[Anchasl-l] What ’ll it be, Hon, a Paper or a Poster? Call for papers and posters for MAC 2007 in Baltimore

[Anne D Powers]

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It’s time to be thinking about what you’d like to add to the menu of 
papers and posters for the MAC/MLA 2007 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD, 
on October 9 – 12!  The theme for this year’s meeting is “What’ll it be, 
Hon?  Libraries à la carte.”  The 2007 Planning Committee invites MAC 
members to submit proposals related to 


Recipes for success – Share your secrets for successful operations and 
keeping your staff and users happy and well informed

Healthy choices – How do you keep your budget fit and trim and your 
collections well nourished at the same time?

Cooking up collaborations – What are the ingredients for successful 
partnerships with other libraries, health professionals, administrators, 
educators, funding sources, or others?

Nouvelle cuisine – How are you using technology in new ways or introducing 
new technologies to whet the appetites of your users?


In fact, no tasteful entrée is off limits when it comes to the paper and 
poster menu for MAC 2007!  MAC is especially interested in papers and 
posters highlighting research you’ve done.

To encourage participation by as many members as possible, there will be 
three distinct poster sessions in Baltimore – two on Wed., Oct. 10, and 
another on Thurs. afternoon, Oct. 11, in conjunction with the Technology 
Symposium that will top off the 2007 meeting.  Approximately ten posters 
representing the most innovative uses of technology will be selected for 
display during the Symposium.  Library school students are also invited to 
participate in the poster sessions.

*The deadline for submitting paper and poster abstracts is June 15, 2007.*

Proposals must be submitted in the format of structured abstracts.  For 
more information see http://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html 
or http://hubnet.buffalo.edu/mla/abstract.html or 
http://www.scmla.org/abformat.htm.

Submit two copies of the abstract.  Include a list of authors, their 
institutional affiliations, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers with 
the first copy.  The second copy will be used in a blind review process 
and should not include any information identifying the authors or their 
institutions.  Abstracts may be up to 300 words in length.

Contributed Papers:  E-mail abstracts to Anne Powers at 
power003 at mc.duke.edu using a Word attachment.  Presenters should plan to 
speak for about 15 minutes.

Posters:  E-mail abstracts to Cathy Jordan at medlib at starpower.net using a 
Word attachment.  Presenters will staff posters during a one-hour poster 
session.  Each presenter's area will be provided with a poster board (8 x 
4).  Electricity will be available if required.  Anyone planning on doing 
an electronic poster or needing a place for a laptop should indicate this. 
 If you will not be able to stay until the end of the conference and do 
not want your poster to be considered for the Technology Symposium poster 
session, please indicate that in your e-mail message as well.

Abstracts will be evaluated on originality, organization and clarity of 
presentation, innovation, and relevance to improving service or practice. 
The primary author will be notified of the committee's decision by August 
3.  Additional information (time and location of presentation, setup 
instructions, etc.) will be sent with acceptance notification. Those 
presenting in Baltimore must be registered for the meeting.

To ensure that MAC members are able to make the most of the annual meeting 
experience, MAC has established a mentoring program to support members 
with little or no experience in preparing posters or presenting papers. 
For more information about working with or serving as a mentor, see the 
article in the Jan–March 2007 issue (No. 117) of MAC Messages - 
http://www.cbil.vcu.edu/mac/pubs/macmessages/117/macmessages117.pdf. Also, 
the Jan. 2007 NN/LM SE/A presentation on creating posters with PowerPoint 
is available at 
http://nnlm.gov/sea/services/webconf/Jan2007/jan092007.html.

Can’t wait to see what you’re planning to dish up in Bawlmer!


Anne Powers and Cathy Jordan
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