The advent of both digital content and new forms of communication has made radical changes in the expectations of health science library users for access to information. Responding to the opportunities provided by these changes, some librarians and libraries have changed their focus, no longer emphasizing libraries as keepers of the information
Librarians with an interest in public health, make this the year you attend the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Stipends funded by The Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund for this purpose will be awarded to at least 11 librarians in 2012. This year’s APHA meeting will take place in San
Well, MLA is over and everyone has returned energized and full of ideas. If those ideas need some funding, then MAC/RAC has an opportunity for you in the form of a Research and Assessment Grant. The purpose of the Research & Assessment Grants is to promote and stimulate excellence in the field
Quad Chapter Meeting Registration InformationHere is some information for the Quad Chapter Meeting Registration costs. Registration will be opening soon. Early Bird Registration Deadline will be September 7th, 2012 and Regular Registration Deadline is October 1st. All Inclusive Package – Early Bird: $250, Regular Registration: $325 Non-MLA Member: $375 Includes: All sessions
The annual election for new 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 or yourself to a member of the nominating committee to consider. The
The Quad Chapter Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia Regional, New York/New Jersey, and Southern Chapters of MLA is coming up in Baltimore, MD from Saturday October 13 – Tuesday October 16, 2013 http://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/quad2012/. The Call for Papers and Posters is now out and submission deadlines are quickly approaching. Paper proposals are due
Donate Items for the Relevant Issues Service Project. The Relevant Issues section will be collecting new socks, underwear, and hotel toiletries during the Annual Meeting in Seattle this year. Items will be donated to the Pioneer Square Clinic which serves 1,000 homeless and low-income patients a month. Click here http://npc.mlanet.org/mla12/?p=632 for
Earlier today, I submitted the 2011-2012 MAC Annual Report to MLA. I would also like to take this opportunity to share the report with the MAC membership. The report is available on the MAC intranet at the following link: http://macmla.org/members/reports/report_to_mla_2011_2012.pdf The intranet is accessible to MAC members only, so if you have
Several libraries in the MAC MLA region are hosting the upcoming MLA CE webcast and are opening their doors to you! Join them to participate in this CE opportunity – FREE!!! MLA’s Educational Webcast: Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time Program Goals:
Research Grant Opportunity – Application Deadline: August 1, 2012 Well spring is here which finds many of us submitting abstracts and putting together project proposals for various conferences and meetings. Well if you need funding to get your project off the ground, then MAC/RAC has an opportunity for you in the form
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