Professional Development Day for Medical Librarians–Exploring Stem Cell Research:  What does it mean for Librarians?

May 13, 2009 from 8:30 to 3:30 pm at the Hoagland–Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, MA.

If you would like to attend, please fill out the registration  form below and send to Alison Clapp with a check for $35.00.  We look forward to seeing you there.

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Our next Annual Meeting, “Rebranding Ourselves for the 21st Century” is April 24, 2009, join us then for lively programs on a variety of topics! The agenda is now available here.

Please also note that for our 2009 meeting MAHSLIN is going green! This year MAHSLIN will post its annual meeting materials in advance instead of offering handouts on site. For more information, take a look at the note from the 2009 Planning Committee here. Meeting materials are not yet available but will be posted to the Web site in advance of the meeting. Check back for details!

Webcast presented an update on Automatic Term Mapping, Citation Sensor, and Advanced Search. For more information and to see the recorded Webcast, see this URL:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/pmupdate08.html\

This Web-based learning event is offered in January and February 2009, by the NNLM. Subjects such as health literacy, consumer health online, collection development, outreach and marketing, and more, will be covered. For more information, see a class description here:

http://library.umassmed.edu/mahslin/resources/appleaday.pdf

This Webcast on November 12, 2008, covers risk assessments, key steps in disaster preparedness, keeping libraries going during a disaster, and getting help. For more information and registration, see:

http://library.umassmed.edu/mahslin/resources/survivaltips.pdf

This Web-based learning event is offered November 10-December 5th, 2008, by the NNLM. Participants in this course will learn how to effectively provide reference services for mental health information for the public. For more information, see a class description here:

http://library.umassmed.edu/mahslin/resources/caringforthemind.pdf

Date and Time: August 21, 2008 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Location: College of Holy Cross, Scalia Electronic Classroom on the second floor of the library

Cost: FREE

To reserve a seat, please RSVP to: Bob Scheier, rscheier@holycross.edu
Description: “OpenURL Implementation: Link Resolution That Users Will Love.” This follow-up to to introductory webinar on “Demystifying Standards” will take a look at implementing the NISO standard for link resolvers, OpenURL (ANSI/NISO Z39.88), from an end user perspective. You do not need to have attended the previous webinar to participate, however the slides and Q&A from that webinar are available online (http://www.niso.org/news/events/2008/webinars/alcts08/) for those who wish to review them.**

OpenURL link resolving addresses a core issue: how we can help our users find and get the content that they want and have access to. But without successfully implementing OpenURLs, we are at risk of having content that can’t be found our used, and patrons who do not know about the information they have access to. In this webinar, learn about some of the real ways that you can make certain that your link resolvers work effectively, about the practical steps that you can take to implement OpenURLs, and learn about some of the projects underway focused on improving OpenURLs so that your users can benefit.

*Speakers include:*

** Joanna White, Product Manager, WorldCat Registry, OCLC, and member of the OCLC Maintenance Advisory Group for the OpenURL standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.88 – 2004)   ((http://www.niso.org/standards/z39-88-2004/)
Joanna will provide a practical view of OpenURL implementation, including the process of registering OpenURLs with OCLC’s WorldCat Registry and OpenURL Gateway, as well as discuss some of the ways that the OpenURL framework can be applied to best take advantage of this tool.

** Peter McCracken, co-founder and Director of Research, Serials Solutions, and Co-Chair of the NISO/UKSG KBART Working Group

Peter will provide an update of the work of the NISO/UKSG KBART (Knowledge Bases and Related Tools) Working Group, sharing with the audience how the work of this group will be applied to improve the transfer of information found in knowledge bases, as well as speak to how their work will affect publishes, content providers, and libraries, and, more importantly, how the best practice will provide benefits to your end users.

*Audience*: This webinar is for librarians, publishers, and content providers who are interested in how to best take advantage of OpenURL to provide users with simple, accurate access to the content they have rights to. It is expected that attendees will have an understanding of what OpenURLs are and what they do, but would like to learn more about best practices to improve the implementation and use of link resolvers so that patrons can find the information that they want.
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Directions and Location information for the College of Holy Cross

Directions to the campus Hogan Center where attendees can park:

http://www.holycross.edu/directions/hogan.html

Please park in the visitors lot to the right of the Hogan Center.
Directions from the parking lot to Dinand Library The Dinand Library is located behind the Hogan Center. When you park, you can go into the Hogan center, look for the elevators, and go down to the basement level.
Exit the elevator and the building. You will be looking at the rear of the library. Take the pathway to rear entrance.

When you enter the library you will see the circulation desk and a set of stairs just past the desk, elevators are to the left of the stairs.
Proceed to the second floor and go to the left down the hall. Take another left and you will see the Scalia Electronic Classroom on your left across from the ILL Office.

NO FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED. There is however two eateries in the Hogan Center as well as other alternatives near the college.

Cross Roads Cafeteria:
http://www.holycross.edu/studentlife/dining/eateries/crossroads.html

Cool beans Coffee Shop:
http://www.holycross.edu/studentlife/dining/eateries/coolbeans.html

Area Restaurants:
For a comprehensive list of area restaurants, please visit:
http://www.holycross.edu/studentlife/worcester/restaurants/

Questions:
Tim Spindler
User Services/Information Systems Librarian tspindler@rwu.edu<mailto:tspindler@rwu.edu>

401-254-3225
Main Library
Roger Williams University

http://library.rwu.edu/

Please see the NAHSL 2008 conference Web page, and we’ll see you in Lowell!

http://www.nahsl.org/2008

Registration: http://www.nahsl.org/2008/registration.html

“Connecting with the NER”A Distance Education Series 

Stay up to date professionally without leaving your desk! The National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ New England Region brings you a new distance education series. This ongoing series will feature hot topics in health sciences librarianship and highlight major updates to National Library of Medicine resources.   For full details  http://nnlm.gov/ner/training/distancelearning.html

Register for one, two or all sessions. Each session will be held via teleconference and will have an online component via Adobe Connect. All you need to participate is a phone near a computer with Internet access. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Participation is limited to 20 phone lines. So, if there is more than one interested participant from your library, we encourage you to use a speaker phone to participate together.  To register, please contact Martha Pearson at martha.pearson@umassmed.edu and let her know which session you want to attend. Details of how to access the teleconference and Adobe Connect session will be forwarded upon registration.  

Programs Include: Health Literacy
Guest speaker: Rima Rudd
Date: February 12, 2008
Time: 1-2 PM 

“Library as Commons: Improving the Library Experience”
Guest speaker: Cheryl Bryan
Date: March 19, 2008
Time: 1- 2 PM

“Marketing Showcase”
Guest speaker: You!
Date: April 9, 2008
Time: 1-3:30 PM

Stay tuned to the “Connecting with the NER” distance learning series page at http://nnlm.gov/ner/training/distancelearning.html for upcoming programs. 

Are you curious about Digital Collections or are contemplating creating one? 

Here is a program for you!

 A Road Map to Digital Collections: Hitting the Highlights 

Amy Benson, Librarian Archivist for Digital Projects, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University will be the speaker at a Library information session “A Road Map to Digital Collections: Hitting the Highlights” to be presented on February 15 ( snow date February 29th) from 12:00- 3:00 pm. at ITT Technical Institute 10 Forbes Road Woburn . 01801. Hosted by ITT Technical Institute of Woburn MA. John Cathcart, Librarian.

 RSVP to Karen Maggio (day) or Marion Mahoney (eve) ITT Technical  Institute. 10 Forbes Road Woburn MA. 01818 @ 781-937-8324, or email Jcathcart@itt-tech.edu