MAC2015 Service Project!‏

I’m pleased to announce that this year MAC2015 will be collecting donations for Dress for Success.  Ladies, we ask you to search your closets and find your gently used, nearly-new professional attire that is ready for a new home. Gentlemen, we hope you will ask friends, family and colleagues if they have

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FYI: Early Bird Registration Ends Today!

Today is the last day of Early Bird Registration for MAC2015! Register by midnight tonight and save $50. MAC2015 offers 2.5 days of exciting programming, CEs, and speakers all in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Join your colleagues & Find Your Inspiration!

Additional MAC Meeting Mentors Needed‏

Would you like to support a new MAC member or MLS student attending the MAC Annual Meeting for the first time? If you are planning to attend the Annual Meeting in Asheville in October, consider volunteering to serve as a MAC “buddy”! This is a perfect opportunity to interact with a new librarian, new member, or a

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2015 Election Results‏

On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I would like to announce this year’s MAC election results:   Chair Elect: Wanda Whitney, National Library of Medicine   MAC Nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee: Andrea Horne Denton, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia Health System

MAC2015 Hospital Librarian Luncheon

Inspirational Librarianship: Are you part of the Team?  Stevo Roksandic, a 2015 Mover & Shaker and the regional director of Library services for the Mount Carmel Health System will present at Hospital Librarians Luncheon. Many of the hospital librarians are facing organizational changes. Stevo will talk about how he used his innovative

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MAC Messages Submission: 2014 MAC Research and Assessment Grant Report

In 2014 the MAC Research & Assessment Committee awarded a grant of $1,000 to support a pilot project, “A Booster Shot for Health Science Librarianship: Using Canvas and PechaKucha to Flip the Library Classroom.” The researchers tested whether a flipped information literacy program, that featured peer-learning and peer-assessment, could improve upper-level undergraduate

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MAC/MLA 2015 – Meet our Keynote Speakers

What can you expect from this year’s Keynote Speakers? Discover what the stack of papers on your table, the collage of puppy pictures on your wall, or strategically placed sticky notes tells others about you.  Sam Gosling, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin is scheduled to present

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MACMLA 2015 Posters

The MAC2015 Paper and Poster Committees have been hard at work! Thanks to all those who submitted abstracts to share their experiences and inspire their colleagues.  Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll find at the conference http://macmla.libguides.com/2015Posters We look forward to seeing you in Asheville next month! Brandi & Mellanye MAC 2015

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