Monthly Archive for November, 2008

Director of Digital Initiatives (Philadelphia, PA)

By Gary. Published on November 25, 2008 in Jobs & Internships. Closed Tags: , .

Thomas Jefferson University Director of Digital Initiatives

The Department of Academic and Instructional Support and Resources (AISR) of Thomas Jefferson University seeks an energetic and experienced individual to fill its position of Director of Digital Initiatives. This position is primarily responsible for leading AISR in acquiring and managing new technology, including, but not limited to the Integrated Library System (ILS), personal bibliographic management tools (e.g. Refworks), and external databases. This person will lead the Library’s efforts in exploring, acquiring, and maintaining information resources and their supporting technologies (e.g. blogs, wikis, PHP databases, social networking tools, etc.). This includes staff training and support.

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Call For Volunteers: MLA Tri-Chapter “Three by the Sea” Conference

By Cynthia McClellan. Published on November 19, 2008 in Events and General News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

We are moving ahead nicely in organizing this exciting meeting, slated for October 2009.  Three MLA Chapters–New York/New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, and Philadelphia will be jointly hosting this meeting, and we need your help to make it a success!  Read more» » »

What has NN/LM MAR been up to lately?

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on November 19, 2008 in NN/LM MAR. 0 Comments Tags: , .

(This item originally appeared in the fall 2008 issue of the Chronicle, Volume 26 Number 3.)

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region (NN/LM MAR) is pleased to present the Strategic Program Plan for Member Participation.  The Plan expresses the MAR’s vision in terms of specific annual goals for both library improvement (to support libraries providing quality health information services), and outreach (to provide health information programs to the community). The Plan addresses those responsibilities that are for the membership at large and those that are specifically tied to the awards program. Read more» » »

Geeks bearing gifts

By Gary. Published on November 18, 2008 in Events. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Thanks to Gregg Headrick, who came down from New York last Thursday to lead about 15 of us on a tour of tools and trends in the NN/LM workshop “Geeks Bearing Gifts 2.0: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” Here’s the outline. Once again I forgot to bring a camera so you’ll just have to imagine the Hahnemann computer lab, a great place for hands-on instruction.  As the title of the course implies, he was evenhanded about presenting them with no illusions that any one tool was a game changer.

Participants swapped stories about what they are using (Rebecca uses Bloglines for journal clubs; Lisa uses WordPress.com to extend the library website) and what they are seeing (I mentioned Jefferson’s OT Center in Second Life; Jenny mentioned recent discussion about doctors and medical students twittering).

Board Meeting

By Etheldra Templeton. Published on November 18, 2008 in Events and General News. 0 Comments

Title: Board Meeting
Location: Hahnemann Library
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2008-12-19
End Time: 12:00