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September 29, 2008

New York City Bus Trip/Library Tours

Filed under: Announcements, Programs — by arld @ 7:11 pm

New York City Libraries Bus Tour

Friday November 14, 2008
6:00/6:30 AM (bus pick up in Maryland) – around 9:00 pm (bus drop off in
Maryland)

Costs: MLA members $85, Non-members $128, Students $72

Explore two of New York City’s best cultural attractions.  Our first tourwill be of the Paley Center for the Media, the world’s foremostinstitution dedicated to the discussion of the cultural, creative andsocial significance of television, radio and emerging platforms for theprofessional community and media-interested public.  Lunch is on one’s own– a list of suggested nearby eateries will be provided.  We will reconveneat 1:30 PM to tour the Museum of Modern Art Library, a comprehensive collection devoted to modern and contemporary art.  Note: the tour cost does not include admission to the Museum of Modern Art ($20) itself, only the cost of admission for the library tour .  Librarians at both museums will discuss the services they provide researchers and will exhibit select items from their collections.  There will also be free
time to experience some of the cultural riches of the City on your own.

The bus will leave from a TBA location at 5:30 PM.

There will be two morning bus pick up locations.  The first pick up will
leave the Rolling Road/I-195 park and ride at 6:00 AM.  The second pick up
will leave the Providence Road/I-695 park and ride at 6:30 AM.  Attendees
are asked to include their chosen pick up location when registering for
the program.  A light breakfast snack will be provided.

Register online at https://www.mdlib.org/happenings/register.asp, or call
the MLA office at 410.947.5090.

Contact  Lucy Holman at 410.837.4333 or lholman@ubalt.edu, Katy Sullivan
at 410.455.1783 or sullivan@umbc.edu, or Joanne Helouvry at 410.617.6834
or jhelouvry@loyola.edu, with any questions.

MLA cannot issue refunds for any cancellations after October 31, 2008.
This program is worth 2.5 contact hours for continuing education.

This program is sponsored by the Academic and Research Libraries Division
of the Maryland Library Association.

Next ARLD Meeting 10/10

Filed under: Announcements — by arld @ 7:08 pm

Would you like to meet new colleagues, share ideas for improving library services and learn about the latest research on  Wikipedia?  Please join the Academic Libraries Research Division (ARLD) of the Maryland Library Association for a meeting on Friday, October, 10.  We’ll discuss  ARLD  programs, including the November bus tour to NYC libraries, plans for the MLA conference and a for a spring program.

In addition, Lucy Holman, Director of the Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore, will discuss her recent study on Wikipedia (Rector, Lucy Holman. “Comparison of Wikipedia and other encyclopedias for accuracy, breadth, and depth in historical articles.”  Reference Services Review 36.1 (2008): 7-22 )

Hope to see you on October 10!  ARLD is the Maryland chapter of ACRL (Academic and College Research Libraries), ALA.

Place:  Loyola Notre Dame Library http://www.loyola.edu/library/directions.htm

Date:  Friday, October 10, 1-3pm

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