MLA webcast: ABCs of E-books

Posted by nwsoadmin on October 21st, 2010 Posted in: Training & Education

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Join your colleagues on Wednesday, November 10th from 11am-12:30pm (Pacific time) for the Medical Library Association (MLA) webcast ABCs of E-books: Strategies for the Medical Library.  The goal of this webcast is to familiarize information professionals with electronic books and the associated collection management issues related to various platforms, pricing models, licensing agreements, term of ownership, resource management and access methods so that they have the knowledge to make informed decisions which will best serve their constituents. Presenters include Mark Funk, AHIP, FMLA; Elizabeth Lorbeer, AHIP, Meg White, and Karen Fischer.

The Pacific Northwest Region (PNR) will host the webcast at the University of Washington Health Sciences Library, LTL.  If you will join us for the webcast at UW please register at http://tinyurl.com/PNRWebcastReg.

PNR is also pleased to announce funding for 3 other locations to host the webcast in the region.

In Spokane, WA the webcast will be presented at Gonzaga University, Foley Center Library, Geenan Board Room (3rd floor) and hosted by the Inland NorthWest Health Sciences Libraries group (INWHSL). Pre-Registration is required via http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NTJ2C35.  Parking information is available at http://www.gonzaga.edu/Student-Life/Campus-Public-Safety-and-Security/Parking/default.asp

In Idaho, the webcast will be presented at Healthwise, Inc., 2601 N. Bogus Basin Rd., Boise, ID. Please contact Liisa Rogers at lrogers@healthwise.org to register.

In Oregon, the webcast will be presented at the Portland State University Library, Room 160, and hosted by the Oregon Health Sciences Libraries Association (OHSLA). OHSLA will provide box lunches to all OHSLA members. Please pre-register via http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2G8FL7R

We look forward to seeing you there!