MLA EMTS Blog

If you weren’t able to attend the MLA meeting (or even if you did attend the MLA meeting!) you might be interested to know that many of the posters from the meeting are available online at:  http://posterexperience.com/index.php

 

MLA is pilot-testing this new online application that allows people to easily search, pan across, and zoom in on any of the posters that are on MLANET.   Additionally, authors have the option to add media such as video, interactive data graphics, and animations to their poster.

 

Please note that while this option was given to all poster presenters, not all poster authors submitted their posters.  But there are a lot of posters there so check it out!

 

Also, since MLA is pilot-testing this software be sure to let MLA know what you think of it.  You can use the Feedback link on the webpage, or give your feedback to me.

 

Thanks,

 

- Melissa

 

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Melissa De Santis
Deputy Director
Health Sciences Library

Univ of Colorado Denver
(303) 724-1748
melissa.desantis@ucdenver.edu

Hi,

I have uploaded a draft copy of the minutes from our business meeting in Chicago.  Please review and send comments to me at judy.spak@yale.edu.  The minutes will be submitted for official approval at the EMTS Business Meeting on May 19th.

Best,

Judy Spak
Secretary/Treasurer

judy.spak@yale.edu
Draft minutes from EMTS Business Meeting 2008

MLA is working with AALL (Amer Assoc of Law Libraries) and SLA to develop testimony requesting that the current DMCA exemption regarding the use of A/V works be broadened.  Specifically they want the use to be broadened to include A/V works in any university or college library (it is currently written for just libraries in film or media studies departments) and also in any field of study (it is currently written for just media studies and film professors).

Do any of the instructors at your institutions use excerpts from audiovisual works in their instruction of students?  Some examples might be House, Scrubs, ER, The Practice.  MLA Headquarters specifically is looking for the actual clips, they would like to use them in the testimony.  And they need to receive the clips by Monday (May 4^th).

If you have clips you can share, please contact Mary Langman directly. 

Thanks,

Melissa

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Melissa De Santis

EMTS Past-Chair

melissa.desantis@ucdenver.edu

Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that the winners of our inaugural EMTS Annual Meeting Attendance Grant have been selected!  They are:

Emily Hurst
Instructional Services Librarian
Dolph Briscoe, Jr. Library
University of Texas Health Science Center
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/about/staffHurste.cfm

and

E. Diane Johnson
Head of Information Services
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
University of Missouri - Columbia
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/about/directories/johnson.htm

The committee is particularly pleased that the winners include a colleague who is just beginning their MLA career as well as an experienced librarian exploring new and interesting technologies to enhance research.  This is exactly what this grant was aiming to achieve - encouraging our colleagues interested in educational technologies to attend the MLA Annual Meeting and to learn and contribute to the profession as a whole.

Congratulations to Emily and Diane!!

Thanks to all those who participated in this successful endeavor; it takes a section to plan, create and implement this type of program.  I am happy to mention those who were involved below:

Committee to develop EMTS Annual Scholarship:
Jeanne Burke (incoming chair)
Melissa DeSantis (immediate past chair)
Stephanie Kerns
Brenda Seago
Judy Spak (Secretary/Treasurer)

EMTS Annual Meeting Attendance Grant Jury:
Nicole Dettmer
Jonathan Koffel
Stephanie Kerns
Judy Spak (Secretary/Treasurer), jury chair

Barbara Elish – uploading and publishing to the EMTS web page

Bravo to all!

Judy Spak

Hello EMTS members -

Our Section’s election closed last Friday, and here are the results:

• Chair-Elect:  Amy Blevins
• Sec/Treas:  Brandi Tuttle
• MLA Nominating Comm Candidate:  Gail Persily

Our new officers will take office after the 2009 Annual Meeting in Hawaii.

Thanks to all of you that voted!!

- EMTS Nominating Committee

Amy Blevins, Melissa De Santis, Christina Wissinger

 All EMTS members should have received information with a link to the online ballot.  If you didn’t receive that information, please contact one of us from the Nominating Committee or Jason Baker, the Membership Committee Chair.

 The election will close on February 6.

Thanks for voting and participating in the Section!

The Nominating Committee - Amy Blevins,  Melissa De Santis, Christina Wissinger

Hello EMTS members –  

EMTS will be holding it’s election very soon.  Below is the slate of candidates.  The slate has been prepared by the Nominating Committee.

 Only current EMTS members will receive a ballot to vote.  We’ll let you know when the ballots are sent out.  In the meantime, here are the candidates for your perusal:

Chair Elect:  Amy Blevins

Secretary/Treasurer:  Brandi Tuttle

Nominee for Candidate to the MLA Nominating Committee:  Gail Persily and J. Dale Prince

If you have questions please let the Nominating Committee know, thanks.

EMTS Nominating Committee:

Melissa De Santis, Chair

Amy Blevins

Christina Wissinger

One of our goals for the 2008-2009 year was to create a sustainable award that would encourage attendance of EMTS members at the annual meetings.  While we are not the wealthiest section in MLA, we thought it important to use our money in this way  not only to help the members of our section, but also to enhance the experience of MLA at large by our awardees’ attendance.

The section will award up to two individuals $250 each to support attendance at the MLA annual meeting. Applicants must be a current member of EMTS. Priority is given to applicants presenting a paper, poster, presentation or other professional commitment in the area of educational media and technology.  Newer members of the EMTS section and/or of MLA are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due to Judy Spak via email by January 2nd and will be reviewed by a jury of EMTS members including both new and long-standing members to the section. The application is available on the EMTS website.

Ad Hoc Committee for Annual Meeting Grant:
Jeanne Burke (incoming chair)
Melissa DeSantis (immediate past chair)
Stephanie Kerns
Rikke Ogawa (chair)
Brenda Seago
Judy Spak (Secretary/Treasurer).

In case you haven’t noticed, the MLA Board has a new method of communication with it’s members the MLA Connections Blog.  They are currently seeking input from the membership about the strategic plan.  The latest blog post is asking for feedback by November 14th on the vision and core value statements of MLA.

Please take a moment out of your busy schedule to give feedback on teh vision and core values of our organization.  MLA can only get better with your help!

The EMTS Nominating Committee is recruiting candidates to run for the positions of Chair-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer and MLA Nominating Committee Candidate.  These positions are open to any and all section members!  Please throw your hat in the ring or nominate someone you feel would be fantastic but might be too humble to nominate themselves. These position are a perfect way to meet other members of the section, help guide the direction of EMTS or accrue those all important AHIP points! Those of you who are interested in running please send us your name, or the name of someone you’d like to nominate, by November 10, 2008.

For more information about the open positions you can review the Officers Responsibilities page: http://emts.mlanet.org/aboutus/officers/officer_responsibilities.html                                   

Or contact the current officers:
Chair-Elect:        Jeanne Burke                    Chair:    Rikke Ogawa

Secretary/Treasurer:      Judy Spak

MLA Nominating Committee Candidate:              Cynthia Henderson

Thank you for your support of EMTS and for your assistance with the nominations!

The EMTS Nominating Committee,

Melissa DeSantis
Amy Blevins
Christina  L. Wissinger