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HIDCONTINENTAL REGIONAL l1ElHCAL LIBRARY OROUI' WILL BE HELD IN

ST. LOUIS, NISSOURI OCTOBER

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The Bel M.r West Motel has been chosen as headquarters because of its proxioity to tht> varions meetinp, sites. A pre-registration c.':! rd. for motel a:ccomodations is er\closed.

REGl~Tl\i\.TlON LOCATION October 3, l 9n•

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Bel Air. 'des t No t-?.1 Bel <\ir Hes t Hotel

Pius XII Librorry, Knight's Room St. Louis Univ,rsity

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October 3, 1974

Thursday

PliiLSOM Network Neeting

-of Medicine Library, 4580 the

program-Conference Room, Hashington Untversity. School Scott Avenue. Nr. l~ayne Peay ~<ill coo·rdinate

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The following Continuing Education courses are being offcxed in cooperation "ith the Medical Library Association. The cost is $25.00 pex participant for NLA members and $35-00 for non-members. The courses mll be given at Barnes Hospital, East Pavilion, 491>'9 Barnes Hospital Plaza.

CE 5: HUMAN FACTORS IN MEDICAL LIBRARY ADHINISTRAl'ION

Instructor: Cecile J<xacnex, Assistant Librarian, Nedical Library,

College of Physicians

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Personnel management is studied in terms of interper:sonal relationships. Topics cove·red include: what makes a good supervisor, conflicts in values and expectations ••h:i.ch impair staff productivi ty, and manage

-ment attitudes which provide for work satisfaction. Using the tech-niques o.f case study and psychr>drama, adminj,strative problE>Jns are discussed, ena.cted and analyzed by the group. Problems relating to both large and small libraries are e'l<ami.ned- (Case studies will be sent to ·registrants in advance of the course).

CE "13: GRAiiiT APPLICAT:(O'CIS Ai'ID HANAGEHENT

Instructor: John Timour, Mid-Eastern Regional Nedical Library Service, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South

T<>enty-Second Stxeet, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

This course is intended for those individuals responsible for provid -ing libra·ry services in health-related institutions, presents basic

information about grants and grant management. Topics include: the evaluation of grant support, fedexal and non-federal grants, request-ing funds, contracts and grants' management.

CE 18: SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Ins·truc tor: Pauline Angione, Instructor, Graduate School of Libra·ry Science, Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois 60305 A new cou·rse intended to tntroduce uninitiated students to the te· nni-nology and concepts employed in che use of systems analysis te<:hniques in the medical library setting. A syllabus l'ill be sent in advance of the cou1:se to allot< students to work out exercises on a self-study basj_s, The tutorial. se;;sion t~:Lll be devoted to group interactions conc.er.uing application of analytic technictues c:over.ed by tbe syllabus.

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As an alternate to the Continuing Edu.cation Courses, the follo~<ing work-shop is being offered by the New England Regional Medical Library Service in cooperation l4i th the Nidcontinental Regional Medical Library Group.

The cost is $25.00 per participant for NLA members; $35.00 for non-members.

The ~<orkshop will be given at Ba·rnes Hospital, East Pavj.lion, 4949 Barnes

Hospital Plaza.

WORKSHOP ON THE DEVPLOPNENT OF A HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY CONSORTIUH Description: Areas to be considered: The place of the hospital

library consortium in the National Biomedical Communications Net

-work, the principles underlying the formation of a consortium, and the practical frame"ork l4ithin which a consortium operates.

Some of the materials ~~hich wi l l be provided include : a statement

of objectives for a consortium, samples o.f formal consortia

agree-ments, service outl ines, survey guidelines and suggestions of

funding sources.

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A recept ion October 4, 1974 sponsored by the Vlashington University Hedical

T.ibrary ;;i ll be given at the Penthouse, Olin Dormitory, Hashington Uni

-versity, School of }ledicine, 4550 Scott Avenue. 7:30 PH+

}1edline Heeting for Hedline Analysts or representatives from Regional Hedline cente·rs will be held in the. Bel Air l-lest Hotel , 4630 Lindell.

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October 5, 197 4

Saturday

Horning Session will be held in the Knight's Room, Pius XII Library,

St. Louis' University, 3655 Hes t Pine.

9:00 Opening remarks and introduction of speakers Nr. Richard l<est, National Library of }fedicine

Nr . John LoSasso, ·Executive Secretary, Hedical Lib.rary fls.sociation

Ns. Betty Petgen, HidCont inental Regional Nedical Library 10:45 Coffee provided complimen.ts of St. Louis Universicy 11:00 Keynote Address

Dr. Frank Bradford Rogers, Denison Nemorial Library, University

lZ NOON - 1:30 :PM

Luncheon-Business Heeting 'v.Ll.l be h·eld at the Ramada Inn, 303 South Grand Blvd.

2 !'N - 4 PM

Time-Vital Encounter Group Sessions will be held on the second floor o£

Ritter Hall, St. Louis University, .220 Nor th Grand Blvd. The groups wi l l

be devoted to open, free-flo;dng discussiot1S of common problems and

participants will be ftee to mo\7e from group to group.

Interlib·rary Loan Problems

Co-'lllodera·tors:

Ann Knouft

Read of Refe·rence Department Unive·rsi ty of Kansas

Hedical Center Clendening Lib·rary

Small Hospital Library Administra·tion Co-moderators:

Sara Hill , Director

Hedical Library

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Kansas City, Missouri

Media Management Problems

Co-moderators:

. Sue Raymond

}ledical Library

Universi ty of Nissouri

-Kansas Ci ty

Kansas City, Hissouri

Dean Schmidt, Di rector

Unive·r:sity of Hissouri-Columbia Hedical Center Library

Columbia, Missouri

Dorothy Binkley

Chief , Librarian

~lcl<ibbin Professional Library

Wesley Medical Center

Wichita, Kansas

Cher ryi Pavey

Learning Resources Center

University of Nebras.ka Nedical

Center

Omaha, Nebraska

October 6, 1974

Sunday

9 .<\}( - 5 .PH

HIDCO~'J:lNt::NTAL L{J;GIOi'IAL ~IJ;DICAL LIBRARY. Advisory Collllll.i.ttee aee~:cng :in

the. Bel Air Vest }\o tel , 4630 LindelJ ..

October 7 , 197 4

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NIDCONTINENTAL REGIONAL i'JEDICAL LlllRARY Reso•~·r.ce Directors meeting irt the

Conference Room of the Washj,ngton Universi ty School o£ Hedic:ine Lib·rary,

PRE-REGISTRATION MfD VOTING DIRECTIONS

I. Continuing Educat ion Courses and '"'orkshop Pre-Registra·tioa

1. Nark on the registration form the course you "oulcl like to take.

Please mark a firs·t (1) and a second (2) choice. You may ma:rk a CE course a first choice and the Workshop a second choice or

vice versa as they vri.ll be offered at the san•e time.

2. The registration fee for the GE courses is $2.5.00 for members of the

Nedical Library Association and $35.00 for non-members. The

regis-tration fee for the l~orkshop i!> the same. It will be necessary to have separate payment for the CE courses and "orkshop and for annual meeting registration (see below).

3. For the courses sponsored by liLA, please make the checks payable to: ~!ED I CAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATWN.

4. For the Ho·rkshop, please make checks payable tc>: NIDCONTINENTAL REGIONAL HEDICAL LIBHARY GROUP.

II. Annual Neeting Pre-Registration

L Nark on the registration fo·rm whether or not you will be atte·nding the annual meeting. Registration fee is $3.00 per person.

2. Hark if you wi l l be attending the Luncheon-B\l,;ine$s Neeting. Luncheon is $4.00 per person.

3. Please make annual meeting registration and luncheon checks payable

to: ·~IIDCONTINENTAL REGIONAL l1EDICAL LillRA:RY GROUP.

III. Voting

It is necessary fo·r the membership to elect at this time a vice-chairman/ chairman elect, a secretary-treasllrer and the. HidContinental Regional

Nedical Library Group nomi.nee to the HLA Nominating Committee. Io

vote, mark your choices on the ballot enclosed and put i t in the small ballot envelope, also enclosed.

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I. CONTINUING EDlJCATION/WORJ.<SfiOP R.EGISTRA'tiON

CE 5 Human Factors in Hedical Library Administration

CE 13 Grant Applications and Nanagement

CE 18 Systems Analysis

HORI<SHOP on Development of Health Science

Libra·ry Consortia

TOTAL CE/HORKSHOP REGISTRAtiON

II. .<I.'WUAL ~!EETING REGISTMTION

Regis·tration for - - - at $3 .. 00 each

Luncheon for - - - at $4.00 each

TOTAL A.\','NIJAL NEETING REGISTRATION

Please feel free to photocopy the registration form for others

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BALLOT

Please mark one choice in each section. Vice-Chalrman/Chal·rman Elect

( ) Alice Brand

~lissouri Institute of Psychiatry

St. Louis, Hi1:iSonr i

( ) Margaret Moore, E:<tensiou Lib-.;-atian

Eccles Medical Science Library

University of Utah He.dical Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

Secretary-Treasurer

( ) Cheryl Sloan, Assistant Librarian

University of Nebraska Nedical Center Library Omaha, Nebraska

( ) Patrick H. Brennen, l.lirector

Health Science Library

University of So~•th Dakota School of ~fedicine

Vermillion, South Dakota

Nominee to the. Ne.dical Library Association Nominating Conunittee

( ) David Bishop, Di rector

University o·f Nebraska. Nedical Center Library

Omaha, Nebtaska

( ) Earl Earley

Clendening Library

University of Kansas Hedical Centet

Kansas City, Kansas

Due to ~he tising costs o£ just about every·thlng, the coSt!> q£ the annual

meeting of HCRNLG wi l l have to be met either by requesting dues f-rom the oembe1:ship or. by ~.:l;iSing the cost of the registratiC)n fee. Ple~tse i:J.dic.ate

your feelings on the m"tter by ma-rldng one of th" following.

( ) I would he will ing to pay dues in the amount of ($3) ($4) ($5) ($10)

(Please circle one)

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{ ) I would be willing to pay a registration fee of ($3) ($l,) ($5) ($10)

(Please c:ircle one).