Compiled by Ximena Chrisagis, State Liaisons Committee Chair and Representative at Large, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Minnesota
The Health Science Libraries of Minnesota (HSLM) met June 5 at the Metro State University Library in St. Paul. The morning was devoted to a workshop by Dorothea Salo, digital repository librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, titled "Copyright: Even the Loons are Licensed." Thirty members attended the afternoon business meeting where the major topic was planning for the Local Assistance Committee of the 2011 Medical Library Association meeting in Minneapolis as well as the 2012 Midwest Chapter Annual Conference. Samanthi Hewakapuge provided a comprehensive update on events, opportunities, grant funding and resources available from the GMR. Several libraries reported staff and/or budget reductions in recent months.
North Dakota
The HSIS (Health Science Information Section) of the North Dakota Library Association (NDLA) will be meeting Sept. 24 at the NDLA's Annual Meeting in Dickinson.
Ohio
The Midwest Chapter/MLA 2009 Annual Conference Planning Committee is hard at work preparing a wonderful conference experience. The Ohio Health Sciences Library Association's members are preparing to welcome their Midwest Chapter/MLA colleagues and friends to their beautiful capital city this October!