MLA '08 - Recently Updated Pages

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Michelle_K — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:01:21 CDT

Welcome to the National Program Committee's MLA 2008 Annual Meeting wiki.

VinoFonseca — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:18:49 CDT

The wiki will aggregate ALL of the blogs posted by the 10 Official MLA Bloggers.

If you don't feel like visiting this page to check for new posts, you can register to receive updates of new posts in your e-mail. Look over to your left at the wiki 'table of contents.' Click on the topic, How to sign-up for Digest & RSS. If you've never done it before, these instructions will walk you through the process. Even if you already know all about how to sign-up, visit the RSS Discussion Page to read the White Paper on RSS and take the RSS Survey.

If you like this and especically if you don't, please let us know! Next year's National Program Committee wants to hear about your preferences so that they can plan a better conference experience.

Blog Schedule

Anonymous — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:52:34 CDT

	Friday May 16	Saturday May 17	Sunday May 18	Monday May 19	Tuesday May 20	Wednesday May 21
06:00 AM			Majors Walk L. Mihlrad Tai Chi/Yoga
07:00 AM			Sunrise Seminars Committee Meetings New Members Breakfast Molly Michelle Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings	Committee Meetings Section Business Meetings E. Molanphy: Medical Informatics Section SIG/Informal Meetings Sunrise Seminars Eric: NLM	Committee Meetings Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings Sunrise Seminars QUOSA: L. Mihlrad	Committee meetings Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings
08:00 AM	CE Symposium	CE Michelle: Gaining Leadership Skills Molly - the PhD Experience Chapter Council Committee Meetings Community Service Project Section Council	Sunrise Seminars Committee Meetings New Members Breakfast Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings	Committee Meetings Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings Sunrise Seminars	Committee Meetings Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings Sunrise Seminars	Committee meetings Section Business Meetings SIG/Informal Meetings
09:00 AM	CE MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Community Service Project Section Council	Plenary Session I: Welcome to MLA Presidential Address L. Mihlrad	Janet Doe Lecture E. Molanphy Plenary Session III	MLA Business Meeting II Presidential Inaugural Address/MLA '09 Invitation E. Molanphy	Plenary Session IV E. Molanphy L. Mihlrad
10:00 AM	CE MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Community Service Project Section Council	Break Eric: Hallway Talks Plenary Session II: McGovern Lecture Molly; Eric	Break Eric: Hallway Talks Exhibits Open Section Programming M. Kennedy: Research to Practice E. Molanphy: Top Tech Trends	Break Exhibits Open NLM Update E. Molanphy	Plenary Session IV
11:00 AM	CE Community Service Project MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Community Service Project Section Council	Plenary Session II: McGovern Lecture	Exhibits Open Section Programming	Exhibits Open Legislative Update NLM Update SIG/Informal Meetings	Plenary Session IV
12:00 PM	CE Community Service Project MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Section Council	Chapter Council Roundtables Luncheon Molly-multiple generations in the library Exhibits Open	Awards Ceremony and Luncheon Molly	Exhibits Open Legislative Update Lunch On Own Michelle: Elsevier SIG/Informal Meetings Visit Exhibits	Board of Directors Symposium Molly Michelle
01:00 PM	CE Community Service Project MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Section Council	Chapter Council Roundtables Luncheon Exhibits Open	Awards Ceremony and Luncheon Exhibits Open	Exhibits Open Lunch On Own Visit Exhibits	Board of Directors CE Symposium
02:00 PM	CE Community Service Project MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Section Council	Exhibits Open MLA Business Meeting I	Exhibits Open Section Programming Molly - Connecting the Dots: Strategies for Building a Portable Career Web 2.0: E. Molanphy; Eric	Exhibits Open Section Programming M. Kennedy: Liaisons Technologies in Teaching: L. Mihlrad E. Molanphy Michelle: Connecting Libs.	Board of Directors CE Symposium
03:00 PM	CE MLA Board Symposium	CE Chapter Council Committee Meetings Section Council	Break Eric: Hallway Talks Exhibits Open MLA Business Meeting I Poster Session Molly; Michelle; Eric SIG/Informal Meetings	Break Eric: Hallway Talks Exhibits Open Poster Session Michelle; Eric Section Programming SIG/Informal Meetings	Open Forums Section Programming E. Molanphy: Social networking forum NIH Public Policy Forum at 3:30: L. Mihlrad	CE Symposium
04:00 PM	CE MLA Board Symposium	CE Leaders Section/Chapter Leaders	Exhibits Open Section Business Mettings or Programs Eric: Developing a Research Culture in Your Organization Creative Solutions in Lean Times session at 4:30: L. Mihlrad	Exhibits Open Poster Session Section Business Meetings or Programs Michelle: Connecting w/ Admin. Showing the Value Web 2.0/Technology/ Instruction session at 4:30: L. Mihlrad; Eric E. Molanphy: Medical History panel SIG/Informal Meetings	Open Forums Section Business Meetings or Programs Michelle: Connecting New Roles SIG/Informal Meetings	CE Symposium
05:00 PM		Leaders Section/Chapter Leaders Welcome Reception	Section Business Mettings or Programs	Section Business Meetings or Programs	Section Business Meetings or Programs SIG/Informal Meetings
06:00 PM		Welcome Reception	International Visitors Library School Reunion Section Shuffle E. Molanphy Michelle: Hosp. Librarian Section	Special Receptions SIG/Informal Meetings
07:00 PM		Welcome Reception Michelle	Friends of NLM Event	Special Receptions SIG/Informal Meetings	MLA Reception
08:00 PM			Friends of NLM Event	AMA Reception	MLA Reception
09:00 PM			Michelle; Eric: Bearded Pigs	AMA Reception Michelle: President's Recognition Reception	MLA Reception

RSS Discussion

VinoFonseca — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:26:38 CDT

While doing some research on RSS and Podcasting we found the following study done by a Yahoo! employee and thought it would be something worth sharing and discussing. First participate in our survey here: Survey. Then check out the PDF on the study here: Yahoo! RSS Study. Finally... feel free to discuss in the the threads below!

If we get enough people to participate in the survey, we'll post our results and compare them to the Yahoo! Study.

Survey

ivicivi — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:27:06 CDT

Click HERE to go back to the discussion!

How to sign - up for Digest & RSS

ivicivi — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:30:37 CDT

How to sign - up for Digest

1. Sign into wetpaint by clicking on "Sign in to Wetpaint" on the top right of the wiki.

2. Enter your username and password and click on "Sign In" in the pop-up box.

3. Click on "MyProfile" in the top right corner of the wiki.

4. Click on the "Profile" link in the pop-up box.

5. Click on "Email Notifications".

6. Make sure that the box next to "Weekly Digest" is checked.

7. Save your settings by clicking the "Save Updates" button.

How to sign - up for RSS

Use the link to the feed at the top or the bottom of the blog page.

Conference Bloggers

VinoFonseca — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:17:49 CDT

On behalf of the 2008 National Program Committee

Congratulations to our Official MLA Conference Bloggers!

If you particularly enjoy the postings of one of our bloggers, please visit their blog.

Stewart Brower	Professional Notes
A'Llyn Ettien	The Creature from the Health Informatics Class
Marie Kennedy	Organization Monkey
Maureen "Molly" Knapp	LSUHC New Orleans Health Sciences Center
Michelle Kraft	The Krafty Librarian
Leigh Mihlrad	Leigh's Little Corner of the Web
Emily Molanphy	Emily's Journal Eponymous Blog about Libraries <--I'll be posting here
Brayan Nugent	The Universe of Medical Librarianship
David Rothman	davidrothman.net
Eric Schnell	The Medium is the Message

The Official MLA 2008 Bloggers' Blogs

VinoFonseca — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:16:15 CDT

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Web 2.0 Tools for Librarians: Description, Demonstration, Discussion and Debate

VinoFonseca — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:14:18 CDT

Wednesday, May 21, 9:00 AM – noon

You don't need to be at MLA to participate! MLA members can login here:

The proliferation of web 2.0 tools in libraries of all types has been rapid, unrelenting, and unsurprising. The potential of these tools to improve communication between librarians and their patrons was recognized almost immediately. From that time on, librarians have creatively adapted web 2.0 applications in a largely successful effort to realize this potential.

Perhaps the most appealing feature of web 2.0, and the reason librarians and educators were so quick to adopt it, is that it facilitates the creation of online communities and social networks. Individuals who share common interests, such as librarians and their patrons, can now be brought together in an interactive space highly conducive to collaboration, cooperation, and creativity.

“Web 2.0 Tools for Libraries: Description, Demonstration, Discussion, and Debate” will explore how librarians can use social networking applications to create these communities. The session will feature demonstrations of the principal web 2.0 tools, suggestions for their use in libraries, and a panel discussion, moderated by MLA President Mark E. Funk, AHIP, in which leading proponents of social networking software explore the present status and possible future directions of web 2.0.

Presenters and panelists include:

Amanda Etches-Johnson, User Experience Librarian, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Bart Ragon, Assistant Director for Library Technology and Development, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia–Charlottesville
Melissa Rethlefsen, Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Education Technology Librarian, Learning Resource Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
David Rothman, Information Services Specialist, Community General Hospital Medical Library, Syracuse, NY, and author www.davidrothman.net, which informs readers of the latest web tools and technologies relevant to health information needs and medical libraries
Aaron Schmidt, Director, North Plains Public Library, North Plains, OR, and author, www.WalkingPaper.org

Moderator: Mark E. Funk, Head, Collection Development, Samuel J. Wood Library, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Dine Arounds

ivicivi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:18:33 CST

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Chapter Council Sharing Roundtables

ivicivi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:17:33 CST

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Speakers' Pages

ivicivi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:16:43 CST

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Sessions

ivicivi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:15:48 CST

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Conference Topics

ivicivi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:14:41 CST

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