Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA)

Who We Are

The Tennessee Health Science Library Association (THeSLA) was founded in 1977 to promote education and communication among those responsible for health science libraries in Tennessee. Membership is open, with board approval, to individuals engaged in or concerned with health science libraries. Dues are $40 annually and include membership in THA as well as THeSLA.

Purpose

Membership in THeSLA provides the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge needed for the development, maintenance, and growth of health sciences libraries. It facilitates contact with others in the field and benefits and promotes the exchange of information. Resource sharing is a significant element of THeSLA's program.

 

Membership Application (pdf) :

http://www.tha.com/all_aff/aff_app.pdf


2007 Fall Conference Registration:

http://www.tha.com/all_aff/Thesla_files/fall-2007-brochure.doc

Benefits

  • Two meetings featuring education programs are held annually.
  • The spring workshop, held at different geographical locations yearly, provides an opportunity for members to be brought up to date on developments affecting their libraries.
  • The fall meeting is held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Hospital Association. Medical Library Association courses, carrying MLA continuing education credits are usually offered at this meeting. Examples of courses that have been taught are "
    Library services and organization for the small health science library,"
    "Cataloging/NLM classification," "Keeping up with NLM's PubMed," "The electronic journal environment: challenges and solutions," "Health resources on the Internet," and "Alternative medicine on the web."

 

 

Member Organizations

Baptist Hospital, Nashville Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis

Cookeville Regional Medical Center

East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville

East Tennessee State University - Quillen College of Medicine

Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville

Gateway Health System, Clarksville

Jackson State Community College

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home

Johnson City Medical Center Hospital

Magnolia Regional Health Center, Corinth, MS

Memorial Health Care System, Chattanooga

Methodist Healthcare, Memphis

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge

Metropolitan Health Department, Nashville

Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Murray Calloway County Hospital, Kentucky

Saint Thomas Hospital

Southeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Superior Home Health and Hospice, Corinth, MS

University of Tennessee Health Science Library, Memphis

University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville

Vanderbilt Medical Center

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville

Wellmont Health System