Bruce Abbott, MLIS, Assistant Director for Library Systems & Electronic Resources, has been appointed to the Nominating Committee for the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association.

Marlene Bishop, MLIS, Acquisitions Librarian, was honored with a William D. Postell, Sr. Professional Development Award from the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association. She also gave birth to a son, Callan Joseph in February 2004.

Pauline Fulda, MLS, AHIP, Associate Director of the Library, and Hanna Kwasik, MLIS, AHIP, Serials Librarian, presented a paper entitled, "Health Information for Consumers: a Study of Selected Hospital and Library Websites in the South Central Region" at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association annual meeting in October in Shreveport, LA.

Janicca Garcia joined the Isché Library staff in January 2004 as a Day Circulation Associate. She recently moved to the New Orleans area from Laramie, Wyoming.

Kathryn E. Kerdolff, MLIS, AHIP, Reference Librarian, has been appointed to the 2004 Program Committee for the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association.

Maureen Knapp, MA, Reference Librarian, has been elected Secretary of the Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana. She has also been appointed to both the Awards & Scholarship and the Governmental Relations Committees for the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association.

Hanna Kwasik, MLIS, AHIP, Serials Librarian, has been named Chair of the Membership Committee for the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association.

Jennifer K. Lloyd, MLIS, AHIP, Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Librarian/Web Coordinator, has been named Chair of the Continuing Education Committee for the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association. She has also been appointed to the Document Delivery Committee for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region.

JoAnn McKendall, InterLibrary Loan Associate, has been awarded one of the 2003 Pfizer Excellence Awards (See related story).

Beth Oliver, MLIS, Day Circulation Associate for the John P. Isché Library, left the Library staff in October 2003 following the birth of her son, Jonathan Michael.

Julie Schiavo, MLIS, AHIP, Reference Librarian, has been elected Vice President/President-Elect of the Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana. She has also published an article in the Fall 2003 issue of LDA Journal entitled "Searching MEDLINE through PubMed: A Guide for Dental Health Professionals."

JoAnn Spadoni, InterLibrary Loan Associate, has been awarded one of the 2003 Pfizer Excellence Awards (See related story).

Elizabeth A. Strother, MLS, MBA, AHIP, Head of the Dental Library, published an article in the August 2003 issue of Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery entitled "Maxillofacial Surgery in World War I: the Role of the Dentists and Surgeons." Her article was inspired by a collection of photographs of World War I soldiers with maxillofacial injuries which was donated to the Dental Library.

Wilba Swearingen, MA, MLS, AHIP, Director of Libraries, has been appointed to the Amigos Library Services Conference Advisory Committee.