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Welcome to the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA). The South Central Chapter is one of fourteen chapters of the Medical Library Association (MLA), a professional organization of individuals and institutions in the health sciences library field. SCC has members from the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. If you would like to learn more about the development of this Chapter, a history is available at the MLA website: http://www.mlanet.org/about/history/unit-history/s_central.html. The following information will help new members of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association become familiar with the organization and its members. The Little Rock Local Arrangements Committee will be available to help navigate new members through the conference. Just look for anyone wearing duck paraphernalia! You may also want to visit the hospitality table for information about the SCC conference program and things to do in the City. New members are encouraged to attend the New Members Reception, Sunday, October 23 from 5:00-6:00 pm in the Hoffman room at the Peabody Hotel. You will meet and network with new and existing SCC members, learn how to get involved in the organization, and find out about continuing education opportunities within SCC. Light refreshments will be provided. New members might find poster presenting and/or giving a contributed paper a great opportunity for professional development within SCC. You may want to browse conference abstracts, check out the posters presented in Little Rock, and attend contributed paper sessions to get an idea of the research judging criteria, and what librarians are involved in. The South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium (SCAMeL) provides monetary awards for selected contributed papers and posters presented at the annual meetings. http://www.sccmla.org/SCC%20Research%20Awards%20--%20Purpose.htm. SCAMeL also provides grant awards for the improvement of library and information service practices and the development of information policy. The research must show how the proposed project would contribute significantly to the profession's body of knowledge. SCAMeL grants require that applicants have 2 years experience in a professional position. The SCAMeL research award winners listed on the research web page for new members to peruse: http://www.sccmla.org/research.html#Grants. Research mentoring service is also offered to SCC individuals. If you are uncertain about whom to contact, email a message to Kathryn Kerdolff, Chair of the Research Committee, and she will put you in touch with a suitable mentor. New members might want to volunteer to be on the research committee. Members on the Research committee evaluate SCC research projects. New members are eligible for awards and scholarships. The Awards and Scholarships Committee administers four awards: William D. Postell, Sr. Professional Development Award : provides funding to cover registration fees for a SCC/MLA member to attend a continuing education course or workshop (Dee Jones, LSU-Shreveport, Sub-Chair). Mayo Drake Student Scholarship Award : enables eligible students pursuing a master’s degree in library/information science to attend the SCC/MLA Annual Meeting (Maureen Knapp, LSU-New Orleans, Sub-Chair). Distinguished Service Award : annually recognizes outstanding service by a SCC/MLA member to the chapter (Becky McKay, Texas A&M, Sub-Chair). Librarian of theYear Award : a new award in 2005 to be presented annually to a SCC/MLA member for outstanding contributions in health sciences librarianship in the past year (Brenda Eames, Eastern LA Mental Health System, Sub-Chair). Additional information about these awards and scholarships may be obtained from Ellen Todd Hanks, Awards and Scholarships Committee Chair (hanksell@earthlink.net) or from the Awards and Scholarships webpage: http://www.sccmla.org/asdescrip.html. Academy of Health Information Professionals ( AHIP) The Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) is a professional development and career recognition program of MLA. Admission to and the level of academy membership (Provisional, Member, Senior, Distinguished and Emeritus) are based on three areas of achievement: academic preparation, professional experience, and professional accomplishment. Each level of the academy membership accommodates new and existing librarians in the profession. For more information, visit MLA’s Academy resource: http://www.mlanet.org/academy/index.html. Volunteering for an SCC/MLA Committee is an excellent way to meet members within SCC and to acclimate yourself with functions of the organization. Follow this link for a description of each committee and current committee members: http://www.sccmla.org/commit1.html.
Hospital Library Interest Section The Hospital Library Interest Section (HLIS) is open to any member of SCC/MLA interested in furthering the development of hospital libraries and librarianship. Membership in HLIS costs an additional $5.00 per year. HLIS has its own slate of officers and committees and welcomes new member volunteers. This website provides HLIS objectives, committees, and current committee members: http://sccmla.org/hlis.html.
SCC/MLA Online Membership Directory http://www.sccmla.org/limited_access/membership_top.htm
NIH: National Institutes of Health NLM: National Library of Medicine MLA: Medical Library Association SCC/MLA: South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association NN/LM SCR: National Network of Libraries of Medicine / South Central Region RML: Regional Medical Library SCAMeL: South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium http://www.tulane.edu/~scamel/ HLIS: Hospital Libraries Interest Section, South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association HSLAL: Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana CE: Continuing Education http://www.library.uams.edu/scc2005/ce.html AHIP: Academy of Health Information Professionals |