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Volume 25, Annual Meeting Issue October, 2004 2004 MCMLA Award Winners MCMLA 2004 Wrap-Up Sarah Kirby, Chair Lenora Kinzie 2004 MCMLA Awards Committee 2003-04 MCMLA Chair On behalf of the MCMLA 2004 Honors & Awards Thanks to all who worked so hard to make 2004 a Committee, I would like to announce the winners. great year! Lots of exciting changes have taken place All of the candidates are winners! It was a difficult and there is more to come. The idea for a special decision because all of the candidates are very annual meeting MCMLA EXPRESS is an excellent outstanding and very qualified. example of changes taking place. The new web redesign is another. Have you been online yet to Barbara McDowell Award Erica Lake check it out? Special thanks to the Publications Committee. Bernice M. Hetzner Award Lisa Traditi Outsta nding Achievement Award Peggy Mullaly-Quijas The following recap of my Kansas City Chair Report is a short review of the past year…actions, decisions, and future plans. The Business Meeting minutes with Erica Lake is the medical librarian at LDS additional details will be on the web page in the very Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erica has made a near future. major impact as a leader in her hospital system, Intermountain Health Care. She has been a Leadership Grant: Last November we applied for dynamic force in the evaluation and selection of MLA’s Leadership and Management Section grant to electronic databases with corporate-wide access. provide additional funding to support Dr. Michelynn Erica is very active in the local consortium, Utah McKnight’s CE presentation “Proving Your Worth” Health Sciences Library Consortium, and is at the annual meeting. We did not win the award, currently planning the 2005 meeting of MCMLA however I hope it will be something we attempt again in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is a member of MLA. in future years. Erica is known for her mentoring of other librarians and for her excellent leadership and Change in Priorities: In Sioux Falls I stated that networking skills. 2003/2004 priorities would be a fluid document Continued on page 3 Continued on page 2 In this Special Annual Meeting Issue 2004 Award Winners 1 Annual Meeting Wrap-up 1 2004-2005 Chair Priorities 4 Kansas City Report 5 Recommended by MCMLA Speakers 6 Research Awards 6 New Web Site and Editor 7 Member Recognition 8 Abstracts from Posters and Presentations 12 MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 1 October,2004 Continued from page 1 take place before the 2005 election as a Bylaws change needs to occur. Thanks to both Lisa and Marie who have and that proved to be a true statement. The goal headings done a stellar job and represented MCMLA well. changed early in 2004 to fit MLA’s new strategic goals. The actions were then moved to appropriate headings. Financials: MCMLA remains fiscally sound and moves The 2003-2004 Priorities and Accomplishments will be were made to insure this in 2004. The Executive posted to the webpage. Committee approved renewals of various CDs during the year. KU-Med did agree to continue to host our web Willingness to Serve: In 2004 we tried something a page at no cost to the chapter. Thanks to Whitney little different. The membership renewal form mailed in Davison-Turley for help in this matter. Cheryl Scott, January listed volunteer opportunities for members to Olathe, KS, accepted the request to serve as Chapter mark. This proved so successful that Kay Wagner, Auditor and her review of MCMLA financial records was Chair-Elect had more volunteers than spots to fill, so positive. To insure future financial viability we began there was no need to solicit volunteers during the discussions on a chapter financial plan. Ray Naegele, summer. The decision was made to use this method to MLA Director of Financial and Administrative Services solicit volunteers instead of the summer call that we have was contacted for suggestions. Mr. Naegele provided previously used. We will be asking you to consider samples of investment plans and strategies from other offering your time again in January. There will be many organizations and suggested we develop our own Chapter opportunities to work on committees, as officers, or on Investment Model. The issues of increasing dues, hiring new ad hoc committees or task forces. an investment person, increasing annual meeting costs, grants options, etc. are all part of the financial discussion and ultimate decision. The Executive Committee reviewed material but agreed to form a task force to make recommendations in 2005. Communication: MLA Reports: Deb Ward submitted the MLA Mid- Year Report in February and Lenora Kinzie submitted the MLA Annual Report in April. These are available on both the MCMLA and MLA web pages. Communication by listserv: For the past few years there has been a move to do most of our chapter communication via the listserv. There are 11-14 individuals not on the listserv. This year it was agreed that we would encourage all members to be part of the listserv. Starting in 2005, only membership renewals and Nominations: Thanks to members who agree to run for chapter nomination forms will be mailed, all other chapter offices. We had a good slate of candidates. In communication can be done via the listserv, no 2005, MCMLA will be electing a Chapter Council supplemental mailings will be sent. Membership will Representative and Alternate. During the Executive also be informed of this change with the renewal process. Committee meeting, there was discussion regarding the New members are automatically put on the listserv as election, transition, and time period for these two they join. positions. Currently both positions are elected in the same year for three-year terms. This does not allow for Web Redesign: The web page will have a new look and any continuity and both Lisa Traditi and Marie the plan is to keep putting focus on the site as the Reidelbach mentioned that three years does not allow information source for the chapter. Great job by Liz enough time to become active in the various Chapter D’Antonio-Gan, Russ Monika, and Lynn Fox. Council Committees. The thought is to stagger the election times and have the Alternate automatically move Joint Meeting: The Executive Committee approved a to the Rep. Position after three years to serve for another joint meeting between MCMLA and Midwest Chapters. three years. We also plan to consult with other chapters The 2007 meeting will be hosted in Omaha. Jim to review their process. However, these changes will not Continued on page 3 MCMLA Express http://www.mcmla.org/express/index.html Page 2 October,2004 Continued from page 2 Continued from page 1 Bothmer and Teri Hartman have stepped forward to serve Lisa Traditi is Assistant Professor, Denison Memorial as co-chairs on this endeavor. Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado. Lisa Traditi is a very Member Recognition: This year considerable time and creative and fun person as well as devoting many effort went toward recognition of members. The number tireless hours to the Colorado Council of Medical of new members were up this year (26). The Membership Committee did a great job interviewing and Librarians, MCMLA, and MLA. Lisa is an featuring our new members in the EXPRESS. New outstanding Chair of MCMLA in 2001. Her theme members were again recognized at the annual meeting “When Pigs Fly” is still exceptional. Lisa is an and received personal welcomes from the Chapter Chair excellent academic librarian, and has been recently and Membership Chair. The membership brochure was promoted to Assistant Professor. Her papers and updated to help in recruiting new members and students. presentations number around thirty. Lisa is considered Professional recognition was enhanced and is discussed to have a unique gift of “combining the knowledge of a in more detail in another section of this issue. true professional with the grace and wit of a creative mind to the benefit of her associates and clientele”. Officers and Committees Activity: So much good work happened in 2004 because of committed officers, Peggy Mullaly-Quijas is Director, Health Sciences appointees, committee chairs and members. We had Library, University of Missouri, Kansas City, great attendance at the Executive Committee meeting in Missouri. Peggy is genuinely admired and respected in Kansas City; both outgoing and incoming chairs attended her accomplishment in academic, medical library which improves continuity. Exciting work is being done work, strong leadership, and talent as an able which is described elsewhere. I know the enthusiasm and administrator. She is dedicated to library service with great work will continue a passion and compassion. Peggy has been an invaluable contributor to the Health Sciences Library Annual Meeting: Kansas City provided chapter Network of Kansas City. She has been chair of the members with a great meeting and the location next to the MCMLA and awarded the Hetzner award in the 2000. Plaza and art museums couldn’t have been better. This year, Peggy is the Executive Secretary of Thanks to Kelly Klinke, Peggy Mullally-Quijas and team MCMLA, which is an appointed position, as well as for outstanding planning, a great time, and excellent opportunities to learn, renew, and enjoy. Check out the Co-Planner of the MCMLA 04 in Kansas City. Her web page meeting photos, there will be more to come. involvement in MLA includes being Chair of the Bylaws Committee as well as serving on MLA BE BOLD goals. committees. Peggy is a facilitator of learning and During the Chair presentation I compared my 2004 BE research as is noteworthy in her own doctoral BOLD goals to the Lewis and Clark expedition - what credentials .