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MAC Retiree: Carol Jenkins

After 26 years of outstanding leadership and dedication to the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carol Jenkins retired on June 30, 2013.

MAC Retiree: Connie Schardt

Connie Schardt retired June 30th from the Medical Center Library at Duke University where she was the Associate Director for Research & Education.  At the Library her main focus was to support the teaching of Evidence-Based Practice.

Retired or Retiring MAC Librarians

Have you retired during the past year, or are you about to retire? Do you have a colleague who is retiring? The Honors and Awards Committee, in order to recognize the value of our members’ library service, is asking people to send the name and a brief biography of the retiree to

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Remembering Bernadette Kaelin

Bernadette Kaelin passed away on November 15, 2013. She served as manager of the medical library at Magee Women’s Hospital until her retirement in 2001, when the Magee Women’s Hospital Research Library was named in her honor. Bernadette graduated from the St. Francis School of Nursing and earned a BSN and MLS

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MAC/MLA’s Research Mentoring Program

The Mid Atlantic Chapter of MLA’s Research & Assessment Committee is starting a research mentoring program for its chapter where individuals can be connected to a mentor for help with their research projects.  I serve as chair of the MAC/RAC and I’m looking for some experienced librarians who would like to serve

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Staff Announcments – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announces the following appointments at the UNC Health Sciences Library: Jim Curtis is now Interim Director. Former director Carol Jenkins retired June 30, following 26 years of service. Read more: http://hsl.lib.unc.edu/news2013/jim-curtis-becomes-hsls-interim-director Jennifer Walker is now Cancer Information Librarian, effective Aug. 1. Read more:

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2013 MAC Election Results

Dear MAC Members – the results of the 2013 MAC election are in and the winners are as follow: Chair Elect – Shannon Jones, Tomkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA Treasurer – Beth Ketterman, William E. Laupus Library, East Carolina University, Greenville NC MAC Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee –

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MAC 2013 Election – Final Reminder

The deadline for voting in the MAC 2013 election is this Friday, August 30, so if you have not yet voted, there’s still time. The candidates that are running in this year’s election are as follows: Chair-Elect – Ryan Harris and Shannon Jones Treasurer – Susan Arnold and Beth Ketterman MAC Nominee

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