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Wed May 15, 2019
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2019 Marcia C. Noyes Award
Thu May 16, 2019
The highest honor that MLA confers is the Marcia C. Noyes Award. Mary Joan (M.J.) Tooey, AHIP, FMLA, is a most deserving candidate for the Marcia C. Noyes Award, in recognition of the profound and lasting impact she has had on the profession and on the many individual lives she has touched.
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NLM is updating PubMed. Learn where you can see the new version now and what changes are coming.
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Official Meeting Blogger: A Post-Immersion Session Reflection
Tue May 14, 2019
A reflection on reflective practice.
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Official Meeting Blogger: AI and searching
Mon May 13, 2019
An excellent presentation on how one library uses Artificial Intelligence to assist with complex searches.
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Official Meeting Blogger: Systematic Review Services session
Sun May 12, 2019
A summary of what was learned from attending a few contributed sessions on starting systematic review services.
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Official Meeting Blogger: Evening Happy Hours and Socials
Sat May 11, 2019
A brief reflection on the social and networking opportunities provided by MLA annual meetings and how to seek them out.
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Official Meeting Blogger: NAHRS Dinner MLA'19
Fri May 10, 2019
A quick summary of the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) dinner.
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Official Meeting Blogger: New Exhibitors
Thu May 9, 2019
A brief overview of first-time exhibitors at MLA ’19.
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Official Meeting Blogger: Living It Up! Social Events
Wed May 8, 2019
MLA ’19 offered plenty of social events to see old friends and meet new ones.
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Official Meeting Blogger: Laugh-out-loud moments
Wed May 8, 2019
An MLA’19 attendee chooses her own adventure: Looking for and finding laughs.
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Official Meeting Blogger: Posters
Wed May 8, 2019
Sharing knowledge through poster presentations.
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Official Meeting Blogger: First-Time Attendee Perspective
Tue May 7, 2019
A few lessons learned by a first-time attendee regarding MLA’s organizational new structure.
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Tips for organizing an immersion session from a contributor.
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Hospitality Hints for MLA'19
Fri May 3, 2019
The hospitality booth binder is now available online.
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Visit the SitStayRead Dogs during MLA'19
Thu May 2, 2019
The SitStayRead dog teams are joining us at MLA'19.
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Seven tips for a happy and healthy conference
Wed May 1, 2019
Tips for a happy and healthy conference.
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Packing Essentials for MLA ’19
Wed May 1, 2019
Packing essentials from veteran meeting attendee.
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Follow the official MLA'19 blog and Twitter feed!
Mon April 29, 2019
The MLA'19 official blog and Twitter correspondents share their unique perspective, as they keep you current on on conference events.
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Dine Arounds at MLA'19
Fri April 26, 2019
Will you be in Chicago on Thursday or Friday before the official conference programming begins? Don’t eat alone! Join your colleagues for a dine-around.
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Get on track with your personal MLA'19 conference schedule!
Fri April 26, 2019
Your personalized MLA'19 schedule at your fingertips!
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Deepen Your MLA ’19 Experience: Attend the Symposium and Add a CE Course!
Thu April 25, 2019
You can register for continuing education (CE) courses at MLA ’19!
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
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Beauty in Chicago
Fri April 19, 2019
Hair, make-up, mani/pedis, and ink suggestions for Chicago.
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Tour Mansueto at MLA!
Thu April 18, 2019
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library located on the University of Chicago campus in Hyde Park will be having a private tour on Saturday May 4, at 2:30 p.m..
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Bookstores and Libraries in Chicago
Thu April 18, 2019
Chicago is home to wide variety of bookstores and libraries.
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Child Care Services
Thu April 18, 2019
Child care service during MLA'19.
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Shopping in Chicago
Thu April 18, 2019
Shopping on and just off the Magnificent Mile in Chicago is for everyone at every price point.
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Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
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Information Session on The Data Catalog Collaboration Project
Tue April 16, 2019
Learn about implementing an institutional data catalog and the collaborating group of librarians that support it at an information session at MLA '19 in Chicago.
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MLA '19: A Family-Friendly Destination
Tue April 16, 2019
Bringing family with you to MLA'19? This post highlights changing and nursing locations at the Hyatt and family-friendly activities in downtown Chicago.
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Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
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Local Attractions: New since MLA ’14 #mlanet19
Tue April 9, 2019
The logo of MLA ’14, featured iconic skyscrapers and Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate sculpture. Here is a sampling of what is new in Chicago for MLA ’19.
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Get on Board
Thu April 4, 2019
The house band is ready to go. Are you? The call is still OPEN for folks to sign up and join in the fun. Individual members, groups, libraries, chapters, sections, and special interest groups (SIGs) are invited to pull it all together for the MLA open mic night. This is your chance to shine.
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Enhance Your MLA ’19 Experience: Add a CE Course!
Thu April 4, 2019
Come to MLA ’19 on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, develop a skill in an MLA practice area by taking a continuing education (CE) course, and have extra time to explore MLA’s home town, Chicago!
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MLA ’19 Colleague Connection: Sign up by April 10 – #mlanet19
Tue April 2, 2019
Whether you’re a first time MLA attendee or an experienced participant, Colleague Connection has something for you! Sign up by April 10!
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