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Philadelphians in Chicago

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Gary Kaplan
on May 8, 2008
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speaking.jpgSupport your colleagues that are presenting at MLA ‘08 in Chicago! If you or a chapter member you know is presenting tell us in the comments below.

Buttons like this one are also available for sponsors, exhibitors and attendees to promote your participation.

Monday, 5/19, 3:30 - 4:30
Poster Session II - Riverside Exhibit Hall

  • Laura P. Barrett, Jeanette de Richemond, Cecilia S. Gal, Paul B. Kantor, Catherine L. Smith–
    21. Assessing the Impact of National Library of Medicine-funded Grant Initiatives on the University’s “Information Workspace”
  • Jeanette de Richemond –
    77. Analysis of Cochrane Collaborative Electronic Search Methods for Location and Identification of Studies
  • Jeanette de Richemond, Gary Kaplan, Dan Kipnis, Nina Long –
    117. Chapter Website Uses Web 2.0 Approaches

Tracking MLA ‘08

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Gary Kaplan
on May 8, 2008
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Whether or not you’re headed to Chicago, the National Program Committee (NPC) has made it easy to follow along with a wiki to track posts from the official MLA bloggers:

Our Bloggers:

Stewart Brower - Professional Notes
A’Lyn Ettien - The Creature from the Health Informatics Class
Marie Kennedy - Organization Monkey
Maureen ‘Molly’ Knapp - LSUHC New Orleans Health Sciences Center
Michelle Kraft - The Krafty Librarian
Leigh Mihlrad - Leigh’s Little Corner of the Web
Emily Molanphy (Emily has 2 blogs!) - Emily’s Journal - and - Eponymous Blog about Libraries
Bryan Nugent - The Universe of Medical Librarianship
David Rothman - davidrothman.net
Eric Schnell - The Medium is the Message

(From the MLA ‘08 Blog.)

57th Annual MLA Phil Meeting

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Gary Kaplan
on April 29, 2008
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as_mpw.jpgThanks to everyone who came to the 57th Annual Meeting of the Philadelphia Regional Chapter! Joan MacKenzie, chapter archivist, posted photos to our flickr group.

Congratulations to this year’s awardees:

  • Kevin Wall, Beatrice Davis Education Award
  • Gary Kaplan, Chapter Achievement Award
  • Dan Kipnis, Chapter Appreciation Award
  • Mary Pat Wilhem (pictured here with Anne Seymour), Randy Brenner Consumer Health Award

Board transition meeting, July 10

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Gary Kaplan
on April 29, 2008
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Members of the 2007-8 Board and the incoming 2008-9 Board will have a transitional meeting on July 10, 2008 at the Wistar Institute.
The 2008-2009 Board is:

  • Etheldra Templeton, Chair
  • Cynthia McClellan, Program Chair / Chair Elect
  • Jackie Knuckle, Past Chair, Nominating Committee Chair/Parliamentarian
  • Rebecca Raszewski, Secretary
  • Linda Katz, Treasurer

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Survey on EBP roles of librarians that work with nurses

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Gary Kaplan
on April 24, 2008
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If you’re a librarian that works with nurses, please consider responding to this survey. Results will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Chicago:

The NAHRS/MLA Research Committee (Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association) invites all librarians working with nurses, nursing faculty, and/or nursing students in ANY setting to respond to a survey on Librarian Roles in Evidence-Based Nursing Practice. (posting to multiple lists; please excuse duplication)

To take the survey, click on this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=LbVcVHiE2lVWWk5_2br1cNXg_3d_3d Or, use link on the NAHRS website, http://nahrs.mlanet.org/. Once you’ve completed the survey, you won’t be allowed to take it again.

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