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Chapter Annual Report 2007-2008

By Jackie Bryant. Published on April 22, 2008 in Chapter Reports. 0 Comments

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL CHAPTER
Annual Report

The Philadelphia Chapter Board has met five times since the MLA Annual Meeting was held in Philadelphia in May 2007. The Chapter’s Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon was held on April 17. The transitional meeting of the old and new Boards will take place in July 2008. Chapter assets as of April were $12,881.76 in the checking account and $5620.41 in our investment account, for a total of $18,502.17.

The following represents the activities of the Chapter relative to the strategic plan and goals of MLA.

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Chapter Mid-Year Report 2007-2008

By Jackie Bryant. Published on April 22, 2008 in Chapter Reports. 0 Comments

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL CHAPTER
Mid-Year Report

The Philadelphia Chapter Board has met three times since the MLA Annual Meeting held in Philadelphia, PA, in May 2007. We had a Transitional Meeting of the incoming and outgoing boards on July 12, 2007. The following meetings took place on September 18th, and November 20th. Chapter assets as of November 20th, were $15,847.69.

The following represents the activities of the Chapter relative to the strategic plan and goals of MLA.

Goal 1: Recruitment, Membership and Leadership in the Profession
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MLA to participate in library panel series at Drexel

By Administrator. Published on April 15, 2008 in Promotion. 0 Comments

Philadelphia MLA will participate in the 2nd annual library panel series at Drexel, which gives students a chance to learn about a variety of careers. We were there last year, too. GPLLA and SLA will present later in the week.

Library Panel Series: MLA (Medical Library Association)

Come out and learn more about Medical Library Careers!

Panel Moderator
Jacquelyn B. Knuckle, Director, Medical Library, Chestnut Hill Hospital

MLA Panelists
Gary Kaplan, Senior Librarian, Information Services, Thomas Jefferson University
Laura Koepfler, Team Leader, HTAIS Hotline, ECRI Institute
Sue Couch, Information Specialist, National Board of Medical Examiners

Pizza and refreshments served!

R.S.V.P. to: JL352@drexel.edu

Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up

By Administrator. Published on April 11, 2008 in Continuing Education and Events. 1 Comment

Register by April 17 for the SLA Philly Chapter’s CE Open Source for Libraries: All Grown Up, presented by Nicole Engard, Open Source Evangelist at LibLime.

Description: “Open Source” – a term you may have heard thrown about at conferences and on mailing lists – but what does it mean? This session will not only define the term “Open Source” but will show librarians exactly how it can be used within their libraries. Learn to separate the myths from the facts, learn about the tools that are available to your libraries and most importantly learn about how open source can free you from the costs associated with many proprietary library products. This session will cover open source alternatives to popular products used in libraries, including, but not limited to an office suite, instant messaging, ILS and web browser.

Cathy Mason Joins Virtua Health

By Maura Sostack. Published on April 10, 2008 in Member News. 0 Comments

Catherine Mason joins Virtua Health as the Medical Librarian in the West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees Division. Cathy has a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Rutgers University in 1992 and worked as a paralegal for 11 years prior to obtaining her Master’s Degree in Library Science from Drexel University in 2006. She was previously employed as a Library Specialist at the Cherry Hill Division of Kennedy Memorial Hospital. Cathy lives in Cherry Hill, NJ with her husband, 6 year old daughter, 1 1/2 year old twin sons and Casey the dog. Cathy’s contact information:

Cathy Mason, Medical Librarian

Virtua Health

West Jersey Hospital Voorhees

101 Carnie Boulevard

Voorhees, NJ 08043

voice: 856-325-3207

fax: 856-325-3222

email: cmason1@virtua.org

Please join me in welcoming Cathy to Virtua, to HSLANJ and the Greater Philadelphia medical/health science librarian community.