Next Meetings
2008 Meetings
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, September 22, 2008 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
Olivia Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., Director of Library Services of the Maternal and Child Health Library, Georgetown University, will speak on maternal and child health resources for health professionals and the public. The MCH Library was established in 1982 and is funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. It is co-located with, and shares resources with, the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, the National Sudden Infant Death Resource Center, Bright Futures at Georgetown University, and several distance learning projects. The Web site is http://www.mchlibrary.info
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions ) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
CE Session: PubMed for Experts
Monday, June 23, 2008 from 1:00 to 4:00PM
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
Program: This hands-on class, taught by Sheila Snow-Croft (of our Regional Medical Library), is designed as an advanced class for experienced MEDLINE searchers and will highlight advanced PubMed techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class.For additional details, please see.
Registration is required by June 16, 2008.
RSVP to Elaine Sullo at mlbejs@gwumc.edu. All registered participants will receive CE credit. Seating is limited to 20 participants.
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions ) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, March 24, 2008, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, Howard University
The District of Columbia Area Health Science Librarians are cordially invited to visit the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library at Howard University from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Monday, March 24 for a tour and business meeting. Guests are to gather in the main lobby of the library, and should bring a valid ID to sign in with security. The library is located at 501 W Street, NW, and supports the teaching, research and professional needs of the colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharrmacy Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, as well as the Howard University Hospital.
RSVP to Elaine Sullo at mlbejs@gwumc.edu.
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, January 28, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00PM
Ella's Pizza
Please join us on Monday, January 28, for lunch and an informal meetingto discuss DCAHSL business, program ideas for the coming year, and otherrelevant topics. We will meet at Ella’s Pizza, 901 F Street NW,Washington, DC. If you’ll be able to join us, please RSVP to me atjriedlinger@acog.org or (202) 863-1641.
DIRECTIONS: Ella’s is on 9th Street between F & G. The closestMetro station is Gallery Place/Chinatown on the red, green and yellowlines.
Web site: http://www.ellaspizza.com; there's also a review on the Washington Post's website
2007 Meetings
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, November 26, 2007 from 2:00 to 4:00PM
GW Himmelfarb Library
Please join us on Monday, November 26, 2007, 2:00 - 4:00, at the GW Himmelfarb Library for a presentation on weight management by noted professor and clinician-scientist, Dr. Harry Preuss. Dr. Preuss is the co-author of "The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy" book written for the lay person. This book provides valuable nutritional supplement information and drug-free remedies for safe and effective weight loss. For additional information about Dr. Preuss's credentials and the book, please see the attached short biography and this link.
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Thursday, September 27, 2007 from 1:00 to 3:30PM
Riggs Library and National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
The District of Columbia Area Health Science Librarians are cordially invited to visit the Riggs Library and the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature on Georgetown’s Main Campus (37th and O Streets, NW) from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM on Thursday, September 27th.Guests are to gather at the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Healy Hall, Room 102 (Healy Hall is the building immediately beyond the main gate at 37th and O Streets, N.W.) before proceeding to Riggs Library on the 3rd floor. Riggs Library, in operation from 1889 to 1970, is known for its cast iron spiral staircases and its beautiful windows. The Riggs Library is now used for seminars, speakers, and parties. Guests will return for a tour of the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL), housed in the former Hirst Library, the periodical reading room for the Riggs. NRCBL began in 1973 as the ethics library for the then two-year old Kennedy Institute of Ethics. The library’s director, Doris Goldstein, began her tenure in 1973 and has seen the initial collection of several shelves of books grow to over 31,000 monographs, 400 periodical subscriptions, 500 videos and 260,000 subject file items. Initially funded by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, the Library now receives support from the National Library of Medicine, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Human Genome Research Institute, as well as private donations for special collections, such as the Kampelman Collection of Jewish Ethics and the Shriver Collection of Christian Ethics. After the tour, guests are invited to go to the Dubin Room, Lauinger Library’s computer training facility, for a 45 minute demonstration of bioethics databases and information resources.
DIRECTIONS:
Healy Hall, Room 102 (Healy Hall is the building immediately beyond the main gate at 37th and O Streets, N.W.) before proceeding to Riggs Library on the 3rd floor
Please take the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) from either Rosslyn Metro or DuPont Circle Metro. Please see GUTS schedule here.
RSVP to Jeanne Larsen at larsenje@georgetown.edu.
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, June 25, 2007 2:00PM
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
CE Session: Grants and Proposal Writing
Monday, March 26, 2007 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
Program: This hands-on class, taught by Shelia Snow-Croft (of our Regional Medical Library) presents a general overview of the grant and funding process as well as the details required for a successful proposal.
For additional details, please see: http://nnlm.gov/training/grants/
Registration is required by March 23rd.
RSVP to Jeanne Larsen at larsenj@georgetown.edu. All registered participants will receive CE credit. Seating is limited to 20 participants.
We will not hold a business meeting at this session
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Science Libraries (DCAHSL)
Monday, January 22, 2007 at 1:00PM
Buca Di Peppo, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
Program: Lunch (Dutch treat) with business/programming meeting to follow.
2006 Meetings
George Washington University, Himmelfarb LibraryDC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Lunch and Business Meeting
Monday, January 23, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Cafe Asia, 1720 I St. NW, Washington, DC (phone: 202-659-2696)
RSVP to Marian Taliaferro
Program:
Lunch (Dutch treat) with business/programming meeting to follow.
DIRECTIONS:
Cafe Asia (http://www.cafeasia.com/) is closest to the Farragut West Metro station. See a MAP and get directions.
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Business Meeting
Monday, March 27, 2006 at 2:00-4:00 pm
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B105
Program:
Enhance Your Personal and Professional Life --- from AHIP to Posters to Mind-Body Skills
The program will feature roundtable presentations and discussion and close with a 30 minute Mind-Body Skills session featuring guided imagery.
Presenters:
Jane L. Blumenthal, MSLS, Assistant Dean, Knowledge Management and Director, Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University Medical Center
Tracie Frederick, MSLS, Assistant Director for Education Services, Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University Medical Center
Nancy Harazduk, MEd, MSW, Director of the Mind-Body-Medicine Program and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University, School of Medicine
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
CE session, “Geeks Bearing Gifts”
Monday, June 26, 2006 at 1:00-5:00 pm
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library,
Women's Board Meeting Room, 3rd floor
Program:
This hands-on class, taught by Dale Prince (of our Regional Medical Library) covers new and emerging information technologies and their application to library services. More information is at http://nnlm.gov/train/geekgifts/.
Registration is required by June 9th. RSVP to Jeanne Larsen at larsenje@georgetown.edu. All registered participants will receive CE credit. Seating is limited to 20 participants.
We will not hold a business meeting at this session.
Please note that no food or drink is permitted in the classroom. We have access to Room 305H (around the corner) from 12-6 if you want to bring food to eat before or after the course.
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
DC Area Health Sciences Libraries (DCAHSL)
Business Meeting
Monday, September 25, 2006 at 2:00-4:00 pm
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
Program:
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis: A tutorial for health information professionals
Are you interested in evidence-based library and information practice? Join us in a professional development session on the process of conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis from the author of several published articles on the methodology.
Presenter:
Kalyani Ankem teaches research methods and health sciences resources as an associate professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences at North Carolina Central University. She conducts research in health information needs of patients, diffusion of new medical knowledge among physicians, information systems for women's health, and quantitative methods, and has published in several nationally recognized refereed journals. Previously, she taught at Wayne State University and provided statistical support for research projects at the University of Toronto (Canada) in the Faculty of Medicine and in the children's hospital affiliated with the university. She holds a PhD in information studies from the University of Alabama.
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
Business Meeting
Monday, November 27, 2006 at 2:00-4:00 pm
George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library, Room B103
Program:
"Explorations in Community Service" participatory program --
an opportunity to:
- Hear Kenlee Ray (DC/SLA); Bill Turner ( DC/ALA); and Sheila Snow-Croft (NN/LM SE/A) share their community service experiences - Speaker Bios
- Learn about collaborative community service opportunities and potential funding within the DC area and with national organizations
- Participate in a discussion on DCAHSL's role in community service and the GoLocal project
Balloting for DCAHSL 2007 officers and a business meeting will follow.
DIRECTIONS:
Himmelfarb Library (http://www.gwumc.edu/library/about/#directions) is closest to the Foggy Bottom Metro station (orange and blue lines).
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