MLA Webcast: November 18, 2009

What:
Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users, a live Webcast panel hosted by the Medical Library Association

When:
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, 9am – 11am HST

Where:
School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo St, MEB, 2nd Floor, Access Grid Room. Library location / Parking information

Who:
HPCMLA members and other librarians interested in how libraries can use current and emerging mobile technologies to connect with patrons.

RSVP: by Nov. 13, 2009 to Lee Adams (annisa@hawaii.edu). Registration is limited to the first 28 people to respond (room occupancy limit).

Program Goal:
The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with current and emerging mobile technologies, innovative initiatives using mobile devices, useful mobile software applications, and funding options for projects using mobile devices.

Program Objectives:

• describe mobile technology and its value for librarians and health care professional
• demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications
• explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals
• discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

Announcement: Chapter Annual Meeting date, 2010

2009 is not quite over yet, but the Board has been busy preparing for the upcoming 2010 Annual Meeting and has established a meeting date!

The upcoming Annual will be held on March 12, 2010. Please reserve that date and mark your calendars! Further details are forthcoming.

MLA09 Volunteers: Thank You for Your Support!

The Local Assistance Committee (LAC) expresses heartfelt thanks to everyone who volunteered their personal time to help with MLA09 in May!

Volunteers from all over– UH Manoa Library Program graduate students, Hawaii librarians and library staff from across the state and even a few from different parts of the U.S. with connections to Hawaii, retired librarians, and even a recently graduated medical student– stepped forward to lend a helping hand!

The LAC is thankful for everyone’s support! Mahalo nui loa

Photos from the Conference are available for viewing from the Web site’s Events page.

MLA Webcast – March 25, 7:30 AM

What:  MLA Webcast: Finding Work-Life Balance: Strategies for You and Your Institution

When:  Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:30 AM

Where:  Kuakini Health System, Room PB5

Who: The webcast is open to members of HPC-MLA, and other interested librarians in Hawaii

We are very thankful to the Pacific Southwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine for their generous sponsorship of this event

MLA 2009 in Honolulu: Volunteer Opportunities

We are very pleased to announce that the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center May 15 – 20, 2009. Thirty years have passed since MLA held its national conference in Hawaii, so this is an exciting event and a great opportunity for local librarians to attend a national library conference at home.

You may find information about the conference here: http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2009/ Please note that MLA extends the MLA member discount registration rate to members of certain other professional library associations, such as ALISE and AALL, among others. Also note that there is NO CHARGE for “exhibits only” passes.

In return for 4 hours of volunteer service, volunteers receive a one day registered conference pass (for those who are NOT members of MLA). It is possible to earn multiple days for multiple 4-hour shifts. Listed below are the volunteer opportunities all of which will take place at the Hawaii Convention Center. Please respond to Lee Adams,  co-chair of the Local Assistance Committee’s Volunteer Recruitment Committee  as soon as possible, but no later than March 6, 2009, if you are interested in volunteering.

Conference Bag Stuffing:
Thursday, May 14^th from 12p – 4pm (lunch will be provided)

Hospitality Booth Staffing – this includes answering questions from conference attendees on topics listed below. Do not worry – resources will be available to help you answer questions.

• conference program facts and changes
• available conference services, e.g., placement, member resource room
• emergency services, e.g., nearby hospital and fire department
• public transportation
• restaurant suggestions
• entertainment information

The hours of the hospitality booth are as follows. Shifts are a minimum of 2 hours:

• Thursday, May 14, 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 15, 6:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, May 16, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, May 17, 6:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Monday, May 18, 6:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 20, 6:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

If you are interested in volunteering please email Lee  (annisa@hawaii.edu) with the following required  information:

• Name
• Library/Institution
• Mailing Address
• Cell phone (in case we need to reach you during the conference)
• email (for confirmation and forthcoming information)
• Are you an MLA member?
• Day/Time(s) you would like to volunteer
• If you are volunteering for 4 hours, please provide the day you would like your free pass. Passes are available for May 17, 18, 19, and 20 (meeting ends at 11 a.m. on the 20th)

Thank you very much! We look forward to hearing from MLA members and non-members alike.

Annual Meeting – Feb. 20, 2009

Date: Friday, February 20, 2009

Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: John A Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii at Manoa
651 Ilalo Street, Medical Education Bldg.
2nd floor, Access Grid Room
Honolulu, HI 96813

Parking is $3 in Lot C

Video-conferencing is available for neighbor island members. Please let Lee Adams know if you want to participate in this way.

Annual meeting highlights include:

v MLA Update by MLA Past President Mark Funk

v CE offerings by Julie Kwan, Judy Consales, and Sharon Dennis, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region

o Preparing & Planning for Disasters

o Clinical Librarianship

o New Technologies in Libraries

v Lunch at E&O Restaurant. $22/per person.  We will carpool to get there. Please let Carolyn Dennison know if you are willing to be a driver to Ward Centre.

v The meeting will end with refreshments served in the Library workroom.

Please RSVP to Carolyn Dennison by Feb. 13, 2009.

Holiday Social: Afternoon Tea

HPC-MLA is celebrating the end of a fabulous year by having a tea party!

• When: Friday, December 12, 2008 at 4:30pm

• Where: Marina Front Café, Hawaii Prince Hotel, 100 Holomoana St, Honolulu 96815

• Cost: $28.50 (including tax and tip) OK to pay at the event – check made out to HPC-MLA

• Menu: Pot of tea, scone, petit fours, tea sandwiches, chocolate-dipped strawberries

• RSVP: Lee Adams by Friday, Dec.5, 2008

• Parking: Validated valet = $5; Validated self-park = $3 (there is some metered parking, too)

We hope to see the membership there!

MLA Webcast – Wednesday, Nov 12, 9am

What:  MLA Webcast: Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library’s Services in Times of Disaster

When:  Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 9:00 AM

Where:  UH School of Medicine, 2nd Floor in the Access Grid Room

Who: The webcast is open to members of HPC-MLA, and other interested librarians in Hawaii

We are very thankful to the Pacific Southwest Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine for their generous sponsorship of this event.

MLA09 Program Committee Gets Together

On September 5, 2008, the MLA09 Program Committee convened at the Honolulu Convention Center (HCC).  Members from MLA Headquarters, the National Program Committee (NPC), and the Local Assistance Committee (LAC) gathered for the day’s scheduled meeting to iron out plans for the Annual Convention which will be held from May 15-20, 2009 in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii!

The gracious HCC staff also provided the Committee with a tour of the modern facility.  Click on the Events page to view photos of members and visit the MLA09 Wiki for photos of the recent HCC tour or directly to the Wiki’s Photo Gallery Album.  The Planning Committee is working hard and with great excitement and enthusiasm to plan an Annual that is exciting, fun, yet relaxing for all who attend! We hope to see you here next year!

MLA08 Chicago

MLA08 in Chicago has come and gone…thank you to all the chapter members who worked so hard to make the MLA09 Information Booth and ML09 Invitation a huge success. The physical booth area was fabulous!! The Hawaii Convention Center representative came with macadamia nut chocolates, shell leis, and special pineapple MLA pins (I have a bunch that she gave me for our chapter members). The YouTube video that Linda Uchida worked so hard on ran on a large flat screen. Drawings were held several times a day for those fabulous cookie boxes from Honolulu Cookie Company and Big Island Candies. The “invitation” –the likes of which MLA has never seen included 3 talented dancers from the Polynesian Cultural Center and two musicians–was issued during the last business meeting. the colorful gift bags were given away then (thanks to Luree Ohigashi Oasay who coordinated the bags, to Jane Barnwell who carted all the giveaways in a huge suitcase to Chicago, and everyone else for all their generous donations. In addition to the bags, three scholarships of $100 to be applied toward the MLA09 conference registration fees were given away. (Check out these professional photos from the MLA08 website http://www.mlanet.org/am/photos/thumbnails.php?album=45) There is a lot of interest…many librarians indicated they were bringing spouse and other family members with them. The cost of the airfare was a concern to many.

Lee Adams presented her poster PDAs and First-Year Medical Students.  Those attending from Hawaii all worked in the booth–they included Lee Adams, Jane Barnwell, Walter Benawitz, Linda Uchida, Mabel Trafford, and Ginny Tanji. In addition former Hawaii residents, Joy Graham, Claire Hamasu, and Boo Horak helped as well as folks from the Pacific Southwest NNLM, Judy Consales, Heidi Sandstrom, Julie Kwan and Kelli Ham.