Breezing Along with the RML Koffee Klatch
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10am MT / 11am CT
Registration: https://nnlm.gov/class/breezing-along-rml/6693
Calling all health sciences librarians in hospital and academia! Join Jean Shipman, Director, and Claire Hamasu, Associate Director, of the NN/LM MidContinental Region. Pretend we’re all meeting over coffee or tea ready to solve the problems of the library world. They’ll be thinking out loud as they mull over questions that are weighing on their minds. Maybe you’ve been mulling over these same questions? They hope you’ll join in the conversation. Some of the topics that are on their list to address:
New skill...
Source: MCR News - January 12, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Webinars and Training Source Type: news
Basic Level Courses: Disaster Health Information
The NLM Basic Level Courses for the Medical Library Association Disaster Information Specialization have all been updated to a new online web-based tutorial format. The courses are self-paced, interactive, and offered at no cost. When you complete all 15 hours of the courses, you are eligible to earn a Basic Level certificate in Disaster Information Specialization from MLA.
The Basic Level courses include three from NLM Disaster Health:
Disaster Health Information Sources: The Basics https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disastercourse_thebasics.html
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the essential resourc...
Source: MCR News - January 9, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Webinars and Training Source Type: news
Teaching Topics: Classroom Assessment on the Fly
How can we use assessment effectively in the classroom? Join the NN/LM Training Office for a one-hour program on classroom assessment techniques. After a brief review of the types assessment out there, we’ll review a number of different methods you can use for instantaneous feedback. From low tech polling to one minute papers, you will leave this session with new ideas for assessing learning ‘on the fly’ – no gradebook required.
DATES AND TIMES
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017
11am MT/ 12pm CT
REGISTER: https://nnlm.gov/class/teaching-topics-classroom-assessment-fly/6653
Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017
11am MT/ 12pm CT
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Source: MCR News - January 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Webinars and Training Source Type: news
PubMed for Librarians webinar series
Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) for the PubMed® for Librarians series. Details and links to registration are below. All times are Eastern.
PubMed® for Librarians: Introduction
Thursday, January 19, 2017 1 PM – 2:30 ET
https://nnlm.gov/class/pml_intro/369
Learn about the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE, how to run a basic PubMed search, assess your search results, analyze search details, customize PubMed with My NCBI, search for a known citation; plus, brief introductions to MeSH, automatic term mapping, search tags and subheadings.
PubMed® for Librarians: MeSH
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Source: MCR News - January 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Webinars and Training Source Type: news
From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Multilingual and Multicultural Health Information
January 23 – February 10, 2016
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) invites you to this 3 week self-paced, asynchronous introduction to cultural competency, the unique health information needs of refugees and immigrants, and relevant health information resources.
This class is designed to assist librarians and others who work with diverse populations in locating health information. The resources presented are selected for their emphasis on providing culturally relevant information in the preferred language of the population. Background information on refugees and immigrants i...
Source: MCR News - January 6, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community College/Academic Libraries Health Sciences Public Libraries Webinars and Training Source Type: news
