Welcome to the latest issue of the CAHSLA Chronicle!
After decades of serving as editors of the Chronicle, Barbarie Hill and Lisa McCormick have passed the baton to Jim DaMico and Emily Kean. In addition to new editors, the Chronicle also has a new online home: https://www.cahsla.org/cahsla-chronicle Extensive work has already been completed to create back-ups of decades of Chronicle posts from Blogspot and our print archives, which are now accessible in WordPress on our CAHSLA.org website.
As always, anyone can send news, updates, or articles on projects, presentations, etc. for inclusion in the Chronicle to Jim or Emily.
In this issue:
President’s Page, Secretary and Treasurer Reports CAHSLA Colleague Updates Cincinnati Children’s History Walk
Hello CAHSLA members! We are already on a roll with programing for the year – the Executive Committee met at the usual spot, Dushmesh in Clifton, for the transition meeting in August. Just last week, October 10th, we met at the Lloyd Library to see the new Pawpaw exhibit, as well as enjoy pizza and networking.
I hope you all have December 11th marked on your calendars for the annual party. This year’s gathering will have something for everyone, so be on the lookout for details! The executive committee also has begun planning for the workshop meeting and other celebrations. We hope to have an informative, active, and fun CAHSLA year.
I am grateful to serve as CAHSLA President, with assistance from the indispensable executive committee. As someone who is still relatively newish to health science librarianship, I truly appreciate the support and friendship in the CAHSLA community.
In attendance: Matthew Cooper, Jim DaMico, Alex Herrlein, Emily Kean, Amy Koshoffer, Abrams Pari, Lynn Warner
The Annual Membership Meeting was held at Lloyd Library.
There was a discussion of moving the Chronicle to WordPress. Jim is helping with the Chronicle and has already moved over past articles.
Matthew notified attendees that CAHSLA has a new LinkedIn group which will serve as an additional place to receive updates. Emails will still be sent, but we know there are sometimes issues with emails being received.
Lynn asked attendees to save the date for our holiday party on December 11th. She also noted that we have a robust year of programming being planned.
Lynn introduced the new executive council:
President – Lynn Warner
Vice President – Matthew Cooper
Secretary – Karen Whyte
Treasurer – Emily Kean
The meeting concluded with a round-robin of attendees.
The Cincinnati Children’s History Walk for the Burnet Campus launched on October 10, 2024, bringing to life decades of work of thousands of employees who have positioned us to be the leader in child health.
Laura Werts, Pratt Library director, was inspired after learning about the Boston Children’s Hospital History Trail from their archivist in 2019. Laura brought the idea to the History Committee and Kevin Proffitt, Archivist at the time began research into developing a history walk here.
As the first full time Archivist, I was able to devote more time to planning and outreach across multiple departments to ensure a successful outcome.
Over 20 employees were involved, and they came from Design-Construction-Space Management, Marketing and Communications, Creative Services, Language Access Services.
Early on, we also aimed to make the experience inclusive–in line with our DEI commitment. We engaged Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Employee Resource Groups, Family Relations and the Family Advisory Council to make it accessible to those with mobility challenges and available in the three languages–English, Spanish and Arabic.
The walk features 14 stops for employees. You can download a PDF of the map in the three languages from History Walk. It is also printed in English and available at the Welcome Desks and Family Resource Center. You can begin the walk at any point but if you want to follow the map route, it starts at Seacrest Studio in Location D.
Each marker has a QR code which takes you to the stop on the History Walk website. You have the option to listen to narration in English, Spanish and Arabic. Maps in all three languages are available as PDF’s.
For more information about the Cincinnati Children’s Archives, please visit our website.
Jim DaMico, Cincinnati Children’s Archivist leading a tour groupRotary Polio Plus SculptureRonald McDonald HouseEntrance to The Children’s Hospital Research Foundation and Clinic Building
Submitted By: Jim DaMico, Archivist, Cincinnati Children’s
Kudos to former CAHSLA President Alex Temple on his permanent position at the UC Archives and Rare Books (ARB) Library. Congrats, Alex!
Lynn Warner (UC Health Sciences Library) presented “Using a Practice Search Set to Teach Students Advanced Searching for Integrative Reviews” at the Medical Library Association annual conference in Portland, Oregon in May 2024
Two CAHSLA members presented at the Midwest Medical Library Association virtual conference in October 2024:
We have heard over the years from numerous members that our CAHSLA listserv emails are not always received. We will continue to send all updates via email, but new this year, we are providing several other ways to receive CAHSLA updates:
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The 10th annual UC Data Day was held Oct 8th. The keynote on FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data was given by Kira Bradford, co-principal investigator and collaborator with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL Data Stewardship Group.
Save the date for our annual holiday party: Wednesday, December 11th. We’re putting a new twist on our time-honored tradition of gathering over food and drink and singing holiday carols. You will not want to miss this one! Watch your email or the new LinkedIn page for RSVP links coming soon!
