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Almost Heaven ... Exploring New Vistas: MAC 2008, Morgantown, WV
October 20 - 22, 2008
Papers & Posters



 
Contributed Papers
All Sessions
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Contributed Papers
Session I
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Contributed Papers
Session II
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Contributed Papers
Session III
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Moderator: Emma Cryer, Duke University Medical Center Library.

  • Improved Vistas: Using Link Resolvers to Simplify Finding Full Text

  • Navigating the Peaks and Valleys of the Virtual Classroom

  • Engaging Faculty and Students: Expanding Horizons with New Multimedia Technologies

  • Do You Know Who is Really Using Your System?

Moderator: Linda Gorman, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

  • Community Health Education Center (CHEC) at Five

  • Keeping Patrons Happy: Data-driven Collection Management

  • When Constellations Align: The Library Leads a Biomedical Communications Technology Service

  • The Ripple Effect: The Benefits of Focused Resource Initiatives

Moderator: Anna Tatro, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland.

  • Bridging the Gap and Building Relationships: Successful Outreach to Family Medicine

  • Striving for New Peaks in Reference Services: Becoming Strategic Partners in Research Initiatives

  • Extending our Reach: Libraries Teaching Presentation Skills

  • Places to Go & People to See: Growing and Maintaining a Strong Liaison Program


Contributed Posters
All Sessions
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Poster Session I
Tuesday, October 21
10:15am - 11:00am
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Poster Session II
Tuesday, October 21
2:30pm - 3:15pm
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Poster Session III
Wednesday, October 21
10:45am - 11:30am
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  • Global health: Some first steps to serving this interdisciplinary field
  • Match Made in Heaven: National Network of Libraries of Medicine Partners with HUD's Neighborhood
  • Opportunities to Uncover, Locate, and Learn: The Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt
  • Do we really need an ERMS? Evaluating a subscription agent's resource management tool
  • Collaborating to Comfort: Creating the Arlene Abrahams Memorial Comfort Fund Packet for Survivors of Severe Burn Injuries
  • Library Savvy: Forging Clear Paths to Improve Library Skills
  • Speed Weeding: When Space Needs are on the Horizon
  • Exploring and Expanding Staff Skills and Expertise to Elevate Library Services
  • Nueva Vistas: A New Electronic Resources Page
  • Growing Greener: Step by Step
  • Achieving Heaven Through Collaboration and Persistence: Go Local
  • Using RefShare to Compliment Resource Guides
  • Exploring New Vistas on Campus: Connecting with Users on their turf
  • Health Literacy On the Horizon – A Proactive Role for the Hospital Librarian
  • Burning the Midnight Oil: A Library Extended-Hours Trial
  • Development of Clinical Site Libraries for Third and Fourth Year Medical Students on Rotation
  • Helping Nurses Reach for Magnet Status: Facilitating Collaboration and Information Sharing
  • Renovations to Improve User Satisfaction
  • Reference at your Fingertips: Developing New Technology to Increase Access to Reference Services
  • Bioinformatics Research, Service, and Training (BIRST) Program: New horizons – outreach to bioinformatics researchers within a university environment
  • Reaching out by sitting in: successful outreach incorporating information literacy skills
  • Library Liaisons: Collaborating, Connecting, and Engaging – Strategies for navigating steep mountains, scenic valleys, and raging rivers
  • Crossing the Great Divide: Reconnecting with Our Users
  • Websites at the Bedside: Choosing and Evaluating Websites for Your Patients and Families
  • Reaching High and Far to Improve the Value of the Library's website
  • Reimagining Service without the Desk
  • How High and How Far? Exploring Several Methods of Reaching Library Patrons Through Chat Reference
  • A Cost Saving Strategy on the Horizon: Deep Discount Pricing on Society Journal Site Licenses Based on Professional Membership Expenses
  • Opening Heavens Gates: The Significant Powers of Collaboration to Win the Cancer Battle
  • What are the information needs of personnel involved in disaster and humanitarian response efforts?
  • Librarian on a mission: teaching physicians in a developing country
  • No Longer Far Off On the Horizon: Creating Quick and Easy Department-Specific Websites Today