The University of Texas Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library & Learning Center will host the MLA webinar – Demystifying R: An Introduction for Librarians – on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, from 1 – 2:30 p.m.  HealthLINE members are invited to join us.

All attendees are eligible to earn 1.5 MLA continuing education (CE) contact hours, and the participant’s manual will be distributed by email to registered attendees prior to the event.  If you are interested in attending, please let me know by email (jon.crossno@utsouthwestern.edu).

DESCRIPTION

If you work with researchers or stay up-to-date on “big data” or data science, you have probably heard of R. But what exactly is it, and why should librarians learn it? This webinar will help demystify this popular programming language and provide some real-world examples of how it can help librarians in their daily work. Whether it’s for assisting patrons with their research data or working with your own library data, R can be a useful skill to add to your librarian toolboxes. This webinar will provide an introduction to R, including how it can be used for data processing, visualization, and analysis of a variety of different types of data. We will also discuss some key terminology and concepts to get you started and provide you with resources for learning more about R.

Attendees will learn:

• what the R programming language is and some of its key features
• some key terminology and a basic understanding of how R works
• some uses for that R may be a good solution for your data needs, including data processing and management, visualization, and statistical analysis
• how R can be useful for working with research data, as well as with library data, including bibliometric data, library statistics, or budget data
• where to find free resources for learning R

Presenter

Lisa Federer, AHIP, currently serves as research data informationist at the National Institutes of Health Library, where she provides training and support in the management, organization, sharing, and reuse of biomedical research data. She is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and the editor of the forthcoming Medical Library Association Guide to Data Management for Librarians. An active member of MLA, she currently chairs the Medical Informatics Section and the Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury. She holds a master’s of library and information science from the University of California–Los Angeles and graduate certificates in data science (Georgetown University) and data visualization (New York University), and she is a doctoral student at the University of Maryland.

LOCATION DETAILS

Directions and parking information: http://library.utsouthwestern.edu/about/directions.cfm

Location: Library Admin Conference Room (E3.314E)

While the Library is badge-access only, you are able to get to the conference room without a badge; you just need to walk a little more.  Instead of entering the Library’s front entrance, turn to the left (stay inside the building!) and follow the corridor (past the UTSW Nobel Laureate portraits!) until you get to the Building E elevator lobby (to the left of the University seals).  Take the elevators up one level (to the 3rd floor) and then follow the signs to the Library Admin Office Suite.

 

Message from Joyce McFadden:

 

As chair of the HealthLINE 2016 Travel Awards Committee, it is my pleasure to announce the recipients of this year's HealthLINE travel awards.  Each award totals $300, to be used for SCC/MLA Conference expenses.

Member recipients:  Hema Sawhney, Ashley Brock

Student recipient:  Shelby Tallent

 

Please join me in congratulating all of them!

Thank you to those who applied this year, and special thanks to the Travel Awards Committee members – LeAnn Boyce, Dena Hanson, Jean Hillyer, Shae Martinez, Erica Owusu, Joy Russell and Peace Ossom Williamson.

 

Hello everyone!

 

The mentoring committee is looking for volunteers for mentors as well as committee members. We already have a few HealthLINE members seeking mentors and we'd like to pair them with a mentor as soon as possible but need your help. We need mentors at all levels and are currently trying to place someone with a librarian possessing managerial and director level experience.

 

Our community of librarians has so much knowledge and experience to share with each other. Mentoring is a rewarding venture and I ask that each of you consider volunteering to become a one. Typically mentorship is associated with new librarians, however, there will also be situations in which seasoned librarians will be looking for guidance. Participation as a mentor may also be a benefit to those members that need MLA AHIP points.  

 

Current Mentoring Committee Members

Brook Amen - Chair

Jean Hillyer - member 

Mary Anne Fernandez - member

 

Please contact me if you have an interest in this great opportunity.

 

Sincerely, 

 

Brook Amen, MLS

HealthLINE invites applications for its 2016 SCC/MLA Annual Conference Travel Awards.  Applications are due by Wednesday, August 31, and awards will be announced by Wednesday, September 7.

• 2016 Member Application
• 2016 Student Application
• • 2016 Faculty Recommendation 
•  

 

HealthLINE is excited to announce that Mary Peters from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has been named HealthLINE Librarian of the Year for 2015.

The LOTY Award is the highest honor HealthLINE can bestow on a member.  The purpose of this award is to recognize the contributions of a member of HealthLINE who has demonstrated significant accomplishments in medical librarianship.  Special consideration is given to accomplishments either in the recipient’s home library or that directly benefit HealthLINE and its members.

Mary Peters was nominated by three different members this year and each described her dedication to HealthLINE and her work.  A co-worker describes Mary as the “consummate professional” and said that other staff members have commented on her kindness, attention to detail, and thoughtfulness.  During inclement weather, Mary often spends the night at the hospital in order to keep the library and family resource center open.  She is involved in SCC/MLA and MLA in addition to her years of service to HealthLINE.  Mary has been a member of HealthLINE since the first meeting in 1989 and served our organization as Secretary twice, Treasurer twice, and Chair three times. She has also served on and/or chaired at least six committees.

Mary is truly a source of encouragement and supportive mentor to new HealthLINE members.  Please join me in congratulating Mary on being named our Librarian of the Year!

Michele

HealthLINE Chair

 

The Nomination Form for 2015 Librarian of the Year (docx format) is now available.  Nomination forms are due Dec. 22, 2015 at 5 pm.

Nominations for 2015 Librarian of the Year are due Dec. 22, 2015 at 5 pm.  The nomination form will be available at the Nov. 19, 2015 HealthLINE meeting.  Details:

• Nominee must be a current HealthLINE member.
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MEDICAL LIBRARY WORK
  Describe the nature and quality of the nominee’s medical library work, noting special achievements, innovation, and initiative.
• IMPACT OF WORK
  Describe the effect of the nominee’s work on the institution and the extent of its influence beyond the institution.
• SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
  Describe the nominee’s service to professional groups, including – but not limited to – HealthLINE.
• VISIBILITY AND RECOGNITION OF WORK
  Describe the extent to which colleagues, administration, and library users recognize the nominee’s accomplishments.
• MAJOR CURRENT UNDERTAKINGS
  Describe work and other activities in which the nominee is currently engaged that indicate career growth and demonstrate significant potential.
• Special consideration will be given to accomplishments either in the nominee's home library or that directly benefit HealthLINE and its members.

Please submit nomination forms to Jon Crossno (jon.crossno@utsouthwestern.edu) by Dec. 22! 

The Wiley Scholarship for Early Career Librarians application period is officially underway! If you’re not an early career librarian or ML(I)S student, help someone who is! Conferences can be career-boosting events for networking and learning about the latest industry developments. Please pass this on to someone who could benefit from the opportunity.

 

To learn more and apply, please visit the Wiley Scholarship for Early Career Librarians webpage. Sincerely, Mary Kate Stopa Library Marketing Manager

Texas Scottish Rite Medical Library has the following to offer for the cost of postage (reimbursing in stamps is ok, prefer check for large amounts – but EFTS is even better!).

They will be available through Oct. 2, 2015. Ask if you don’t see the issue you want of one of these titles!

Mary Peters, Medical Library Manager
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn St.
Dallas, TX 75219-3993
214-559-7875     Mary.Peters@tsrh.org

Journals – loose issues (scattered issues for all journals unless specific issues noted)

 

·         American Journal of Managed Care, v14, #8 (August 2008)

·         American Journal On Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities v.114, no.1,2,3,4, January 2009

·         American Journal On Mental Retardation v.109, no.1,6,4, November 2004; v. 110, no.2,3,6, May 2005; v.111, no.1,4,5,6, January 2006; v. 112, no.6, 401-476, November 2007; v. 113, no. 1,3,4, July 2008

·         Archives of Neurology: v69, #1-2, 2012, January-February

·         Arthritis Care & Research, v 1, 8, 11, 12, 13, (scattered issues)

·         Children’s Health Care v.17, #1, 1996 Summer,v.23, #1 1994 Winter,

·         Clinical Biomechanics v.4-21; May,1989 – 2006 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, v473, #1 (2015 January)

·         Clinical Pediatrics v.41 no.2-4, & 6-8;v.42 no. 7,8;v.44 no.3,5,7 March 2001-44, 73-203;369-549, September 2005 (Scattered Issues)

·         Clinical Symposia:, scattered issues

·         Computers in Nursing, v 17, #6 (1999), v18, #1-2 (2000)

·         Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, v13 #2 (April 2007)

·         Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, v1 (1991) – v18 (2008) (scattered issues)

·         Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology v.42,2000-56,2014 (Scattered Issues)

·         Foot & Ankle, v35 (2014)

·         Frontiers of Health Services Management: v 15-18 (scattered issues)

·         Healthcare Leadership Review v.32, 2013; v.33, no. 1-7, Jan-Jul 2014

·         Hospital Pediatrics, v2, #3, 2012, July

·         Infants and Young Children, v13 #4 (2001) and v14, #3 (2002)

·         Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities v.45,2007-47,2009 (Scattered Issues)

·         Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities v. 45, no.4-6, 227-365, August 2007; v.46, no.2-4, 93-267, April 2008; v.47, no. 1,2,6, February 2009

·         Imagine the Developmental Disabled And Mentally Retarded v.9, no.1; 1-60, February, 2003

·         JAMA: v311, #1-7, 2014

·         Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopedic Surgeons v.11,14,16,22; December 2003-14 (Scattered Issues )

·         Journal Of Biomechanics v.33,35,37-39; April,2000 – 2005 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Journal Of Bone and Joint Surgery v. 3,11,83,88-93, 95-96 ; March 1995-December 2014 (Scattered Issues )

·         Journal of Child Neurology: v 29, 2014

·         Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics: v. 4-5, 2010-2011

·         Journal Of Medicine and Philosophy v.28, no.4,5,6, 399-682, December 2003; v.29, no.3,5,6, December 2004

·         Journal Of Transcultural Nursing v.13-19; January 2002-October 2008 ( Scattered Issues )

·         LPN: Journal for Excellence in Practical Nursing , v1 (2005) – v5 (2009), scattered issues

·         Making the Rounds in Health, Faith and Ethics , v1 (1996)

·         Medical Genetics Review v3 (2004) – v7 (2008)

·         Medicine on the Net: v20, #4, 2014, April

·         Mental Retardation v.39, no.2,4, August 2001; v.40, no.2, April 2002; v.42, no.4,6, August 2004; v.43, no. 2,3,5, April 2005

·         Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews v.1, no. 3,4; v.2, no.1,3,4; v.3, no.1,3; v.4, no.2-4; v.5, no.2,3,4; v.6, no 2-4; v.7, no.1,2,4; 1995-2005 ( Scattered Issues ),

·         Modern Healthcare, v44, 2014 (scattered issues)

·         MRDD Research Reviews: Rett Syndrome v.8, no. 2; 59-112, Summer 2002

·         MRDD Research Reviews: Prematurity v.8, no. 3,4; 113-310, Summer 2002

·         MRDD An Update on Autism Research v.10, no. 4, 2004

·         MRDD Neurodevelopmental Assessment of the Fetus and Young Infant v.11, no. 1, 2005

·         Nature Genetics v.8-10,12-25,29,31-34,36; 1994-2004 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Nature Medicine v.1-13; January 1995 – January 2007 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Nature Insight ( Reprinted from v.400-432 ); 2000-2001 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Nature Neuroscience v.2,4,8,9; 1999 – 2006 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Neurology, v43,#4,  supplement 2, 1993 April

·         Neuron v.45-49; March, 2005 – February 2006 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair, v23, #5, v25, #3 & #7, v27, #6

·         Nursing & Economics, v33 #1 2015 January/February

·         Pediatric Neurosurgery, v39 #4, October 2003

·         Pediatric Physical Therapy v. 21, no. 1-4, Spring 2009-21,Winter 2009

·         Pediatrics v.107, 2001 – v.126, 2010 (scattered issues)  

·         Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, v24:2, 1994 October

·         Seminars in Pediatric Neurology v.2-v.11; 1995 – 2004 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Spine v.25,35,38-40; March, 2000 - January, 2014 ( Scattered Issues )

·         Spine Journal: v 14, #10-12,

·         Spine Deformity, v1 (2013) – v2 , #2 (2014, March)

 

Journals – bound volumes

·         American Journal of Diseases of Children v.143, 1989.

·         Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, v 131 (1978), v139 (1979), v181 (1983), v219(1987)

·         Current Orthopaedics, v1-12 (bound)

·         Instructional Course Lectures v.XLI,XXXII,48,51,55; 1992-2006

·         Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery v.77B-79B,80B,81B; 1995-1999

·         Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopedic Surgeons v.9; 2001

·         Journal of Rheumatology (lots of older volumes, let me know what you need)

·         Nature Neuroscience v.1-7,1998-2004

·         Rheumatic Disease Clinics v.35: 1-4; 2009

·         Spine, V 39, Jan-June 2014