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The MAC Contributed Papers and Posters committees invite you to submit your proposals for the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Chapter MLA Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from October 13 through 15, 2013 at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel. Papers and posters may range from innovative program descriptions to reports on collaborative outreach activities to behind the scenes technical innovation. This is your chance to share with your colleagues the results of interesting work or research you are doing.

For both paper and poster abstracts, please submit a blinded abstract (one that does not contain any identifying information) as well as your regular abstract.

For contributed paper proposals, submit a 300 word structured* abstract to describe your paper. Include your name, position title, address, phone number, and email address. Both the regular and blinded abstract should be sent to Ellen Detlefsen, Chair of the Contributed Papers committee, at mac2013papers@gmail.com

For poster proposals, submit a 300 word structured* abstract to describe your poster. Include your name, position title, address, phone number, and email address. Both the regular and the blinded abstracts should be sent to Melissa Ratajeski, Chair of the Posters committee, at mac2013posters@gmail.com

The submission deadline is May 31, 2013

The primary author of each paper or poster will be notified of the committee's decision in early July. Additional information (i.e. time, location, set-up instructions, etc.) will be sent with the acceptance notification. Those presenting papers or posters must register for the meeting.

The MAC Research and Assessment Committee will recognize 3 papers and 3 posters at the Annual Meeting as work that demonstrates high-quality research. All submitters are required to either select a type of research or to designate that their presentation is not to be considered as research. Only those who select a type of research will be considered for the Research Awards judging process. For help in selecting the type of research, please see the "Inventory of Research Methods for Librarianship and Informatics," published in the January 2004 issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association.  Research papers and posters are scored using similar criteria to those used by the MLA Research Committee at MLA Annual Meetings. Points are awarded for study design, validity, reliability, presentation, and implications of the research.

New this year!  The 2013 MAC annual meeting will also feature a People's Choice award for the poster session.  After viewing the posters, attendees will be able to vote for their favorite.  The author(s) of the poster garnering the greatest number of attendee votes will be honored with a certificate and a bookstore gift card.

*Use of a structured abstract is encouraged. For more information on writing a structured abstract, please see MLA's Research Section's "The Structured Abstract: An Essential Tool for Researchers

Call for Chapter Proposals

Are you an innovative librarian with administrative ambitions? Or are you already a dynamic new library dean or director? We want to hear your vision of the future of libraries: where you think things are -- or better yet, should be -- going. New and aspiring library leaders with a long view are invited to contribute to this upcoming edited volume of visionary essays from ALA Editions, The Library 2025,that will help to guide the profession into the future.

--Book Abstract--

In an information environment where the only constant is change, many wonder where libraries are headed, if not into oblivion. This edited collection brings together the brightest new minds in the profession to share their fresh vision of the future of libraries. These promising current and future library administrators will have a significant impact in shaping this future. Drawing from their personal experiences, they bring their barrier-breaking perspectives to the task of reinventing the library. Through their essays, they answer the question: What should libraries look like in the future, what barriers exist, and how can we overcome them to realize the library of the future?

--Submissions--

Library 2025 will gather together essays focusing on envisioned futures for all types of libraries.  We seek chapter proposals from new library leaders - both those who occupy positions of authority and those who would like to lead a library later in their career. Chapters that focus on one aspect of libraries are welcomed, as are chapters that take a broad perspective.  Chapter topics may include, but are not limited to:

 * Leadership & Management (i.e., leadership theories, new staffing models)

 * Services (i.e., next-generation reference services, liaison roles)

 * Library as Place (i.e., information/learning commons, shared spaces)

 * Collections & Access (i.e., new formats, purchasing models, resource sharing)

 * Instruction & Literacy (i.e., Information, Functional, Transliteracy, Media, Visual)

 * Outreach (i.e., marketing, non-legislative Advocacy)

 * External Relations (i.e., collaborating with non-library organizations, community partnerships, donor cultivation)

 * The Profession (i.e., LIS education, state/regional/national associations, DIY movements, professional expectations)

 * The Political & Economic Environment (i.e., intellectual freedom, Legislative advocacy, our financial future)

 * Publishing and Scholarly Communications (i.e., future of publishing, digital repositories, open access)

Inspired by the guiding questions of Evans and O'Connor's The Future By Us: Young Leaders Imagine Australia Beyond 2020, each chapter should address:

 * A notable experience that shaped the author's perspective on the future of libraries;

 * The current challenge(s) and/or future opportunity(ies) in the world of libraries related to the topic of the chapter;

 * An idea and/or strategy to effect change;

 * The potential hurdles, costs, and competing interests involved in this strategy, and how they can be negotiated; and

 * The author's vision of an ideal future library.

--Propose a Chapter--

The proposal deadline is November 1, 2011. To propose a chapter, submit a one-page chapter abstract with a brief CV or resume and writing sample (in Word format) to <mailto:library2025book@gmail.com>. Authors will be notified of acceptance on or before December 16, 2011, and will be expected to submit completed chapters by May 1, 2012.

--Editors--

Inquiries can be made to either of the editors:

Eric Frierson, ericfr@stedwards.edu. Library Digital Services Manager, St. Edward's University and Ph.D. student in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions at Simmons College.

Kim Leeder, kimleeder@cwidaho.cc. Director of Library Services, College of Western Idaho, 2008 ALA Emerging Leader, Library Journal 2011 Mover & Shaker.

The Oklahoma chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (OK-ACRL) and the Oklahoma chapter of the Special Libraries Association (OKSLA) are now accepting conference proposals for their Fall 2011 Create.OK.Lead: Ignore Barriers to Your Creativity, Start Leading Your Library conference at Oklahoma State University's Advanced Technology Research Center on Friday, November 4, 2011.

Are you an innovative educator?

Are you known for your creative class assignments or structures?

Do you do a lot of work on team leadership or collaboration?

Are you an advocacy champion?

This year OK-ACRL and OKSLA are combining forces to bring you a conference on the theme of creativity and leadership. Submit a 200 word abstract along with contact information of presenters by September 9, 2011 to create.ok.lead@gmail.com Word document attachments or plain text emails are acceptable; please put "Create.OK.Lead presentation proposal" in subject line.

Final selection of presenters will be made by October 14, 2011. Presentation topics may include: Creativity in the classroom, team leadership and/or collaboration and advocacy strategies.

Questions? Just email us at create.ok.lead@gmail.com

Using technology to improve access to information has long been integral to medical and health sciences libraries. However, today's environment of rapidly changing software and hardware, social networking tools, and increasingly tiny and mobile devices presents special challenges for health sciences libraries. To help readers to better understand and manage this environment, the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) is planning to devote an upcoming issue to papers that help in understanding how health sciences libraries can use technologies to improve delivery of, and access to, medical and health sciences information.  

JMLA particularly welcomes submission of case studies that describe how a particular institution used technology to solve a common problem confronting our libraries, as well as research papers that use quantitative or qualitative methodologies to evaluate the use of technology in health sciences libraries, and state-of-the-art reviews that look at some aspect of this issue. Papers should follow the guidelines on JMLA's Information for Authors website at www.mlanet.org/publications/jmla/jmlainfo.html. ln addition to describing the application used, case studies should include a discussion of alternatives considered, data that supports an evaluation of the projects' success in meeting stated goals, and a section on "lessons learned" that will aid other libraries who may be considering a similar application. 

To appear in this issue, scheduled for January 2012, papers should be received no later than May 10, 2011.  If you would like to discuss an idea for a paper, please contact Susan Starr, Editor, JMLA  at jmlaeditorbox@gmail.com.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is accepting applications for its Associate Fellowship program, a one-year training program for recent MLS graduates and librarians early in their career.

In the first half of the year, a formal curriculum offers exposure to library operations, research and development, intramural and extramural research, development and lifecycle of NLM's web-based products and services and the extensive outreach and education program reaching consumers, special populations, health professionals and librarians. In the second half of the year, Associate Fellows have the opportunity to choose projects based on real-world problems proposed by library divisions and work with librarians and library staff over a six-seven month period. Successful projects have led to peer-review publications and to services that have become a regular part of library operations.

The September through August program also offers professional development and an introduction to the wider world of health sciences librarianship that may include:

·         Supported attendance at national professional conferences, often including the Medical Library Association's annual meeting, the American Medical Informatics Association annual meeting and others

·         Spring Practicum at a health sciences library in the contiguous United States

·         Additional brown bags, seminars, field trips and learning opportunities available on the National Institutes of Health campus

·         Opportunities to meet and interact with senior management at the National Library of Medicine

·         Experienced preceptors from National Library of Medicine staff

·         Potential to compete for a second year fellowship at a health sciences library in the United States

The Fellowship offers:

·         A stipend equivalent to a U.S. Civil Service salary at the GS-9 level ($51,630 in 2010)

·         Additional financial support for the purchase of health insurance

·         Some relocation funding

·         Assistance in finding housing

Who is eligible?

All U.S. and Canadian citizens who will have earned a MLS or equivalent degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited school by August 2011.  Both recent graduates and librarians early in their career are welcome to apply.  Priority is given to U.S. citizens.

Applications and additional information are available on the Web at www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/.  Application deadline is February 3, 2011.   Between 4 and 7 fellows will be selected for the program.

Feel free to contact me for further information.  I can be reached at 301-435-4083 or dunnk@mail.nih.gov. 

Kathel

Kathel Dunn, PhD

Associate Fellowship Coordinator

National Library of Medicine

Bldg 38, Rm 2N-19

8600 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD  20894

301-435-4083

dunnk@mail.nih.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/