Latitudes

September/October 2004
volume 13, issue 5

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MLA Teleconference Sites in the Pacific Southwest Region

Art and Practice of Electronic Journal, Book, and Database Licenses:
Practical Tips for Healthcare Organizations
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Pacific Daylight Time
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Hawaii Standard Time
4:00 AM - 7:00 AM, Guam Standard Time (Thursday, September 23, 2004)

The goals of this teleconference are to:

  • provide practical tips to those who deal with licensing agreements for electronic books, journals, and databases
  • enhance the knowledge of information professionals about the pros and cons of electronic licensing agreements
  • provide useful negotiation tips for health information professionals, legal counsel, purchasing departments, and those dealing with consortium licensing agreements

You will receive 3.0 MLA Continuing Education contact hours for the teleconference alone or 4.5 contact hours if wrap-around sessions are included.

After the teleconference, you will be able to borrow a DVD copy of the proceedings; go to our web site at http://nnlm.gov/psr/loans/videoloans.html. We will post an announcement on our regional listserv when the DVD is available. Contact Karen Ricard in the RML office for more information.

The teleconference will be offered at the following sites in our region:

Arizona - Maricopa County

Gateway Community College
Center for Health Careers Education
Room 2123
108 N. 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034-1795
URL: http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/

Parking: FREE
Maximum People: 30
Site Coordinator Name: Lora Robbins/Ilene Borze
Phone: 602-239-5445
Email: lora.robbins@bannerhealth.com

Arizona - Pima County

University of Arizona
College of Nursing, Room 407
1501 N Campbell Ave
PO Box 245079
Tucson, AZ 85724-5079
URL: http://www.ahsl.arizona.edu

Parking: $2.00 per hour
Maximum Participants: 40
Site Coordinator: Mari Stoddard
Phone: 520-626-2925
Email: stoddard@ahsl.arizona.edu

California - Alameda County

Kaiser Permanente
Room 2C
1950 Franklin Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612

Luncheon Cost: FREE
Parking: Self directed as there are many lots in the area
Maximum Participants: 40
Site Coordinator: Cynthia Perkins
Email: cperkins@childrenscentralcal.org
Phone: 559-353-6170
Fax: 559-353-6176

California - Fresno County

California State University, Fresno
Henry Madden Library, Room 1209
5200 North Barton Avenue, M/S ML34
Fresno, CA 93740
URL: http://www.lib.csufresno.edu

Parking: $2.00
Site Coordinator: Patrick Newell
Maximum People: 40
Phone: 559-278-6528
Email: pnewell@csufresno.edu

California - Los Angeles County

UCLA Library (Funded by UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Staff Development Fund)
270 Powell Library Building
Instructional Media Lab
Videoconference Room 270
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1450
URL: http://www.oid.ucla.edu/Imlab/index.html

Parking: $7.00
Site Coordinator: Janet Carter
Maximum People: 30
Please Note: Priority registration given to UCLA Staff and Faculty.
Email: jcarter@library.ucla.edu
Phone: 310-206-8016

VA Long Beach Health Care System
Medical Library Conference Room
Bldg. 2 Rm. 345
5901 East Seventh Street
Long Beach, CA 90822
URL: http://www.long-beach.med.va.gov

Parking: FREE
Site Coordinator: Karen Vogel
Maximum People: 20
Email: karen.vogel@med.va.gov
Phone: 562-826-5465

California - Orange County

University of California, Irvine
Science Library
Room 104
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
URL: http://www.lib.uci.edu/

Parking: $7.00
Maximum People: 40
Site Coordinator: Susan Lessick
Email: slessick@uci.edu
Phone: 714-456-6488

California - San Bernardino County

Loma Linda University Libraries
Kerlee Conference Center
Wong Jesse Room C1122
11072 Anderson Street
Loma Linda, CA 92350-0001
URL: http://www.llu.edu/llu/index.html

Parking: FREE
Luncheon Cost: $10.00 (optional)
Maximum People: 25
Site Coordinator: Carlene Drake
Email: cdrake@dwebb.llu.edu
Phone: 909-558-4581

Hawaii

Hawaii Medical Library
Room Location: Queen's Conference Center
2nd Floor
1221 Punchbowl St
Honolulu, HI 96813
URL: http://hml.org/hpcmla/events.html

Parking: $3.00
Maximum People: 40
Event Coordinator: Alice Witkowski
Email: witkowski@hml.org
Phone: 808-536-9302 ext 103

Karen Ricard

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