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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Luggage Check at Hyatt
MLA will staff a luggage check during the times listed below. Please note location changes each day. Cost is $1 per item.
Tuesday, May 20
8:00 AM- 6:00 PM
Grand Ballroom Coat Check, East Tower, Gold Level
Wednesday, May 21
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Columbus, East Tower, Gold Level
MLA is not responsible for items left at the luggage check. [...]
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
MLA ’08 Community Service Projects: Thank You Volunteers
On behalf of everyone on the National Planning Committee ’08, thank you for volunteering for the first annual community service events! We also want to thank the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, Rush University, and the Medical Library Association (MLA) for their generous contributions.
We had 15 health sciences librarians and [...]
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Program Correction: 2nd Speaker at CAPHIS Bioethics Program on May 19th
A second speaker has been added to today’s CAPHIS program:
Consent or Obedience? Medical Authority and Consumer Health Education: Bridging the Medical Ethics Gap
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Please join us on Monday May 19th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm to hear an interesting program on the ethics of research on medical authority and knowledge:
Location: Grand Ballroom A
Today, the Internet [...]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
MLA Résumé Clinic Location
Unfortunately, the location for the MLA Resume Clinic did not get printed in the program. However, if you come to the MLA Job Placement Office, staff will be available to direct you to the location.
MLA Job Placement Office
Grand Suite 5
East Tower, Hyatt Regency
The hours of the Résumé Clinic are:
Sunday May 18th, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Monday May 19th, 10:00am-12:00 [...]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Friends of the NLM Reception - Onsite tickets available
Don’t miss the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) Reception!
Date: Sunday May 18
Time: 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Place: Chicago History Museum
Ticket cost: $60, includes a 1-year FNLM membership.
Join the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) at its annual party. Known as a major, not to miss, elegant event during the MLA conference. [...]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Update: Luggage storage at Hyatt for guests only
Our apologies! It seems we had some incorrect information regarding availability of luggage storage at the Hyatt. Free luggage storage is available for registered Hyatt guests only.
Many thanks to the meeting attendees who alerted us to our mistake.
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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, [...]
