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	The Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana (HSLAL) had its first meeting in 1976 at the Louisiana Library Association Conference. A second organizational meeting was held in the fall of that same year. On June 3, 1977, HSLAL members met in Pineville, LA. It was at this meeting that the members decided that HSLAL should remain independent from the Louisiana Library Association and the Louisiana Hospital Association. The purpose of HSLAL is to encourage and promote cooperation and communication among the librarians and library managers of health science institutions in the state of Louisiana. To this end, the Association is dedicated to the support of and the furtherance of programs which enhance the objectives of health sciences librarianship. Membership in the Association is open to all persons interested in health sciences librarianship.
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Letter from the President Please plan on attending the HSLAL Spring Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2009 at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Library in Baton Rouge . Please see the meeting registration form for more details about the meeting and C.E. program. HSLAL Officers met on February 10 th to discuss opportunities for membership growth, continuing education for members, as well as networking with health sciences and non-health sciences librarians. In 2009, we are planning to conduct membership drives at the Louisiana Library Association Conference in March as well as approach public libraries and the School of Library and Information Science at LSU. We are also exploring online web training for members during the fall. We would like to discuss networking and outreach at our next HSLAL meeting for feedback from you! I look forward to seeing you there! Nital Sheridan HSLAL President
Spring Meeting 2008
The HSLAL Spring Meeting was held on May 1, 2008 at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Library in Baton Rouge and was hosted by the Library's director, Christine Mitchell. The continuing education course, “Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation for Library Advocacy”, was taught by Michelle Malizia and Karen Vargas from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine's South Central Region. Each participant received 5 hours of continuing education credit from the Medical Library Association, and 32 members attended the meeting.