1. Plenary Session I, May 20th: Welcome to MLA ’07 & Presidential Address

2. Vignette “Celebrating a Year in Research” “Celebrating a Year in Research” More NNLM funding has helped research bloom More NNLM funding has helped research bloom A strong leader who is interested in research is needed in the library A strong leader who is interested in research is needed in the library “Research is fun…intellectually stimulating…better health information resources.” “Research is fun…intellectually stimulating…better health information resources.”

3. National Program Committee Thanked members for hard work. Thanked members for hard work.

4. Presidential Address Jean Shipman Jean Shipman “Change is in the Air” “Change is in the Air” Used analogy of airplane course she took. Used analogy of airplane course she took. ANC= “Aviate,” “Navigate,” and “Communicate” ANC= “Aviate,” “Navigate,” and “Communicate” “Measurable Outcomes”= 7 tubes of toothpaste and other toiletries. “Measurable Outcomes”= 7 tubes of toothpaste and other toiletries.

5. Presidential Address “Navigate” “Navigate” Discussed the Health Information Literacy Research Project and other outreach efforts. Discussed the Health Information Literacy Research Project and other outreach efforts. Goal: To increase…awareness of medical librarians’ effects on health literacy. Goal: To increase…awareness of medical librarians’ effects on health literacy.

6. Presidential Address “Communicate” “Communicate” Media placements (Fitness Magazine, Men’s Health, etc.) Media placements (Fitness Magazine, Men’s Health, etc.) Advocacy efforts: EPA Library closures, NIH funding, MLA letters to hospital administrators Advocacy efforts: EPA Library closures, NIH funding, MLA letters to hospital administrators

7. Presidential Address “Aviate” “Aviate” Schools visited “Library and I” Schools visited “Library and I” Two task forces—each working on policy statements on education and research. Two task forces—each working on policy statements on education and research. Need for library standards Need for library standards Technology—educational webcasts, Mark Funk’s presidential priorities, MLA upgrade, new association management software. Technology—educational webcasts, Mark Funk’s presidential priorities, MLA upgrade, new association management software.

8. Presidential Address “Aviate” cont. “Aviate” cont. MLA Member Benefits: MLA Member Benefits: “One of the best small organizations in America.” “One of the best small organizations in America.” Chapter meetings Chapter meetings List of thankees… List of thankees…

9. Misc. Photos

10. Millennials Find Treasure in the Library! By Pattie Mongelia Helen-Ann Brown Weill Cornell Medical Library Slides copied from PPT show at: http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/7620

11. Future Staff Treasure Hunt Introduction Preparation Evaluation

12. A Millennial Generation A little more than 2/3 of the students were born since 1982.

13. 7 Core Traits of the Millennials  Special  Sheltered  Confident  Achieving  Team Oriented  Conventional  Pressured Howe N and Strauss W. Millennials and the Pop Culture: Strategies for a New Generation of Consumers in Music, Movies, Television, the Internet, and Video Games. Great Falls, VA: LifeCourse Associates, 2006, pp. 77-78.

14. Treasure Hunt Learning Objectives:  Locate a journal in the stacks  Look up an electronic journal issue  Check out a laptop at the Circulation Desk  Refill a copy card  Send a comment from the Website  Locate a current issue of a journal  Know the Library’s hours

16. Pattie

18. Clue #5 Go GET IT in the Computer Room Watching and listening to the PowerPoint production Answer the Library Staff member’s questions To see you understand GET IT’s form and function. Clue #2 When into the stacks you have delved You’ll find where bound journals are shelved Ordered alphabetically, logically and aesthetically So please show a Staff member you have found Psychophysiology Volume 12.

19. What to do TOMORROW! LIBRARY TREASURE HUNT ! 10:00 am -- Meet at Circ Desk

22. Evaluation Results n=73 Question #4 Overall, how would you rate the Treasure Hunt? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (0) (1) (1) (0) (15) (7) (18) (17) (14) Awful Okay Outstanding The replies showed 67% of the students rated the Treasure Hunt as an outstanding experience.