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SLA-Philadelphia’s annual wine & cheese, 9/27

By LydiaWitman. Published on September 13, 2011 in General News. 0 Comments

The annual SLA-Philadelphia wine & cheese event will take place in two weeks at Cardinal Hollow Winery; see their message below for more information. Note that SLA extends their member rate to MLA-Phil members ($25)!

SLA Philadelphia Chapter
Well, we have had hurricanes & earthquakes – enough already! It’s time to “shake” things up and have some fun. And that means it’s time for our annual Wine & Cheese!

Enjoy some wonderful wines, cheeses, and hors d’oeuvres while mingling with your colleagues & friends!

Our guest speaker is Jane Meyers. Jane is a Founder and the CEO of the Luboto Library Project <http://www.lubuto.org/> .

The Lubuto Library Project continues its ground-breaking work to improve lives and create productive futures for orphans and other vulnerable children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past year, building life skills through the LubutoMentoring program, creating a path to literacy through computer-based reading programs, preserving culture by digitizing and posting out-of-print Zambian stories on the Internet, and extending access through the opening of a second library, the Lubuto Library Project moved forward with its dynamic, innovative, and highly effective approach to serving children and teens in need.

When:

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 – 5:30 to 8:30 pm

 

Where:

Cardinal Hollow Winery <http://www.cardinalhollowwinery.com/>

405 E. Walnut Street

North Wales, PA

 

Many thanks to our Silver Sponsors:

 

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Register now! <http://www.icebrrg.com/Public/ViewForm.aspx?formID=75192>

 

Welcome, newest member!

By LydiaWitman. Published on July 26, 2011 in Member News. 0 Comments

The Chapter extends a warm welcome to our newest member. Stacy’s contact information can be found in the online Member Directory (password protected).

Stacy Ibrahim, President of b2b-resources.com

Membership in the Chapter provides an invaluable network to enrich our professional careers and expand our educational opportunities; we hope to meet you at the next chapter event.

MLA-Phil Programming Survey now open

By LydiaWitman. Published on July 19, 2011 in Continuing Education, Events and General News. 0 Comments

The incoming MLA-Phil board would like to serve you better in the coming year (July ‘11 – July ‘12). Please respond to our very brief (approx 5-minute), anonymous online survey; your responses will help us to plan educational and social programming in the coming year. The survey is online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CTDJ5WC .

We expect to open a second very brief survey later this summer, to gather more general chapter-related feedback from you.

The current survey will close at 5pm on Monday July 25th.

Thank you for helping us serve you better!

Sincerely,

-Lydia Witman
MLA-Phil Programming Chair (elect)
MLA-Phil Membership Chair (outgoing)

Lydia Witman
Clinical Librarian
Pennsylvania Hospital
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Lydia.Witman@uphs.upenn.edu

MLA 2011 in Minneapolis — One Perspective

By LydiaWitman. Published on May 26, 2011 in Chat and MLA '11. 5 Comments

MLA “REthink” conference, Minneapolis, May 12 – 18, 2011

I arrived in a rainy Minneapolis on Saturday in time for an afternoon CE class (more on that below); gorgeous weather (70 degrees and sunny) came Sunday morning and stayed though Wednesday. The weather complemented the excellent programming arranged by this year’s National Program Committee, which was led by Bart Ragon and Gabriel Rios; it also facilitated attendees’ venturing outdoors to meet each other and/or explore the city. Under the gleaming skyscrapers of downtown Minneapolis, we learned from and with colleagues from across the globe, made new acquaintances and friends, and just plain caught up with others long unseen.

Decorative tree planters in Minneapolis

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Job posting: Taxonomy Product Manager

By LydiaWitman. Published on May 12, 2011 in Jobs & Internships. 0 Comments

Title: Taxonomy Product Manager
Location: United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Role: Taxonomy Product Manager
Responsible for overall product life cycle management of the Elsevier Health Science Merged Medical Taxonomy (EMMeT) and related work efforts of the EHS Smart Content initiative.

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