Register for 3/7/2007 MLA Telecast — “Survival of the Fittest”

MLA Webcast: Survival of the Fittest
Time:
Broadcast scheduled for 2:00-4:00 PM. Details of exact time will follow.
Place:
Boston: Details to follow
Worcester: University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester) Room: S7-105

The objectives of the program include:

• Strengthening knowledge of tools that can be used to assess library users and stakeholders
• Creating promotion strategies and programs

For more information on the program, see the MLA Website:

http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/marketing/index.html

Time: Broadcast is scheduled for 2:00 PM EST. Details of exact time and place

Once again we are providing two sites to view this program: Boston and Worcester!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

To register for the WORCESTER SITE, please go to this URL:

http://nnlm.gov/ner/training/mlawebcast_reg.html

To register for the BOSTON SITE, please email Alison.clapp@childrens.harvard.edu with the following information:

Your Name:
Your Institution:
Your Phone:
Your Email Address:

WRAPAROUND SESSION (Boston Location):

We currently have one wraparound speaker who will discuss her marketing strategies as a librarian liaison to specific departments.

Have you done something recently as part of a promotional plan that helped prove the value of your library in the eyes of your institution’s management? As part of the program, we would like to hear from librarians (local or regional) who have a story to tell or a strategic marketing plan to share. Ideally we are looking for 15-20 minute presentations with a few minutes for questions to follow the webcast. Please let either Alison Clapp Alison.clapp@childrens.harvard.edu or Nathan Norris nnorris@bidmc.harvard.edu know if you are interested in participating.

Hope to see you March 7th.

Alison Clapp / Nathan Norris
Co-Chairs, MAHSLIN Education Committee

Free Distance Learning Classes from NN/LM 2007

What? Your travel budget has been cut? Yet, you still need to expand your professional development? What are you going to do?
Try these new FREE distance learning classes from NN/LM, available in 2007.

Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training.

Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is a course management system similar to Blackboard or WebCT.

To register for any of these classes, please contact the instructor via e-mail.
Registration will be held on a first-come, first-served basis.
Classes will each be offered a minimum of two times in 2007.

Classes are free - funded by your tax dollars throught the National Library of Medicine.

The full list of classes including those charging a fee are posted http://mlanet.org/education/institute/courses.html

• Basics of Electronic Document Delivery

Description: This course will help health sciences library staff make decisions regarding whether to provide electronic document delivery, and what software and equipment should be acquired. It will also provide information on how to work with different file types and how to determine whether a library’s electronic publications can be used in electronic document delivery.
Instructor: Andrea Ryce
E-Mail: rycea@u.washington.edu
Starting: February 2007
Length: Four weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information

Description: Participants will develop an increased awareness of mental health issues and cultivate their reference skills in the context of mental health information including enhanced knowledge of resources and ability to handle emotional patrons.
Instructor: Michelle Eberle
E-Mail: michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu
Starting: February 2007
Length: Four weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet

Description: This course will introduce participants to issues surrounding the quality of health information resources on the Internet. A set of recommended criteria to evaluate health information will be provided.
Instructor: Gail Kouame
E-Mail: gmarie@u.washington.edu
Starting: February 2007
Length: Three weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• ¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for Engligh Speaking Librarians

Description: This course covers resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary, along with the evaluation and identification of health websites in Spanish.
Instructor: Sheila Snow-Croft
E-Mail: ssnowcro@hshsl.umaryland.edu
Starting: February 2007
Length: Two Weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10 / *Class already full
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• NLM Gateway

Description: This class is designed to teach students how to use the National Library of Medicine Gateway.
Instructor: Maureen Czujak
E-Mail: mczujak@nyam.org
Starting: March 2007
Length: 1/2 day
Students: Currently limited to 15
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use

Description: This course is designed for librarians responsible for information services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions. Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health web sites. Participants will also learn to use the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed and MedlinePlus databases.
Instructor: Tammy Mays
E-Mail: tmays@uic.edu
Starting: March, 2007
Length: Four weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

• Thinking Like An MBA: Time, Money, Resources, and Change Management in the Library

Description: As not-for-profit institutions adopt more business practices and processes, librarians need to be more knowledgeable about adapting to these current strategies. The class covers the basics of Project Management, its three components, time , money, and resources, as well as change management.
Instructor: Marty Magee
E-Mail: mmagee@unmc.edu
Starting: Feb. 2007
Length: Four weeks
Students: Currently limited to 10
MLA CE Contact Hours: to be announced

Beyond the EMR: The Value of the Clinical Information Team

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2007
Location: MMS Headquarters at Waltham Woods

Registration and information

On Saturday, January 27, 2007, MAHSLIN and the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) are jointly sponsoring a CME program, Beyond the Electronic Medical Record: The Value of the Clinical Information Team. Among the faculty are four Massachusetts librarians: Elaine Alligood, Donna Beales, Penny Glassman and myself. To illustrate the benefit of having a Medical Librarian on the Clinical Information Team, we will demonstrate how approved medical abbreviations, plain language and knowledge based information can enhance the EMR, adding quality and safety.

The program starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m., followed by lunch (included in the $40 registration fee).