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Who Belongs to MDMLG?
Members include information professionals and experts, paraprofessionals, and students who work or are interested in biomedical or health sciences libraries or medical informatics. The current membership represents hospital, academic, and special libraries, or resources centers, from Southeastern Michigan and beyond. The goals of MDMLG are to:
- Serve as a channel of communication and idea exchange for its community of members;
- Provide a mechanism for its members to study and discuss issues concerning information technologies, information resources procurement, provision and management;
- Identify opportunities for its members to work on joint projects, engage in lifelong learning and professional development activities, and enhance professional performance;
- Offer programs to foster excellence in services and programs that contribute to the mission and goals of its members' home institutions in areas of health care, health professions education, research, and community engagement.
What are the benefits of membership?
- Professional and social contact with interesting and innovative colleagues
- Continuing education opportunities. Recent courses have included:
- EBM Study Design and Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evaluating Research Articles in Scholarly Journals
- Technology Planning for Libraries
- Proving Your Worth: Professional, Business, and Political Tools
- Access to the MDMLG newsletter and the membership directory. Examples of articles previously included in the Newsletter are Reports & Statistics: Communicating the Value of Hospital Libraries and Let's Get Visible: Marketing the Medical Library.
- Quarterly meetings, held at member institutions, geared toward local interests and concerns. Programs address issues from both the library and health care fields. Recent topics have included:
- Saving Your Library / Panel Discussion
- Making Libraries Accessible for All
- Imbedding Safety Into Patient Care
- Return on Investment (ROI)
- Access to the Members-Only portion of the MDMLG web site.
- Access to the MDMLG Job web site.
- One vote on all issues for Regular and Institutional members. One person should be designated as representative to vote for the institution.
- All members are entitled to hold office and chair committees.
How do I join MDMLG?
Fill out the Membership Form. Payment can be made by check, credit card of PayPal. For further information, contact:
Stephanie Stebens
Henry Ford Hospital
Sladen Library
webmaster@mdmlg.org
History of MDMLG
The Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group (MDMLG) can trace its roots to the Biological Sciences Group established by the Michigan Chapter of the Special Libraries Association in 1946. It existed primarily as a social group until the mid-1950's when the members began to experiment with various projects. During the 1960's, several plans came into fruition including the production of a serial locator tool, the creation of a union catalog of monographs, and the establishment of an active interlibrary loan network. The group began the process of formal organization and chose its current name in 1970.
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Valerie Reid, MDMLG Webmaster
313-909-7364
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