New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians – Registration Open

Posted by liaison on May 1st, 2017 Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Sciences List, Webinars and Training

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2017 New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians
June 14-16, 2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst

This year’s topics are: Geosciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Biomedical Research. For each of the focus topics covered, Science Boot Campers will be able to:

• Explain the structure of the field and its foundational ideas
• Understand and be able to use terminologies for the field
• Identify the big questions that this field is exploring
• Discuss new directions for research in this field
• Discuss what questions research in this field is addressing
• Understand how research is conducted, what instrumentation is used, and how data is captured
• Identify how researchers share information within their fields beyond publications
• Share insights into what current research in the field is discovering and implications of these discoveries
• Share insights into how researchers in specific fields collaborate with librarian subject specialists now and how they might collaborate in the future.
• Identify new ways that librarians can support their research communities

Full Registration: $275 (Includes 2 nights lodging, all meals & breaks,3 days instruction)

For more information and to register: http://guides.library.umass.edu/BootCamp2017

**Looking for professional development funding? Up to $1,500 is available for librarians from NNLM MidContinental Region. For more info, visit: https://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/professional-development-funding

 

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