is the President-Elect of the Health Science Librarians of Illinois and will serve as President in 2005-2006. Paul is a 1990 graduate of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana. He also has an undergraduate degree in Music/Organ Performance from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. His personal interests include gardening, beekeeping, and music.

The University of Minnesota Libraries will offer its fourth Training Institute for twenty-four early career academic librarians who are from traditionally underrepresented groups and are in the first three years of their professional career. This week-long Institute will have a two-fold focus, combining training in leadership and organizational behavior with developing a practical skill set in key areas for professional librarians. In addition, Institute participants will gain a community of peers with whom they will develop a support network that will continue through their professional careers.

For more information and application materials visit the Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians website at http://sdt.lib.umn.edu/institute/.
 

By Sandra Phelps, Midwest Chapter Member
University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI
sphelps@library.wisc.edu

On June 1st the three UW-Madison Health Sciences Libraries will merge into a new home, the Ebling Library, located in the new Health Sciences Learning Center at the west end of campus. With over 50,000 square feet, the new library boasts wireless network capabilities, a patron seating capacity of over 350 seats, sixteen group study rooms, and over nineteen research workstations. All will be housed in a beautiful, serene building with plenty of natural light

Terrance Burton, Library Director, states, “The combined Health Sciences Library will be the heart of the multidisciplinary educational facility. Operating from a single location will allow the HSL staff to expand the quantity and quality of services we can deliver to all of our patrons, regardless of their location. We expect this high-tech, high-touch library to be a magnet for students, faculty, and staff from throughout the university.”

As you plan for your document borrowing needs, we ask that you remember our temporary closing May 29 – June 20. During our move and consolidation, access to the journal and book collection will not be available. We apologize for any inconvenience during this closure. The Ebling Library is tentatively scheduled to open June 21, 2004.

Our library is being named for UW Medical School alumnus Paul R. Ebling, MD ’55. Dr. Ebling enjoyed reading and found great pleasure in expanding his knowledge. A library was always one of his favorite places to spend his free time.

To learn more about the Ebling Library visit our website at http://www.hslc.wisc.edu.

"Seize the E-Journal: Models for Archiving" Symposium
Wednesday, May 26, 2004

MLA's Collection Development Section is planning a half-day symposium on e-journal archiving for the afternoon following the conclusion of the MLA annual meeting. We invite anyone who works with or is interested in e-journal archiving issues to join us at the symposium. MLA membership is not required. This symposium will give participants the opportunity to become familiar with current electronic journal archiving models and discuss future-oriented collection development priorities and strategies for individual, organizational, consortia, and national libraries. The program will include presentations by expert panel members on their archiving models, input from reaction panel members on the impact, feasibility, and interest level in these models for various types of libraries, and breakout sessions that allow participants to discuss existing archiving models and future archiving priorities and standards. For more information, visit the MLA website http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2004/index.html; look under “Meeting Symposia.”

Government Relations Committee and Capitol Hill Visits

During this year's MLA meeting in Washington DC, we are being encouraged to take advantage of the location and election year energy to organize and schedule congressional office visits to promote our legislative interests--NLM FY05 funding and at least one other issue. The MLA/AAHSL Joint Legislative Task Force is providing some information and moral support for groups that want to take part in the scheduled lobbying period Monday, May 24, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. An orientation session is scheduled for May 24 from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. If you are interested in participating, please contact Eileen Stanley (eileen.stanley@allina.com), and be prepared to identify your senator and congressman.
 

INDIANA -- The IHSLA (Indiana Health Science Librarians) will be hosting their Annual Meeting at the Seasons Lodge in Nashville, Indiana (in lovely Brown County) April 22 and 23, 2004. Full conference registration for IHSLA members is just "four bits" - that's $50.00 and includes Thursday's SuperSearcher CEU, Friday's activities, Friday's breakfast and lunch and entry in the "Treasures of Brown County Raffle." Friday Only Registration is also available. SuperSearcher Only Registration is "Free" to IHSLA 2004 Members. This class will be held at the Brown County Career Resource Center (just down the road apiece from The Seasons) on Thursday Afternoon 1:00-5:15 p.m. For more information and registration details, visit the IHSLA website http://www.incolsa.net/~ihsla/.


IOWA -- The Spring Health Sciences Subdivision meeting of the Iowa Library Association will be held on Friday April 23, 2004. An education session will be held at Hardin Library on the morning of April 23rd. Ellen Westling of Ebsco (former medical librarian at Massachusetts General, and Harvard University) will be presenting a session on searching CINAHL via the EBSCO interface. A tour of the John Martin Rare Book Room will follow the EBSCO presentation. Lunch and the business meeting will be held at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Clasen Board Room. For more information, contact Molann Mosell, Chair, Iowa Library Assocation, Health Sciences Subdivision mmosell@yahoo.com or call her at 319 626-4027.
 

MINNESOTA -- The Health Science Libraries of Minnesota (HSLM) meeting will be held April 16, 2004 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.  Bob Herskovitz, Chief Conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society will present a program focusing on disaster planning.  Lunch will be served.  For information and registration information, visit the HSLM website at http://www.hslm.org/ and click on "Calendar of Events."


NORTH DAKOTA -- The spring meeting for the North Dakota Library Association Health Science Information Section will be held April 16, 2004 in Fargo. The program will include the Preparing for the Future of Digital Reference” videoconference from the College of DuPage. For more information, contact Mary Markland markland@medicine.nodak.edu or call her at 701 293-4173.


OHIO -- The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA) will hold its Spring 2004 Meeting on Thursday, April 22, 2004 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Fawcett Center in Columbus, OH. Ruth Holst, the GMR's Associate Director, will present her Grant Writing Workshop. 3.5 MLA CE's will be available. This meeting will also mark OHSLA's 10th Anniversary with a "birthday" celebration including cake, ice cream, souvenirs, and door prizes. For more information and registration details, visit the OHSLA website at http://www.ohslanet.org/.


WISCONSIN -- The Wisconsin Health Science Library Association Annual Meeting “The Art of Librarianship” will be held April 26-27, 2004 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The keynote speaker will be Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. from the School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The full preliminary program and registration information is available at http://www.whsla.mcw.edu/2004/2004.html.

 

MIDLINE is published in electronic format four times a year by the Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association. The newsletter and archives are available at http://midwestmla.org/MIDLINE/. Statements and positions expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Chapter, the Chapter Board, or the Editor. Contributions from all Chapter members are welcomed and encouraged. Copy deadlines for coming issues are as follows:

Issue	Copy Deadline	Posting Date
Spring 2004	April 30, 2004	May 30, 2004
Summer 2004	July 15, 2004	August 15, 2004
Fall 2004	October 15, 2004	November 15, 2004
Winter 2005	January 15, 2005	February 15, 2005

Contributions may be edited for brevity, clarity, or conformance to style. The Medical Library Association Style Manual, available at http://mlanet.org/publications/style, provides guidelines for MIDLINE contributors. All copy should be submitted in electronic format to the editor, Clare Leibfarth (email:LEIBFARTH@exchange.oucom.ohiou.edu). Photos should be submitted as .jpeg files.