2008 MLA Meeting Reminder and NLM® Invitation

the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) will be held May 16-21, 2008 in Chicago, IL at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Attendees are invited to visit the NLM exhibit booth (May 17-20) to meet NLM staff and see NLM Web products and services. The NLM Theater at the booth will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a wide variety of topics.

Mark Your MLA Calendars

Monday, May 19 (7:00 am-8:15 am)
NLM Online Users' Meeting "Sunrise Seminar"
Location: Columbus IJ
NLM staff will highlight recent accomplishments and indicate new developments in a variety of online systems, including MEDLINE®/PubMed®, MedlinePlus® and DOCLINE®.

Tuesday, May 20 (10:30 am-11:30 am)
NLM Update
Location: Grand Ballroom
Speakers:
Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director
Sheldon Kotzin, Associate Director for Library Operations
Diane Boehr, Head, Cataloging Section, Technical Services Division, Library Operations

Sunday, May 18, (7:00 pm-9:00 pm)
Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) Reception optional ticketed event.
Ticket cost: $60, includes a 1-year FNLM membership.
Purchase tickets when registering for MLA '08.
Further details available at: http://mlanet.org/am/am2008/events/events.html#sunday

FNLM will host a reception for MLA members at the Chicago History Museum, the city's first cultural museum (founded in 1856), located at 1601 N. Clark Street. Guided tours will begin at 7:00 pm, showcasing periods of Chicago's history in newly renovated dramatic galleries followed by a reception featuring live music on Uihlein Plaza with a spectacular view of Lincoln Park, the lakefront, and the Gold Coast.

Informal Meetings

Sunday, May 18, (7:00 am-9:00 am)
MedlinePlus Go Local Discussion Session
Location: Toronto Room
Meeting is for current and potential Go Local Participants. This is an opportunity to share ideas, discuss issues, and hear what the Go Local evaluation projects are finding.

Monday, May 19 (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
LinkOut® User Meeting
Location: Acapulco Room

Continuing Education Classes

While at the meeting in Chicago, consider taking an MLA continuing education class taught by NLM or National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) staff or sponsored by NLM, e.g.:

Friday, May 16 (10:00 am-5:00 pm)
Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation for Library Advocacy
CE 205
Instructors: Maryanne P. Blake and Susan Barnes, Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, NN/LM, Pacific Northwest Region, Seattle, WA

Saturday, May 17 (8:00 am-3:00 pm)
First Do No Harm: Basic Strategies for Administering Archival Materials in Health Science Libraries
CE 401
Instructors: Paul Theerman, History of Medicine Division, NLM and Tim Pennycuff, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Saturday, May 17 (8:00 am-Noon)
The Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Project: An Important Resource for Determining and Improving Community Health
CE 305 - Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine
Instructors: Nancy Allee, Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Ron Bialek, Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC

Saturday, May 17 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Grant Writing
CE 203
Instructors: Ruth Holst, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region, Chicago, IL and Jo Dorsch, Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria, University of Illinois-Chicago

Saturday, May 17 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers
CE 303
Instructors: Arpita Bose, NN/LM, Middle Atlantic Region, New York, NY and Mandy Bayer Meloy, NN/LM, Southeastern Atlantic Region, Baltimore, MD

Saturday, May 17 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Getting Started with Information Outreach in Minority Communities
CE 307
Instructor: Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, NN/LM, MidContinental Regional, Omaha, NE

Wednesday, May 21 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines
CE 300
Instructors: Holly Ann Burt, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region, Chicago, IL and Sheila L. Snow-Croft, NN/LM, Southeastern Atlantic Region, Baltimore, MD

Wednesday, May 21 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends
CE 500
Instructor: J. Dale Prince, NN/LM, Southeastern Atlantic Region, Baltimore, MD

Wednesday, May 21 (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
Introduction to Blogs and Wikis
CE 502
Instructor: Sharon Dennis, NN/LM, MidContinental Region, Salt Lake City, UT

Further course details are available at http://mlanet.org/am/am2008/ce/index.html.

Section-Sponsored Programming

NLM , NIH, and NN/LM staff will also be participating in the following MLA sessions:

Sunday, May 18 (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)

Session Title: Forging Connections to Emerging Research
Topic: The Librarian Emergency Responder: Summary Conclusions from the Oral History Project; Answering the Call: Library roles in Disasters
Speaker: Robin Featherstone, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Harvey Cushing - John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Location: Columbus KL

Session Title: Opening Doors: The African American Connection in Medical Librarianship
Topic: Quest for Equality: Opening Librarianship to Librarians of Color
Speaker: Lisa M. Boyd, National Network Office, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD Location: Columbus GH

Session Title: Opening Doors: The African American Connection in Medical Librarianship
Topic: Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons
Speakers: Jill Newmark, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; and Margaret Hutto, Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History, Baltimore, MD
Location: Columbus GH

Session Title: The Bridge is Out: Better Learn How to Swim-Coping with Budget Cuts-Creative Solutions in Lean Times
Topic: High Tech High Touch: Sharing Staff at a Distance
Speakers: Sharon Dennis, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library; Claire Hamasu, NN/LM MidContinential Region, Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and Heidi Sandstrom, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Location: Grand Ballroom A

Monday, May 19 (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)

Session Title: Building Connections to the Future
Topic: Specialization in Medical Librarianship
Speakers: Alicia A. Livinski, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library, NIH, Bethesda, MD; and Courtney D. Crummett, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Science and Engineering Libraries; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Location: Columbus AB

Monday, May 19 (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)

Session Title: Connecting with Administrators to Show the Value of Libraries and Librarians
Topic: Demonstrating Effectiveness from Planning to Outcomes: One Regional Medical Library's Story
Speakers: Betsy Kelly, MidContinental Regional Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; and Claire Hamasu, Associate MidContinental Regional Medical Library, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Location: Columbus GH

Session Title: Health Disparities: Chasm, Gap or Bridge
Topic: Health Disparities: Chasm, Gap or Bridge
Speaker: John Ruffin, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Location: Columbus CD

Session Title: Interconnections: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Medical History
Topic: Claudius Mayer and Frank (Bradway) Rogers: The End of the Index-Catalogue and the Origins of the Modern Index Medicus, a Personal History
Speaker: Kathel Dunn, NN/LM, Middle Atlantic Region, New York, NY
Location: Columbus AB

Tuesday, May 20 (2:00 pm-3:30 pm)

Session Title: Forging Connections to Emerging Research: New Technologies
Topic: MiSearch and PubMed: Assessing an Adaptive, Profile-based PubMed Search Tool
Speakers: Marisa L. Conte, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan; Jean Song, Health Sciences Libraries; Nirit Glazer, School of Education; Barbara Mirel, School of Education; and David States, Bioinformatics Training Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Location: Columbus KL

Tuesday, May 20 (4:30 pm-6:00 pm)

Session Title: Forging Connections to Emerging Research: New Horizons
Topic: A Calculator for Measuring the Impact of Health Sciences Libraries and Librarians
Speakers: Barbara B. Jones, Health Science Library, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and Betsy Kelly, MidContinental Regional Medical Library, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Location: Columbus CD

More complete information about these sessions is available at the MLA '08 Annual Meeting Web site at http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2008/events/index.html. Click on the link, "Online Program Planner"; then click on the Browse link.

Posters

NIH, NLM, and NN/LM staff will be presenting the following posters at MLA:

Sunday, May 18 (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
Poster Session 1
Location: Hyatt Regency, Riverside Exhibit Hall

Topic: Six Essential Social Technologies for Health Sciences Faculty
Presentation Number: 30
Presenters: Gillian Mayman; Whitney Townsend; Mark MacEachern; and Marisa Conte, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Topic: Medical Librarians in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Presentation Number: 94
Presenters: Stacey J. Arnesen; Gale A. Dutcher, Office of Outreach and Special Populations; Cynthia B. Love; and Steven J. Phillips, Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS), NIH, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Information for Special Populations
Presentation Number: 132
Presenters: Gale A. Dutcher, Office of Outreach and Special Populations; and Deena M. Pers, SIS, NLM, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Tox Town en Español
Presentation Number: 136
Presenters: Cynthia B. Love; and Judy F. Kramer, Contractor, LMIT, SIS, NLM, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Bioinformatics Self-help Tools 24/7
Presentation Number: 140
Presenters: Courtney D. Crummett, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Science and Engineering Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; David Osterbur; and Paul Bain, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Topic: The BIG: A Collaborative Librarian Group
Presentation Number: 170
Presenters: Jean Song; Marci Brandenburg; Marisa Conte, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow; and Merle Rosenzweig, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Monday, May 19 (3:30 pm-4:30 pm)
Poster Session 2
Location: Hyatt Regency, Riverside Exhibit Hall

Topic: From Tox Town's Neighborhoods to a Virtual World: Representing Environmental Health Concerns in Second Life
Presentation Number: 31
Presenters: Cynthia B. Love; Victor H. Cid; Laura Bartlett; and Judy Kramer, Contractor, LMIT, SIS, NLM, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Making Connections: In-person Hands-on Training Across the United States
Presentation Number: 49
Presenters: Janice Kaplan; Joseph Nicholson; Eva Daniels; Vijay Nandi, Center for Urban and Epidemiological Studies; Sharon A. Brown; and Maureen K. Czujak, National Training Center and Clearinghouse, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY

Topic: Qualitative Evaluation of the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Program
Presentation Number: 73
Presenters: Barbara A. Rapp, NLM Associate Fellowship Program, NLM, Bethesda, MD; and P. Zoe Stavri, Consultant, P. Zoe Stavri Research, Analysis, and Design, Gettysburg, PA

Topic: Are We Making a Difference? Citations to Articles Published in ORL-Head and Neck Nursing
Presentation Number: 87
Presenters: Alicia A. Livinski, NIH Library; Pamela C. Sieving, NIH Library; and Susan F. Rudy, National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Database Training for Librarians: Doing it Live and Online from the National Library of Medicine
Presentation Number: 89
Presenter: Katherine B. Majewski, MEDLARS Management Section, Bibliographic Services Division, NLM, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Reconnecting the Past: Moving the National Library of Medicine to Chicago
Presentation Number: 91
Presenters: James Shedlock, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; and Ruth Holst, NN/LM Greater Midwest Region, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Topic: Developing Connections Between an Academic Library and a Multidisciplinary Health Sciences Community
Presentation Number: 125
Presenters: Remlee Green; Courtney D. Crummett, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow; and Tracy Gabridge, Engineering and Science Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Topic: Getting Personal: Librarians Connecting with Patients and Providers through Personal Health Records
Presentation Number: 131
Presenters: Dixie A. Jones, Medical Library, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA; Michael J. Ackerman, Office of High Performance Computing and Communication, NLM, Bethesda, MD; Joan Ash, Department of Medical Informatics and Clincal Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR; Patti Corbett-Bregman, Clinical Solutions, Wolters Kluwer, Madison, CT; Taneya Koonce, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Daphne Plaut, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR; Catherine Selden, National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, NLM, Bethesda, MD; David Sweet, Library Services, FORE Library, American Health Information Management Association, Chicago, IL; Carla J. Funk, Medical Library Association, Chicago, IL; and Jean P. Shipman, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

[Editor's Note: This Poster added on April 28, 2008] Topic: Development, Dissemination, and Utilization of Public Health Systems Research Resources
Presentation Number: 145
Presenters: Rick A. Brewer, Research and Education Division, Medical Center Library; F. Douglas Scutchfield, Professor of Health Services and Policy; Rick C. Ingram, College of Public, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
(Project funding is provided in part by NLM.)

Topic: Are We Meeting Our Customers' Needs? Evaluation of Information Desk Services and Staffing
Presentation Number: 147
Presenters: Alicia A. Livinksi; and Brian Brown, NIH Library, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Are they benefiting? Developing country author's research productivity in the tropical diseases literature
Presentation Number: 161
Presenter: Alicia Livinski, NIH Library, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Topic: Enhancing Podcast Development and Activity
Presentation Number: 162
Presenter: Courtney D. Crummett, NLM 2nd Year Associate Fellow, Engineering and Science Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; and Robert A. Logan, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, NLM, Bethesda, MD

More complete poster information is available at the MLA '08 Annual Meeting Web site at http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2008/events/index.html. Click on the link, "Online Program Planner"; then click on the Browse link.

NLM Theater Schedule - Booth 532
Sunday, May 18
Noon	What's New with Environmental Health & Toxicology Resources?
12:30 pm	The New "Images in the History of Medicine" Software
1:00 pm	DailyMed®
1:30 pm	NLM Drug Information Portal
2:00 pm	NIH Manuscript Submission System
2:30 pm	What's New with MedlinePlus & GoLocal?
3:00 pm	NLM Gateway Redesign
3:30 pm	PubMed Review
4:00 pm	LinkOut Update
4:30 pm	Citing Medicine
Monday, May 19
10:00 am	PubMed Review
10:30 am	LinkOut Update
11:00 am	What's New with Environmental Health & Toxicology Resources?
11:30 am	Health Services Research & Public Health: What's Happening?
1:30 pm	PubMed Central® Update
2:00 pm	The New "Images in the History of Medicine" Software
2:30 pm	What's New with MedlinePlus & GoLocal?
3:00 pm	NLM Gateway Redesign
3:30 pm	NIH Manuscript Submission System
4:00 pm	DailyMed
4:30 pm	NLM Drug Information Portal
Tuesday, May 20
10:00 am	The New "Images in the History of Medicine" Software
Noon	NIH Manuscript Submission System
12:30 pm	NLM Gateway Redesign
1:00 pm	PubMed Review
1:30 pm	LinkOut Update
2:00 pm	Health Services Research & Public Health: What's Happening?
2:30 pm	PubMed Central Update

Join Us

Please join us at these events! Additional information or changes to this information will be announced in the NLM Technical Bulletin.

By Janet Zipser
MEDLARS Management Section

Zipser J. 2008 MLA Meeting Reminder and NLM® Invitation. NLM Tech Bull. 2008 Mar-Apr; (361):e16.