Almost as soon as I started my position as a health sciences librarian in 2022, I began taking courses from the Medical Library Association. They have a Systematic Review Services Specialization that acknowledges librarians that have completed more than 10 courses (in three years) on the intricate process of completing Read more…
What a week! Five days ago, on Sunday, I took an early flight to Little Rock, AR, for the annual conference of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association. I had the opportunity to network with a lot of great health science librarians, including our former student worker Read more…
One of the things I was hoping to achieve when I started my full-time position at TWU was to collaborate with other parts of our organization. While it didn’t happen right away, taking over as the manager of our campus library (which did in fact become permanent in February) has Read more…
As we were settling into the new academic year, our boss surprised us with some news: He was leaving for a job at a university much closer to his home, and he would be gone from the university within two weeks. We were shocked to hear this, immediately wondering how Read more…
When our library staff gathered to discuss our displays for the upcoming academic year, they already had written down Alzheimer’s disease for the month of November. (Depending on the organization, November is marked as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month or National Family Caregivers Month, both of which relate to my experience caring Read more…
A new university job means new classes and new students. Working at a satellite campus focused on health sciences is different than a more traditional campus — we only have one building where everything is located. Our library is small, but because we’re only an elevator ride or flight of Read more…
I was thankful that I was asked to stay at SMU for an additional term after I completed my degree and internship, but I knew I’d still need to undergo a job search for a permanent position. While I was unable to stay at SMU as an instruction librarian, I Read more…