Visit the Exhibits at MAC/MLA Meeting

When planning your meeting schedule, be sure to make time to visit with the exhibitors on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  The exhibit area in Salons A & B will open bright and early on Tuesday at 7:30 am with continental breakfast fare.  Both morning and afternoon breaks will also be held in the

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Fall 2011 MAC Special Professional Development Grant Winners

Congratulations to the MAC Special Professional Development Grant winners for Fall 2011! Mary Beth Papciak, Library Associate, West Penn-Forbes Regional Hospital $400 for registration for the Systematic Review Workshop at the University of Pittsburgh on November 7-9, 2011.  Meredith Solomon, Maryland-based health sciences librarian $345 for support for MAC Annual Meeting registration,

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Facilitators & Recorders Needed for MAC Roundtables

Facilitators & Recorders needed for MAC Roundtables.  Facilitators and recorders earn one point toward membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) for serving in these roles If you would like to share your skills and expertise as a facilitator or a recorder, please email Lois Culler at Lois.Culler@Inova.org.   1.

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Results of MAC 2011 Elections

The results of the MAC 2011 election are in. Our new MAC Officers are: Stefanie Warlick – MAC Chair elect/Chair/Past Chair Lara Handler – MAC Secretary Melissa Ratejeski – MLA Chapter Council Representative Bart Ragon – MLA Chapter Council Representative Alternate M.J. Tooey – MAC representative to MLA Nominating Committee Please congratulate

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Paper and Poster Sessions at MAC 2011 Richmond!

Contributed Papers: Ever wanted to learn more about how to create effective posters for conference presentations? Or do you want to discover how to promote your hospital library?  Or would you like to hear about how libraries are using iPads? While at the MAC-MLA Meeting in Richmond, plan to attend the Contributed

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MAC Retiree: Steve Owens

Steve Owen is retiring from the Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast/Cabarrus College of Health Sciences in Concord after twenty years. He was born in Winston-Salem. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1971, did graduate work in history at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and completed his master of library science

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Job Opening: Library/Knowledge Management Intern

Institution: Vanderbilt University Library Library: Eskind Biomedical Library Closing Date: 12/31/2011 Description: Eskind Biomedical Library (EBL) and Knowledge Management (KM) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) offer a one-year Library/Knowledge Management Intern appointment with the possibility for extension to a second year Fellowship given appropriate demonstration of skills/knowledge and successful completion of

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