Conference Speaker Topics Preview Midwest Chapter MLA Conference Cincinnati, Ohio        September 22-26, 2000 Enter the Future - Press Any Key

Sunday, September 24, 2000

Opening Speaker
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Laura Pulfer
Having the Last Laugh

Be prepared to be entertained!  Be prepared to be challenged!  Laura Pulfer is a Cincinnati Enquirer columnist and commentator for National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, whose perceptive observations on local politics, urban blight, social crises, and human nature make you laugh, make you mad, or make you cry.  With an earthy wit and charm, her commentaries capture the absurdities that every-day urban life presents to the thoughtful citizen.    She’s no stranger to libraries or librarians and has been an enthusiastic supporter of both.   Neither is Laura a stranger to hospitals, doctors, or HMOs due to her recent bout with breast cancer, which has propelled her into being an outspoken advocate of mammogram screening even when the “bean counters” would say otherwise.

Monday September 25, 2000

Plenary Session I
9:15 am to 10:15 am
Pavilion
Dr. James B. LaValle
The Re-emergence of Natural Medicine:  Back to the Future

One of the fastest growing segments of the healthcare sector is in the area of alternative/complementary medicine.  Dr. LaValle will help us to understand the factors which are contributing to this growth and the place of information professionals in the re-emergence of this ancient healing practice.

Panel Discussion
2:30 pm to 3:45 pm
Continental
Age of Electronic Resources

Panelists:
Trisha Davis, Head, Serials/Electronic Resources, The Ohio State University
Carol Diedrichs, Assistant Director of Technical Services, The Ohio State University
Virginia (Ginger) Saha, Director, Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Case Western Reserve University
Ellen Westling, Manager, Biomedical Products, EBSCO

Four different viewpoints--hands-on experience, an administrative overview, the library director and the vendor--will be represented in this discussion concerning electronic resources.  All of the panelists have had "pioneer" experience dealing with electronic resources.

Tuesday, September 26

Plenary Session II
9:30 am to Noon
Rosewood

9:30 am to 10:30 am
Dr. George Manning
Organizational Change and Personal Coping Skills

Dr. Manning’s keynote will focus on providing theory-based insights into coping with changing organizations and changing roles for librarians and information professionals.  Participants will learn how to manage complex change, the importance of attitude and resilience and the attributes of a strong will.  The practical content of the presentation will enhance both professional and personal coping skills.

10:45 am to Noon
Dr. Charles “Chuck” Friedman
Informatics, IAMS and the Library: Bringing It All Together

Several trends seem to be self-evident.  Health care is increasingly becoming an information science.  Also, the knowledge generated, held, and transferred by academic health science centers is increasingly becoming the commodity that makes these centers unique and in a real sense justifies their continued existence.  This presentation will create a vision of the future academic health center that has successfully embraced these trends. Central to this vision is a partnership between the health sciences library  and a strong information technology infrastructure, compliant with the philosophy and methods of the NLM's IAIMS program.
 
 

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