Annual Report 1999/2000 

Public Health/
Health Administration Libraries Section

Prepared by 1999/00
Section Chair Kathel Dunn in accordance with MLA's Overall Theme: Renewing Our Commitment

Goal 1. Professional Development

• The Public Health/Health Administration (PH/HA) Libraries Section is co-sponsoring three programs for the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. The three programs are entitled:
  • Tracking the gray literature: capturing the elusive dragon; tracking the noncommercially published literature and making it available
  • Outreach to public health professionals: demystifying the dragon of population-based service
  • Life-long learning: information competencies for the health practitioner

Goal 3. Organization

• The PH/HA section added a new committee position that of Continuing Education Chair and filled a vacant position of Section Council Alternate.
• A slate of candidates were proposed and voted on for election for 2000/01.

Goal 5. National Information Policy

• The section put its newsletter on the Web to publicize public health and health administration issues important to section members.
• The section is actively pursuing the issue of grey literature in health sciences – particularly in public health through its MLA program, "Tracking the gray literature: capturing the elusive dragon; tracking the noncommercially published literature and making it available" and by creating an ongoing column on grey literature issues in the PH/HA newsletter.

Goal 6. Information Technology

• The PH/HA newsletter moved to a completely electronic format with two issues published on the PH/HA Website.
• The newsletter and Website were moved to the MLA Website improving access for the Webmaster and allowing for timely updates of the newsletter and the Website overall.
• Instructions on how to join the PH/HA mailing list were posted to the Website so that all members will have access.

MOTION
This report is informational and requires no action by the Board of Directors

Jean Song, Immediate Past Chair
Kathel Dunn, Chair
Betty Cohen, Secretary/Treasurer
Helen Look, Chair-Elect
Olivia Pickett, Membership Committee Chair
Kristine Alpi, Newsletter Editor/Website Editor