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To top of page April 2002 Informationist Conference Information

An invitational conference was held in April 2002 to facilitate a national discussion, derive a consensus definition, and develop recommendations for an action agenda for the "informationist" professional in clinical and research domains. This area has information about the conference agenda, attendees, and more.You may also read a report on the conference in the October 2002 Journal of the Medical Library Association digital archives, along with T. Scott Plutchak's editorial, "The informationist—two years later."

To top of page Informationist Bibliography

The conference organizers developed this bibliography of electronically available materials as an overview of the informationist concept.

To top of page Informationist Conference Speakers and Speaker Presentations

Numerous speakers and facilitators were available at the invitational conference; seventeen presentations from the conference are available for download and review.

To top of page Informationist Conference Videos

Four video files from the April 2002 conference are available online for viewing or downloading.

To top of page MLA '02 Open Forum

A summary from the MLA '02 Informationist Open Forum in Dallas, TX.

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  • We wanted your opinions, and we're glad you responded (deadline was December 15)! Read the comments we received on the Informationist Task Force draft action agenda.

  • On Thursday, May 9, 2002, MLA hosted a real-time Web discussion with Informationist Conference keynoters Dr. Frank Davidoff and Dr. Valerie Florance about the informationist concept. Jean Shipman, Chair of the Informationist Task Force, moderated the session. Visit the discussion area to review the transcript for the session.

For further information about the content of the invited Informationist Conference, please contact Jean Shipman, jpshipma@vcu.edu, or Carla Funk, funk@mlahq.org.

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