Dear Colleagues,

I want to thank all of you who have volunteered to share your knowledge with us. We have some very interesting topics coming up, such as "Brains vs. Bots: Who Searches PubMed Better?" from Katie Hoskins at Touro University in October and "Exploratory Research on Applying AI Tools in Literature Mining and Navigation" from Evelyn Wang from the University of New Mexico, who is a new presenter this year. You can sign up for any of our scheduled Fall 2025 sessions here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chsu.libguides.com/ScholarlySnippets__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!6dC4NZwCXRpNG594A9GF6s4bAJ_LV1_JNvNOdH9FGWxAsDcjfK1arzYXMn801Zc9-3Na8CkxC0zJTR82g7jOj5LeCw$ [chsu[.]libguides[.]com]>. 

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Curious about the future of evidence synthesis?

Join us next month for an insightful fireside chat hosted by the NNLM with leading experts on systematic reviews.

Webinar Title: A Fireside Chat with Margaret Foster and the team at Texas A&M: Systematic Reviews
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT 

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Ready to get a competitive edge in your library and information science career? The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3 is now accepting applications for our 2025 Student Development Award! This is a unique opportunity for graduate students in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas to immerse themselves in the world of health sciences librarianship and build a professional network that will last a lifetime. 

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Thank you to those who have already volunteered! We have moderators for all of the paper sessions. We are still looking for a moderator for the lightning talks and a few folks not presenting a round table to help with them, but I also wanted to share a little clarity on the Roundtable moderators. 

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Date(s): September 10, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM MDT
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: MLA

This one-hour webinar will give an overview of the access and functional needs framework in emergency response and explain why it is important to plan for emergencies from a resource perspective rather than labeling people and groups. Participants will learn about examples from Jefferson County Public Health's project to do the following: create an interactive all-staff training, purchase various items to ensure all needs and disabilities are supported, and embed AFN resources not only 

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Howdy SCC!!

Hopefully you all saw Susan's email earlier that registration for SCC/MLA 2025 has opened!

The Program Committee is diligently working on the schedule, but we need your help! We are looking for moderators for each of the sessions listed below:

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4 moderators for paper sessions
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1 moderator for lightning talks
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4 moderators for roundtables 

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You can also view these details via the green link above the CE Courses on the registration page.

From: Steelman, Susan C
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2025 11:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: CE Info for SCC Registration

Hi All:
The CE details are below. Susan

[A music player and a logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
3 Hours Each
Project & Data Management in Evidence Syntheses
Date/Time: Saturday, October 25, 2025 [1:30 - 4:30 PM] 

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Hi All:
The CE details are below. Susan

[A music player and a logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
3 Hours Each
Project & Data Management in Evidence Syntheses
Date/Time: Saturday, October 25, 2025 [1:30 - 4:30 PM]

Instructor: Margaret Foster - Evidence Synthesis & Scholarly Dissemination Librarian
Texas A&M University

Length: 3 hours [MLA CE PENDING] 

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Morning All:

Registration is now open for the SCC mtg in Little Rock as we Rock and Roll to Amplify Personal Wellness for Professional Excellence.

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If you have visited the registration page previously, you may want to clear your cache before registering. If you have questions or issues please let me know. 

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Good afternoon SCC/MLA folk! I am forwarding the survey below to assist in wider distribution per the request of the surveyors in their first paragraph below.

Hello Everyone,

Three LSU Research and Instruction Librarians Lauren Lay, Nicollette Davis, and I are conducting a survey regarding intergenerational information literacy practices. It is geared toward academic librarians who have instruction and/or programming as a part of their job duties. You can see our solicitation email and the survey link below. If your job duties fit our parameters and you have the time, please fill out our survey. It would also be extremely 

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Hello SCC colleagues,

Our team is putting together the next issue of the South Central Connection; thanks to those who have already sent content to us!

Because we're received a limited number of submissions for this pre-meeting issue, we're extending the deadline to Wednesday, August 20; if you have news you would like to share please send it to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. 

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We hope you'll join us for our next session of Health Bytes!

Health Bytes with Region 3 is a free monthly webinar presented by the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 3 covering various topics of interest to health sciences librarians, medical practitioners, and more. The webinar highlights topics such as NLM databases, subject specific resources, and technology topics. 

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Hello again SCC friends and colleagues,

The deadline for submissions for the August issue of the South Central Connection is coming up quickly; remember to send your news items to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by August 13th.

Thanks, and have a great weekend!
Editorial Team (Becky Blanton, Jamie Dougherty, Tara Malone, Shari Clifton)

Jamie

Jamie Dougherty, MLS
(he/she/they)
Assistant Professor of Research | Health Sciences Library and Information Management, Graduate College
Reference & Instructional Services Librarian | Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library<https://library.ouhsc.edu/ >
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1105 N. Stonewall Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-271-2285 x48752 | Email: 

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Apologies for cross-posting! I'm trying to spread the word as widely as possible.

Calling all MLA members!

Please join us for our bi-monthly Hospital Library Caucus (HLC) members' meeting. You'll learn about recent HLC activities, be able to hear and share words of encouragement with other hospital librarians, and find out about exciting opportunities to make an impact with our caucus. All MLA members are encouraged to attend, whether or not you're officially part of the Hospital Library Caucus ... yet. 

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