2000 Annual Meeting

Welcome to Roanoke, Virginia

On behalf of Virginia's MAC members, I invite you to join us in "Reaching for the Stars!" at this year's annual meeting! The weather forecast looks good and the stars will be shining brightly as we gather in Roanoke, Virginia, the "Star City." Of course, I cannot predict the weather this far in advance, but I do know that this year's Program Committee has put together a stellar program!

We have made some meeting format changes in response to suggestions given on last year's meeting evaluations. The program will cover one and a half days instead of two, with a one-day hall of exhibitors on Thursday, the one full meeting day. Our program will end early Friday afternoon with a combined Chapter business meeting/luncheon. We hope this schedule will accommodate members facing a long drive home on Friday afternoon, or, for those staying for a Saturday class, provide some time to explore the beautiful Roanoke region!

Please join us this October in Roanoke, Virginia!

Jonathan Lord, MAC 2000 Program Committee Chair

The Local Arrangements Committee extends a warm invitation to you to participate in MAC 2000 in Roanoke, Virginia, at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. As we move from one century to the next, Roanoke has something to offer everyone, whether looking forward to the future or backward to the past. History, fall color, scenic mountains and valleys, golf, boating, and much more are all available to you in Roanoke. Visit Roanoke's historic Market area and enjoy international cuisine, crafts, science, art, and more. All a short walk from the Hotel. Come visit us for fun, networking, education, and partytime. We look forward to seeing you in the "Star City of the South."

Claire Meissner and Mary Alice Sherrard, 2000 Local Arrangements Co-Chairs

Hospitality Notes

MAC 2000 promises to be the most enjoyable meeting yet! Located in one of Virginia's most scenic cities, Roanoke, and just in time for Fall's vivid colors, MAC 2000 has much to offer with an exciting program and fun activities. The conference will kick off with a bang at the WELCOME RECEPTION, which takes place at Roanoke's Science Museum. In addition to the interesting exhibits, you'll be able to literally reach for the stars at the planetarium show. Afterwards, you'll be just seconds away from Roanoke's downtown area where a variety of unique shopping and restaurants are just waiting to be experienced. Most participants, however, will be satisfied to simply enjoy the conference hotel, the Hotel Roanoke, and its elegant atmosphere. Best known for delicious food, the Hotel Roanoke will be providing us with continuous breaks during our conference as well as whipping up a variety of wonderful dishes for our banquet. I really hope you will be able to join us for this one of a kind experience.

Elaine Banner, Hospitality Committee Chair

Tuesday, October 17

 5:00 PM  -  7:00 PM      Registration

 6:30 PM                  Dine Arounds

Wednesday, October 18

 7:00 AM  -  9:00 AM      Registration
11:00 AM  -  1:00 PM
 3:00 PM  -  6:30 PM

 7:30 AM  -  12:30 PM	  Continuous Break

 8:00 AM  -  5:00 PM	  Continuing Education Courses
				
                          8:00 AM  -  5:00 PM
                          "Applying Copyright Law in Libraries"
                          Instructor: Jim Heller, MLS, JD, Director,
                          Law Library, Professor of Law, College of
                          William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

                          1:00 PM  -  5:00 PM
                          "Introduction to Electronic Resources"
                          Instructor: Jean L. Siebert, MLS, AHIP,
                          Electronic Resources / Reference Librarian,
                          West Virginia University, Morganton, WV;
                          Terrance Burton, MLS, AHIP, Director Health
                          Sciences Library, West Virginia University
                          Morganton, WV; Mary Frances Bodemuller,
                          MLS, AHIP, Library, West Virginia School of
                          Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV

Wednesday, October 18

 6:00 PM  -  6:15 PM      New Member Reception
 
 6:30 PM  -  8:00 PM      Welcome Reception

                          Includes Planetarium Show 7:15 PM - 
                          8:00 PM, Science Museum of Western
                          Virginia & Hopkins Planetarium
						  
 8:00 PM                  Dine Arounds

Thursday, October 19

 7:00 AM  -  9:00 AM      Registration
10:00 AM  - 11:00 PM
 3:00 PM  -  4:00 PM

 7:00 AM  -  4:00 PM      Continuous Break

 7:30 AM  -  8:30 AM      Committee Meetings

 8:45 AM  -  9:00 AM      Welcoming Remarks
                          Jonathan Lord, University of Virginia
                          Health Sciences Library
                          MAC/MLA 2000 Program Chair

                          Claire Meissner, Centra Health / 
                          Lynchburg General Hospital &
                          Mary Alice Sherrard, Memorial Hospital
                          Martinsville & Henry County
                          Local Arrangements Co-Chairs

 9:00 AM  - 10:00 AM      General Session I
                          Keynote Speaker
                          David C. Slawson, M.D., Director of Research,
                          University of Virginia Department of
                          Family Medicine

10:00 AM  - 11:00 AM      Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall
                     and Poster Sessions
 
11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM      "Creating the Digital Library"

                          Panelists: Pat Sabosik, Executive Vice President,
                          Electronic Publishing, Elsevier Science;
                          Thane Kerner, President, Silverchair
                          Science + Communications; M. J. Tooey,
                          Deputy Director, University of Maryland
                          Health Sciences and Human Services Library

12:15 PM  -  2:00 PM      Awards Luncheon

 2:00 PM  -  3:15 PM      Contributed Papers

 3:15 PM  -  5:00 PM      Break / Exhibit Hall
                          Last Chance to Visit Exhibitors!

 4:00 PM  -  5:00 PM      State Group Meetings

 6:30 PM                  Banquet
                          Hotel Roanoke

Friday, October 20

 7:30 AM  -  8:30 AM      Registration

 7:30 AM  - 12:30 PM      Continuous Break

 8:30 AM  -  9:30 AM      General Session II

                          Speaker: Jack Brinn, M.D., Chair,
                          Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
                          Eastern Carolina University

 9:30 AM  - 10:00 AM      Break

10:00 AM  - 11:00 AM      Concurrent Interest Sessions

                          Session A:

                          MEDLINEplus and Consumer Health
                          Initiatives at NLM/NIH.
                          Presenter: Pam Meredith, Head of NLM's
                          Reference and Customer Service Section

                          Session B:

                          NNLM Update on What's New With DOCLINE,
                          SERHOLD, PubMed Central.
                          Presenters: Staff, NN/LM Southeastern /
                          Atlantic Region

                          Session C:

                          Reinventing/Reinvigorating Your Library
                          Career: Strategies for Successful Mid-Career
                          Course Corrections.
                          Presenters: To Be Announced

11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM      Professional Issues Forum

                          J. Michael Homan, MLA President
                          Martha Bedard, University of North
                          Carolina Health Sciences Library

12:15 PM  -  2:30 PM      MAC Annual Business Meeting Luncheon

                          Preview of Maryland's 2001 MAC Annual Meeting

 6:30 PM                  Dine Arounds

Saturday, October 21

7:30 AM  -  8:00 AM       Registration

7:30 AM  - 12:30 PM       Continuous Break

8:00 AM  -  5:00 PM       Continuing Education Courses

                          8:00 AM  - 12:00 PM
                          "Keeping Up With NLM's PubMed"
                          Instructor: Sandra Teitlebaum, MAT, MLS,
                          Outreach Coordinator, NN/LM Southeastern / 
                          Atlantic Region University of Maryland,
                          Baltimore, MD

                          8:00 AM  - 12:00 PM
                          "Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM):
                          Information Resources for Choices in Healing"
                          Instructor: Charles Wessel, MLS, Coordinator
                          of Affiliated Hospital Services, Health
                          Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh

                          8:00 AM  - 5:00 PM
                          "Management for Solo Librarians"
                          Instructor: Judith Siess, MSLIS, President,
                          Information Bridges International, Inc.,
                          Publisher/Editor, "The One-Person Library:
                          A Newsletter for Librarians and Management"