Calendar

Guest Editor: Sheryl Panka-Bryman

A word about PALINET:
In April 2009 PALINET merged with SOLINET to create Lyrasis, a new library network. NELINET joined Lyrasis in October 2009. For course offerings and registration, now see
http://www.lyrasis.org/Classes%20and%20Events/Search.aspx.

March 17, 2010
Webinar: Library Space: Planning for the Future

Sponsor: American Association of Law Libraries
Location: Virtual Event
Information: http://www.aallnet.org/calendar/eventdisplay.asp?eid=313&arc=no

March 23-April 15, 2010
Upcoming e-Learning Webcasts from The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries

Superpower your Browser: Open Source Research Tools – March 23, 2010
Visualizing Data – March 30, 2010
Creating iGoogle Gadgets for your Library Users – April 6, 2010
Getting Started with the Mobile Web – April 15, 2010
Influencing without Authority – April 28, 2010
All webcasts will be held at 11 a.m. Pacific, 12:00 p.m. Mountain, 1:00 p.m. Central, 2:00 p.m. Eastern, and are 90 minutes in length. Complete details and registration materials are online at http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/index.cfm. Questions should be directed to Margot Conahan at mconahan@ala.org, or call 312-280-2522.

March 24, 2010
MLA Distance Education: Now’s the Time: Understanding the Electronic Record Maze and
Health Sciences Librarians’ Roles

Sponsor: Medical Library Association
Location: Virtual Event
Information: http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/ce/2010/03/03/registration-is-open-for-ehr-webcast/

April 11-13
SLA’s P&HT Spring Meeting

Sponsor: SLA’s Division of Pharmaceutical and Health Technology
Location: the Sofitel in Philadelphia
Information: http://units.sla.org/division/dpht/meetings/spring2010/spring2010main.shtml or contact Patrice Costa, pcosta@nejm.org

April 12 – 14, 2010
Computers in Libraries

Sponsor: Information Today, Inc.
Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City:
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway; Arlington, VA
Information: http://www.infotoday.com/cil2010/

April 23, 2010, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
PubMed Training

Sponsor: National Networks of Libraries of Medicine
Location: Thomas Jefferson University
Edison Building, 130 South 9th St., Philadelphia, PA
Information: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/index.html#class1
Registration: http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/ce/2010/03/04/registration-is-open-for-pubmed/
Questions? Contact Jeanette de Richemond, CE chair, jderichemond@gmail.com, 215-262-3725.

April 26 – 27, 2010
WebSearch University

Sponsor: Websearch University
Location: Hyatt Regency Boston
One Avenue de Lafayette; Boston, MA
Information: http://www.websearchu.com/Spring2010/

April 26 – 27, 2010
SCIP Training: Introduction to Competitive Analysis

Sponsor: Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Location: Miami Dadeland
9090 South Dadeland Boulevard; Miami, FL
Information: http://www.scip.org/Training/EventsDetail.cfm?itemnumber=9766

SAVE THE DATE: April 27, 2010

The 59th Annual Business Meeting and Reception of the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of the Medical Library Association will beheld on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.  For updates, please consult the website <http://www.mlaphil.org> or the email discussion list, mlaphil-l  <http://www.mlaphil.org/wp/15/communications/#mlaphil-l>.

May 6 – 7, 2010
Ninth Annual Health Literacy Conference: Health Literacy in the Real World: Programs and Solutions that Work

Sponsor: Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Location: Hyatt Regency
17900 Jamboree Rd; Irvine, CA
Information: http://www.iha4health.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/226/MenuGroup/_Health+Literacy.htm

May 14, 2010
ACRL/NEC Spring 2010 Conference

Sponsor: Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter
Location: College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Information: http://www.acrlnec.org/springconf2010

June 13 – 16, 2010
101st SLA Annual Conference

Sponsor: Special Libraries Association
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
900 Convention Center Blvd.; New Orleans, LA
Information: http://s36.a2zinc.net/clients/sla/sla2010/public/enter.aspx

Ongoing Educational Opportunities

• DIALOG training workshops in the United States are now web-based. For upcoming classes: http://training.dialog.com/
• MAR Workshops Information & Registration: http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/
• NN/LM workshops–For locations, dates, topics, & registration: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html
• Special Libraries Association webinars: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/members/webinars/index.cfm