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April 2013 Newletter

April newsletter is hot off the presses!

Vol. 33, no. 2, 2013 (1.1MB, April 2013)

January 2013 Newsletter

The first NAHRS newsletter of 2013 is ready!

Vol. 33, no. 1, 2013 (1.4MB, January 2013)

October Newsletter

Read the NAHRS October Newsletter here!

NAHRS Anniversary Presentations

Poster Presentation: 50Years! MLA Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section
PowerPoint Slideshow: 50 Years! Nursing and Allied Health Resources (NAHRS)/ MLA Our History & Our Achievements (video of PowerPoint in .wmv).

NAHRS 50th Anniversary Resolution

NAHRS Colleagues, Ysabel Bertolucci, Section Council Chair and NAHRS past chair, will present this resolution at our business meeting on Monday! Hope to see you all there!

Updated NAHRS Events MLA 2012

(Click on the links to view individual event in MLA12 Conference Planner)

Sunday, May 20

7-9am NAHRS Executive Board Meeting http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/ajaxcalls/presentationinfo.asp?presenter=&sess=&pres=19726&sessID= (Conv. Ctr. Rm. 205)
3:30-4:30pm Poster Session http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/postersdate.asp?day=5/20/2012 (including NAHRS and ICIRN representation)
4:30-6pm "Connecting with the Away Team: Leveraging Mobile Technology" http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/SearchByTrack.asp?trkid=2300 (NAHRS cosponsor; Dental Section lead; Conv. Ctr. Rm. 608/609)
6-7pm Section Shuffle http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/ajaxcalls/presentationinfo.asp?presenter=&sess=&pres=19656&sessID= (Room 4C 1 & 2; Stop by the NAHRS table at the Section Shuffle and say, “Hello!”)

Monday, May 21

10:30am-12pm "Hall of Fame: Nursing and Allied HealthInformation and Scholarship in a League of Their Own" http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/SearchByTrack.asp?trkid=2258 (NAHRS cosponsor; HHSS lead; Conv. Ctr. Rm. 606/607)
2:00-3:30pm "Fundamentals of the Game: Skill Building for Health Professional Information Literacy and EBP" http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/SearchByTrack.asp?trkid=2295 (NAHRS program; Conv. Ctr. Rm. 606/607)
4:30-6pm NAHRS Business Meetinghttp://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/ajaxcalls/presentationinfo.asp?presenter=&sess=&pres=19727&sessID= (Conv. Ctr. Rm. 606/607)
6:30pm NAHRS dinner (Capitol Club http://www.thecapitolclub.net/; RSVP to Julie Planchon Wolf by May 14: jwolf@uwb.edumailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Tuesday, May 22

2-3:30pm "Libraryless in Seattle: Outreach to the Resource-Poor and theLibrary-Bereft" http://www.eventscribe.com/2012/mla/SearchByTrack.asp?trkid=2273 (NAHRS program; Conv. Ctr. Rm. 611)

April 2012 Newsletter

April newsletter is now available!

NAHRS is still MLA’s second largest section

NAHRS is still MLA’s second largest section with 371 members as of April 12, 2012, per Kate Corcoran at MLA HQ

NAHRS MLA 2012 Events

Sunday, May 20

7-9am NAHRS Executive Board Meeting (Conv. Ctr. Rm. 205)
3:30-4:30pm Poster Session (including NAHRS and ICIRN representation)
4:30-6pm "Connecting with the away team: Leveraging mobile technology" (NAHRS cosponsor; Dental Section lead)
6-7pm Section Shuffle (Stop by the NAHRS table at the Section Shuffle and say, “Hello!”)

Monday, May 21

10:30am-12pm "Hall of Fame: Nursing and Allied Health Information and Scholarship in a League of Their Own" (NAHRS cosponsor; HHSS lead)
2:00-3:30pm "Fundamentals of the Game: Skill building for Health Professional Information Literacy and EBP" (NAHRS program)
4:30-6pm NAHRS Business Meeting (Conv. Ctr. Rm. 606/607)
6:30pm NAHRS dinner (tentative)

Tuesday, May 22

2-3:30pm "Libraryless in Seattle: Outreach to the Resource-Poor and the Library-Bereft" (NAHRS program)

NAHRS second largest section

As of Friday, July 15, 2011 NAHRS is the second-largest MLA section with 411 members! Info from Kate Corcoran at MLA headquarters.

July 2011 Newsletter

The July 2011 newsletter is now available!

NAHRS Agendas for MLA 2011

Executive Board Meeting Agenda: Sunday, May 15, 2011, 2:00 - 3:00 PM Minneapolis Convention Center Room Name: M100F, Mezzanine Level
Business Meeting Agenda: Monday, May 16, 2011, 4:30 - 6:00 PM Minneapolis Convention Center Room Name: 101B, Level One

Monday May 16th at 7:30 at Buca di Beppo in Minneapolis!

The restaurant is walking distance (5 blocks) from the conference hotel. To attend, please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text47798 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to hold your spot, and mail a check (payable to NAHRS) that I will receive by May 9th. The cost for this fabulous meal and wonderful company is $32.11 (tax and tip included; alcoholic drinks are not included but may be purchased and paid for individually).

Please RSVP by Monday, May 9th if you are planning to attend. I will send you a confirmation email when your check is received. After May 9th, the reservation is placed with the restaurant and financial agreements are finalized. Hope to see you there.

Please let me know if you have any dietary restrictions, and the restaurant will accommodate.

Send checks to: Liz Fine (please make checks payable to NAHRS) University of Minnesota Bio-Medical Library 314 Diehl Hall 505 Essex St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (note: I will be out of the office from 4/29-5/8, and will get back to you on 5/9 with answers to any questions received during that time). We hope to see you there. Please feel free to send me any questions!

Buca di Beppo is a family-style Italian restaurant, where platters are passed around the table.

The menu for our dinner will be:

Salad: Mixed Green salad, Caesar salad, bread
Pasta: Cheese Manicotti (vegetarian); Penne San Remo (chicken breast,artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and peas tossed with penne pastain a white wine cream sauce)
Entree: Chicken Parmigiana
Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cannoli
Beverages: coffee, tea, pop

NAHRS Calendar at MLA Minneapolis

NAHRS Executive Board Meeting : Sunday, May 15, 2011, 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Minneapolis Convention Center Room Name: M100F, Mezzanine Level

Dental Section Program, NAHRS cosponsoring : Sunday May 15, 2011 4:30-6 PM
The Role of Clinical Decision Support in Improving the Safety, Quality, and Efficiency of Patient Care at Exempla Healthcare

NAHRS Program Collection Development and Technical Services Sections, co-sponsoring : Monday May 16, 2011 10:30 -11:55 AM
Evidence-based Collection Development in the New Millennium: Doing Better What We Have Always Done Well.

NAHRS Business Meeting : Monday, May 16, 2011, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
Minneapolis Convention Center Room Name: 101B, Level One

NAHRS Dinner : Monday, May 16, 2011 7:30 PM

CAPHIS Program, NAHRS cosponsoring : Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Increasing Access to Quality Information for New Americans: The New Americans Library and Internet Project

NAHRS Activities at MLA

Check out what everyone is doing this year at MLA!

Poster Presentation (29): Practice What We Preach: Collaborative Research for Evidence-based Collection Development

New Newsletter

The April 2011 newsletter is now available!

Election Results

I’m thrilled to be able to announce the newest officers of NAHRS:

Jonathan Potter – Chair-elect/Program Chair
Heidi Schroeder – Secretary
Loree Hyde – NAHRS Candidate for MLA Nominating Committee

They will take office at the NAHRS Business Meeting at MLA in Minneapolis. Please join me in congratulating them, and thanking everyone who agreed to put their names on the ballot. It’s people like these (and people like you) that make NAHRS such a wonderful group to be part of!

Holly, Nominating Chair

Essential Nursing Resources

The 25th edition of Essential Nursing Resources (ENR), produced by the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing, is now available. ENR brings together in one location key content material and links to sources of relevant information for nurses. It is available in both PDF and html format.