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Call for Papers and Posters
To submit a paper or poster abstract, review the instructions below, then begin the online submission process. Submission deadline is November 1, 2010.
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Abstract Submission deadline is 12:00 Midnight (PDT), Monday, November 1, 2010.
Over the last four years, we recovered from the “Information Revolution” in Philadelphia and then desired to renew our connections in Chicago. We met in Hawaii to refresh perspectives on trends and paradigms with “iFusions.” This year, we “Reflected and Connected” as we explored the changes in both the information scene and the nation’s capitol.
For MLA ’11, the National Program Committee (NPC) will provide a venue to rethink. With so many information channels requiring our attention today, we need to allow time to rethink what we need to do in order to remain relevant to our institutional contexts and those we serve. Rethink service, rethink technology, rethink space, rethink leadership, rethink engagement, rethink collections, rethink research, and rethink outcomes. The MLA ’11 theme is designed to be flexible and adaptive so that MLA members can rethink what to bring to and receive from MLA’s annual meeting in 2011 in Minneapolis, MN.
MLA ’11 will offer the first official MLA Tweetup and Twitter discussions after the plenary sessions. Building on the experience of MLA ’10, the NPC will take presentations to the next level by hosting an Ignite-style (ignite.oreilly.com) session during the meeting. Details on submitting presentations for this session will be available in the spring of 2011, in order to catch the latest trends and topics from MLA members. MLA ’11 will also continue to make use of social media technologies to enhance meeting attendees’ experiences and to allow members who are unable to attend to virtually participate in the discussions.
The prime location of our meeting hotel allows you to be at the very heart of what Minneapolis has to offer in entertainment, cultural venues, restaurants, and shopping. No matter what type of weather occurs on May 13–18, 2011, the downtown Minneapolis Skyway system allows you to walk all over downtown without ever having to go outside. Now that’s rethinking pedestrian walkways!
Papers
The 2011 NPC invites abstract submissions for contributed papers calling on us to rethink health sciences librarianship. After finding “ifusions” in 2009 and reflecting on best practices in 2010, we want to find out how you or your library staff have been inspired to reinvent and rethink services, practices, and policies. Consider your local practices surrounding research, technology, education, and service. What roles do health sciences libraries, librarians, and information professionals now play to shape, nurture, and prune the ever-expanding health information landscape?
Handouts and electronic presentations from the paper presentations will be posted to MLANET. Plan to submit your abstract, using the structured abstract guidelines from the Research Section, by November 1, 2010.
For more information about papers, contact Rikke Ogawa, AHIP, Section Council liaison, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California–Los Angeles.
Posters
The 2011 NPC invites proposals for best ideas expressed as a poster or electronic demonstration. The range of opportunities for self-expression is unlimited. Consider the use or development of innovative technologies, local best practices, research results, current trends, and future projects that highlight rethinking previously accepted models. Posters and supplemental materials will be available to registered attendees prior to the meeting via MLANET. MLA’s Research Section will award prizes for the best research-based posters.
Plan to submit your abstract, using the structured abstract guidelines from the Research Section, by November 1, 2010. Posters should not repeat information that has been submitted for papers.
For more information about posters, contact Melissa De Santis, AHIP, NPC poster co-coordinator, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver, or Maureen (Molly) Knapp, NPC poster co-coordinator, John Ische Library, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans.
Guidelines for Submission
As a guide in the submission process, review the article, “The Structured Abstract: An Essential Tool for Researchers,” which originally appeared in Hypothesis: The Journal of the Research Section of MLA. The Southern Chapter of MLA’s suggested formats for structured abstracts (http://www.scmla.org/abformat.htm) gives further examples of formats for research and non-research–based reports. Authors may postpone entering results and conclusions until after the peer-review process is completed. If the abstract is selected, authors must add results and conclusions.
All submissions must be classified as not research or by the primary research method used in the work. Use the pull-down menu in the abstract submission system to select the primary research method used. If you indicate “Other not listed,” please be sure to clearly state the method used in your structured abstract submission. The list of methods came from and is further explained in “Inventory of Research Methods for Librarianship and Informatics,” published in the January 2004 issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association available on PubMed Central. Please also consult the MLA Style Manual for guidance on style, spelling, and grammar.
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