Aurora Medical Center - Oshkosh Library closing this week

Aurora Medical Center-Oshkosh will be permanently closing its medical library this week. Administration has chosen to re-purpose the space. 

 

David Ruby, librarian at Aurora Oshkosh, has been a member of WHSLA for over 10 years. In addition to serving as a WHSLA area rep, he was instrumental in hosting the 2015 WHSLA annual meeting in Oshkosh and cooking up a very fun Dracula-themed social outing! Thank you, David, for all your years of service to WHSLA, and your eleven years as a great co-worker with the legacy Aurora Libraries. We will all miss you very much! 

David has been working as a hypnotist in his spare time and is hoping to dedicate more time his passion. Check out his website at Fox Valley Hypnosis, LLC. 

WHSLA Travel Stipend for the Midwest Chapter/MLA, WHSLA & SWHSL 2019 Annual Meeting - July 11th Deadline

WHSLA is offering a $500 travel stipend to two WHSLA members to attend the Midwest Chapter Meeting this October. The recipients will be chosen by a drawing. If you are interested in entering the drawing, send WHSLA Professional Development Co-Coordinator Dora Davis (see below) an email with your name, institution, email, and phone number by July 11.  

The stipend should be used for expenses related to the Midwest Chapter 2019 Annual Meeting. Upon return from their travels, recipients will be required to share what they learned. Sharing can be done through a blog post on the WHSLA Blog, during a WHSLA Chat Session, or by other means.

Requirements for eligibility:

• Active WHSLA member and current on dues. (Not current? You can easily pay your dues online via PayPal!)
• Stipend funds applied towards expenses related to the 2019 Midwest Chapter Meeting in Milwaukee, WI
• Willingness to share your learnings with WHSLA members within 3 months after the chosen conference.
• Winners of the 2019 WHSLA CE Travel Stipend are not eligible.  

Again, the deadline is July 11. If you are interested, please email Dora Davis (dora dot davis at phci dot org) and include your name, email, institution, and phone number.

How I spent my summer vacation

Summer is finally upon us!  Do you have any exciting things planned (aside from reading lots of good books)?  At the beginning of June, I rode my bike 45 miles in the UPAF Ride for the Arts!  Then I had to look up articles about how to recover from said bike ride. 

We rode over the Hoan Bridge.  TWICE.

Want to share your summer adventures with us?  Email me at annie dot lipski at aurora dot org!

What we're reading: " A well-read woman: the life, loves, and legacy of Ruth Rappaport" by Kate Stewart

WHSLA member Mini Prasad has been reading this biography of librarian Ruth Rappaport.  Mini also shared one of her favorite quotes from this book:  "To be able to simply say 'Here it is' gives every librarian and archivist a small thrill.  It's the prize we all seek in the tedious slog of our everyday work."

Not only is this book about a librarian, it was written by a librarian!

Medicine & media

Recent Gallup polls have shown that American trust in some public institutions has been declining over the years.  Here's an interesting editorial from JAMA about how media and medicine can work together to restore the public's trust.

Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Hippocratic oath A most excellent and compendious method of curing wounds in the head Franciscus Arcaeus Published: 1588

Histamine and allergies

Do you suffer from any kind of allergies?  Ever wonder how they work?  Check out this fun video posted by the National Library of Medicine to learn more!

Psychiatrist knits a brain!

Looking for something new to try this summer?  How about knitting an anatomically correct model of a human brain?  Thanks to WHSLA member Kathy Koch for sharing this article from Open Culture!

Call for Papers & Posters

The 2019 Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting planning committee is now accepting abstracts for poster and paper presentations.

Submit your poster and paper and paper abstracts so that others can discover and learn about your innovative programs and research findings. Presenting at a conference is a great way to connect with your colleagues. Your presentation may lead to opportunities to collaborate with your colleagues in the Midwest.

Papers and posters that were submitted to and/or presented at the 2019 Medical Library Association annual meeting in Chicago are welcome.

Submit your abstract online. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2019.

Registration for Midwest Chapter/MLA 2019 is open.

What I'm reading: "Ask a manager" by Alison Green

If you've ever Googled topics like management and workplace issues such as getting along with others in your office, I'm almost positive you've already read something written by Alison Green. Her "Ask a Manager" blog is incredibly popular, and for good reason, she has great advice about what to say, when to say it, and when to zip your lip. I also appreciate her easy-going and approachable writing style. Sometimes reading non-fiction is a chore for me. Not so for her book. 

From advice on dealing with lunch-stealing bosses, co-workers who like to talk about murder, coaching new employees, and so much more, here are a few way to channel Alison Green at your workplace! 

• Blog
• Twitter
• Apple Podcasts
• Her new book  

Improving poster presentations

Remember that fun video about scientific posters we shared with you back in April?  The poster template is available online, and the new poster design is gaining popularity.  

What do you think?  Would you try it?