Friday – 11 September 2015
\nSubmitted by Kris Anderson<\/p>\n
There was a great party last night, a trio played light jazz as we arrived and there were adult beverages and lovely pupus (that’s Hawaiian for appetizer) – OMG the breaded stuffed olives were awesome! \u00c2\u00a0When we sat down there were 3 kinds of pasta, an entree course, salad, and dessert. \u00c2\u00a0All lubricated with endless bottles of white wine, red wine, and water. \u00c2\u00a0Glad there was a bus to my neighborhood!<\/p>\n
Teresa Barriga Ramirez opened the session introducing Alyson Gamble. \u00c2\u00a0Alyson received a grant from the Medical Library Association to investigate marine medical research. \u00c2\u00a0Marine natural products got a big start in the 1960’s and 70’s when there was funding. \u00c2\u00a0There were over 17,000 articles about natural products published since 1984 but very few articles about the influence of information science in marine medical research.<\/p>\n
Kristen Metzger then described a bit of her history and how IAMSLIC has enabled her to be an amazing resource to industry. Her company needed to lay underwater cable along coast of Africa and needed a variety of information from EIS for each country, where the cable could touch land in each country and who the country contacts were. \u00c2\u00a0Librarians need to be able to think beyond their area of specialty! \u00c2\u00a0Kristen provided some interesting insights to how things are in the corporate world. \u00c2\u00a0An example is that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) may be accepted even if it indicates major environmental impact. \u00c2\u00a0Regarding the underwater cable, did you know sharks like to gnaw on them? \u00c2\u00a0Scientists aren’t exactly sure why that is so, but the result is some cables are being wrapped in additional shielding to deter the sharks. \u00c2\u00a0Kristen also commented on how there are regional influences no matter where you live. \u00c2\u00a0As always, she had the best illustrations for her talk – she left us smiling.<\/p>\n
Last presentation of the conference was given by David Baca. \u00c2\u00a0He talked about high impact practices and student employees. \u00c2\u00a0“High impact activities are those that allow students to apply learning to real life, to make connections, reflect and integrate learning.” Learning communities and capstone projects are examples. \u00c2\u00a0How can we create those opportunities for the student employees in the library? \u00c2\u00a0An example is Iowa GROW program
\nhttps:\/\/vp.studentlife.uiowa.edu\/initiatives\/grow\/<\/p>\n
Oh my! \u00c2\u00a0Last Break! \u00c2\u00a0Last chance for those yummy little delicacies…sigh…<\/p>\n
Business Meeting! \u00c2\u00a0Opened by Guillermina Cosulich, IAMSLIC President. \u00c2\u00a0The minutes will be on the website. Highlights from the meeting are a conference hosting proposal will be forthcoming from Uganda, also one from Crete. \u00c2\u00a0The election results from an election with the largest turnout and the closest finish – as Steve stated is an indication of the respect for all candidates. \u00c2\u00a0David Baca was elected Jr. Vice President and Brian Voss elected Secretary. \u00c2\u00a0Big thanks to all board members! \u00c2\u00a0Great honor on Guillermina! \u00c2\u00a0And thanks again to Maria and Armand for an excellent conference!<\/p>\n
All are invited to the 2016 conference in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico – 16-20 October 2016
\nBeautiful, historical, tropical, and food looks delish!<\/p>\n
Conference is Closed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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