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A powerpoint presentation to recruit student health librarians into the profession re: CHLA/ABSC and membership benefits for student librarians (Part II)
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So you want to be a health librarian, eh?Introducing the Canadian Health Libraries Association
Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Branch LibrarianAugust 15th, 2012
An annual gathering of health librarians in Canada2012: June 11-15, Hamilton
2013: Saskatoon
Top Five Reasons Members Join
Top Five Reasons Members Join
Staying ConnectedCHLA/ABSC offers seminars and networking activities through local chapter structure, listservs, etc.
#3 ~ 400 Members Across Canada
CommunicationCHLA/ABSC’s communication network keeps you current….• Read the JCHLA• E-news• Website• Forums • Job opportunities and more…
Top Five Reasons Members Join
Top Five Reasons Members JoinVisit the member’s only area on the CHLA/ABSC web site which includes: •members directory•Resource Area•receive member rates for CE and conference•Benchmarking•much more
Why You Should Join• Personal development & two-way mentoring
• Resume & career building
• Affordable student rate at $40 annually
• Professional development grants to attend continuing education (CE) events
• Annual Login Brothers Student Prize
• awarded annually to library students who submit best unpublished paper on health sciences librarianship
• research papers & review articles eligible• includes publication in JCHLA, certificate & $500 cash award
Past Login Paper Prize Winners
2011: Sumanjit Manhas and Sandra Barron - Electronic health record (EHR) projects in Canada: participation options for Canadian health librarians. (SLAIS students)
2010: Susan Bradley - Examination of the clinical queries and systematic review "hedges" in EMBASE and MEDLINE. (SLAIS student)
2009: Allison McArthur - Health Information professionals and the semantic web: a symbiotic relationship?
For more information:www.chla/absc.ca
[email protected] or (416) 646-1600
At UBC’s iSchool, see:http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca/index.php/SLAIS_-_CHLA/ABSC_Student_Interest_Group_%28SIG%29
CHLA/ABSC facilitates and enables access to the best available health information and knowledge.
Our mission is to lead health librarians and information specialists towards excellence through professional development, networking and
advocacy
Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Branch LibrarianAugust 15th, 2012
