Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Introducing Web2.0 to a Skeptical Audience
Colleagues at the Illinois Chapter of the Special Libraries Association invite MLA members to attend a meeting about implementing Web 2.0 tools in a business environment . . . [originally posted to MEDLIB-L] . . .
Greetings to attendees of the Medical Libraries Association who will be attending your meeting in Chicago! The Special Libraries [...]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Shopping, anyone?
The Hyatt Regency is steps from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, a shopping mecca. You’ll find everything from . . .
Department stores (Barneys, Bloomingdales, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Nieman Marcus, Saks)
Designer boutiques (Kate Spade, Hermes, Ferragamo, Burberry . . .)
Specialty shops (Tender Buttons, Sur La Table, and more . . .)
In addition to the storefronts lining Michigan Avenue, there [...]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Saturday Evening Religious Services
In response to several inquiries . . . We’ve listed here some local options for Saturday evening religious services, for meeting attendees who would like to participate in Sunday MLA sessions as well as attend services.
Please see this webpage for a more comprehensive list of downtown Chicago churches and synagogues.
Saturday, 5pm Services
St. Peter’s Church (Catholic), [...]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Applying Web 2.0 in Practice and Instruction
Please join the Public Health/Health Administration Section, Dental Section, and Health Association Libraries Section along with the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section and the Libraries in Curriculum SIG for:
The Role of Health Sciences Librarians in Applying Web 2.0 Technologies and Their Uses in Clinical and Public Health Practice and Instruction
Monday May 19, [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Connect your Photos with Colleagues: Join the MLA 2008 Group on Flickr
Share your MLA 2008 photos online in the MLA 2008 Group on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/mla2008/). The group name is “MLA 2008”.
For more information about posting to a Flickr group, see the FAQs.
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) is dedicated to “art of our time”, works created since 1945. MCA exhibits include painting, sculpture, photography, video & film, and performances. For an overview, join one of the tours offered daily at 1:00pm.
Current exhibitions at MCA include a presentation of work by Karen Kilimnik. Kilimnik first gained fame [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Insight from Health Care Leaders
Hey you guys! Make sure you have added to your plans what may be the hottest session of MLA, Connecting With Leaders: What Do They Expect. Want to know what your administration wants from you? How you fit into budget thinking? What they see as the library’s role in the future of healthcare and education?
We [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Web 2.0 for Professional and Clinical Productivity
Please join us at the 2nd Annual Lecture on the Evidence Base, sponsored by StatRef, as we bring two exiting leaders in the medical library community in the exploration of Web 2.0 for Professional and Clinical Productivity. (Tuesday, May 20th 4:30 - 6:00 pm in Regency Ball Room A).
With 90 minutes, our speakers will [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Consumer Health At MLA
Please mark your schedule and support these *exciting* CAPHIS events at MLA.
Patient Education and Consumer Health Libraries: Collaborating for Improved Patient Care
Date: Saturday, May 17th
Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
Offsite: Northwestern University
Hospitals-whether large or small, urban or rural, academic center or community institution-have an interest in assuring both patient education for improved outcomes and consumer health education for [...]
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Spotlight on SIGs: Pediatric Librarians
Tell us briefly about the purpose and/or background of your SIG.
The Pediatric SIG is a group of librarians from children’s hospitals throughout the nation that communicate regarding their special pediatric library interests. The group maintains an active listserv among members and meets at each annual MLA meeting. The group also collaborates on an [...]
