MAHSLIN NETWORK NEWS OCTOBER 2000 Volume 20 (3)
PRINT NEWSLETTER NEWS
As of January 2001, due to the ready availability of the MAHSLIN newsletter on the web, by vote of the MAHSLIN committee a $5.00 surcharge will be added to annual dues for members requesting the MAHSLIN newsletter in print. A text-only version will be available on the MAHSLIN home page as well as a regular version. Librarians without Internet access are encouraged to buddy up with a net-connected librarian to save postage.
HEALTHMART 2000
There's still limited time to take advantage of HEALTHMART 2000: INVESTING IN INFORMATION, a MAHSLIN sponsored program to be held Oct. 25th at the Boston Marriott, Copley Place. The conference and exposition, which features an exciting roster of speakers, is provided through the Mass. Health Data Consortium, Inc. It touches on many hot topics-performance and outcomes measurement, information technology, HIPAA, and more. MAHSLIN librarians receive a discounted admission price of $170. For more information, contact Gina Gentile at (781) 890-6040, or register online at www.mahealthdata.org/ Registration deadline is October 15th.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION
MAHSLIN CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Searching E M B A S E via DIALOG: Current - Comprehensive - Unique Drug and Biomedical Literature
PROGRAM
EMBASE, the Excerpta Medica database is an excellent source for current awareness and retrospective searching,
For pharmaceutical information, clinical medicine, biotechnology and basic biomedical research. Indexing takes
just 15 working days on average, and EMBASE offers more than 7.5 million articles (1974-present) from
approximately 4,000 international journals published in 70 countries.
Attend this EMBASE training seminar and learn about the latest file enhancements including:
* Database content and record structure
* Subject indexing including discussion of the EMTREE Thesaurus
* Advantages of searching EMBASE Alert
* Building cost-effective search strategies
* Learn about the Elsevier BIOBASE file
* Getting the most from EMBASE User Aids
* How to use EMBASE in conjunction with MEDLINE
* FREE hands-on search practice, training workbook and supplementary materials!
WHEN
October 6, 2000
8:45 am - 4:30 pm
EMBASE INSTRUCTOR
Dorothy Earley
WHERE
Computer Classroom (Goff Learning Center, S2-307D)
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA
PREREQUISITE
Basic working knowledge of DIALOG
All experience levels are accommodated - beginners receive a basic introduction to EMBASE, and advanced
searchers can update and refine their skills.
MLA CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
6.5 credits awarded upon completion of the program
COST
Registration (To cover expenses) - $10.00
SPACE IS LIMITED, SO REGISTER EARLY!
Please fillout and mail the registration form with your check for $10.00 (payable to MAHSLIN) to:
Peg Spinner
Reference Librarian
The Lamar Soutter Library
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
Tel (508) 856-1267
Fax (508) 856-5899
We will confirm your registration and send a receipt with directions and
parking information by email.
REGISTRATION FORM (LIMITED TO 15 REGISTRANTS)
Searching E M B A S E via DIALOG: Current - Comprehensive - Unique Drug and Biomedical Literature
NAME: ______________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
WORK PHONE: _______________________FAX: ____________________
EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________
AMOUNT INCLUDED
(Please make checks payable to MAHSLIN)
________ $10.00
FACES AND PLACES
As of 8/21, Denise Corless is the new library manager at Brockton Hospital. She can be reached at 508/941-7207 or at dmoc680@hotmail.com.
MaryAnn Finnegan accepted a management position at Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell, tel. (978) 934-8308, email hsl.mf@stmmc.org
Michelle Giberti is the new Medical Librarian at Somerville Hospital's Carr Health Sciences Library. She can be reached at 617-591-4288 or mgiberti@challiance.org.
BOSTON LIBRARIAN GIVES WHOLE NEW MEANING TO JOB-RELATED HEADACHES
Margo Coletti, director of medical libraries at Beth Israel Deaconess Center in Boston, is facilitating a new support group at BIDMC for headache sufferers. The support group, the first of its kind in the Boston area, is sponsored by the National Headache Foundation (NHF) and is open to the public. Meetings are held the last Wednesday evening of each month in the BIDMC Learning Center Library which provides a relaxing and informative atmosphere. The group plans to focus on a different topic each month; the September 27th meeting focused on headaches in the workplace.
The group came about when a physician with NHF ties approached Coletti to inquire about organizations that might be willing to form and facilitate such a meeting. Feeling that her librarian's background in medical literature could offer a unique opportunity to share in such a group, Coletti approached the Learning Center for space, advice, and assistance, and initiated the program.
If you would like more information about this support group, or help in setting up one in your own institution, contact Margo (mailto:mcoletti@caregroup.harvard.edu).
WEB SITE OF THE MONTH-JAKE (Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment)
http://jake.med.yale.edu/
This is a search engine devoted to locating which free and pay-for databases include what journals. It's simple to use. You can type in the name of the journal, or narrow your choices down to a specific volume or citation. A detailed explanation of JAKE's composition and function can be found on its FAQs page. Use is free.
Submitted by:
Matt Eberle
Forsyth Institute
(The MAHSLIN newsletter committee invites your suggestions for inclusion of outstanding web sites pertaining to Health Sciences Librarians. To suggest a site, contact Donna Beales at (978) 937-6247, or at dbeales@lowellgeneral.org)
PAST PRESIDENT
The Past President is in charge of Hall of Fame nominations for the year. He/she solicits nominations and forms a committee to consider them. Hall of Fame awardees are not necessarily named each year.
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF MEDICAL LIBRARIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS
This committee first met on July 25, 2000, to discuss ideas on how to make the public and medical community more aware of the services and expertise of medical librarians. Several possible methods are in their embryonic stages, including physician/patient brochures, mass media exposure, and "Library Grand Rounds" modules. Members of the committee are: Anita Loscalzo, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Chair; Sidney Fingold, NE Regional Primate Center; Elizabeth Fitzpayne, Mass. Medical Society; and Peg Spinner, UMass Medical School.
The MAHSLIN Ad Hoc Committee on the Status of Medical Librarians in
Mass. is working on a generic brochure very tentatively titled "Ask a
Medical Librarian." We would like to see what all of you have already
done for your individual libraries. Please send a copy or actual
brochure to:
Anita Loscalzo
16 Ledgewood Drive
Dover, MA 02030
Thank you for your assistance.