June Meeting Features Program On Alternative Medicine
Submitted By Paul Blomquist
Scott Shannon, MD will present a program entitled "Medicine for the New Millenium: Paradigm Shift and Cascades of Change" at the June 23rd CCML meeting. Dr. Shannon has been involved in holistic medicine for over 20 years. Board certified as a child/adolescent psychiatrist, he also practices medical acupuncture and nutritional medicine.
Dr. Shannon currently serves on the Board of the American Holistic Medical Association and lectures nationally to other physician groups. An advocate of integration, he provides consultation to two hospital systems and was recently named National Medical Director for Wild Oats Wellness Centers.
Dr. Shannon will present at 9:00 in the Coors Room, Conference Center, McKee Medical Center, 2000 Boise Avenue, Loveland, Colorado.
Name Update For Nursing Association
Submitted By Sara Katsh
The Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc (AORN) has updated its name. The organization will be known as AORN, Inc. (Association of periOperative Registered Nurses). Members of the organization voted in favor of this update at the 46th annual AORN Congress, March 28-April 1, 1999, in San Francisco.
AORN, Inc. is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses whose mission is to promote quality patient care by providing its members with education, standards, services, and representation. Perioperative nursing practice is defined as those activities performed by the professional nurse in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient's surgical experience. Please visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org for more information.
Denison Library Renovation Project Starts In June
Submitted By Catherine Reiter
Denison Library will undergo a long overdue facelift, beginning in early June, and continuing through October. Because library services will be significantly disrupted during the renovation, area librarians may want to discourage their users from coming to Denison during this five-month period.
Denison's interlibrary loan service to other libraries will be affected temporarily, when staff moves to a temporary location in July, and again in October when staff moves into the renovated office space. Every effort will be made to keep ILL service interruptions to a minimum. CCML members and interlibrary loan personnel from other libraries will receive as much notice of service interruptions as is possible.
The $2 million project, funded by the state legislature in 1998, will result in major improvements for library patrons and Denison staff. Although no new space will be gained, improvements to the existing facility will enable Denison staff to serve patrons adequately until a new library building is constructed at the Fitzsimons campus, currently projected to be built in 8 - 10 years.
Construction in the public areas of the library will begin on the third floor, in the Learning Resources Center (LRC). The LRC user services desk and all student microcomputers will be rearranged, new equipment and ergonomic furniture will be added, and shelving units will be relocated. Minor construction on the second floor will create a comfortable, quiet study area for students outside of the Waring Room (history of medicine collection).
Most of the construction will occur on the first floor of the library, requiring the temporary relocation of the circulation and information desks, reference collection, public workstations, and unbound journal collection, as well as the entrance to the library. In addition, staff will move to temporary quarters while demolition and reconstruction of office areas takes place. There will be noise, dust, and barriers to foot traffic. Some materials will be unavailable at various times. First floor improvements include:
New carpeting will be installed throughout the library and all areas of the library will be painted. There will also be upgrades to the interiors and mechanics of the library's elevators, and the HVAC system will be replaced or upgraded.
For current information about the progress of the renovation project, including a timeline and list of areas that are affected, please check the Renovation at Denison Library web page at http://www.uchsc.edu/library/renovation.html Denison staff members look forward to inviting CCML colleagues to visit the new and improved Denison Library in the fall!
Reaching Out To Columbine
Submitted By Barbara Wagner
CCML members were relieved to hear that Columbine High School Library staff were safe after April's tragic events. The staff members include Liz Keating, librarian; Mary Swanson, librarian; Lois Kean, aide; Carol Weld, technician; and Kathleen Keffer, volunteer. Cards and messages for Columbine Library staff can be sent to: Messages for Columbine Library Staff Jefferson County Public Schools, P.O. Box 4001, Golden, CO 80401-0001.
At this writing, CCML member Antoinette Freeman, has been displaced from the Columbine branch of JCPL while it remains closed. Our thoughts are with her during this stressful time.
There are many ways to help. The Littleton Jaycees are sponsoring an UnDinner to benefit the Columbine High School Library. There is no event to attend, but the $10 donation will be used to help replace items in the library. To participate, send donations to: Columbine High Library Fund, c/o the Littleton Jaycees, P.O. Box 1008, Littleton 80160-1008.
You may also send donations directly to the school district: Jefferson County Public Schools, 1829 Denver West Drive, #27, P.O. Box 4001, Golden, CO 80401-0001. Specify that the donation is for the library.
You can send offers of time and labor for restoring the library (if that is what is decided will be done) to: Jefferson County Public Schools, 1829 Denver West Drive, #27, P.O. Box 4001, Golden, CO 80401-0001, and when appropriate, volunteers will be contacted.
Further information on opportunities to help can be found at http://www.denverpost.com/news/shot0422bb.htm
Prez Group Report
Submitted By Glenn Pflum
The Prez Group met on May 6, 1999 at CCLS Headquarters. Three of the possible fifteen members attended, including Joan Arrowsmith from CEMA, Pat Nelson, and myself from CCML. Fortunately Joan knew something about most items on the agenda, or it would have been a very short meeting.
Joan said that the Colleague Connection dinner and program was a success. Over 100 people attended the program at DU. Joan reported on the Colorado Library PAC saying that the library bill was on Governor Owen's desk, and that the CLPAC fund-raiser was still happening.
Bill Knott was planning on going forward with the combined directory by the end of May and will use whatever member information is available to him from the different library organizations. The Federation is still looking at by-laws from other groups, and is drafting a possible organizational chart.
The two organizations represented gave reports. Glenn said that CCML had had its Annual Meeting and that new officers were in place. He also said that CCML would be hosting MCMLA in 2000 and that would be keeping us busy. Joan reported that CEMA would be having a goal setting retreat in the near future. It will be facilitated by Gordon Barhydt. The next Prez Group meeting is scheduled from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Aug. 5, 1999 at CCLS Headquarters.
Is Your Library Prepared For Any Emergency?
Submitted By Glenn Pflum
The membership has indicated some interest in pursuing this topic. What can we do when the power goes out on the institutional server? What can we do when the phone lines have been cut? Most of our institutions probably have plans for different emergency situations, but do we? When one hospital library, or more, are without services, what can the other operating libraries do to help out? It would be nice to have someone step forward to Chair this Committee. It might make a good presentation at MCMLA 2000, ie. "Making the impossible happen when you are without power, phones or whatever."
In a similar vein, and it could be part of this committee's work, it might be interesting to look at a medical library's response to a natural disaster in needing to provide information to care-givers. In the case of the Columbine High School or Matthew Sheppard tragedy, what can the library do to help? I think some or all of these issues are worth looking at and possibly reporting at MCMLA. Does anyone want to do this, or be on the committee to help? Please let me, or any of the CCML officers know of your interest.
Interlibrary Loan Resources Available At CCML Web Site
Submitted By Catherine Reiter
A collection of interlibrary loan-related information and web links has been added to the CCML web site. The Interlibrary Loan Resources page provides access to more than 80 interlibrary loan resources useful to health sciences library personnel. The page is available at: http://www.ccmlnet.org/illresources.html
The Interlibrary Loan Resources web page is designed to provide CCML members with a convenient location for interlibrary loan information and links to useful interlibrary loan web sites. While an exhaustive list of available resources, the site contains items that were selected based on their potential usefulness to CCML members.
Please contact Catherine Reiter at catherine .reiter@uchsc.edu or via telephone at 303-315-6444, with corrections, suggestions, and additional recommendations.
Who Retired Ten Years Ago?
Submitted By Roma Marcum
Yes, who retired ten years ago, and came back to work? None other than Dorothy Sullivan from St. Joseph's. Dorothy started working for St. Joe's on September 20, 1965. Just a few years ago. She's the ILL technician who does the preparation of the library materials for binding. Dorothy gets her work done Monday through Thursday, four days a week, up to 19 hours. "Work is like home," she contends. She loves it, it's interesting, and she's very happy. It helps to have a nice boss, too.
Dorothy loves to play Fantasy Football with her kids. The family that plays together, stays together. Her other hobby is Spanish. and it is mostly self-taught. Her pastimes are bridge, golf, bowling, and keeping up with her family. Dorothy has four children; two boys and two girls. Three have degrees, and one grandson is a lawyer.
What's in the future for Dorothy Sullivan? "Work until she's fired or dead." In other words, she is not just going to fade away, like most of us. That's our gal! She does want to improve her Spanish. If you need help, Dorothy, I am just a ring away.
Maybe we can attribute her wonderful disposition to her walking - she's been walking for the Boulder 10K for ten years!
Congratulations to Linda Van Wert, who was recently selected as a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Admission at the Distinguished level means that in addition to activities such as professional development and continuing education, teaching, and publishing, Linda has also served her profession by being an active member of MLA, MCMLA, and CCML.
If you would like to see what it takes to be a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, visit the AHIP web page at: http://www.mlanet.org/academy/
Each year the Medical Library Association (MLA) honors five MLA members by inducting them as Fellows of the association. In 1999 MLA bestowed this honor on CCML's own Rick B. Forsman, AHIP, Director and Associate Professor, Denison Memorial Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. The Medical Library Association chooses its Fellows based on their commitment to furthering MLA's goals and for their contributions to the health sciences information profession.
An active and contributing member of MLA, Forsman received the 1988 MLA Continuing Education Award and has been a major force in the development of MLA's certification and credentialing programs. Forsman has served on MLA's Certification Examination Review Committee, Credentialing Committee, and Editorial Panel for Certification and Registration. A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, he has also chaired the Task Force to Review the Academy, as well as the Medical School Libraries and Technical Services Sections.
Congratulations to Rick for this significant accomplishment!
Marketing Workshops
Submitted By Linda Van Wert
The Colorado Library Marketing Council will hold the fourth and final of its marketing workshops called "Creating Change in Challenging Times" at Aurora Public Library on June 11th and August 24th. The workshop is two full days, with a pre-test and post-test for self-evaluation. You may contact Linda Van Wert at 303-861-6398 for more information.
Another upcoming event is an all-day LAMA Institute co-sponsored by the Colorado Library Marketing Council and CCLS entitled "Understanding Power and Influence: Maximizing Success for Your Organization" on Sept. 21. For more information call Judy Zelenski at CCLS: (303) 422-1150.
Virtual Poster Sessions
Submitted By Roz Dudden
The six virtual poster sessions of InfoFair '99, sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, are now available on the web. The posters can be accessed at: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/infofair
The theme for InfoFair '99 was "SMART Patients: Consumer Health Informatics Responds to a Changing Health Care Environment."
You can see my poster on the topic: "Library Information Pathfinders; A Database for Consumers on the Web and in the Library" at: http://NationalJewish.org/Library/pathfinders/poster/
Recycle Your Old Computer Equipment
Three organizations can help you recycle your old computer equipment: CompuMentor provides technical assistance to non-profits and schools. They have a page on the World Wide Web with information about organizations that accept donations. The URL is: http://www.compumentor.org/cm/resources/articles/108.html Project C.U.R.E. usually recycles medical equipment and supplies, but is currently also looking for computer equipment. Contact them at (303) 727-9414. Nyx, a Denver/Boulder non-profit that provides free access to the internet, is collecting donations of used hardware and software to give to people who would otherwise not have Internet access. Contact board@nyx.net or look for information about their programs on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nyx.net Don't let your old equipment go to waste!
Membership News
Submitted By Barbara Wagner & Mary Kralicek
UPDATE YOUR DIRECTORY
[NOTE: For complete information see printed Council Quotes - home information has been deleted from the electronic version of Council Quotes.]
The following people were left out of the membership directory even though they had renewed their membership. We deeply regret the error. Here is the information you need to add.
Alan Garten
HealthAware Library at Health Bridge
2925 S. College Ave.
Fort Collins, CO 80525
member since 1997
(970) 204-0648
arg@libra.pvh.org
Ruth E. Gilbert
Owner, Med-Info Search
Emeritus Member
member since 1966
gilbertr@essex.uchsc.edu
Nancy Simon
Emeritus Member
member since 1978
(303)798-3931
nsimon@idcomm.com
CHANGES
Shelley J. Coleman
delete home address
add Coleman Online Research
(303) 279-4085
Fax (303) 279-0919
website http://www.csn.net/~shellc
Debra Davis
Fax (719) 266-1073
Myoung Fry
Place of work
Centura-Health Mercy Medical Center
Fax (970) 382-1333
Cynthia Vogel
home address zip code is
80033
W. Robin Waters
Director, Medical Library
Denver Health Medical Center
(303) 436-6361
Fax (303) 436-6476
courier code = CC-DHMC
Karen Wells
US West
1800 California St. #1500
Denver, CO 80202
kwells@uswest.com
Alma Williams
Fax (719) 545-8675
alma_williams@parkviewmc.com
NEW MEMBERS
Suzanne Kaller and Chris Elliot are new members and are listed in the Membership Directory.
Robyn Alsop is also a new member but her membership was received too late to be included in the membership directory. Please add her to your directory.
Robyn Alsop
American Humane Association
Children's Division
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
member since 1999
(303) 925-9417
Fax (303) 792-5333
E-Mail address robyn@americanhumane.org
Website http://www.americanhumane.org
NEW MEMBER BIOGRAPHY
Robyn Alsop is the Librarian & Managing Editor for the Children's Division of the American Humane Association. The association provides information and research, technical assistance, and program evaluation services to public and private agencies regarding child maltreatment and family violence. A graduate of University of Denver Library Science Program in 1985, Robyn has been at her current position for 13 years.
Musings From Maxwell
Submitted By Dick Maxwell
You've seen this: "We value your input. Please give us your impression of the speaker and presentation you have just seen, using a scale of 1 through 5, with 5 being the most favorable ('I think I just heard the voice of god') and 1 the least favorable ('not only was this so boring and uninformative that six audience members had to be physically restrained from attacking the speaker, but I also can document that it actually cost me ten IQ points'). Feel free to use the blank lines at the bottom to offer any additional comments. Thanks for your participation!"
The purpose of such evaluations, of course, is to provide feedback to the people who put the program together, and to the presenters themselves. This is part of what is known, dubiously, as constructive criticism. In the abstract, constructive criticism is a very valuable thing to offer someone. It certainly feels that way when we are the ones dishing it out. It's a rare recipient, however, who can accept such positive criticism with a genuine smile and heartfelt gratitude. More often it feels like a sneak attack on the Pearl Harbor of your ego, and it's fairly common to wish great and long-lasting pain on the person offering it.
Understanding that, here are some suggested comments for the open ended portion of the evaluation at some future workshop or conference. These are free, laboratory-tested, encoded, and inoffensive on the surface. As a special, one-time offer, their true meanings (to be shared only on a need-to-know basis) are also included. It pays to remember that probably nothing short of electroconvulsive therapy could have enough of an effect to really change the perpetrator of what you just saw, so forget that and work on your own stress reduction program by venting through the time-honored use of euphemistic hostility.
1. A topic was covered. (There was no discernible link between the speaker's words, which I seem to recall lapsed no more than twice into the structure of a complete and coherent sentence, and the topic. On the other hand, since the primary purpose in coming here was to get the continuing education credits and play golf, this was not a fatal flaw.)
2. Visual aids were used. (The first three projectors didn't work, causing a 23 minute delay, and then the remote would only run the carousel tray backwards. That turned out to be OK, since the slides seemed to be in random order and not at all connected to the talk. The use of a computer program to provide graphics during the afternoon seemed to be hampered by the inability of anyone to get past the little hourglass which became the mesmerizing star of the show.)
3. Handouts covering the topic in outline form were certainly passed out. (These were a little hard to read, however, due to the creative use of spelling and syntax, and to the fact that the presenter dropped the box containing them in the parking lot, losing some pages to the wind and putting the rest together in a less than organized way. On the bright side, each of us did get exactly 10 pages, and the paper was a lovely shade of puce.)
4. The speaker was enthusiastic. (...about breaking for lunch. As for the rest of his presentation, to say that he spoke in a disinterested monotone would be to greatly overstate the level of excitement generated. Not only was there no eye contact with the audience, but a quick check of attendees failed to come up with the answer to the question of whether he even has any eyes.)
5. Time was allotted for questions. (...which were then either ignored or treated with dripping sarcasm and scorn. The reason seemed to be that-astounding as this seems-he actually knows even less about the topic than his staggeringly hollow presentation led us to believe. While at first he seemed to be simply reading from his notes, the Q&A period made it obvious that they must have been written by someone with marginally more knowledge than him, but whose research was probably done using a 35 year-old children's encyclopedia with some missing pages, and updated from the files of an internet chat group run by chimpanzees with typing skills.)
6. The setting for the workshop was adequate. (...if you like dark, windowless, steamy rooms with absolutely no air circulation, separated by a wall the thickness of Christmas wrapping paper from a sales meeting featuring demos of some of the finest industrial strength stereo speakers in the industry.)
7. Lunch, consisting of food, was provided. (It was the first time that I've ever seen every item at a buffet steam table the identical color...in this case sort of a dark chestnut hue. Shapes made a few of the items identifiable, such as the rice and the carrots. The consensus afterward was that the few people who actually ate were the lucky ones, since the food poisoning was just serious enough to earn them a trip to a nearby emergency room, allowing them to avoid the second half of the workshop.)
8. I would consider attending another workshop arranged by this organization and/or featuring this speaker. (If I'm pinned by four-point restraints to a comfortable recliner and rolled quietly into the back of the room, provided with the best in high-tech, titanium alloy ear protection, and promised a four-foot stack of unmarked one hundred dollar bills at the end of the day...maybe...if it's in Maui.)
A potluck picnic will be held at Pat Nelson's house on Saturday, July 31st, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. RSVP to Pat at: pat.nelson@uchsc.edu Or 303-315-6435 BY July 15, 1999. See the enclosed flyer for directions to Pat's house.
| 1999 | |
| July | 9 Executive Committee 27 CQ Deadline 31 CCML Pot Luck Picnic |
| August | 5 CQ Mailing Deadline 12 CQ Mailing 25 CCML Meeting |
| September | 10 Executive Committee 28 CQ Deadline |
| October | 7 CQ Mailing Deadline 14 CQ Mailing 27 CCML Meeting |
| November | 12 Executive Committee and CQ Deadline 19 CQ Mailing Deadline 26 CQ Mailing |
| December | 8 CCML Meeting |
| 2000 | |
| January | 14 Executive Committee 27 CQ Deadline |
| February | 3 CQ Mailing Deadline 10 CQ Mailing 23 CCML Meeting |
| March | 10 Executive Committee 27 CQ Deadline |
| April | 7 CQ Mailing Deadline 14 CQ Mailing 26 CCML Annual Meeting |
| OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS 1999 / 2000 | |
| Elected Officers | |
| President | Glenn Pflum |
| President-Elect | Paul Blomquist |
| Secretary | Gene Stortz |
| Treasurer | Jeff Kuntzman |
| Past-President | Pat Nelson |
| Appointed Officers | |
| CQ Editor | Lynne Fox |
| CQ Associate Editor | Jeff Kuntzman |
| Mailing Coordinator | Sara Katsh |
| Membership Database Coordinator | Shelley Coleman |
| Parliamentarian | Jerry Carlson |
| Standing Committee Chairs | |
| Education | Marla Graber |
| Journal Locator | Catherine Reiter |
| Membership | Mary Kralicek |
| Internet | Lynne Fox |
| Nominating | Jenny Garcia |
| Ad Hoc Appointments | |
| Colleague Connection Representative | Lynne Fox |
| Colorado Library Marketing Council Rep. | OPEN |
| MCMLA 2K Conf. Planning Committee Chair | Lisa Traditi |
| Council Quotes is a bimonthly publication of the Colorado Council of Medical Librarians (CCML). CCML / P.O. Box 101058 / Denver, CO 80210-1058. Subscription is a benefit of membership. Editor, Lynne Fox; Assistant Editor, Jeff Kuntzman; Contributors, CCML members. |
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