Health sciences librarian wins award for outstanding achievment

Tom Flemming, head of public services in the McMaster Health Sciences Library, won the Canadian Health Libraries Association's (CHLA) Award of Outstanding Achievement.

Announced at CHLA's recent annual conference, the award recognizes significant contributions to the field of health sciences librarianship in Canada. The contribution must be more than passing importance, interest or local advancement.

The award was presented on Flemming's recent contributions to the health care community. During the past year, he has been recognized for his Web site “Health Care Information Resources … for patients, their families, friends, and health care workers”. The recognition has included at least two citations on the Medical Webmasters Listserv; one for his excellent disclaimer, considered one of the best ever written, and the second for his excellent listing of complementary and alternative medicine information resources.