The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries.
2011 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting Capitalize on Our Strengths October 10-12 Richmond, Virginia Online Registration To register for the 2011 meeting, connect to the conference Website at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/mac2011/registration.html If you register by the September 2nd deadline, you will save $50! Online registration ends on September 30th. On-site Registration On-site registration
The Annual election for MAC officers will be conducted this summer. The Nominating Committee has been formed and we are seeking your suggestions for nominees for the offices up for election this year. Please send names of your colleagues to a member of the nominating committee to consider. The members of the
Thinking about your professional development plans for the rest of 2011? Apply for the MAC Special Professional Development Award which provides up to $500 of support for an in-person or online development activity. Applications are due August 15, 2011 and recipients of the award will be notified by August 23 in order
As the number of information resources increases, instructing users in the best way to find health-related information is becoming an even more essential role for health sciences librarians. At the same time, the challenges to delivering instruction in an era of search engines and mobile devices have been steadily growing. Recognizing both
Please join the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association, October 10-12, 2011, at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, where we will “Capitalize on our Strengths”. This year’s conference promises an exciting lineup of speakers, including: · Lisa Gualtieri, PhD, Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Health Communications Program at Tufts
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond is pleased to the following continuing education opportunity: Roadmap to Disaster Health Information Resources and Tools, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Class Overview This training class introduced many of the disaster health information sources available on the
Does the word “copyright” make your patrons cringe, roll their eyes, sigh melodramatically or simply shrug their shoulders and murmur “who cares?” Does the thought of spending four weeks studying copyright concepts <online> make you question your commitment to the concept of continuing education? Well, thanks to a generous grant from MAC and
October 10-12 Richmond, Virginia To register for the 2011 meeting, connect to the conference Website at http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/mac2011/registration.html If you register by the September 2nd deadline, you will save $50! Online registration ends on September 30th. On-site Registration On-site registration must be paid in cash or by check. We will not have the
Do you know someone who is an inspiring MAC member (Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association)? Recognizing our colleagues is one of the highest honors we can bestow on our peers. The time to nominate your colleagues is now. It is easy to nominate your fellow MAC member using our online form. If you