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Program Schedule for SC/MLA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
October 4-7, 2021

All events will be held virtually. 

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Monday, October 4th, 2021

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    8:00am - 5:00pm ET (7:00am - 4:00pm CT): CE Sessions

    5:00pm - 6:00pm ET (4:00pm - 5:00pm CT): Social Hour: Happy Hour with Trivia


    Tuesday, October 5th, 2021

    9:00am - 10:00am ET (8:00am - 9:00am CT): Executive Board Meeting (invitation only)

    10:15am - 11:45am ET (9:15am - 10:45am CT): General Session 1
      • Moderator: Tara Douglas-Williams, Associate Director, Emory University
      • Topic: Creating Inclusive Environments: Learning from the Experiences of Others
      • Speakers: Lin Wu, Assistant Director/Associate Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Erica Rosalle, Public Services Coordinator, PCOM Georgia; Michael S. Fitts, Assistant Dean for User Access & Diversity, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    12:00pm - 1:00pm ET (11:00am - 12:00pm CT): New Member Welcome

    1:00pm - 2:30pm ET (12:00pm - 1:30pm CT): Hospital Librarians Symposium
      • Topic: Communicating Clearly: Meeting People Where They Are
      • Speaker: Anne Fadiman, Novelist & Essayist

    2:30pm - 3:00pm ET (1:30pm - 2:00pm CT): Vendor Presentations

    • 2:30pm - 2:45pm ET (1:30pm - 1:45pm CT):  Wolters Kluwer / Ovid – Lippincott TelemedInsights
      • Speakers:  Diane Campagnes & Tommy Smith
    • 2:45pm - 2:50pm ET (1:45pm - 2:50pm CT):  JAMA Network
    • 2:55pm - 3:00pm ET (1:55pm - 2:00pm CT):  Elsevier

    3:15pm - 3:45pm ET (2:15pm - 2:45pm CT): MLA Update

    3:45pm - 4:15pm ET (2:45pm - 3:15pm CT): NNLM Region 2 Update

    4:15pm - 5:15pm ET (3:15pm - 4:15pm CT): Social Hour: Book Club: Essentialism by Greg Mckeown

    Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

    9:00am - 10:30am ET (8:00am - 9:30am CT): Poster Session

    10:45am - 12:15pm ET (9:45am - 11:15am CT): Paper Session 1

    1:00pm - 2:30pm ET (12:00pm - 1:30pm CT): General Session 2

      • Topics: Representing the Rainbow: The Impact of Diversity in Children's Literature for a Brighter Future
      • Speakers: Jonathan Hamilt, Executive Director, Drag Queen Story Hour; Mary Elise, Southeastern Regional Director and Raleigh, NC Chapter Director; Amazing Grace, Talent, Drag Queen Story Hour

    2:45pm - 3:45pm ET (1:45pm - 2:45pm CT): Vendor Presentations

    • 2:45pm - 3:05pm ET (1:45pm - 2:05pm CT):  McGraw-Hill
      • Speaker:  Sarah Sisk
    • 3:05pm - 3:20pm ET (2:05pm - 2:20pm CT): Cabell's
    • 3:25pm - 3:35pm ET (2:25pm - 2:35pm CT): Springer Nature
        • Speaker:  Courtney Little, "New in Nature for 2022"
    • 3:35pm - 3:45pm ET (2:25pm - 2:35pm CT): Rittenhouse
        • Speaker:  Gina Ferrigno

    4:00pm - 5:00pm ET (3:00pm - 4:00pm CT): Social Hour: Come share your crafts, hobbies, or interests with the group!

    Thursday, October 7th, 2021

    9:00am - 10:15am ET (8:00am - 9:15am CT): Business Meeting

    10:30am - 12:00pm ET (9:30am - 11:00am CT): Paper Session 2

    12:15pm - 12:45pm ET (11:15am - 11:45pm CT):  Vendor Presentations

    • 12:15pm - 12:30pm ET (11:15am - 11:30am CT):  BMJ
      • Speaker: Joe Boucher
    • 12:35pm - 12:40pm ET (11:35am - 11:40am CT): NEJM
      • Speaker: Jennifer Moran, Regional Sales Manager, "NEJM Evidence- A clinical research journal launching January 2022"

    1:00pm - 2:00pm ET (12:00pm - 1:00pm CT): Executive Board Meeting (invitation only)

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