Colorado Council of Medical Librarians
Membership Information

• Membership Brochure
• History
• Goals
• Meetings
• For More Information
• Membership Categories and Dues
• Benefits of Membership
• Membership Form

History

In 1957, fourteen metropolitan Denver librarians sought to provide a forum for cooperation among medical libraries. Initial efforts included preparation of a union list of serials.

The membership increased during the 1960's, representing a broader geographical base, and has grown to over 100 members throughout Colorado and Wyoming.

Goals

1. To optimize cooperation among CCML members.
2. To strengthen affiliations between CCML and related groups.
3. To respond to the educational and professional needs of CCML members.
4. To enhance CCML's organizational structure and to support its future growth.

Meetings

Meetings are held on a voluntary rotating basis in the various members' institutions. Meetings include Council business and an educational program on a library or health care topic.

Past programs have covered medical information systems, consumer health, medical emergencies, and trends in health care marketing.

For More Information

To learn more about the Colorado Council of Medical Librarians, send an electronic-mail message to Debra Taylor or Paul Blomquist. You will receive a brochure and an announcement about the next meeting.

Membership

CCML members work in a wide variety of institutions, associations and corporations, or may be independent information brokers.

Interested persons may apply for membership in one of the following categories:

1. Regular members (those currently employed in the health science information field)
2. Associate members (those interested in CCML)
3. Student members (those enrolled in a program of librarianship, media, or information science)
4. Emeritus members (former regular members who are now retired.)

CCML's fiscal year is from April-March. Annual dues are as follows:

• Regular and Associate Members pay $25.00. (Half year, from October-April, is $15.00.)
• Student members pay $15.00.
• Emeritus members pay no dues.
• Membership form.

Benefits of Membership

• Professional networking opportunities.
• Continuing education courses.
• Access to the CCML Annual Membership Directory.
• Subscription to Council Quotes, the CCML newsletter.
• Communication through the CCML listserv. (Members are automatically added to the list when they join CCML.)
• Participation in the annual CCML Journal Locator.
• Reciprocal borrowing card, at no charge, from the Health Sciences Library at the University of Colorado Denver (UCDenver) at Anschutz Medical Campus.
  Reciprocal borrowing cards enable CCML members to check out materials from the Isabelle T. Anderson (ITA) collection of library science materials, which is maintained at the Health Sciences Library. Reciprocal cards may not be used to check out items from the Health Sciences Library's collection, or to replace interlibrary loan for your institution. The Health Sciences Library charges for interlibrary loan requests for ITA materials.

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This page was last updated on 4 May 2009.
Direct questions about this page to Debra Miller
http://www.ccmlnet.org/Membership/index.html