September 11, 2007
Free classes by the NNLM National Training Center and Clearinghouse Register soon as classes fill fast!
MULTIPLE OFFERINGS INCLUDING PUBMED, TOXNET THE NLM GATEWAY & CLINICALTRIALS.GOV
Complete information including how to register is available online at http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/regions.html.
Classes come with Medical Library Association CE units. Don’t miss out!
Michelle Eberle
Consumer Health Information Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine - New England
University of Massachusetts Medical School
222 Maple Avenue - Shrewsbury - MA - 01545
508-856-2435 / 800-338-7657
michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu
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September 7, 2007
Save the Date Nov. 9-10 & Spread the Word!
We are pleased to announce our First National Conference for Literature & Medicine:
Humanities at the Heart of Health Care®
This conference is for everyone involved in the Literature & Medicine Program - participants, organizers, facilitators- as well as others who are interested.DATE: Friday & Saturday, November 9 & 10, 2007
LOCATION: Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester airport is served by several discount airlines) Educational Credits: CEUs available for health care professionals who attend.Registration: Visit www.mainehumanities.org for registration form, workshop listings, and other details. Registration fee of $125 covers the conference and most meals.
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September 7, 2007
QuickDoc - Making the most of your ILL tracking software
Thursday, October 11, 2007
1:00 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Children’s Hospital Boston, 1 Autumn St., Conference Room 3
Jay Daly, Instructor
3 MLA CE credits
This class will cover the basics BUT for those of you who have been using the software for a while, there also will be plenty of content which should be of interest, including:
- best practices in terms of database management - tips for ensuring proper saving of all DOCLINE requests- how to work with the various reports
- how to manage the patron file (and delete those staff no longer at your institution)
- generating an EFTS file
- generating Local and Library Invoices for activity with charges incurred
- importing OCLC items from OCLC Monthly Resource Sharing Reports (let us know if you are using OCLC!!!)
If you have specific questions or topics you would like Jay to cover, feel free to let us know so that he can be sure to include those in the session.
To register, please email the following information to
Alison.clapp@childrens.harvard.edu
Your Name:
Your Institution:
Your Email:
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September 7, 2007
Learn how to find articles about a chemical or drug of interest. This hour-long online clinic covered how the NLM MeSH® vocabulary is used to describe substance concepts and how to search PubMed for relevant articles.
Take a look at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/chem.html. This has been recommended by a MAHSLIN member.
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September 7, 2007
MAHSLIN’s members might be interested in attending this workshop being offered by NELINET:
Advocacy – Building Relationships that Benefit Your Library
Presenter: Pat Wagner
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, 9:30-3:30 pm.
Details at: http://www.nelinet.net/travreg/nelmain.htm
The cost would be $125.00 per person (same as Nelinet Affiliate and Consortial Associate members), and you should call Maria Brady directly 508. 597.1945 and then she will walk them through the process.
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