Association of Vision Science Librarians
2016 Fall Meeting
American Academy of Optometry
November 9-11, 2016
Anaheim, CA, USA
Contact Co-chair Leslie Holland for further information
All vision librarians affiliated with a vision-related institution are welcome!
Travel and Lodging Information
[Download tentative fall 2016 agenda]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 (8:15am to 4:30pm – Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall. Ketchum University in Fullerton, CA)
8:15-9:00 Pick-up at hotel and transport to Ketchum
9:00-9:30 Continental breakfast
9:30-10:30 Business meeting
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45–12:00 Jim Jorkasky of AEVER/NEVER
Highlights of discussion topics from MLA meeting in Toronto (May 2016) and fall meeting in New Orleans (October 2015)
Mentoring (Anton and Sieving)
What statistics do libraries keep? (Wells)
Re-cap of 2013-2015 “futuring” discussions: the purpose and future of AVSL
Presentation run-through: American Academy of Optometry workshop
“How to Find Evidence Based References and Resources” – to be held November 10, 1:30pm-2:30pm (Ferimer/Holland)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Library tour
1:30-3:00 Member presentation
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:30pm Changes in membership and the field, and how do we meet the needs of all our members?
New and innovative resources and services members are offering their communities; how are our libraries changing? (General discussion)
Volunteers for open positions
Website design and web committee concept discussion
Dinner in small groups or on your own
Thursday, November 10th (8:30am to 4:30pm AAO @ Anaheim Convention Centre & Dinner)
8:30-9:00 Continental breakfast
9:00-12:00 Any remaining business from yesterday
Leadership plan discussion – looking ahead to 2017 and beyond
Cochrane/EBM/SR
ARVO – Gayle Claman
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-4:30 Altmetrics
NNLM Speaker (CE credit)
TBA Dinner
Friday, November 11th (8:30am to 1:00pm – Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA)
8:15-9:00 Transportation to Western
9:00-9:30 Continental breakfast
9:30-10:45 Archiving media (Berto Tarin, )
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Tour of Western’s new facility
11:30-12:30 Any remaining business/wrap up
AVSL Posters at MLA (Suzanne Ferimer)
AMA Citation Style (Karen Lamson)
Last updated: 2018/03/20