Hospital Library Services Program Newsletter
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A Very Happy 2020! We hope it will be a wonderful new year and decade for all of of you!
As always, we want to hear from YOU
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anytime you have questions, concerns, ideas, or news that we can either assist you with or share with the other hospital liaisons and librarians, we would love to hear from you! Please contact Molly at
mbrown@scrlc.org
or 607-273-9106 x 204.
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Reminders for HLSP members:
- HLSP grant money: please make sure you to use up any remaining funds by March 31, 2020. Money remaining cannot be rolled over to the next year, as the grant period runs from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.
- Final Reports of items you have spent your 2019-2020 grant money will be due by May 15, 2020. Forms will be sent out in mid-March (please remember to include your receipts). Please return completed forms to Molly Brown on or before May 15, 2020.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians with Jessica Pettitt
webinar series from the NNLM.
We are excited to share with you the first four webinars in this series
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Are you confused about all the topics under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Are you overwhelmed by all things swirling around in our world today?
Are you ready to have less frustrating conversations?
Conversations that Matter
include both internal and external dialogues about our similarities and our differences. In the following webinars, Jessica Pettitt will help us navigate the waters of DEI, in an enjoyable and engaging fashion:
We will continue to post the remaining 5 webinars, as they become available.
About the presenter
: Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP, pulls together her stand-up comedy years with 15+ years of diversity trainings in a wide range of organizations to serve groups to move from abstract fears to actionable habits that lead teams to want to work together.
This webinar series is being underwritten by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL), the Medical Library Association (MLA), and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM).
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The Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak began in December in a seafood and poultry market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million, and is spreading quickly. The virus is now affecting numerous cities in China, as well as Southeast Asia, Australia, France, Canada, and the United States. As of this writing the virus has infected almost 3,000 people, and has killed at least 82.
- The World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergency Committee met on January 22, 2020 to provide public health advice on this outbreak. To read the proceedings of the meeting, please see this link.
- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is closely monitoring the outbreak and has an updated Situation Summary available, which includes what to expect and their response to this virus, here.
- The New York State Department of Health has also released information in regard to the Coronavirus, with links to additional resources, here.
Additionally, the US State Department has
raised the travel advisory
to China and released information on what to do if you must travel there, or have been there within the last 14-days.
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Do You Have a Tabling or Outreach Event we can help with?
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We are always looking for ways to assist you! If you have an outreach or tabling event at your hospital that you would like assistance with, material for from the Medical Library Association, or help getting the word out, please email Molly at
mbrown@scrlc.org
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Is it the Winter Blues or is it SAD?
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