he Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) will be held May 14-19, 2005 in San Antonio, TX. Attendees are invited to visit the NLM exhibit booth (May 15-17) to meet NLM staff and see NLM's Web products. The NLM Theater at the booth will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a wide variety of topics. Please see the NLM Theater schedule.

CE Classes
While at the meeting in San Antonio, consider taking a MLA continuing education class taught by NLM or NN/LM staff. For example:

Saturday, May 14 (full day course 8:00 am–5:00 pm)

Essentials of Library Law

CE 100

Instructor: Jack Snyder, Specialized Information Services, NLM

Sunday May 15 (Symposium: 8:30 am–4:30 pm)

The Role of Information Services for Emergency Preparedness and Response

[Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and MLA's Public Health/Health Administration, Federal Libraries, Nursing and Allied Health Resources, and Hospital Libraries Sections.]

CE 800

Sunday, May 15 (half-day course 8:00 am–Noon)

Grant Writing

CE 206

Instructors: Ruth Holst, NN/LM, Greater Midwest Region and

Angela Ruffin, National Network Office, NLM

Sunday, May 15 (half-day course 1:00–5:00 pm)

�No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians

CE 306

Instructor: Becky Hebert, NN/LM, Southeastern Atlantic Region

Thursday, May 19 (half-day course 1:00–5:00 pm)

PubMed Expert Searching: Using PubMed to Get Advanced Results

CE310

Instructors: J. Dale Prince, NN/LM, Southeastern Atlantic Region

and Beth Carlin, St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL

Further course details are available at http://mlanet.org/am/am2005/ce/index.html, or contact MLA at 312-419-9094.

Mark Your MLA Calendars
NLM Online Users' Meeting "Sunrise Seminar"
Monday, May 16, 7:00–8:15 am
Location: Marriott River Center (MRC), Grand Ballroom Salon E
NLM staff will highlight recent accomplishments and indicate new developments in a variety of online systems, including MEDLINE^®/PubMed^®, MedlinePlus^®, and DOCLINE^®.

Friends of the NLM Reception and Private Tour of the Alamo
Monday, May 16, 7:00–9:30 pm
Ticketed event.
Purchase tickets when registering for MLA '05 or onsite at the MLA Registration Center.
Further details available at http://mlanet.org/am/am2005/program/events.html#2.

Please join the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM) for a private, after-hours tour of the Alamo, followed by a festive Niosaita dinner of traditional San Antonio cuisine in Alamo Hall. Meet fellow NLM supporters and staff and hear the latest news concerning NLM, while getting a special look at the "Shrine of Texas Liberty." Come also to hear the talented Monica Martinez, recently crowned "Best Mariachi Vocalist in the US," perform during dinner. The Alamo is just one-and-a-half blocks from the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter and Riverwalk; a map with detailed directions will be available at the MLA Registration Center. Please arrive promptly at 7:00 pm.

NLM Update
Tuesday, May 17, 10:30–11:30 am
Location: Convention Center, Ballroom B
Speakers:
Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director
Betsy Humphreys, Deputy Director
Becky Lyon, Deputy Associate Director for Library Operations

Library of the Future (Panel and Breakout Sessions)
Thursday, May 19, 10:00 am–12:30 pm
Breakout session presenter: Becky Lyon, Deputy Associate Director, LO
Topic: NLM Building Project

Informal Meetings
MedlinePlus Go Local Open Information & Discussion Session
Wednesday, May 18, 12:30–2:30 pm
Location: Convention Center, Room: River 001A
This is an information and sharing session with presentations by NLM staff and Go Local participants as well as time for questions.

LinkOut User Meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 7:30–9:00 am
Location: Convention Center, Room: River 008A

Section–Sponsored Programming
NLM staff will also be participating in the following MLA sessions:

Monday, May 16, 2:30–4:00 pm
Session: Reaching Out Magnificently to All at All Points of Care or Need
Speaker: Marti Szczur, Specialized Information Services, NLM
Topic: When Was the Last Time You Provided Training at Your Local Firehouse?

Monday, May 16, 2:30–4:00 pm
Session: Overcoming Challenges: Magnificent Medical Contributions
Speaker: Cassandra R. Allen, Specialized Information Services, NLM
Topic: Colorful Medicine: Breaking Barriers, Stereotypes, and Making Strides

Tuesday, May 17, 7:00–9:00 am
Technical Services Section Business Meeting
Speaker: Dianne McCutcheon, Technical Services Division, NLM
Topic: Trends in Technical Services: a view from NLM

Posters
NLM staff will be presenting the following posters at MLA:

Monday, May 16, 4:30–6:00 pm
Topic: The PubMed Help Online Book: Digital Publishing with the National Center for Biotechnology Information Bookshelf
Presenters: Mohammad Al-Ubaydli and Kathi Canese, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM and
Jeffrey Loo, NLM Associate Program, 2nd year

Monday, May 16, 4:30–6:00 pm
Topic: Using Online Focus Groups as a Method to Assess a Household Products Database
Presenter: Colette Hochstein, Specialized Information Services, NLM

Tuesday, May 17, 4:30–6:00 pm
Topic: Portraying US-Mexico Border Environmental Health Concerns
Presenters: Cynthia Love, Specialized Information Services, NLM and
Erinn Aspinall, NLM Associate Program, 2nd year

Tuesday, May 17, 4:30–6:00 pm
Topic: Using Bibliometric Evidence as a Tool to Determine Developing World Research Priorities: A Preliminary Study
Presenter: Andrea Ryce, NLM Associate Program, 2nd year

Tuesday, May 17, 4:30–6:00 pm
Topic: Use of Feedback in Designing an Environmental Health Information Mapping System
Presenters: Marti Szczur and Colette Hochstein, Specialized Information Services, NLM

Join Us
Please join us at these events! Additional information or changes to this information will be announced in the NLM Technical Bulletin.

2005 MLA Meeting Reminder and NLM Invitation . NLM Tech Bull. 2005 Mar-Apr;(343):e9.