This conference looks excellent. Thought I would pass along the information in case others have interest in attending. I plan to be there. Early bird pricing in effect until Friday, September 23, 2011.
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MLA held its annual conference in Hawaii this May, thirty years since its last
Click on the image above to view an audiovisual slideshow summation of MLA ’09 created and narrated by Gary Childs
visit. Coordinated by Michelle Kraft, conference planners used social media to make it easier to follow the proceedings, both for those onsite and for those unable to attend. Eric Schnell put together a replay of the Twitter feed along with links to official and unofficial coverage <http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/mla09/>. We put out a call to those MLA-Phil Chapter members in attendance for brief, informal reflections. Responses were received from Karen Albert, Fox Chase Cancer Center; Barbara Cavanaugh, University of Pennsylvania; Christine Chastain-Warheit, Christiana Care Health System; Marie FitzSimmons, Penn State College of Medicine; Gary Kaplan, Thomas Jefferson University; and Rebecca Landau, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
Your overall impressions?
KA: It was a good meeting, didn’t seem like the attendance was that much smaller than usual, and the Philadelphia Chapter was well represented! Some of the vendor-sponsored special events were wonderful, like EBSCO’s evening outing to the Bishop Museum.
BC: Lots of networking opportunities. Themes of synthesizing and linking information, sharing information within our own profession,new roles for librarians. Read more» » »
Save These Dates!
October 25-27, 2009
2009 NAHSL Conference
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries, Inc
“What’s Cooking? A Taste of the Future”
Join your colleagues at the legendary
Samoset Resort in breathtaking
Rockport, Maine
VIEW VIRTUAL POSTCARD!
Register and learn more about conference details and accommodations at:
http://www.nahsl.org/2009/index.html
This one-day conference will be held on April 2, 2009 at the University Conference Center on the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine Campus. Pat Thibodeau, Associate Dean of Library Services, Duke University Medical Center Library, will present the keynote address focusing on changes in health sciences libraries, the implications for librarian roles, and the need to transform skill sets.
Julie Poletta, architect at Radelet McCarthy Incorporated, will speak about re-purposing library space for alternative uses. Two panel discussions will address models and best practices in libraries’ reduction of print collections, models and best practices in libraries’ reduction of space and/or re-purposing of existing space, emerging roles and identities of librarians in the changing physical environment, and best practices in adjusting traditional library roles and services. A breakout session will follow each panel discussion.
For more information and to register:
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/library/conferences/SpacePlanning.htm.
Registration deadline is March 18, 2009. Spots are limited, so register early.
Title: Drexel University Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Symposium
Location: Drexel University, Bossone Lobby
Link out: Click here
Description: For What It’s Worth: The Hidden Costs of Scholarly Communication
Start Time: 08:30
Date: 2009-04-16
End Time: 13:30
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