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A Chapter of the Medical Library Association

Membership Committee:

  • Reviews, recommends, and assists in the implementation of Wild Apricot to promote membership .

  • Assists with planning and evaluation of membership promotion and recruitment.

  • Assists with implementing specific membership development strategies, such as prospective member list development, telephone follow-up, and new member welcome.

Co-Chairs:

Sunny McGowan (CA) & CJ Garcia (AZ)

Members:

Victoria Caine (AZ)

Rebecca Gates (CA)

David Keddle (CA)

Jennifer Silverman (CA)

Melissa Wagner (AZ)

Dot Winslow (CA)




Upcoming Social/Networking events

    • 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.

    • 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# 

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