 As part of the student scholarship, recipients are asked to a reflection on their experience at the FHSLA annual meeting. Below is the follow-up from Emily Hannum, student scholarship recipient 2024. Thank you, Emily, for sharing your wonderful experience! By Emily Hannum The first day continuing education (CE) course on statistics presented by William Kearns, PhD was a wonderful introduction, or refresher, to many basic (and vital) concepts. The course was well paced for those new to statistics and statistical terminology but also was designed in a way to benefit those of any familiarity or skill level. This CE course left a lingering thought of how these concepts can be and are already applied in areas of librarianship. The ice breaker session in the later part of the day gave an opportunity to move away from one's comfort zone and meet other members of the FHSLA organization. In doing so, attendees were able to identify commonalities in various areas of health science librarianship, such as a focus on peer-reviewed resources and having limited print materials available for checkout. For example, a health science librarian supporting medical students may be unfamiliar with the work of a hospital librarian; in this breakout session members were able to become better informed on the depth and breadth of health sciences librarianship. On day two, the sessions What’s New in Your Library and Poster presentations further promoted the interconnectivity within the diverse field of health sciences. The What’s New in Your Library session was a wonderful way to learn about some of the creative ways librarians are engaging with their patrons, while the Poster presentations highlighted some of the larger ongoing projects. The AI panel discussion tied with the statistics CE for the most valuable portion of the meeting. The three panelists provided insightful and diverse information on a topic which is only gaining salience in librarianship. With the themes ranging from ethical use of AI to available AI tools and their capabilities, much framework was developed for those just beginning to dive into AI in librarianship. The meeting overall provided a wonderful opportunity to network, become informed on trending topics in health sciences librarianship, and expand one’s knowledge on the future of librarianship. Welcome to a new season of FHSLA! I am honored to serve as your president in the coming year and appreciate you putting your faith in me to lead this special organization. My inbox is always open for suggestions on projects, future programming and ways to help Members get involved so please don't hesitate to reach out to me for any reason. I want to spend the next year celebrating each other, what makes us different and the similarities we all share. A few of my goals for the next year include:
After last week's annual meeting I am feeling energized and enthusiastic about what the future may bring to the profession and to FSHLA and I hope you all are excited for this next chapter. I encourage you to renew your membership if you haven't already. At only $15 for the year, the value of FHSLA goes well beyond the cost of the membership. If you need to renew or have colleagues that would like to join, please visit the FHSLA website: https://fhsla.org/membership.html. Additionally, If you did not attend the meeting, please complete the following membership survey. This will help us continue to plan meetings and activities that are useful to members. If you attended the meeting, you completed this survey live, during the meeting. https://forms.office.com/r/FbdaDxLwQp On a final note, I will be appointing a new secretary this week to fill the vacated seat. The term will only be 1 year (rather than the normal 2) because the previous secretary left that role to fill another role within FHSLA (we are so thankful for her!). If you are interested in being considered for the position, be sure to let me know by the end of this week. Additionally, if you want to serve FHSLA another way, the following committees need members and would be happy to have volunteers. If you would like information for any of these, please don't hesitate to ask. Bylaws committee: Adhoc committee to help review and make changes to the organization bylaws. Time commitment: Since this is a new and temporary committee the time commitment is unknown at this time. Estimate: 1-2 hours per month. Members may be asked to join the executive committee monthly meetings for updates on bylaws and to help stay involved in the process.
Honors and awards committee: The charge of the Honors and Awards Committee is to recommend to the Executive Committee an individual(s) for each Honor or Award from the nominees that are submitted to this Committee. Committee Chair - Carrie Adams-Driggers. This includes scholarships, librarian of the year award, honorary member award. Time commitment: This committee mostly meets before the annual meeting (Jan-March). Estimate: Less than 1 hour per week during that time. Strategic planning committee: The charge of the SPC is to identify and develop strategies to facilitate the accomplishment of the goals and objectives of FHSLA. Committee chair: Jorge Perez. Time commitment will vary depending on strategic goals. Estimate: 1-2 hours per month. Nominating committee: The charge of the Nominating Committee is to solicit at least one candidate for each open elective office. Committee chair: Jorge Perez. This committee mostly meets before the annual meeting (Jan-March) but may be asked to solicit candidates throughout the year. Time commitment is minimal. Continuing Education: The charge of the CE Committee is to arrange for the CE courses offered at the Annual Meeting. This includes surveying the members either formally or informally; and coordinating arrangements with the instructors, the program committee and the hotel or meeting place. Committee chair: Ardis Hanson. This committee mostly meets before the annual meeting (Jan-March) and may meet additionally throughout the year if additional CE offering are needed. Blogging: While not an official committee, we are seeking 1-2 members who are interested in assisting with creating content for the blog. Editor: Courtney Pyche. Time commitment is roughly 1-2 hours per month. Thank you, Angie Novak FHSLA President |
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