The deadline to submit a paper, poster or lightning talk for CHLA/ABSC 2013 has been extended until  Friday January 11^th, 2013.

For more information on how to submit, please visit http://www.chla-absc.ca/2013/node/46

Season’s Greetings from your CHLA/ABSC Board of Directors

On behalf of the CHLA/ABSC Board of Directors I would like to wish all our members and their families a safe and happy holiday season.  It has been a good year for the Association due in no small part to the strength and commitment of our members.

You are invited to participate in a study benchmarking Canadian health facility libraries. Your answers to survey questions may ultimately provide you and your fellow Canadian healthcare librarians with statistical data to support library management decisions and future directions.

According to Michael Geist, changes to Canada's copyright legislation have come into force today and are now the law. Lots of implications for libraries. For more information see his post here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/6692/125/

In a few days an important opportunity will be coming your way.  We will be sending you an invitation to participate in an online survey benchmarking Canadian health facility libraries.  Your answers to these survey questions may ultimately provide you and your fellow Canadian healthcare librarians with statistical data to support library management decisions and future directions.

Celebrate Canadian Library Month by checking out the tools at the Canadian Library Month website!

Let us know how you celebrate Canadian Library Month in your library.

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Join us for the IX Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS9)  and the VI Regional Coordination Meeting of the Virtual Health Library (VHL6)

Topic: eHealth: Getting closer to universal access to health

For those of you who might be near Michigan there is a continuing education opportunity coming soon:

http://www.mdmlg.org/MHSLA2012/index.htm

Congratulations to Patrick Ellis, long-time and distinguished CHLA/ABSC member and Past President, for being awarded as the 2012 Outstanding Alumni by Dalhousie University School of Information Management.

From the Dal Alumni Blog:

For anyone interested in what CIHI is publishing in the next month.

Congratulations to all winners of 2012 CHLA/ABSC Awards

Press releases for the 2012 CHLA/ABSC Award Winners are now available at the CHLA/ABSC Website.

Use these press releases “as is”, or customize them to publicize your local award winners achievement.

Stop by the CHLA/ABSC Board Table at the upcoming conference in Hamilton to stock up on our line of Hospital Librarian merchandise, including t-shirts, notebooks, and playing cards!

Hope to see you there!

The CHLA/ABSC 2011-2012 Annual Report is now available. Please see the attached document.

The CHLA/ABSC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the creation of a CE Special Committee.

The responsibilities and deliverables of the Committee are identified in the attached Terms of Reference. We are seeking three individuals with a strong interest in continuing education to serve on the Committee for a period of two years.

CHLA/ABSC has added its voice to protest the cutbacks at Library and Archives Canada (LAC), as well as the closures and downsizing of many federal libraries.  See our letter to the Hon. James Moore attached.  CAUT has launched a campaign to Save Libraries and Archives - go to their site and see how you can become involved.

• Introducing Incoming Board Members: Charlotte Beck, Jennifer McKinnell, and Shannon Gordon

• Hamilton 2012– Register now!

• Deadline for Chapter Initiatives Fund Applications –May 21st 2012

• February Board Meeting

• Chapter Initiative Fund (CIF) Grants - NLHLA, MHLA

The CHLA/ABSC Board of Directors is  seeking three individuals with research experience to serve on a new Special Committee on Research for a period of one year.

Register now! Only 13 more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing for our awesome continuing education sessions: cost is $100 for CHLA/ABSC members and $125 for non-members until April 30.