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Calling All Leaders and Aspiring Leaders!

By Administrator. Published on November 13, 2010 in Events, NN/LM MAR and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Save the dates: Feb 3-4, 2011. The Mid-Atlantic Region of the NN/LM Leadership Institute (MARLI) is holding its third leadership program in Philadelphia at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The focus of the two-day session will be advocacy at the local/institutional, regional, and national levels. Hold the dates for an inspiring series of lectures and interactive sessions to help you advocate for your library. Visit <http://library.upstate.edu/marl/> for more information.

Anne K. Seymour
Chapter Council Representative, 2008-2011

the Chronicle Editor and Staff

By Administrator. Published on November 13, 2010 in the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

the Chronicle is edited by

Rachel ResnickRachel R. Resnick
is seeking employment
267-560-7224
rachel.r.resnick@gmail.com

Editor-at-Large
Gina Kaiser
Coordinator of Technical Services
Joseph W. England Library
University of the Sciences
600 S. 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-596-8963
Fax 215-596-8760
g.kaiser@usp.edu

Editor-at-Large
Linda_KatzLinda M. G. Katz
Associate Director
Drexel University Health Sciences Libraries
245 North 15th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-762-7632
Fax 215-762-8180
lk32@drexel.edu

Sheryl Panka-Bryman
Calendar Editor and
Co-Editor: Member & Library News, Member Profile

Sheryl Panka-Bryman
sheryl.pankabryman@gmail.com

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Co-Editor: Member & Library News, Member Profile
Kate Eckert
Librarian
Talbot Research Library
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497
215-728-2711
Fax 215-728-3655
kate.eckert@fccc.edu

Columnist, TechnoHumanist Corner
Carlos_RodriguezCarlos Rodriguez
Medical School Liaison
University of Pennsylvania
Biomedical Library
36th Street & Hamilton Walk
Johnson Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6060
215-898-9610
Fax 215-573-2075
rodrigue@pobox.upenn.edu

Webmaster, Crystal Patone
Library Applications Specialist
Delaware County Community College
crystalsmlaphilly@gmail.com

Also on the Communication Committee:
Discussion List Manager
Kevin Block
Systems/Reference Librarian
UMDNJ Health Sciences Library at Stratford
One Medical Center Drive
Stratford, NJ 08084
856-566-6804
Fax 856-566-6380
Kevin.Block@umdnj.edu

What I Learned from My First MLA Meeting

By Administrator. Published on July 13, 2010 in MLA '10 and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .
Marita Malone

Marita Malone

by Marita Malone

As a new librarian who entered the profession in midlife, I was very impressed with my first MLA’10 Reflect & Connect Annual Meeting and Exhibition. I had the good fortune to attend the conference with two of my co-workers, both veterans of MLA who expertly guided me through the five days I attended. There are many who can write about the great programming that was available but I thought I would contribute from the first-timer prospective.  In no particular order here is what I gathered: Read more» » »

Notes from MLA 2010

By Administrator. Published on July 13, 2010 in MLA '10 and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

by Priscilla Stephenson

EBSCOhost
At the annual EBSCOhost focus group meeting, EBSCO representatives presented options for future development of their databases and asked participants to prioritize recommendations. It’s been interesting to see how (relatively) quickly recommendations from one year’s meeting are incorporated in future years.

Here are some of the newer EBSCOhost changes that are coming our way (expected timeframe for these changes is July/August):
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Clinical Medical Librarian Presentation: Report from MLA

By Administrator. Published on July 13, 2010 in MLA '10 and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

by Priscilla Stephenson

For me, this was one of the better MLA experiences. I saw just the right combination of old friends and made new ones. My section’s business meeting was actually interesting, and I was fortunate to hear several terrific contributed papers.

I gravitate toward research papers, and I was glad to have had the opportunity to hear Julia Esparza’s presentation, a significant research project evaluating the impact of the clinical librarian program she manages at LSU.  Her paper, “The Effect of a Clinical Medical Librarian as Part of an Internal Medicine Team on Hospital Length of Stay and Costs, reported on a well-designed and well-executed project spanning an eighteen-month period of a clinical librarianship program with two internal medicine teams.
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