It is that time of year again!!

SLA Toronto Chapter, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA), Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA) and Ontario Library Association Special Libraries Committee (OLA-SLC) cordially invite you to this year’s Joint Holiday Social at the Arts & Letters Club.

Join friends and colleagues for a fun-filled evening of holiday cheer!

When: December 10, 2015, 6-8pm (registration starts at 5:30pm)

Where: Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto

Cost: $25 members | $40 nonmembers | $15 students & unemployed

Don’t delay singing up – this event fills up every year!

This event has been generously sponsored by:

Daylight Savings Time is over for another year and it’s getting dark out!

Before the holiday rush begins, please join us for our November meeting at Lola’s Kitchen on Thursday, November 26th

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 634 Church St. (Between Bloor and Charles)

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Melanie Anderson will lead our discussion of:

Opportunities for Hospital Librarians in Interprofessional Activity Helen-Ann Brown Epstein (2015) Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 15:2, 198-216 DOI: 10.1080/15323269.2015.1014763

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled and all PayPal refunds are being processed.

Apologies to all who purchased tickets.

Join us on Thursday, Oct 15^th for Search Rounds with Carolyn Zeigler and Tamsin Adams-Weber

Carolyn and Tamsin will each present an interesting literature search they have worked on, and engaging discussion will ensue!

We will meet at the Fox and Fiddle (Fine Pub Fare), located at 27 Wellesley St. East

Mingling begins at 5:30pm and presentations will follow at 6:00 pm

A selection of appetizers will be provided with admission

Members – $20

Non-members – $30

Student/underemployed – $15

It’s back to school and back to the usual routine!

To kick the fall off with some great discussion, join us for our September meeting at Valens on Wednesday, September 30th

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 19 Baldwin St. (Between Dundas and College)

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Tim Tripp will lead our discussion of:

Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification? Vanclay, Jerome K. Scientometrics 92.2 (2012): 211-238 doi: 10.1007/s11192-011-0561-0

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP Here

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Call for Submissions

The Toronto Health Libraries Association invites students in the Masters of Information program at the University of Toronto to apply for the 2015 THLA Student Prize.

THLA is a professional organization for those in medical and allied health libraries in the Toronto area. As a chapter of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothéques de la santè du Canada (CHLA/ABSC), THLA is dedicated to the improvement of health and health care through the promotion of excellence in access to information.

THLA established the Student Prize to encourage future librarians to consider careers in health librarianship.

Prize includes:

• $250
• A 2016 membership in THLA
• Admission to the February 2016 THLA social event

Eligibility:

• Student must be currently enrolled in the MI/MLS program
• Student must be in good standing

How to Apply:

• Please submit a brief statement (max 500 words) to the awards committee of THLA about:
  • Impact of librarians on health care OR
  • Why they would like to pursue a career in health librarianship
• Submissions should be emailed to president@thla.ca with your preferred contact information by 5:00pm October 16, 2015

The chosen winner will be notified by November 27^th, 2015

Thank you for your submissions, and good luck!

We are excited to announce that our Second THLA Summer Patio Social will be held on Wednesday, August 26th, 2015!

We will be meeting at The Mill St. Beerhall, 21 Tank House Lane, Toronto at 6pm. A map can be found here.

Members are FREE! (just the cost of your drinks, food will be provided) and the fee for non-members is $10 (payment can be made in person at the event).

Please RSVP here

We are looking forward to seeing you all for some drinks and nibbles!

Don’t miss Mosaic from May 13-18, 2016 in Toronto. Come be part of the big picture!

Join us for our July meeting at Blake House on Wednesday, July 29th

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 449 Jarvis St. (Between Carlton and Wellesley)

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Carolyn Ziegler will lead our discussion of:

RAMESES publication standards: realist syntheses Wong G, Greenhalgh T, Westhorp G, Buckingham J, Pawson R. BMC Med. 2013 Jan 29;11:21. doi:10.1186/1741-7015-11-21. PubMed PMID: 23360677; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3558331.

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP Here

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for our May meeting at a Journal Club favorite, Pizzeria Via Mercanti on Wednesday, May 20

Here is a Map to the venue located @ 87 Elm St. (Between Bay and University)

We will start gathering at 5:30 pm and the discussion of the article of choice will begin closer to 6:00 pm

Raluca Serban will lead our discussion of:

Taking library instruction into the online environment: one health sciences library’s experience J Med Libr Assoc. 2014 Jul; 102(3): 196–200. PMCID: PMC4076129

All you have to do is read the article, form some opinions about it, and come for some great food, ready to talk!

Please RSVP Here

To help you informally appraise the methods and findings of the study, we have put together a list of questions you can use (if you like) for most articles – with no math required! Just download and print this THLA Journal Club Assessment Sheet PDF.

We look forward to seeing you there!