Proceedings, 113th Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association, Inc., Boston, MA

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INTRODUCTION The Medical Library Association (MLA) held its 113th annual meeting (MLA '13) in Boston, Massachusetts, May 3-8, 2013, at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, in conjunction with the 11th International Congress on Medical Librari- anship (ICML), the 7th International Conference of Animal Health Information Specialists (ICAHIS), and the 6th International Clinical Librarian Conference (ICLC). Vermont has Green Mountains, good cheese, and ice cream And a strong little faction always wanting to secede. Rios, deputy director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Melissa De Santis, AHIP, deputy director, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus-Aurora CE701, Supporting Systematic Reviews: Beyond the Basics: Instructors: Janis Glover, education services librarian, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, and Karen Odato, research and education librarian, Biomedical Librar- ies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH CE704, Finding the Evidence: Evidence-Based Prac- tice in Nursing: Instructors: Dolores Zegar Judkins, AHIP, head, Instruction, Research and Outreach, Library, Oregon Health & Science University-Portland, and Patrice O'Donovan, AHIP, library director, Port- land Campus Library, Linfield College, Portland, OR Wednesday, May 8 CE309, Librarians Without Borders: Internet-Based Information Resources for Health Professionals in Low and Emerging Income Countries: Instructors: Lenny Rhine, FMLA, coordinator, E-Library Training Initiative, Librarians Without BordersH, MLA, and Michael Chimalizeni, assistant programme director, Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa CE702, Evidence-Based Practice: Introduction to Study Design and Critical Appraisal: Instructor: Connie Schardt, AHIP, FMLA, associate director, Public Services, Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC CE703, Introduction to Bibliometrics: Instructor: Judy Burnham, AHIP, director, Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama-Mobile RESOURCES AND SERVICES Staffed by the Local Assistance Committee, the Hospitality Center provided maps and information about local attractions for members who wanted to discover Boston.