30 April 2014
Circle the Date: May 9
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsDeadline Extended for HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative’s Spring 2014 Offer Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Thanks to positive, overwhelming interest, the deadline for participation in the HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative’s Spring 2014 Offer is being extended from its original date (Friday, April 25) to Friday, May 9. This allows an extra two weeks […]
Read More15 April 2014
Making Headlines: Expansion of the Group Licensing Initiative
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsThe HSLANJ GLI recently made headlines in more than 225 media outlets, announcing the expansion of the HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative throughout the MAR and SE/A Regions. We are thrilled to announce that the story was picked up by: Yahoo! Finance / MarketWatch by the Wall Street Journal / Wall Street Select / NJ.com Business journals in the […]
Read More11 April 2014
HSLANJ Honors Library Support Persons of the Year
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsAbove Photo: From Left: Janina Kaldan, Library Manager, Morristown Medical Center, Award Winner Marge Levine, Award Winner Gene Elwood. Gene Elwood, Teresa Farella, and Marge Levine, Morristown Medical Center, were each awarded the Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey’s Library Support Person of the Year award at their annual business meeting on April 3rd. […]
Read More9 April 2014
Robin Siegel Awarded HSLANJ’s Health Sciences Librarian of the Year 2014
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsRobin Siegel, Medical Librarian, CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, was awarded the Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey’s Health Sciences Librarian of the Year award at the HSLANJ Annual Business Meeting held at the New Jersey Hospital Association on April 3rd. In her nomination letter, Pat Regenberg, Manager, Library Services, Overlook Medical Center, said, […]
Read More4 April 2014
BrowZine – New Resource Available from the GLI
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsRemember when your print journals were delivered in the mail and patrons could come to the library to read through the most current issues of JAMA, NEJM, and many other titles? While many hospital libraries provide access to an extensive number of electronic journals, the platforms hosting these journals are mainly designed for article level […]
Read More7 March 2014
HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative’s Spring 2014 Offer Available to all MAR and SE/A Librarians
by Robb Mackes / 1 CommentAbove: Image courtesy of photostock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Participation in the HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative, a cost-effective consortium, is expanding beyond the MAR to include the entire SE/A Region. All hospitals and healthcare facilities in both regions are invited to participate in the Spring 2014 Offer, now available. “This groundbreaking expansion will allow more hospitals to […]
Read More21 February 2014
Embedded and Empowered: Making an Impact with Embedded Librarianship
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsDo you want to be where all the action is? The role of the embedded librarian takes many forms – in higher education, community health organizations, support groups and businesses. Embedded librarianship can include team teaching a course, becoming an important part of an annual health event, integrating library resources into a course curriculum or […]
Read More12 February 2014
Welcome to the New HSLANJ Web Site
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsAs a result of the brainstorming session held at the board retreat meeting last summer, one of the goals that we set for our organization during my Presidency was to develop new and different ways of networking. This is why I am excited to introduce you to our newly redesigned website, one of the many […]
Read More29 November 2013
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsPresenter: Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR Dates / Time: December 9 and 11, 2013 / 10 – 11:30 am (ET) Where: Online Register: http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/register.html?schedule_id=2583 NOTE: Registration priority will be given to HSLANJ members first. If there is enough room, we will open the class to others. Summary: Audience: Health Professionals, Information Professionals […]
Read More28 October 2013
Group Licensing Opens to SE/A Librarians!
by Robb Mackes / No CommentsThe HSLANJ Group Licensing Initiative announces… Participation is open to all medical librarians in the Southeastern Atlantic (SE/A) Region beginning with the Spring 2014 Offer! Librarians in the MAR Region continue to be welcome to participate as well. More than 100 librarians in the MAR Region currently participate, sharing both technology and cost savings. For […]
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