# Northern Alberta Health Libraries Association

## NAHLA Annual General Meeting and Dinner

The NAHLA Annual General Meeting, held on 26 September 2012, was well attended by 21 members. The executive welcomed Tamara Durec as Vice-President and President-Elect, Liza Chan as Treasurer, and Megan Fath as First-Year Student representative. We said goodbye to Thane Chambers, Past-President, Morgan Truax, Treasurer, and Nicole Dalmer, Second-Year Student representative.

## Leading Edge I: Using Google Apps for Time and Project Management

On 21 November 2012 Louisa Fricker, research coordinator in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Nursing, demonstrated how to use Google Apps to manage day-to-day activities and improve workflow efficiency. We received 16 evaluations from 20 attendees, and they were positive overall.

## Presentation to MacEwan Library Technician Students

At the end of November 2012, Lisa Tjosvold provided a 10-minute overview of NAHLA and benefits of membership to the first-year library technician students enrolled in INFM 101: Introduction to Information Resources at MacEwan University.

## Christmas Lunch and Gift Exchange

The Christmas lunch was held on 7 December 2012 at Sabor Divino Restaurant in the Boardwalk district of Edmonton. Nineteen members attended and enjoyed a delicious meal in a charming private room, followed by the hilarious annual regifting tradition.

## Presentation to SLIS students

In February 2013, Executive Members presented a brief overview of NAHLA and benefits of membership to University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) students. They also reviewed past research projects conducted by NAHLA members and invited the students to the NAHLA Research Symposium that will be held in March 2013.

### Lisa Tjosvold, President, NAHLA

*Research Librarian*
*Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research*
*in Diabetes*

*2-040 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation*
*School of Public Health, University of Alberta*
*Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1*

*E-mail: lisa.tjosvold@ualberta.ca*