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| New Members Reception * |
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Monday, October 20, 6:00pm - 6:30pm |
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WVU Health Sciences Library/Learning Center |
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| A special welcome to all our new MAC members before the big event at 6:30pm. |
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| * Transportation to and from both Receptions will be provided. Shuttles will depart from the front entrance of the conference hotel starting at 5:30pm. |
| Welcome Reception * |
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Monday, October 20, 6:30-8:00 pm |
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WVU Health Sciences Library/Learning Center |
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| Join our hosts at the Learning Center of the Health Sciences Library on WVU's campus as they extend a warm welcome to MAC members, other MLA chapter members, meeting sponsors, exhibitors, guest speakers and presenters. |
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| * Transportation to and from both Receptions will be provided. Shuttles will depart from the front entrance of the conference hotel starting at 5:30pm. |
| Awards Luncheon |
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Tuesday, October 21, 11:45 am-1:15 pm |
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Terrace Lobby |
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| Enjoy lunch and the presentation of this year's MAC One-Person Librarian Award, MAC Librarian of the Year Award, and the Margarite Abel Award. MAC officers and committee members completing their terms of office will also be recognized. |
| Speed Mentoring ** |
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Tuesday, October 21, 2:30 - 3:15 pm |
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TBA |
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| Come to the Professional Development Committee's first speed mentoring program where registrants will have the opportunity to meet individually with one or more senior managers with hiring experience in health sciences libraries for ten-minute sessions. Topics for these sessions could include job-hunting advice or evaluation of your resume. The number of sessions per person will depend on the number of registrants and available mentors. |
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| ** To register, contact Meredith Solomon, msolomon@hshsl.umaryland.edu, and specify if you want to be a mentor or a mentee. |
| MLA Leadership Meeting with Library Students |
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Tuesday, October 21, 4:45 - 5:45 pm |
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TBA |
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| Immediate Past President of MLA, Mark Funk, who will be presenting the MLA Update this year, has offered to meet with library students attending MAC 2008. MLA will sponsor the event. Details to follow! |
Hospital Librarian's Symposium  *** |
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Tuesday, October 21, 6:30-8:30 pm |
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TBA |
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Join the hospital librarians for a delicious dinner, buffet style, and informative presentations. Dinner includes soup, salad, pastas, a variety of vegetables, chicken and beef. Presentations will be made on the following topics:
- The NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan: What it Means to Hospital Librarians in our Region
- Integrating a Librarian into a Multidisciplinary Rounding Team
- Demonstrating Value: Collecting and Reporting Evidence-Based Statistics in the Hospital Library
- The North Carolina AHEC Digital Library: A Digital Library for North Carolina Hospitals, University Preceptors and Rural, Underserved Health Care Providers
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| *** Tickets must be purchased separately for this event. See Registration for cost and availability. |
| Round Table Luncheon |
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Wednesday, October 22, 12:30-2:00 pm |
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Ballroom |
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Join your colleagues over lunch to discuss trends and issues on a variety of topics of interest. Learn what others are doing and share your ideas and experience! Here are the topics we plan to offer for discussion:
- Community Outreach Projects for Medical Libraries - full
- Copyright & Your Library
- EBM and Healthcare: Teaching & Searching
- Electronic Patient Health Records
- Health Literacy
- Hospital Libraries: Innovations in Programs - full
- Informatics: What is it and How Does it Apply to Me? - full
- Library Liaison Programs - full
- Web 2.0 Tools Used in Your Library
- Writing for Publication
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