Librarian Scholarship for Health Literacy Conference
The Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) is offering 5 scholarships for their Health Literacy Conference, “Operational Solutions to Low Health Literacy: At the Intersection of the Affordable Care Act and Health Literacy.” The conference will be May 7-9, 2014 in Irvine, CA. The scholarships will cover registration fees. To apply, send an email to Michael Villaire, mvillaire@iha4health.org, no later than Wednesday, April 16 at 6 pm MT, 7pm CT with the following information:
Name
Address
Email
Phone
Why you feel you are a good choice for this scholarship
One way you plan on applying what you learn at t...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
EDUCATION: April – Breezing and Spotlight! sessions…
Breezing Along with the RML – Wednesday, April 16 – 10:00 MT/11:00 CT – Digital Repositories
Join us for a panel discussion on digital repositories! No matter where your library is at in the process, if its just thinking about having one, getting started and laying the ground work, or you’ve got an established repository but don’t know what to do with it – we’ve got panelist to ask. Our panelist are: Health Brown, University of Nebraska Medical Center, McGoogan Library of Medicine, Brenda Fay, Aurora Health Care, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Bob Engeszer, Washington University, Bec...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 9, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible – 3 Weeks to Complete Your Mission
Time is limited! You have only three weeks to complete your missions and become a Super Secret Agent! And it is a possible mission. Join now and complete all three parts of any of the following missions: “Emergency Preparedness,” Walk’n Talk Like a CFO (both under Mission Advocacy) and “Community Languages” (under Mission Health Information Literacy) and earn 3 hours of MLA Certified CE. Currently 0ur top three agents are Kitty Serling, Erin Wimmer, and Amy Birks. Become an agent by registering online and compete for the top spot! For mission details and classified information, contact John “G...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 8, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
FUNDING: EFTS Award
The MidContinental Region (MCR) is offering $150 in start-up funding for the Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) to each MCR library using DOCLINE but not currently participating in the EFTS program. EFTS is used by health sciences libraries, and other DOCLINE users, for processing payment of inter-library loan transactions. Benefits include reduced costs, minimizes human error, reduced paperwork and increases efficiency. More information on the program is here.
Any MCR DOCLINE library, but EFTS non-participant is eligible to apply. Deadline for submitting an application has been extended to April 30,...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 8, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
Last full week to apply for $50 iTunes/GooglePlay purchase card
Hello NN/LM MCR Full Network members!
The deadline to apply for a $50 iTunes/GooglePlay purchase card is April 15, 2015.
Why are we encouraging your to apply?
We have learned from past mobile device projects that the cost of apps is a major barrier to accessing and experimenting with for-fee apps that might improve work performance or efficiencies vs. the free versions of for-fee apps or just focusing on free apps.
To address this issue, the NN/LM MCR would like to offer librarians working at full Network member institutions either a $50 iTunes or $50 GooglePlay purchase cards (depending on your device) in exchange for the...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Preventing Diagnostic Error Webinar Series
Recordings and slides of the “Preventing Diagnostic Error” Webinar series which was held in conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2014 are available at http://www.npsf.org/events-forums/patient-safety-awareness-week/diagnostic-error-webinar-series/ Titles of the three presentations are: ”Patient and Family Engagement to Prevent Diagnostic Error”, “Diagnostic Safety in an EHR-enabled Health Care System” and “How to Do a Root Cause Analysis of Diagnostic Error”. (bbj) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Uncategorized Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Save the dates for April – Breezing and Spotlight! sessions
Breezing Along with the RML – Wednesday, April 16 – 10:00 MT/11:00 CT, including “Enhanced Vision for Librarians: Innovating with Google Glass.” This session showcases how librarians are utilizing Google Glass collaboratively to integrate new technology into health care and education. Presenters are : Heather Collins, and Christina Magnifico, both from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Dykes Library.
Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Specialized Information Services (SIS) - Wednesday, April 23, 1:00 MT/2:00 CT. SIS produces information resources covering a range of resources on toxicology, ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
FUNDING: Five reasons why to sign-up for the EFTS Award
Here are five reason why a library would want to apply for the Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) :
1. Easy to apply online and source of money to support your participation
2. EFTS reduces paperwork
3. Makes billing easier
4. Reduces billing errors
5. It will boost your efficiency in using DOCLINE
The MidContinental Region (MCR) is offering $150 in start-up funding for the Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) to each MCR library using DOCLINE but not currently participating in the EFTS program. EFTS is used by health sciences libraries, and other DOCLINE users, for processing payment of inter-library loan...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Health Sciences Libraries Other Libraries Source Type: news
No April Fools…Apply for a $50 Purchase Card for your mobile device
Hello again NN/LM MCR Full Network members!
Time is running out to apply for a $50 mobile app purchase card (iTunes or GooglePlay)
The deadline to submit your application is April 15, 2014.
It takes less than 4 minutes to apply and tell us which card you prefer.
You can read the original announcement here!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/moblieapp
If you have any questions or comments, please contact John Bramble (john.bramble@utah.edu) or Rachel Vukas (rvukas@kumc.edu)
(Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
Mission I’mPossible – Welcome New Agents!
We’ve recruited two new agents to our I’mPossible Missions force: Margaret and Tallie. Welcome and let the games begin! How many points can you earn by the end of April? Remember, all network agents have until April 30, 2014 to complete their missions and you have three upcoming mission assignments. Gain points by attending a Sandbox Session on editing photos with PowerPoint on April 1. For more points make sure to attend Breezing Along with the RML on April 16 and the Spotlight on NLM Resources on April 23. Become a network member agent by registering online. For questions and more classified i...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - April 1, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
EDUCATION: Save the dates for April – Breezing and Spotlight! sessions
Breezing Along with the RML – Wednesday, April 16 – 10:00 MT/11:00 CT
Spotlight! on NLM Resources – Specialized Information Services - Wednesday, April 23, 1:00 MT/2:00 CT
NOTE URL: https://utahntc.adobeconnect.com/mcr Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. No registration required. Captioning will be provided and the sessions will be recorded. One MLA CE will be available for the Specialized Information Services session. Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu ...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Health Science Librarians: Code of Ethics
One of the documents expected of a profession is a code of ethics. Members of the Medical Library Association have produced one. In conversation with MCR members we decided that this emblem of our professionalism should be posted in all the health sciences libraries in the region. So if you’re in a health sciences library, we’ve sent you one. We hope that you’ll display it as one of the indicators that your library headed up by a professional. /ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Apply for a $50 Purchase Card for your mobile device
Hello NN/LM MCR Full Network members!
We have learned from past mobile device projects that the cost of apps is a major barrier to accessing and experimenting with for-fee apps that might improve work performance or efficiencies vs. the free versions of for-fee apps or just focusing on free apps.
To address this issue, the NN/LM MCR would like to offer fourteen librarians working at full Network member institutions $50 iTunes or $50 GooglePlay purchase cards in exchange for them sharing what they learned about the app.
The deadline to submit your application is April 15, 2014.
In order to apply for the $50 purchase card, a...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 25, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Source Type: news
Register Now! How to do a Root Cause Analysis of Diagnostic Error
Discussion will include how medical librarians can participate in Root Cause Analysis. This session is presented at no cost; register at http://www.npsf.org/events-forums/patient-safety-awareness-week/diagnostic-error-webinar-series/ (bbj) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 25, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Health Sciences Libraries Uncategorized Source Type: news
Coming soon to an e-mail inbox near you! Posts of Past, Present and Future Educational Events
The MCR staff wants to do a better job of connecting our members to our online offerings.
On Mondays, you’ll receive an email with the subject: “Posts of Past, Present and Future Educational Events. “ It will include an aggregated message on that week’s educational offerings, educational events for the next four weeks, and links to archived sessions from the past week.
On the day of an event, you’ll receive a reminder about that day’s offerings with the pertinent information you need so that you may join the session.
We hope this effort will help you to keep informed about what we have to offer! If you...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - March 24, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Source Type: news
