President’s Message 2008-2009
Association of Mental Health Librarians
Greetings and an Urgent Appeal
Dear AMHL Colleagues,
AMHL MEETING and CONFERENCE
The AMHL MEETING and CONFERENCE will be held October 1-3, 2010 in San Francisco.
Check back here soon for information on the 2010 AMHL Conference including registration and hotel information.
JOINING AMHL AND RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP
You can join AMHL as a new member for 2010 at any time before January 31st, 2010, or renew your membership for 2010 at any time before January 31st, 2010.
The membership form can be found at http://www.mhlib.org/forms/membershipform.pdf
UPDATING YOUR AMHL DIRECTORY LISTING
This is also a good time to make sure that your listing in the member directory is accurate. Please send any needed corrections to the AMHL web master, Scott Hines, at shines@paloaltou.edu.
BENEFITS TO JOINING AMHL
AMHL members enjoy reciprocal interlibrary lending, are eligible for our small grants program, meeting scholarships, and discounts through various publishers such as American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. and Guilford. See http://www.mhlib.org/about.htm#benefits for more information on these great benefits.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
First-time attendees at the annual meeting may apply for a $500 scholarship for annual meeting expenses. Requirements are: membership for at least 2 years and never having attended an annual meeting. Contact Stuart Moss at moss@nki.rfmh.org for more information.
ABOUT AMHL
The Association of Mental Health Librarians (AMHL) is a professional organization of individuals working in the field of mental health information delivery. Its members come from a variety of settings: inpatient hospitals, academic and research institutions, and psychiatric and psychological agencies. AMHL provides opportunities for its members to enhance their professional skills; encourages research activities in mental health librarianship; and strengthens the role of the librarian within the mental health community. See http://www.mhlib.org/about.htm for more information about AMHL.
Have a great rest of the year!
Sincerely,
Stuart Moss
AMHL President
