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MLGSCA hosts a number of conferences and continuing education (CE) events throughout the year.


Upcoming events

    • Thursday, July 11, 2024
    • Thursday, June 05, 2025
    • 12 sessions
    • Zoom

    Monthly AC Meeting

    The AC Meets on the first Thursday of the month at 10 am Pacific Time on Zoom.

    Agenda and Minutes will be sent prior to the meetings.


    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://usc.zoom.us/j/96932083645?pwd=fbFqq0T5m8FahYXeHLUwKWIaCgyLay.1

    • Friday, July 12, 2024
    • Friday, June 13, 2025
    • 12 sessions
    • Zoom

    Coffee Chats will be held on the 3rd Friday at 9 am Pacific Time in 2025 (unless noted*).

    Dates and topics:

    Feb 21
    Advice and resources for new health science librarians
    Mar 21
    Wraparound "Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship" chat
    Apr 18
    Tips for attending MLA for the first time & How to get more active in MLA
    May 16
    Hospital and academic librarians: learn from each other and partner together
    June 13
    Graphic Medicine, medical humanities, and patient voices with guest host Sarah Tillery, MLIS (she/they)

    Have suggestions for future Coffee Chat topics? Let us know on Padlet: https://padlet.com/davcarso/coffee-chat-topic-suggestions-lzeelkp86sa8756h.

    Coffee chat Zoom link:
    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://atsu.zoom.us/j/95070239157

     

    • Wednesday, August 07, 2024
    • Wednesday, July 02, 2025
    • 12 sessions
    • Zoom

    The Membership Committee meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Pacific time.

    The Membership Committee plans social activities and works with librarians and librarian students to promote medical librarianship and MLGSCA.

    Contact Sunny McGowan McGowan.Sunny@scrippshealth.org or CJ Garcia cjgarcia@creighton.edu if interested in attending the meetings.

    • Monday, August 19, 2024
    • Monday, May 19, 2025
    • 10 sessions
    • Zoom

    The CE/Programming Committee meets monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month at 10 am Pacific time over Zoom. 

    Our kick-off meeting will be Monday Aug. 19th at 10 am PDT/MST. We will be planning a Fall CE as well as other programming for the year. Please join us if you have ideas and would like to help.

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://arizona.zoom.us/j/81329140585?from=addon 

    • Friday, September 20, 2024
    • Friday, May 16, 2025
    • 6 sessions
    • Teams

    The MLGSCA Research Committee holds virtual meeting to discuss the research grant & research topics of interest to the members.

    Meetings usually occur on the 4th Friday of the month at 11am. Our first meeting, on September 20, 2024 at 11am PT, is open to all MLGSCA members and will be a brainstorm and planning session for the fiscal year. Topics to discuss include the research award, MLA research caucus, relevant workshops, areas of interest, and opportunities for collaboration.

    NOTE! Cancelled Research Committee Meetings on 1/24; 2/21; 3/28; 5/16 instead we will be holding Research Chats on all of those dates.


    Contact Amy Nadell Amy.Nadell@bannerhealth.com with questions

    Microsoft Teams Meeting Information Need help?  

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    Meeting ID: 265 254 062 226  
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    +1 480-378-7231,,172887911#United States, Phoenix  
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    Phone conference ID: 172 887 911# 

    • Tuesday, November 12, 2024
    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
    • 6 sessions
    • Zoom

    The Web Committee meets every other month on the 2nd Tuesday from 10:00-10:30AM Pacific Time.

    The Web Committee coordinates the website content, social media activity, and the email listserv in order to promote medical librarianship and MLGSCA.

    Contact Adorée Makusztak if you are interested in joining meetings.

    • Friday, January 31, 2025
    • Friday, May 16, 2025
    • 4 sessions
    • Teams

    The MLGSCA Research Chats are scheduled for 2025. We hope you join us for these informal discussions to share ideas and get feedback.  

    Our first Research Chat will occur on January 24 at 11am PT/12pm MT.


    Topic: Promote Your Research

    Discussion lead: Ivan Portillo

    Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 2025 @ 11am PT/12pm MT


    Topic: Research Data Management

    Discussion lead: Carolann Curry

    Date & Time: Friday, March 28, 2025 @ 11am PT/11am AZ Time


    Topic: Alternative Research Presentation (Comics, Games, Art, etc.)

    Discussion lead: Sarah Tillery

    Date & Time: May 16, 2025 @ 11am PT/11am AZ Time


    Topic: Review Search String

    Discussion lead: Amy Nadell

    Date & Time: Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 11am PT/12pm MT


     

    Future meetings are scheduled in the chapter calendar.

    Contact Amy Nadell Amy.Nadell@bannerhealth.com with questions

    Microsoft Teams Meeting Information Need help?  

    Join the meeting now  
    Meeting ID: 265 254 062 226  
    Passcode: k4Mrw4 

    Dial in by phone  
    +1 480-378-7231,,172887911#United States, Phoenix  
    Find a local number  
    Phone conference ID: 172 887 911# 

    • Thursday, March 27, 2025
    • 2:00 PM
    • Rinker Health Sciences Campus (9401 Jeronimo Rd, Irvine, CA 92618)
    Register

    On Thursday, March 27 from 2-3 pm, MLGSCA members and students can come tour the Health Sciences Library at Chapman University Health Sciences campus guided by Library Director, Ivan Portillo.

    Library address: 9401 Jeronimo Rd., Irvine, CA 92618 

    When registering, please indicate if you plan to attend the no-host happy hour after the library tour from 3-6 pm at BRIO Italian Grille in the Irvine Spectrum (670 Irvine Spectrum, Irvine, CA 92618) so we can get a head count for the restaurant.  Happy hour is available only at the Bar & Outdoor Terraces on a first come, first served basis. 

    Hope to see you there!

Past events

Thursday, March 13, 2025 Approaches to Trauma-Informed Medical Librarianship
Thursday, February 20, 2025 Tour of the Mayo Clinic Phoenix Campus Libraries
Thursday, December 05, 2024 MLGSCA SoCal Holiday Social!
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 SPONSORED MLA Webinar: Incorporating Health Equity in Evidence Synthesis Projects
Thursday, August 08, 2024 Professional Issues Committee
Thursday, June 06, 2024 MLGSCA 2024 Annual Meeting & Summer Symposium: Building Connections
Sunday, May 05, 2024 NLM Traveling Exhibit at Anaheim Public Library and Social
Friday, April 19, 2024 Research Chat
Friday, March 22, 2024 Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Library NLM Exhibition Tour and Social Event Registration
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Be Well MLA: March Pets Corner
Friday, February 16, 2024 Research Chat
Thursday, February 08, 2024 DEI-A Task Force monthly meeting
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 2024 WLS Black History Month Lecture with Dr. Berry
Thursday, February 01, 2024 Monthly AC meetings
Monday, January 29, 2024 Professional Issues monthly meeting
Monday, January 22, 2024 CE/Programming Committee monthly meeting
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Web/Connections Committee monthly meeting
Friday, January 12, 2024 Coffee Chat
Wednesday, January 03, 2024 Membership Committee monthly meeting
Friday, December 15, 2023 Research Chat
Friday, December 08, 2023 Coffee Chat - Winter Social Chat
Thursday, December 07, 2023 Librarian Holiday Get-together
Thursday, December 07, 2023 December AC meeting
Monday, November 27, 2023 Professional Issues Committee
Monday, November 27, 2023 CE/Programming Committee
Monday, November 27, 2023 DEI Task Force
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Web Committee Meeting
Friday, November 03, 2023 Librarians Combating Health Misinformation: Get Involved in Your Community - Recording
Thursday, November 02, 2023 MLGSCA Fall General Membership Meeting
Thursday, November 02, 2023 Librarians Combating Health Misinformation: Get Involved in Your Community
Wednesday, November 01, 2023 Membership Committee Meeting
Monday, October 23, 2023 Professional Issues
Monday, October 23, 2023 CE/Programming Committee
Monday, October 23, 2023 DEI Task Force
Friday, October 20, 2023 Research Chat
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Hospital library collection development
Thursday, September 07, 2023 AC Meeting
Thursday, March 09, 2023 MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium
Thursday, March 09, 2023 Vendor Sponsors for MLGSCA/NCNMLG Joint Spring Symposium
Thursday, December 08, 2022 San Diego Librarians Get Together!

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