<![CDATA[FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (FHSLA) - Blog]]>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:00:57 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[October Executive Board Meeting Recap]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMThttp://fhsla.org/blog/october-executive-board-meeting-recapExecutive Board Meeting Recap
​Below you will find a recap of October's executive board meeting.

Spring Meeting Date Survey

Thank you for responding to our survey for spring meeting dates. We hope to have a date selected soon. 

New Board Members

​Thank you to Layal Hneiny for stepping in as CE co-chair! She has already made a huge impact and we look forward to all the great things she is going to do as part of the Executive Board!
 
We also welcomed Melissa Hood from USF to the team as our newest social media coordinator! We appreciate Melissa stepping up and volunteering for this position. Thank you Melissa!

Membership

The membership committee lead by Janet Chan is gearing up to start our membership drive for the new year soon. If you know a colleague or friend who isn’t yet a member, let them know that FHSLA is a great organization to be a part of!

Thank you for attending our fall meeting!

Thank you to all our members who attended and made our virtual fall meeting a success! 

Reminder - your executive committee members!

Just a reminder of your Executive Committee:
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President: Angie Novak
Vice President: Roxann Mouratidis
Treasurer: Dottie Kelly
Immediate Past President/Strategic Planning Chair: Jorge Perez
Webmaster: Pammy Herring
CE Chair: Ardis Hanson
CE Co-Chair: Layal Hneiny
Honors and Awards: Carrie Driggers-Adams
Membership Chair: Janet Chan
Blog Editor: Courtney Pyche
Social Media Coordinator: Melissa Hood
]]><![CDATA[Opportunity Knocks: NNLM Professional Development Grants]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:14:43 GMThttp://fhsla.org/blog/opportunity-knocks-nnlm-professional-development-grantsThe Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 2 Professional Development Award Applications are now open!

This award seeks to strengthen the professional knowledge and experience of individual network members in data science or health information access/delivery, and to build professional capacity in support of the goals of the NNLM. Potential project ideas include: classes, conferences, or workshops for individual NNLM members. The award could also potentially fund activities, such as workshops, that aim to prepare professionals to better serve underserved communities. The activity must occur before April 30, 2025.

Apply by November 29: https://www.nnlm.gov/funding/rfa/region-2-professional-development-awards-y4 
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]]><![CDATA[The Power of FHSLA: Fall Meeting]]>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:54:19 GMThttp://fhsla.org/blog/the-power-of-fhsla-fall-meeting
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The Power of FHSLA is THIS WEEK!

This half day meeting, focusing on the power of our professional organization will focus on networking, collaboration and engagement. The meeting is free to register and will include a 1 hour CE. or a more detailed schedule and to register, visit: https://guides.med.ucf.edu/fhslaOctober2024/home  

If you would like to present on Library updates, be sure to fill out the form to sign up! 

Hope to see you there!! 
]]><![CDATA[FHLSA Meet-Up: Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Conference]]>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:24:20 GMThttp://fhsla.org/blog/fhlsa-meet-up-southern-chapter-of-the-medical-library-association-conference
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FHSLA is hosting a meet-up for members attending the SCMLA/MAC 2024 annual conference in Charleston, SC. 

The Gold room at the Francis Marion Hotel will be available for any groups that would like to meet up on October 29th from 4:30-5:30pm. Maggie Ansell has graciously agreed to be our point of contact for the meet-up. If you have any questions or want to confirm you will be available, please email her at meansell@ufl.edu.   Thank you, Maggie! 
]]><![CDATA[Job Opportunity: Librarian I – Reference & Instruction – NSU Health Professions Division Library - Tampa Bay Campus]]>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:53:39 GMThttp://fhsla.org/blog/job-opportunity-librarian-i-reference-instruction-nsu-health-professions-division-library-tampa-bay-campusPosition Title:  Librarian I – Reference & Instruction – NSU Health Professions Division Library - Tampa Bay Campus​
Location Name: NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus - HPD Library
County: Pinellas
Region: Central Florida
Address: 3400 Gulf to Bay Blvd
City: Clearwater
Zipcode: 33759
ALA accredited Masters required: Yes
Salary: 48,200$ USD / Year
Essential Job Functions:
  • Designs and develops learning modules for online and self-paced learning.
  • Creates and delivers a wide range of information literacy services to students and faculty, including classroom teaching, via LMS systems such as Canvas, WebCT/Blackboard courses, and individualized training.
  • Provides professional reference services to all affiliated HPD and NSU local and distant library users in person, by phone, and via computer.
  • Performs bibliographic searches in a wide variety of medical and educational databases, medical/health journals, and print collections.
  • Consults with faculty and students to identify, evaluate, and recommend relevant instructional information technology for use and purchase, using present and emerging information and technologies.
  • Promotes instruction design resources and services to college faculty; maintains up-to-date knowledge of techniques for assessing the impact of technology use on teaching and learning.
  • Acts as liaison to one or more colleges in the Health Professions Division with responsibility for participation in curriculum development, instruction and design of teaching resources, and responsibility for selection and evaluation of curriculum-specific resources.
  • Collaborates with faculty in research projects and writing for publication.
  • May be expected to assume responsibility for supervision of library support staff, volunteers, and/or student employees.
  • Completes special projects as assigned.
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Marginal Job Functions:
  • Participates in relevant campus committees to ensure cooperation between the Health Professions Division Library and other groups both within and outside the University, as assigned.
  • Monitors/assesses the performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective actions.
  • Searches standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons’ reference questions.
  • Establishes and maintains productive relationships within and outside NSU.

Education/Qualifications:
Master's degree from an ALA accredited program.

​Multilingual Skills Required: No

Contact Person: Majid Anwar, Director, Reference & Instruction
Contact Email: manwar@nova.edu
Contact Phone: (954) 262-3107

How to Apply / Instructions:
NSU only accepts applications/resumes via the NSU Careers online portal.
https://nsucareers.nova.edu/en-us/job/499940/librarian-i-reference-instruction-992136]]>