Online Northwest
submitted by Dolores Judkins

Online Northwest 99, the sixteenth annual conference concentrating on computerized information retrieval and technology in libraries, will be held on February 12, 1999, at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

The conference is sponsored by the Interinstitutional Library Council Online Coordinators Committee of the Oregon University System. The Keynote speech by Reva Basch, author of four books including "Researching Online For Dummies" and "Secrets of the Super Net Searchers," will begin a program of 23 breakout sessions designed for academic, public, special, and school librarians.

The conference includes lunch and an opportunity to win some exciting door prizes--last year's prizes included a digital camera, a scanner, and more. But the conference really offers an opportunity to learn and network with colleagues of technology in libraries.

To register for the conference online or for more information, visit the Online Northwest 99 web site.

MLA in Chicago in '99

Medical Library Association (MLA) will wrap up its year-long Centennial Celebration next year at its ninety-ninth annual meeting and exhibit in Chicago, IL. The meeting will take place May 15 to 19, 1999, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The program will include well-known speakers such as noted librarian/futurist, Clifford Lynch, Ph.D., and bioethics expert, Dr. Daniel Callahan. For more information, check the Press Release link or visit MLA's homepage.

Proposed Chapter Sharing Roundtable Topics

Reprinted from MEDLIB-L@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU; originally posted 30 October 1998
posted by Pamela Elwell

 

The Chapter Sharing Roundtables Committee of MLA Chapter Council is planning Roundtable topics for the 1999 Annual Meeting in Chicago. We seek your response, comments, feedback about the following list of topics.  Notice that some topics center around Chapter activity; other topics are more of individual interest.

Chapter Sharing Roundtables are for everyone. They provide an opportunity to meet with colleagues with similar interests or responsibilities, and to share ideas, projects, successes and (sometimes) challenges.  Participants meet others from across the Chapters in a discussion of mutual interest, and benefit from the networking that results.  Please respond to me with your comments. Thanks for your help!

Proposed topics for 1999 Annual Meeting:

Annual Meeting	AHIP and Credentialing	Automation
Bylaws	Chairs and Incoming Chairs	Chapter Webmasters
Communications	Continuing Education	Finance
Government Relations	Internet (general)	Internet Security
Intranets and Libraries	Leadership Development	Library Webmasters
Membership	Networking and Collaboration	Research

Note that topics may be modified by the time you see it in the preliminary program, based on your feedback! Your opinion is important!

Pamela M. Elwell, MSLS, AHIP          614-234-1109 voice
Director, Library Services                    614-234-1257 fax
Mount Carmel Health System               pelwell@mchs.com
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Columbus OH 43222

PNC/MLA, Seattle, Washington in Fall 1999

MLA, Vancouver, B.C.: May 6-10, 2000

PNC/MLA, Alaska in 2000: September 16-20

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