Celebrate National Library Week by joining Toni Yancey and M.J. Tooey on April 16th for the first SE/A Region’s hospital librarian’s web conference of 2008.  M.J. Tooey, Executive Director, University of Maryland Baltimore’s Health Sciences & Human Services Library, past president of the Medical Library Association and currently a member of the MLA Vital Pathways Task Force, will be giving a report of the task force’s activities, resources and findings.MLAs Vital Pathways Task Force was charged to review existing data and trends in the status of hospital librarians, collect data on the links between libraries and quality and financial outcomes, and develop an action plan for MLA to use this information to influence hospital decision-makers and key leaders in the health care field. The Task Force will be developing an action plan for MLA to use this information to help hospital librarians communicate with other leaders in their institutions about the true value of librarians and library services.

Date: April 16, 2008

Time: 12:00 PM
Duration:  01:00:00

URL:   https://webmeeting.nih.gov/vital/

Access: Anyone who has the URL for the meeting can enter the room

Conference Number(s): 1-800-838-0546

Participant Code: 118386

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