Fall Messages

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Fall 2024 edition of HLSP News.

I hope your Summer went well, and that Fall is full of great things for you.

In this edition of HLSP News, we bring you information about celebrating National Medical Librarian Month (held in October every year) as well as updates on our HLSP Grant program and the electronic resources provided by SCRLC. We also share the latest program information on the Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series and we end with some links to upcoming continuing education opportunities.

Please enjoy this edition of HLSP News and let me know if you have any questions about anything included.

All the Best,

Christine Brown

Outreach Services Librarian/HLSP Coordinator

National Medical Librarian Month

Electronic Resources

Currently, SCRLC provides a subscription to NEJM and to 17 titles in STAT!Ref to all HLSP members. We also offer five titles through Ovid Journals on a cost share basis and four HLSP members currently participate in that subscription.

The challenge we face is that several members do not participate in the NEJM and STAT!Ref resources even though those are offered free of charge to all HLSP members. I plan to do field visits with all HLSP Members this year to determine why those resources aren't being used. We want to increase the usage as much as possible.

Health, Wellness, and Hospital Libraries

Lunch and Learn Series

The Health, Wellness, and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series is now in its second year and the goal of this series is to provide information that can be useful for librarians, library liaisons, and providers.

In addition to providing useful information, this series is also an opportunity to meet other SCRLC members including those who work at the other member hospitals. We encourage you to attend the lunch and learn programs and to invite your providers and administrators to participate as well.

Our next program will be held on October 2, and it addresses what vaccines are needed to prepare for the winter illness season. We're also planning for programs on cyber security/scams/hackers and related issues, mosquito borne illnesses, and mental health. Please check our website periodically for further announcements. And if there are any topics you'd like to learn more about, please reach out to me to share them.

HLSP Grant Program

The applications for the 2024/2025 HLSP Grants have been sent to the librarians and liaisons for all member hospitals and some have been completed and returned. We encourage all members to return the application so that we can verity the planned purchases are allowable.

As a reminder, the purpose of the HLSP grant program is to provide funds that allow each member hospital library to purchase resources that will improve patient care. The funds are not intended to supplement the resources of an individual.

If you have any questions about whether a specific item or service is allowable, you can check the guidelines or reach out to Christine for information and a discussion.

Continuing Education

Upcoming Webinars

SCRLC has the following program planned for this Fall:

Our next Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn Webinar will be held on October 2 on the topic of vaccines that will be available for flu, Covid, RSV, and mpox. For more information on this (and other) programs, please check our website.

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) is offering the following FREE CE classes this Fall:

The Role of Libraries in an Aging Society: A Social Justice Imperative

Facilitating Rural Access to Quality Health Information through Little Free Libraries

Rural Health Resources

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is offering the following CE classes this Fall:

Navigating Burnout: Strategies for Re-engaging in Systematic Review Work

The Emergence of AI Pedagogy: Exploring Resources and Enhancing Engagement for Medical Librarians and Information Professionals

NOTE: There is a charge for each MLA CE class with a discounted price for members. SCRLC may be able to pay for your registration for MLA programs so keep that option in mind for these or any other courses on the MLA website.

Recently Recorded Webinars:

On July 10, as part of our Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series, we held a program with on vaccine hesitance, and you can review the recording here.

Also, as part of our Health, Wellness and Hospital Libraries Lunch and Learn series, we held a program on October 18, 2023, by Mandy Roome, PhD titled All About Ticks. If you weren't able to attend this webinar, please feel free to watch the recording.

In August 2022, SCRLC offered an NLM webinar on the topic of Trauma-Informed Librarianship and seats remain available. Let me know if you would like to access to this webinar at no charge.

NNLM held a webinar on DOCLINE and FREESHARE in August and it was recorded. We encourage you to check out the recording if you use DOCLINE.

MedlinePlus Tutorial for Librarians & Health Educators - self-paced. This interactive, narrated tutorial provides a tour of the MedlinePlus website and explains why MedlinePlus is a trusted reference when answering health information questions.

This tutorial takes about 1 hour to complete. (1 CE credit)

Additional resources include recordings of past webinars, which can be found here.

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