Calendar

SAVE the DATE!!   “Three by the Sea” Tri-Chapter Conference

Philadelphia, NY/NJ, Mid-Atlantic
October 4-7, 2009
Resorts Casino, Atlantic City, NJ

PALINET Workshops

Location:
PALINET
3000 Market St., Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Registration & Information for all locations:
(215) 382-7031 or
http://www.palinet.org/ep_workshops_results.aspx
Workshops at the Philadelphia site:

• March 16 Can  Libraries Be Sold As Soap?
• April 16-17 Basic Serials Cataloging (SCCTP) + Local Holdings
  SERIALS BOOT CAMP, parts  1 & 2

To register for online workshops:
http://www.palinet.org/ep_workshops_results.aspx?Type=Live

MARL Online Workshops for Spring, 2009

Registration:
e-mail: rml@med.nyu.edu
Topics:

• DOCLINE
• Logic Models
• DOCLINE for beginners
• SERHOLD
• What’s New in PubMed
• Free Productivity Tools
• Basic Nutrition Resources
• Service Continuity Planning
• PubMed, MyNCBI
• Resources for Disaster Response & Preparedness
• Copyright & ILL
• Introduction to TOXNET
• Licensing Electronic Resources

March 18
Government Resources in Consumer Health
Sponsor:
Health Sciences Library Association of NJ
Location:
NJ Hospital Association Conference Center
760 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08543
Registration & Information:
http://www.hslanj.org/government.ppt

March 30 – April 1
Computers in Libraries 2009
Sponsor:
Information Today, Inc.
Location:
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA
Registration & Information:
http://www.infotoday.com/cil2009/default.shtml

April 2
Transformational Change in Health Sciences Libraries: Space, Collections, Roles
Location:
PennState Hershey Medical Center & College of Medicine Campus, Hershey, PA
Print brochure:
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/library/conferences/SS-9596-09%20BRO%20INVITE%20nb.pdf
Information:
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/library/conferences/SpacePlanning.htm

April 6 -7
REFolution Conference [Reference Service in a Constantly Changing World]
Sponsors:
HSLC & The Institute of Museum & Library Services under the provisions of
The Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Location:
Holiday Inn, Harrisburg-Hershey, PA
Registration & Information:
http://www.palinet.org/refolution

April 12 – 18 National Library Week 2009
This Year’s Theme: WORLDS CONNECT @ YOUR LIBRARY

April 13 NLM Gateway & Clinical trials.gov (free!)
April 14 & 15 PubMed Training (free!)
Location:
Thomas Jefferson University
Jefferson Alumni Hall, room 311A
Phila., PA 19107
Registration & Information:
http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html OR http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/

April 15
Annual Business Meeting & Reception for Philadelphia Regional Chapter,  MLA
Location:
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Information:
http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/events/2009/02/12/save-the-date-april-15-2009-5pm-8pm/

April 16
For What It’s Worth: The Hidden Costs of Scholarly Communication
Sponsor:
Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics (SCOAP3)
Location:
Drexel University, Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center, on the south side of Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets, Philadelphia
Registration & Information:
http://forwhatitsworth.wikispaces.com

April 21 -24
SCIP 09 Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals Annual International Conference & Exhibition
Location:
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 E. North Water St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Registration & Information:
http://www.scip.org/content.cfm?itemnumber=5782

April 22
Valuing Library Services & Cost Benefit/ROI Calculators [Online]
Sponsor:
MARL
Registration:
e-mail: rml@med.nyu.edu

April 23
Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP) (free)
Location:
ECRI Institute Auditorium
5200 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Directions:
https://www.ecri.org/About/Visiting/Pages/directions.aspx
Information:
http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/
Registration:
send e-mail to jderichemond@gmail.com

April 27 – 29
Conference 2009 of the New Jersey Library Association
Location:
Ocean Place Resort & Spa
Long Branch, NJ
Registration & Information:
http://njla.pbwiki.com/Conference+2009

May 11 – 12
National Library Legislative Day 2009
Location:
Liaison Hotel Capitol Hill
415 New Jersey Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
Registration & Information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/nlld/nlld2009.cfm

May 15 – 20
“iFusions” MLA  ’09:  Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Location:
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa
Honolulu, HI
Registration & Information:
http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2009/index.html

June 14 – 17
Special Libraries Association Annual Conference 2009
Location:
Washington D.C.
Information:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2009/index.cfm

Ongoing Educational Opportunities

DIALOG training workshops in the United States are now web-based.
For upcoming classes:
http://training.dialog.com/

HSLC (now uses only the  acronym)
Location: 3600 Market St., Suite 550, Philadelphia, PA
Information: (215) 222-1532 or
http://www.hslc.org/classes_intro.html

NN/LM workshops
For locations, dates, topics & registration:
http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html

Special Libraries Association online courses:
http://www.sla.org/calendar/