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Jan
27
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Looking to expand your knowledge of health literacy? Need practical tools for improving health literacy in your hospital, community or university? Join leaders in the field of health literacy at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, California (near Orange County airport) May 6-7, 2010, for the 9th Annual Health Literacy Conference sponsored by the Institute for… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News From NNLM PNR, Training & Education
Jan
26
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Last fall, NN/LM PNR offered the online course Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends. This course provided participants with an introduction to social media and the opportunity for some hands-on practice. The Pacific Northwest Region’s “Geeks Bearing Gifts” course pages are now open for your self-paced learning and amusement. Each unit in the course… Read More »
Posted in: News From NNLM PNR, Technology, Training & Education
Jan
25
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM), in partnership with members of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers announce the availability of free full-text articles from over 200 biomedical journals and over 65 reference books for libraries and hospitals affected by the earthquake in Haiti. The collection is also intended… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM
Jan
22
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A new page of Haiti earthquake health information links is now available at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/haitiearthquake.html The page lists NEW web pages about the Haiti earthquake situation from both government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). There is also a section on Haitian Creole and French-language materials. Links to background information on earthquakes and subsequent health issues, such… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, News from NLM
Jan
07
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Interested in copyright issues? Attend this free webinar sponsored by the Washington State Library: www.sos.wa.gov/quicklinks/copyright Get updates on new copyright tools and best practices that can be helpful for libraries; Learn the latest developments in copyright laws and cases, including the latest in the Google Book Search case, e-reserve and coursepack lawsuits. Learn about a… Read More »
Posted in: Resource Sharing & Document Delivery