Happy New Year to all CHLA/ABSC Members!

• Next Board of Directors Meeting February 2012

• Upcoming Board of Directors Positions – Nominations Deadline Feb. 1st 2012

• Call for Nominations for CHLA/ABSC Awards and Honours – Deadline Feb. 1st 2012

• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – Feb. 1st 2012

• JCHLA Deadline Submissions – April 5th 2012

• Call for Papers for Hamilton 2012 Conference extended to January 16, 2012

• Social Media Portal for Canadian Health Librarians: Call for Participation

• 2012 CHLA/ABSC Membership Renewals on Their Way

• Board of Directors Meetings
• Our CVHL/BVCS Representatives Rebecca Raworth and Penny Logan

• CVHL/BVCS Update

• Update from CHLA/ABSC’s Accreditation Canada Representative

• CHLA/ABSC Representative for the Cochrane Collaboration

• CHLA/ABSC New Assistant Webmaster

• Chapter Initiative Funds

• Hamilton 2012

• Upcoming Board Positions – nominations deadline Feb. 1st 2011

• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – Feb. 1st 2012

• CHLA/ABSC Hospital Librarian Merchandise – Make Great Stocking Stuffers!

• Next Board of Directors Meeting
• Deadline for Chapter Initiatives Fund Applications - September 23, 2011
• Sustain, Evolve and Transform – Calgary Conference Inspires
• JCHLA deadline submissions: November 29, 2011
• Association Awards
• Award Winning Course on Evidence-Based Medicine, Sept 22-24
• Save the Date for Hamilton 2012
• Board Members for 2011-2012
• Hospital Librarian T-shirts, playing cards and notebooks
• CVHL Update
  

• CHLA/ABSC Conference in Calgary, May 27 – 30, 2011
• CHLA/ABSC Annual General Meeting
• JCHLA deadline submissions: August 9
• Return of the “Hospital Librarian” T-shirt
• Introducing Incoming Board Members

Calgary 2011, May 27 – 30

If you haven’t registered for CHLA/ABSC 2011 yet, there is still time! Registration closes on May 20, 2011. With a great venue, fabulous program and wonderful social events, the Calgary conference should not be missed.

CHLA/ABSC Annual General Meeting

• Welcome to Members
• 2011 CHLA/ABSC Election
• Calgary 2011, May 27 – 30
• Return of the “Hospital Librarian” T-shirt
• CHLA/ABSC Professional Development Grant
• CISTI Committee on Health Sciences Information
• Updates on the Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL)
• Recipients of the Chapter Initiatives Fund
• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – April 26
• Facing Both Ways: Poetry and Short Stories by M.A. Flower
  

• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Renewal Time!
• Forthcoming Board Positions – deadline January 10th
• Call for nominations for CHLA/ABSC Awards and Honours – deadline January 10th
• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – January 10

With the year fast drawing to a close, I’d like to wish all CHLA/ABSC members a Happy Holiday and hope that 2011 will be a productive and fulfilling year for you and your families.

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Renewal Time!

• Fall CHLA/ABSC Board Meeting


• Call for representatives on CVHL/BVCS Board – deadline December 10


• Update from CHLA/ABSC’s Accreditation Canada Representative


• CVHL/BVCS information sessions


• CHLA/ABSC Calgary 2011


• JCHLA deadline submissions: November 29


• Forthcoming Board Positions – deadline January 10th


• Call for nominations for CHLA/ABSC Awards and Honours – deadline January 10th


• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – January 10


• Next Board of Directors Meeting

• Next Board of Directors Meeting
• CHLA/ABSC Strategic Planning & Members’ Survey
• Heritage Honoured and Innovation Inspired in Kingston
• Association Awards
• Save the Date for Calgary 2011
• New Board Members for 2010-2011
  

• Introducing Incoming Board Members
• Kingston 2010 – Register now – the countdown is on!
• Deadline for Chapter Initiatives Fund Applications - May 1, 2010
• New CHLA/ABSC Continuing Education Course
• CISTI Committee on Health Sciences Information
• Final Request for CHLA/ABSC Conference Programs
• February Board Meeting via teleconference
• Next Board of Directors Meeting

In this issue:

• Welcome to members
• Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL)
• Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
• CHLA/ABSC Development Officer
• New Open Access Interest Group
• Kingston 2010
• Changes to JCHLA
• CHLA/ABSC Conference Programs needed
• Next Board of Directors Meeting
  

• Season’s Greetings!
• Membership in CHLA/ABSC
• Forthcoming Board Positions
• Call for nominations for CHLA/ABSC
• Awards and Honours
• CHLA/ABSC Chapter Initiatives Fund
• Kingston 2010
• New Jobsite Forum
• Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
• CISTI Committee on Health Sciences Information
• CHLA/ABSC Conference Programs needed
• Next Board of Directors Meeting

• New Public Relations Director
• CHLA/ABSC Rural and Remote Opportunities Grant
• Remembering Babs Flower - the CHLA/ABSC Flower Award for Innovation
• Pan Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
• Kingston 2010
• Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL)
• Proposed launch of PubMed Central Canada
• JCHLA Digitization Project Update
• Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund – October 1
• Next Board of Directors Meeting

• The Sky really was the limit – Winnipeg!
• 2009 Association Awards
• Kingston 2010
• JCHLA Update – digitization well underway!
• Canadian Copyright Consultation
• Pan-Canadian Cochrane Library Task Force
• Stainless steel water bottles available for purchase
• New board members – 2009-2010
• Chapter Liaisons 2009
• Encouraging membership
• Next Board of Directors Meeting

• Announcing our incoming Board members!
• Notice of By-election for Director of Continuing Education for 2009-2010 
• May 1st Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund 
• Mentoring 
• CISTI – Your Perspective Needed – April 26 
• Cochrane Library National License Pilot 
• Next Board of Directors Meetings 
• Counting down to Winnipeg

• Be sure to take advantage of early bird registration rates
• Hospital library standards – What are your experiences?
• May 1st Deadline for Applications for Chapter Initiatives Fund
• New Special Interest Group – Mentorship
• CE Board Position
• Bioinformatics Workshop
• CHLA/ABSC Professional Development Grant
• Looking Ahead – Call for Future Conference Hosts
• Announcing the Canadian Virtual Health Library Transition Phase Project Leader
• CISTI included in NRC cuts
• The Future of Library Human Resources
• Next Board of Directors Meetings

Best Wishes for a healthy and fulfilling 2009 from the CHLA/ABSC Board of Directors 
Welcome to new and returning members! 
Please be sure to acquaint yourselves with the Association website and use it to network, share ideas and success stories. 

• Membership in CHLA/ABSC
• Canadian Virtual Health Library (CVHL)
• Invitation to students to contribute in JCHLA
• Landmark JCHLA issues
• Accreditation Canada (formerly CCHSA)
• The Sky’s the Limit - CHLA/ABSC Conference May 30-June 3, 2009
• Health Libraries in the News
• CIHR Open Access Policy and You
• Hospital Library Salary Survey - Calling interested Hospital Librarians
• Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Policy
• How do you define Innovation?

• New Look for E-News
• CHLA/ABSC Website
• Knowledge transfer in action – Opportunities to get involved
• At IFLA
• Accreditation Canada (formerly CCHSA)
• NNLH Update
• National Summit on Library Resources – Ottawa, October 6 and 7, 2008
• Recruiting New Members!
  

Spring forward into action! At its spring meetings during the May
Halifax Conference, the CHLA Board began charting the implementation of
the new strategic plan. A salary survey, JCHLA indexing, recruiting and
retention, and a platform for web-based CE are only some of the actions
in the operational plan. Members play an important role in contributing
to the growth and vitality of the Association. An important element in
the operational plan will be the creation of new committees. Watch for
the calls and get involved!

New board members
Chapter initiative grant deadline May 1
Leadership SIG Inaugural meeting
Where in the world is Norman Scotia?