DECEMBER 2017 / Issue 27 (4)

Annual Meeting Treasurer Update

Special Reports Personal News
Committee Reports Professional News
Contents
3 Letter from the President 19 Colleague Connection
Learn the latest news about Stories about whats happening
the chapter from the president with our colleagues

4 Update from the Treasurer 22 Job Opportunities

Membership renewal is underway Learn about new job postings
in the region
5 2017 Annual Meeting
Stories, summaries, and photos of this 24 Newsletter Information
years annual conference How to submit content and when to
expect issues
11 Committee Reports
Learn important information and news
from our committees
15 Special Reports
Learn whats new with the website,
newsletter, and HLIS

17 2018 Annual Meeting

Start making plans to visit San Antonio
now!

18 NNLM SCR update

A beautiful view of Albuquerque, NM! Photo
by Christina Tyson

FEATURED: Annual Meeting I 5-9

5 2017 SCC/MLA Librarian of the Year
6 2017 SCC/MLA Distinguished Service Award Announcement
8 2017 Mayo Drake Scholarship Winners
9 SCC/SCAMEL Writing Retreat
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From the President
With another SCC/MLA meeting behind me, Im reminded of what I like
best about being a part of this chapter: the people. The program and
local arrangements committees coordinated a great meeting, the
presenters contributed interesting content, and our vendors and
speakers gave us much to consider as we returned home. The
opportunity to meet our new members was an absolute pleasure I can
tell they are ready to jump in and continue the SCC/MLA traditions of
serving, sharing, and celebrating!

I would like to thank all of those who have served SCC/MLA so faithfully
Montie Dobbins
this past year. Our outgoing Executive Board and Committee Chairs built
SCC/MLA President
upon the firm foundation of our past leadership, and Im confident that
our incoming leadership will continue that good work. I am also grateful
for all of those who volunteered to serve on committees this year, as I know they are ready to
dig in and get to work. I know the members of the program and local arrangements committees
are already working on a great meeting for San Antonio!

I encourage each member to renew your membership. Without you, SCC/MLA cannot continue
to be the active and dynamic chapter it is. When you renew your membership, dont forget to
volunteer for a committee! There are plenty of exciting committees to serve on, and the work is
not only fun, but it forms the backbone of our chapter. There will be plenty of calls to volunteer
for a committee, so dont be shy about answering! I also invite our members to mentor those
who are new to our chapter. Help them get to know folks and make them feel welcome. Lets
learn one anothers stories, and build a better chapter together.

As we head into a new year, let us take advantage of every opportunity SCC/MLA offers. In
2018, we head to San Antonio, the site of the very first annual meeting of the South Central
Chapter of the Medical Library Association. While it is fun to reflect on our history, how much
more interesting it is to create a vital and vibrant future!

So dont forget:

Renew your membership!

Volunteer!
Save the date! October 19-24, 2018 in San Antonio, TX
Thanks for allowing me to serve!

Montie Dobbins
President-Elect

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Membership renewals for 2018 are currently underway!

Update from the Treasurer

For those of you who may not be aware, I fell at the end of the annual meeting in Albuquerque,
which resulted in a torn quadriceps tendon on my right leg, and I had surgery on November 9 to
repair the injury. The surgery went very well, and I am currently recuperating in my apartment
since I am unable to put any weight on the knee for six weeks. I am able to work remotely, so I will
be able to respond to any questions.

Membership renewals for 2018 are currently underway, and everyone should have received the
initial email reminder about them on November 2. Officially, current memberships expires on
December 31, but anyone who has not renewed by that time will still have until February 28, 2018,
to renew for the 2018 calendar year.

If you wish to pay online with a valid credit card, all you need to do is select the Pay online
option and follow the on-screen instructions. Please note: The online payment processor (Stripe) is
currently validating submitted credit cards using the address and Zip code on file for the card along
with the security code, so if you get a message that the payment did not completely process, this is
why. If you have any questions or comments about this, please contact me immediately.

If you prefer to pay by check, you should select the Pay by invoice option, which will generate an
invoice that you may print out and send with your payment; the invoice will also be emailed to you
automatically. With my current situation, I may not be able to deposit the check as quickly as I
would otherwise, but I promise I will deposit them as soon as I can.

Jon Crossno
Treasurer

Special congratulations to the

lovely Barbara Crossno for her
dedication to her son and
SCC/MLA! She received an official
Certificate of Recognition from the
chapter, and there wasnt a dry eye
in the place during that
announcement!

Pictured left to right: Jon Crossno,

Barbara Crossno, Michele
Whitehead; photo by David Duggar

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2017 SCC/MLA Librarian of the Year
I want to express my appreciation and excitement to the SCC/MLA
for the prestigious Librarian of the Year Award. If I had had to name
two traits that defined my career, it would be a need for collegiality
and a thirst for knowledge. As a solo librarian, I had to reach out to
others I knew in similar positions so I could share the small triumphs
and large frustrations that come with creating your own place in a
hospital setting. My first call was to Helen Caruso, then at Slidell
Memorial, and from there, the idea of monthly calls with other
solos was born. As Helen and I shared professional practices and
new knowledge, we realized that, by expanding our base, we had a
better chance of offering services that increased our value to our
clinicians and ultimately to the patients our hospitals treated. Today every chat has three parts:
News, Help!, and Explore, and the support we offer each other is enlightening and invaluable.

Every librarian I have met, every meeting I have attended inspired me to do more, be better at
what I do, and share with others what I have learned. I never fully realized the impact of my
activities until Debbie Sibley called and I heard Shari Cliftons presentation. I am overwhelmed
with gratitude for this distinguished honor.

Louise McLaughlin
Womans Health Sciences Library
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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2017 SCC/MLA Distinguished Service Award Announcement
2017 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Joy Summers-Ables
Director, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has

performed outstanding service to SCC/MLA and is the highest accolade
that the chapter bestows upon a member. Recipients are selected on
the basis of their contributions in measurable ways to Chapter
achievement and effectiveness.

A couple of quotes from the letters of recommendation written for this years recipient:

The recipients loyalty and dedication to the chapter has never faltered.

The recipients career has been lengthy and productive.

As for the recipients participation in SCC, didnt just do a lot of things but did a lot of things
extremely well.

I believe the term enthusiastic ambassador was also used.

The recipient has been a member of SCC for decades and has chaired or been a member of
nearly all the committees. The recipient has produced and/or collaborated on beaucoup SCC
papers and posters. The recipient is a distinguished member of AHIP. The recipient has served
as president of both HLIS and SCC.

Her contributions to the infrastructure of the organization are many. She is has kept us
technologically current and in touch by being our listserv manager since the beginning.

Oh one more quote The joy she brings to her work is infectious. I believe there was also a
quote about joi de vivre

I am very pleased to announce that Joy Summers-Ables is the 2017 Distinguished Service
Award recipient!

Presented by Jennifer Lloyd,

2017 Distinguished Service Award Recipient

Jennifer Lloyd and Joy Summers-Ables, Photo by David Duggar

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SCC/MLA Annual Meeting Photo Gallery

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos from the meeting to the Google Photos page. Here
is just a preview. Be sure to check out all of the photos and upload yours:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/c6YpAcMLhzfXdLBn1.

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2017 Mayo Drake Scholarship Winners

As I flew into Albuquerque for the 2017 SCC/MLA

Annual Meeting, I was blown away by the beauty of
New Mexico. I had been there one time as a seven-
year-old child but had not been back since then.
However, the beauty of the mountains and inactive
volcanoes surrounding the city of Albuquerque was
just awe inspiring.
I am a graduate student in the Library and
Information Science program at the University of
Oklahoma, Tulsa, and I am one of the 2017 Mayo
Drake Scholarship Award recipients. I am honored to
have been asked to contribute to the South Central Connections newsletter about my
experiences at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

There are so many things that made the meeting so memorable to me. The venue was perfectly
set in historic Old Town Albuquerque, and the view from my 10th floor balcony was spectacular.
The Hotel Albuquerque and food were phenomenal! Oklahoma Tex Mex is good but not nearly
as flavorful as New Mexican food! I learned so much from the presentations, as well as the
guest speakers. I enjoyed Dr. Patriquins HLIS presentation, Mindful Meditation. It was very
calming, and I hope to continue that practice now that I am back home.

I think what really made the meeting so memorable was everyone that I met. My friend and
mentor, Anne Howard, was the best! She introduced me to so many great people, and we
talked about how she began with SCC/MLA and what the
chapter means to her. Annes encouragement
throughout my trip inspired me to attend many of the
social events and get to know other members. Dr. Dede
Rios was also a new, amazing friend. Her positivity and
energy brought such life to the event. She always
brightened my day. The new member reception was also
a great place to meet other new members, as well as
chapter officers. Throughout the meeting, I never felt like
a stranger or even a new member; I always felt welcome.
Thank You to the Local Arrangements Committee for
doing such an amazing job! I know there was a lot of
hard work that went into this years preparations. My hope is when I graduate this coming
spring that I will find a medical librarian position where I can stay apart of SCC/MLA and
hopefully come back next year for the 2018 SCC/MLA Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Aaron Pope
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Student

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Thank you for awarding me the Mayo Drake Scholarship, I appreciate
the opportunity to attend the 2017 SCC/MLA Annual Meeting and to
meet everyone. I was grateful for the opportunity to receive feedback
during the retreat as well as both attend and present at the conference
for the first time. Going to the poster presentations, listening to what
my colleagues are doing in their libraries, and learning their
perspectives on the profession was quite engaging. I appreciate the
support and feedback I received for my first presentation, and I was
able to gain some ideas about how to improve my project and
presentation. Attending the Grants and Proposal Writing Continuing
Education session presented by Bethany Livingston and Debbie
Montenegro, from the NNLM SCR helped develop ideas for moving
other projects forward. I feel the perspectives discussed during the different components of the
conference will help me become a better librarian.

Im thankful to my mentor, Julie Esparza, for her words of wisdom and perspective. Im also
grateful to Heather Moberly for encouraging this opportunity; and my supervisor, Esther
Carrigan, for her support.

This conference was an invaluable experience to learn more about medical librarianship and its
leadership and opportunities within the region. I look forward to seeing the SCC/MLA family
again in San Antonio.

Laura M. Rey
University of North Texas, Denton, Student
Texas A & M Medical Sciences Library, College Station, Library Associate

SCC/SCAMEL Writing Retreat

This years writing retreat was phenomenal! As a novice writer, I benefited greatly by attending
the SCC/SCAMEL Writing Retreat! The mentors, Stewart Brower and Jack Bullion did an
awesome job setting the tone, choosing a spectacular writing space, and offering constructive
feedback of our work. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library was such a
beautiful and serene place to create, and their staff were so helpful. Even the view from the
third floor of the balloons in the afternoon was just enough to inspire you to write more. I
learned so much from the cohort, and Im so motivated to keep writing. I highly recommend
this to anyone who is even remotely interested in becoming published. Write ON!

Dede Rios
Director of Optometric & Clinical Library Services
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas

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 Writing Retreat Gallery

Back row: Jack Bullion, Julia Esparza, Alice Jaggers, Heather Moberly, C. Erik Wilkinson; Front row: Montie
Dobbins, Stewart Brower, Laura Rey, David Duggar (Photos submitted by David Duggar)

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 Committee Reports

Awards and Scholarships Committee

Congratulations to all of our SCC/MLA Awards and Scholarship winners. Many thanks to Debbie
Sibley, our Awards and Scholarships Committee Chair. Although Debbie has had an eventful
year, she has still has managed to keep us on task and on schedule.

Thanks also to the Subcommittee Chairs.

William D. Postell, Sr. Professional Development Award, Julie Esparza
Mayo Drake Student Scholarship Award, Dede Rios
Librarian of the Year Award, Tara Malone
Distinguished Service Award, Jodi Philbrick

If you missed the announcements and introductions at the meeting in Albuquerque here is a
quick rundown of all of honorees

Mayo Drake Student Scholarship Award

Aaron Pope, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
Laura Rey, Texas A&M Medical Sciences

William D. Postell, Sr. Professional Development Award

Beatriz Varman, Texas Medical Center Library, Houston
Karen McElfresh, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center,
Albuquerque

Librarian of the Year Award

Louise McLaughlin, Womans Hospital Health Sciences Library, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Distinguished Service Award

Joy Summers-Ables-University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City

Many thanks to all of the Awards and Scholarships Committee members for their work
throughout the year Margaret Peloquin, Dede Rios, Jodi Philbrick, Tara Malone, Julie Esparza
and our Board Liaison, Daniel Burgard.

We congratulate all of our award winners and look forward to your submissions for this coming
years awards and scholarship opportunities! Start thinking now about what you should apply
for or whom you should nominate.
Anne Howard
Chair Awards and Scholarships

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Fundraising Committee
SCC/MLA members recognized outstanding fellow colleagues in the region by awarding
Armadillo Accolades. Congratulations to the 2017 Accolade Recipients!

Locrecia Abner Jennifer Lloyd

Mararia Adams Linda London
Sheryll Anderson Tim Mason
Sally Bowler-Hill Sarah Miles
Stewart Brower Debbie Montenegro
Ana Cleveland Sarah Morley (2)
Dan Burgard Terri Nail
Destiny Carter (2) Jake Nash (2)
Jon Crossno (3) Will Olmstadt (2)
Montie Dobbins (3) Margaret Peloquin (2)
David Duggar (2) Aaron Pope
Barbara Epstein Barbara Reilly (2)
Julie Esparza (3) Joanne Romano
Jonquil Feldman Carol Seiler
Dawn Field (2) Debbie Sibley
Linne' Girouard Lisa Smith (2)
Kelly Gonzalez Susan Steelman
Michelle Green Steve Stockdale
Travis Holder Joy Summers-Ables
Molly Knapp Betty Tucker
Teresa Knott Margaret Vugrin
Janna Lawrence Michele Whitehead (2)
Brian Leaf Deidra Woodson
Bethany Livingston

Destiny Carter
Fundraising Committee

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2017 Local Arrangements Committee

Conference in Motion: SCC/MLA 2017

The South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) held its annual
conference in Albuquerques Old Town, October 13 17, 2017. This was the 5th time this event
has been hosted in Albuquerque, the other years being 2007, 1997, 1987, and 1974.
Hosting in October allowed us to take advantage of New Mexicos beautiful fall weather and
Albuquerques amazing Balloon Fiesta to highlight our theme The Skys the Limit, even if
there was a bus driver snafu on Saturday and too much wind for lift off on Sunday!
This year was also the debut of a push towards a paperless conference and a meeting app.
Survey feedback indicates that most of the membership supports this. We welcomed 151 total
registrants to the conference, a number of whom attended a special Outreach track put on the
wonderful people of the NNLM SCR, and funded by the NLM. We heard thought-provoking
presentations by Dr. Patti Brennan of the NLM and Siobhan Riordan of the Philadelphia Free
Library, meditated during the Hospital Library Interest Section (HLIS) Luncheon, and heard of all
the great work going on in the chapter during poster sessions, lightning talks, and
presentations.

Jacob Nash
2017 Local Arrangements Committee

Membership Committee
On behalf of the Membership Committee (MC) I want to share the following:

First Thanks to everyone who attended the New Members Reception in Albuquerque.
Everyone went out of their way to make new members feel welcome.

Second Please remember to renew your SCC membership and to update your profile
information in the membership database at the same time. Wild Apricot makes this very easy
and it means SCC has the most current information for our members.

Third Current members should have received an email (11-16-17) asking you to vote on the
new membership category. Approval of a new dues category for retirees was voted on and
approved at the Business Meeting so it now moves to the full membership for a vote. Thanks to
Jean Hillyer, MC Chair (2016-2017) for moving this proposal through the process. We hope this
new membership category will encourage continued participation and mentoring by retired
members. Please take a few minutes to give us a yea or nay.

Susan Steelman
Chair Membership Committee

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Research Committee
The Research Committee had a great time in Albuquerque. In addition to determining our
Elizabeth K. Eaton Award Winners for outstanding research papers and posters, we piloted a
new Peoples Choice Award for all submitted posters. A special thank you to the South Central
Academic Medical Libraries consortia (SCAMeL) for funding the awards and to all our volunteer
judges who helped review the research submissions and congratulations to all of the awardees.

SCC/MLA 2017 Elizabeth K. Eaton Award Winners

Papers
1st --Big Data Limitations: The Sky is the Limit for Overcoming Big Data Barriers
Porcia Vaughn, Amelia Hall, and Ashley Teufel, University of Texas at Austin
2nd-- A Modified Scoping Review of Burnout in Library Personnel
William Olmstadt, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
3rd-- Limitless Literature Searches: Finding Answers in Questions
Katie Prentice, Toni Hoberecht, and April Schweikhard, Schusterman Library, University
of Oklahoma at Tulsa

Posters
1st-- Systematic Reviews: Roles for Librarians
Angela Spencer, St. Lukes Hospital, and Jonathan Eldredge, University of New Mexico
2nd-- Who (re)Moved my Digital Library? A Case Study of Library Integration and its
Impact
Philip Walker, Rachel L. Walden, Camille Ivey, Heather LaFerriere, and Christopher
Ryland, Vanderbilt University
3rd-- What do faculty consider most relevant? Identifying core public health journals in
public health
Laura Wright and Elaine Hicks, Tulane University Matas Library

Peoples Choice Award Winners

Planning and Completing a Book Drive for Malawi
Karen R. McElfresh, Laura J. Hall, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center,
University of New Mexico, and Patricia Repar, University of New Mexico Arts-in-
Medicine
For the Faculty: Resource Management Explained
Joanne Romano, Texas Medical Center Library

Tim Kenny
Out-going Chair Research Committee

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 Special Reports

Hospital Library Interest Section (HLIS) Update

I hope everyone had a good trip to Albuquerque and

got that home safely. If you did not attend, hope to
see you next year.

We had a great talk from Dr. Lara Patriquin about meditation and mindfulness. We even
engaged in some medication um meditation. Sorry, we were not recreating a scene from
Breaking Bad.

Welcome to our six new members if you attended or not.

The election results are in and congratulations to Tim Kenny President elect and Bob Bartlett
Secretary.

We also extend the call to any HLIS members that have any documents from the last decade (or
earlier) since we have large gaps in our digital archive. Therefore, if you are hoarding a full set
of HLIS luncheon programs or anything else (they will never fetch anything on Ebay) send us
scans so we can fill in the blanks.

Respectfully standing as submitted,

Jeff Swindoll
HLIS President 2017

Newsletter Report
We would like to start out by giving a big shout-out to everyone involved with putting together
such an incredible meeting in Albuquerque. The Local Arrangements and Program Committees
did an amazing job. Special thanks to all the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library
and Informatics Center staff! Everyone was super helpful and hid their exhaustion well. Jacob
Nash and Steve Stockdale were the LAC MVPs for sure. They worked so hard, they really put the
you cant be in more than one place at the same time theory to the test. From the speakers
and presentations to the food and festivities, a great time was had by all! If you couldnt make
it this year, we highly recommend getting your plan together now to participate in next years
meeting in San Antonio. The 2018 LAC is already brewing up a great time, so watch for their
emails and calls for contributions over the next several months!

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This issue of the newsletter marks our 4th issue as your new co-editors. That means we have
published a full volume! Now that we have that experience under our belt, we are going to
hammer out a procedure manual and update the newsletter section of the web page:
https://www.sccmla.org/Newsletter. In case you didnt know, the newsletter issues and old
guidelines are available on web page. The guidelines definitely need to be revised, and we hope
to have that wrapped up by the next issue, which will be v.28, number 1, April 2018.

The newsletter isnt just for news. It provides an opportunity for members to get to know each
other. In just these first few issues, we have certainly learned a lot about you that we never
would have known if it werent for the newsletter. We hope that you will consider sending in
articles as well as announcements and photos.

Thank you for your contributions and for reading!

Marlene Bishop and Lorraine Sheldon

Co-Editors

Webmasters Report
Did you know that the SCC/MLA website
(https://www.sccmla.org) is fully responsive? The header image
and text has been redesigned to make everything display
correctly whether youre using a desktop, laptop, tablet, or
mobile phone. Check out the new mobile site view!

While youre busy checking out the SCC/MLA website on your

mobile device, go ahead and look at the updated officers and
committee pages. As always, please forward any edits or
corrections to southcentralmla+webmaster@gmail.com.

Thank you for your support,

Keith Pickett
Webmaster

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2018 Annual Meeting Information

2018 Local Arrangements Committee

Join us in San Antonio! October 19-24, 2018

Mark your calendars and plan to join us for SCCs 45th annual meeting in October 2018. The
Local Arrangements Committee is excited to welcome everyone to an opening party hosted on
the grounds of the Alamo. Our meeting venue will be the historic Menger Hotel, located just
steps from the Alamo and San Antonios famous River Walk.

We will meet in San Antonio as the city celebrates its Tricentennial. Even if you have visited San
Antonio previously, there will be many new things to see throughout the year. History buffs
wont want to miss some of the special exhibits at the Witte Museum, including 300 Years of
San Antonio History: Confluence and Culture and Gathering at the Waters: 12,000 Years of
People. Or, kick back and relax as you enjoy one of the three new beers created in honor of
the Tricentennial, from local breweries Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling and Freetail Brewing
Company.

We hope you will join us on a mission to learn, explore, and celebrate October 19-24, 2018!

Lauren Wojcik
2018 Local Arrangements Committee

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 NNLM SCR Update

National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region News

Time to Start Thinking About NNLM SCR Grants!

Were still a couple months away from opening up applications for 2018-2019 grants, but nows
the time for brainstorming, gathering partners, and asking us questions about new funding
opportunities, including one focused on disaster preparedness and relief. Many will be similar
to what weve offered in the past, so take a look at our funding page here:
https://nnlm.gov/scr/funding

That page also has a link to past funded projects if you need ideas. We do, of course, answer
our phones and are happy to hear from you if you want to talk to us. Our office line is (817)
735-2223.

We Need Your Help to Update the South Central Region Members Directory

Were in the process of updating the directory, and you may have received a call from us at
some point to do so, but we would love your assistance. If you have a free moment, check your
organizations entry in our members directory and then email us with any updates you may
have at nnlm-scr@unthsc.edu. You can also update it yourself if you remember your login
information.

ICYMI: SCR Office Selfie with Dr. Brennan, Director of the National Library of Medicine

Dr. Brennan also wrote a post

highlighting the importance of
medical librarians after
attending the SCC/MLA
meeting on her NLM blog
Musings from the Mezzanine.

Brian Leaf
RML Emerging Technologies
Coordinator

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 Colleague Connection

American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual

Meeting

I went to APHA 2017 Creating the Healthiest Nation: Climate

Changes Health November 4-8 in Atlanta, Georgia funded by a
Sewell Stipend and NNLM SCR Professional Development Award.
The attendees were very diverse, which resulted in a variety of
presentations. It was large, but with personal planning in advance,
the conference felt manageable.

As a Sewell scholar I had a mentor and a volunteer experience. My

mentor was Dr. Patricia Dolan-Mullen at the University of Texas
Health Sciences Center at Houston School of Public Health. Dr. Mullen has a wealth of
experience and connections, which was on display as she introduced me to public health
professionals in the reserved section of Mondays General Session. Among other parts of the
general session, Lex Frieden was awarded the Fries Prize. Afterward we discussed how I had a
friend who worked on disability issues in Houston. Following the session Dr. Mullen met Lex
and coincidentally my friend was there as well. My friend and I later met up. As for my
volunteering, I worked at the NLM Expo Booth. Mostly, expo attendees stopped to say how
much they used PubMed. Handouts were available to highlight NLM databases, especially the
public health ones. I discussed a database project with NLM librarians and got their input.

The 3 most important/impressive sessions attended or lessons learned by attending were:

1. While working the booth Monday, an NLM librarian mentioned a session she attended
about how to talk about politicized issues in terms of concrete, local examples. Later during
that days debriefing, another Sewell recipient mentioned the same session. This lead me to
find it myself to review the slides.

2. I was pleased to realize how much impact librarians can have in public health tools and
programs.

3. Excellence in Practice-Based Teaching for Public Health (3000.0) provided insights into
how other schools of public health are improving their programs and the role that librarians can
play in those improvements.

John Bourgeois
LSUHSC-New Orleans Library

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National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Association of Academic Health Sciences
Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Fellows
Two SCC/MLA members have been selected as National Library of Medicine (NLM)/Association
of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Fellows for 2017-2018.
Congratulations to Dede Rios and Philip Walker for earning this opportunity!

Dede Rios is currently Director of Optometric & Clinical Library Services, University of the
Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX.

Philip Walker is currently Interim Director, Annette & Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program provides mentored guidance with in-person and
virtual experiences designed to prepare participants for director positions in an academic
health sciences library. The year-long program starts at the November AAHSL meeting in
Boston.

For more information on the fellows and the program, see the full announcements from the
NLM, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/aahsl-leadership-fellows-program-2017.html, and AAHSL,
https://aahsl.memberclicks.net/leadership-fellows-program.

William D. Postell, Sr. Professional Development Award Recipient Report

In May 2017, I received the William D. Postell, Sr. Award to attend a continuing education
course at the 2017 MLA Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. The CE I chose was Practical Skills and
Tips for Research: From Proposal to Presentation, with instructors Skye Bickett and Christine
Willis. The class provided an overview of the research process, including defining a research
topic, developing research questions, choosing the appropriate research design, obtaining IRB
approval, and finding funding opportunities. The instructors also provided tips on creating
effective poster presentations and publishing an article in a peer-reviewed journal. All in all, it
was a worthwhile course and Im very grateful to the SCC/MLA Awards and Scholarship
committee for giving me this award. I highly encourage all members to apply for the Postell
Award!

Karen McElfresh
The University of New Mexico
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center

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 The Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center Libraries would like to introduce our
newest librarian on the Amarillo campus:
Skyla Bryant. Skyla comes to us from the
Lovett Memorial Library in Pampa, TX where
she has worked for the last eight and a half
years. Skyla has a Master of Library Science
degree with a certificate in Health
Librarianship from Texas Woman's
University, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree in graphic design from West Texas
A&M University. As our newest Assistant
Director and Reference Librarian, Skyla will
be the liaison librarian to the School of
Medicine.

Terri Wilson has accepted the position of Associate

Director at the Harrington Library of the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center Libraries. Terri has
been with the TTUHSC Libraries branch in Amarillo for
the last eight years as an Assistant Director and liaison
librarian to the School of Pharmacy and the School of
Health Professions. She has a Master of Science
degree in Library and Information Science from the
University of North Texas, as well as a Master of Fine
Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Texas
Tech University and Eastern New Mexico University,
respectively.

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 Job Opportunities

Access Services Librarian, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine,
Harlingen, TX
Responsible for the daily operations of access services within a distributed campus system.
Provides supervision and direction for library units including Circulation, Stacks Maintenance,
Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Reserves.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a new medical school environment with a wonderful
group of faculty and staff. This position is headquartered at the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D., Library,
UTRGV Clinical Education Campus in Harlingen, Texas.

Full details are here: https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/16095

All of Us Community Engagement Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine,

South Central Region (NNLM SCR): Fort Worth, Texas

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NNLM SCR)
https://nnlm.gov/scr invites applications for the newly created position of All of Us Community
Engagement Coordinator for the NNLM SCR.

The National Library of Medicine has recently initiated a new program with the National
Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program (https://allofus.nih.gov/) to stimulate and
facilitate community engagement and participant support through the National Network of
Libraries of Medicine. The All of Us Community Engagement Coordinator will work within the
states of AR, LA, NM, OK and TX in collaboration with All of Us program partners, the National
Network of Libraries of Medicine and regional partners to develop, pilot, model and evaluate All
of Us community engagement activities. The Coordinator will work with regional public
libraries, community-based organizations and others to develop activities based on community
health needs.

Target areas will be chosen to reach underrepresented populations typically not included in
research.

Qualified candidates must possess one of the following: MPH, MSN, MS in Health Education,
MEd, MLS; or equivalent advanced degree.

Please visit www.unthscjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=60426 to view the full position

description and to apply online. This position is a full-time, staff position and is currently funded
through April 30, 2020.

Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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Librarian, Ochsner Health System (Medical Library), New Orleans, LA

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are
making a difference and that matters. We are seeking candidates that share our Ochsner values
of Patients First, Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, and Teamwork. Our values guide our
decisions, inspire our actions, and influence our relationships with patients, coworkers and
community members.

This job provides quality clinical and scholarly information services to meet the needs of the
Ochsner medical staff, residents, students, and patients; assumes responsibility for
implementing all duties of the medical library and its staff; handles information and reference
services including online literature searches; coordinates document delivery services and
interlibrary loan requests; oversees acquisition and management of electronic and print
materials for circulating, reference, and special collections; manages the systems and
technology for cataloging and accessing medical library materials and resources; and works
closely with the other medical librarians, medical library staff, and the medical library Advisory
Board to support the clinical information needs of the Ochsner system.

For more information visit the Ochsner online job post:

https://ochsner.taleo.net/careersection/10/jobdetail.ftl?job=063100

Research Support Librarian (Health Sciences), Tulane University, Rudolph Matas Library of the
Health Sciences, New Orleans, LA

The Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences seeks a highly motivated research support
professional to provide both individual and group information services in in medicine, public
health, and bioengineering. This professional helps meet the scientific information needs of the
research and academic communities of the School of Medicine, the School of Public Health &
Tropical Medicine, the Tulane National Primate Research Center, and others. This work also
includes multiple levels of collaboration with the main library (Howard-Tilton Memorial Library)
on the uptown campus.

For more information and to apply, please go to http://www2.tulane.edu/jobs/ and enter in the
keyword box IRC13087.

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 Newsletter

South Central Connection Information

South Central Connection is the official newsletter of the SCC/MLA. Per the chapter bylaws, the
newsletter is published four times a year and contains news of SCC/MLA activities, as well as
member news and other items of interest. All members are encouraged to submit information
for inclusion in the issues. Calls for submissions will go out to members via the SCC/MLA
listserv, but information can be sent in at any time.

The four issues are currently slated to publish in April, July, September, and December, with
deadlines for submissions set approximately two weeks prior to publication.

Issue Publication Submission deadline

1 April Mid-March
2 July Mid-June
3 September Mid-August
4 December Mid-November

The newsletter is distributed via the SCC/MLA listserv to members at the time of publication.
Archives are freely available on the SCC/MLA Newsletter web page.

Current co-editors:
Marlene M. Bishop, MLIS Lorraine Sheldon, MSIS
Head, Collection Development Outreach Librarian
LSUHSC-New Orleans Library Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library
mbisho@lsuhsc.edu University of North Texas Health Science
(504) 568-6109 Center
https://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/ lorraine.sheldon@unthsc.edu
(817) 735-5125
https://library.hsc.unt.edu/

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