SLA Maryland Chapter & Cheers and Celebrations

      Join the Maryland Chapter of SLA on Thursday, December 9 for our last program of 2010…Holiday Cheers and Celebrations!  We’ll be celebrating the Maryland Chapter’s successes over the year and 80th anniversary while we enjoy hors d’ oeuvres, desserts, and the Contemporary Museum’s exhibit.  When: Thursday, December 9 • 6:00

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Save This Date!

The 20th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference will be held March 10, 2011 at The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, NC. Be sure to join us on this very historic occasion! ***********************************************************************************************************************************  Call for Proposals 20th Annual North Carolina Serials Conference March 10, 2011 The William and

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Liaison & Outreach Librarian- U Maryland

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Position Vacancy TITLE: Liaison and Outreach Librarian (Faculty Librarian) LOCATION: Services Division SALARY:  $43,000 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT:  The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) seeks a knowledgeable, energetic, and creative liaison and outreach librarian to support the teaching and outreach missions of the Library.

Clinical Research Librarian- Carilion Clinic – Roanoke, VA

CLINICAL RESEARCH LIBRARIAN PNC10058R – Full-time – Monday – Friday Provide effective and efficient reference and clinical research services for medical students, researchers, undergraduate and graduate healthcare students, faculty and administration, including both extensive use of clinical databases and education on research/searching for other interested users. Professional position; member of reference department;

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eScience Symposium

Reporting on the Symposium can only mean one thing…the MAC Annual meeting is over!  It’s always so nice to see friendly, familiar faces, meet new ones, and learn new something at the same time.  So while I’m a little sad it’s over, I’m also relieved as that means my weekly Symposium planning

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Roundtables Feedback for MLA ’11

The MLA Chapter Council Presents Sharing Roundtables Committee needs your help to ensure that the topics for next year are again pertinent and interesting. Please take a few minutes to complete an online survey (www.surveymonkey.com/s/Roundtables2011) regarding possible topics for the Roundtables event at MLA ’11 in Minneapolis, MN. Your feedback is important.

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MAC Meeting Research Panel

I just attended the Research panel discussion “Setting your Sights on Research: Its Easier than you Think”. Three panelists: Barbara Wildemuth, Lois Culler and Sheila Snow-Croft reflected on their own research processes and answered questions. Quite a lot of audience discussion was generated by this topic and the personal reflections of the

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Keynote address at MAC Meeting

Dr. Lisa Sanders, Clinical Professor at Yale University and author of the book “Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis“, was the speaker at this morning’s keynote address. Dr. Sanders tells a good story…her talk was engaging and relevant to our world as medical librarians. Dr’ . Saunder’s

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MAC Meeting Welcome Reception

Last night’s event included great food, a beautiful setting, good people, and very danceable music! Thanks local arrangement committee for doing a remarkable  job with the reception set-up. The  “Smoking  Carolinas” entertained us with a variety of diverse  songs. Special thanks to the band members … Rick Peterson, Scott Garrison, Jeff Coghill, Roger Russell,

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