Bridging a gap between MLIS students at UBC and health librarians: a case report from 2006-2009 Purpose Setting In June 2006, a group of students in the MLIS programme at UBC’s SLAIS met with a professional health librarian to discuss forming a student interest group of CHLA/ABSC Short and long term goals and objectives were discussed with the instructor ; a strategy was developed about how to achieve them A strategic planning approach was adopted by the MLIS students To our knowledge, no student interest groups had existed in the thirty year history of CHLA/ABSC back to 1976 This poster reports on the formation of a student interest group (SIG) of CHLA/ABSC at UBC's School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS) in Vancouver, BC from 2006 to 2009 References Agee J, Lillard L. A global view of library associations for students and new librarians. New Library World 2005; 106(11/12), 541-555. CHLA/ABSC. Taking a leadership role in CHLA/ABSC and its chapters. [powerpoint] http://www.chla-absc.ca/documents/CHLA-ABSC_Taking_a_Leadership_Role.pps Crawford D. CHLA/ABSC 25 years on. Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana Winter 2000; 22(2). Isenburg MV, Kipnis DG, Pernell R. Changing with the times? Library associations and new librarians. [poster] Duke University Medical Center Library. Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference, June 2007. http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2007/e-present/20070522_20_von_isenburg.pdf SLAIS Student Interest Group (SIG) of CHLA/ABSC website: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/PEOPLE/students/student-groups/CHLA/ UBC Health Library wiki. SLAIS CHLA/ABSC Student Interest Group. May 25 th , 2009. http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca Watson E. Subject knowledge in the health sciences library: an online survey of Canadian academic health sciences librarians. 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/48 Results As of May 2009, we have 25 student & alumni members ~ see website ~ We formally meet monthly, and organize social events use dedicated listserv, and maintain our own website/wiki schedule library tours, workshops and invite speakers provide opportunities to meet health librarians help MLIS students who want to explore field provide a network of support & information exchange Official status was granted in 2007 from CHLA/ABSC Board Discussion Methods By September 2006, the MLIS students planned to hold their first official meeting and to form an Executive committee As an ex-officio advisor, a mentor librarian was asked to attend meetings The Executive planned to recruit members during 2006-2007 term Literature reviews were performed in LISA and LISTA to locate relevant research about student groups and professional library associations UBC Health Library wiki and e-mail listserv were set up to communicate A presentation was made to several classes at SLAIS, and official status was sought from the UBC Alma Mater Society From 2006-2009, our goals were to accomplish the following : To build on our ‘mission statement’ and receive official status Build good relationships with Health Libraries Association of BC (HLABC) Learn more about health libraries and librarian culture Network, schedule training, library tours and social events Create practicum, mentoring and professional experience opportunities Help our members obtain part-time work & volunteer positions Conclusions In 2009, these MLIS students are 'bridging the gap' and reconceptualizing how to enter the health librarianship field TT To prepare for a career in health librarianship, SLAIS students enjoy an additional form of collegial support Based on this model, other CHLA/ABSC chapters are encouraged to form student interest groups The executive plans to do more outreach in 2009 and create a new scholarship for a career in health librarianship We will write up this ‘case report‘ on creating this group and submit a paper to JCHLA/JABSC in September 2009 “ Bridging the gap between students and working professionals in health librarianship.“ SLAIS Student Interest Group, CHLA/ABSC website http:// www.slais.ubc.ca /PEOPLE/students/student-groups/CHLA / THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Dean Giustini 1 and Daniel Hooker, Xuemei Li and Sue Bradley 2 1 UBC Biomedical Branch Librarian; 2 MLIS Candidates, School of Library, Archival & Information Studies http:// hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca

In June 2006, a group of students in the MLIS programme at UBC’s SLAIS met with a professional health librarian to discuss forming a student interest group of CHLA/ABSC

Short and long term goals and objectives were discussed with the instructor ; a strategy was developed about how to achieve them

A strategic planning approach was adopted by the MLIS students

To our knowledge, no student interest groups had existed in the thirty year history of CHLA/ABSC back to 1976

Agee J, Lillard L. A global view of library associations for students and new librarians. New Library World 2005; 106(11/12), 541-555.

CHLA/ABSC. Taking a leadership role in CHLA/ABSC and its chapters. [powerpoint] http://www.chla-absc.ca/documents/CHLA-ABSC_Taking_a_Leadership_Role.pps

Crawford D. CHLA/ABSC 25 years on. Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana Winter 2000; 22(2).

Isenburg MV, Kipnis DG, Pernell R. Changing with the times? Library associations and new librarians. [poster] Duke University Medical Center Library.

Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference, June 2007. http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2007/e-present/20070522_20_von_isenburg.pdf

SLAIS Student Interest Group (SIG) of CHLA/ABSC website: http://www.slais.ubc.ca/PEOPLE/students/student-groups/CHLA/

UBC Health Library wiki. SLAIS CHLA/ABSC Student Interest Group. May 25 th , 2009. http://hlwiki.slais.ubc.ca

Watson E. Subject knowledge in the health sciences library: an online survey of Canadian academic health sciences librarians. 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10388/48

As of May 2009, we have 25 student & alumni members ~ see website ~

We formally meet monthly, and organize social events

use dedicated listserv, and maintain our own website/wiki

schedule library tours, workshops and invite speakers

provide opportunities to meet health librarians

help MLIS students who want to explore field

provide a network of support & information exchange

Official status was granted in 2007 from CHLA/ABSC Board

By September 2006, the MLIS students planned to hold their first official meeting and to form an Executive committee

As an ex-officio advisor, a mentor librarian was asked to attend meetings

The Executive planned to recruit members during 2006-2007 term

Literature reviews were performed in LISA and LISTA to locate relevant research about student groups and professional library associations

UBC Health Library wiki and e-mail listserv were set up to communicate

A presentation was made to several classes at SLAIS, and official status was sought from the UBC Alma Mater Society

From 2006-2009, our goals were to accomplish the following :

To build on our ‘mission statement’ and receive official status

Build good relationships with Health Libraries Association of BC (HLABC)

Learn more about health libraries and librarian culture

Network, schedule training, library tours and social events

Create practicum, mentoring and professional experience opportunities

Help our members obtain part-time work & volunteer positions

In 2009, these MLIS students are 'bridging the gap' and reconceptualizing how to enter the health librarianship field

TT

To prepare for a career in health librarianship, SLAIS students enjoy an additional form of collegial support

Based on this model, other CHLA/ABSC chapters are encouraged to form student interest groups

The executive plans to do more outreach in 2009 and create a new scholarship for a career in health librarianship

We will write up this ‘case report‘ on creating this group and submit a paper to JCHLA/JABSC in September 2009