MAC Election Results 2009

From Andrea Horne: The results are in!  After a tie-breaker vote for Chair-Elect at the MAC Business Meeting, we now have finalized our new officers for this year’s elections: Chair-Elect    Karen Knight Chapter Council Representative    Jonathan Lord Chapter Council Representative Alternate    Melissa Ratajeski MAC Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee    Pat Thibodeau

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Drug Cost Info Resources at NLM

From Cynthia Burke: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) responds to more than 100,000 questions each year.  Regularly asked questions become Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). NLM Reference and Consumer Health FAQs are at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/faqref.html. We review and update our FAQs frequently. The FAQ resources include national and international government agencies and non-profit

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Nominate a colleague for MLA awards

From Melissa Ratajeski: Each year, MLA gives a variety of awards to support the valuable contributions of medical librarians to the profession of health sciences librarianship.  From research and instruction to outstanding service and leadership, MLA*s professional recognition program supports and encourages the best and brightest in the field.  Please consider the

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Thompson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award

From Danielle Linden, member, award jury: The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award – Recognizes Technological Innovation in Health Science Information The Rogers Award, originally called the ISI Information Advancement Award, is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health science information,

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Tiebreak vote for MAC Chair

From Andrea Horne: Normally election results are not officially reported until the Annual Meeting, but we have a special case this year:  we have a tie for the election for MAC Chair! Our MAC Bylaws state that we must break this tie through an election via paper ballot at the Business Meeting

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2009 MAC Scholar – Andrea Hilliard

From Amy Blevins: It is with great pleasure that the Membership and Recruitment Committee announces this year’s MAC Scholar, Andrea Hilliard.  We’d like to share a little bit of information about Andrea with all of you so you can get to know her before the conference. Andrea S. Hilliard is the Medical

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NLM’s Clinical Trials Results

From Cynthia Burke – Finding Clinical Trial Results – National Library of Medicine® (NLM®) Resources The National Library of Medicine (NLM) responds to more than 100,000 questions each year.  Regularly asked questions become Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). We review and update our FAQs frequently. The FAQ resources include national and international government

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Spotlight on… Emily Mazure

This month’s spotlight is on Emily Mazure from Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences at VCU. If you would like to be in the spotlight, please contact Amy Blevins at blevinsa@ecu.edu.  It’s a great way to let MAC members get to know you. Emily Mazure 1.            How long have you been a

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Register for the 3 By the Sea Conference!

From Rick Peterson: Registration is open for 3 by the Sea, a tri-chapter meeting of the New York/New Jersey, Middle Atlantic, and Philadelphia Regional Chapters of the Medical Library Association on October 5-8 at Resorts Hotel in Atlantic City. Register online at: https://www.acteva.com/go/3bythesea