More opportunities to learn at your desktop! Try these FREE distance learning classes from NN\/LM, available in 2007. Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training. Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is a course management system similar to Blackboard or WebCT.<\/p>\n
To register for any of these classes, please contact the instructor via e-mail. Registration will be held on a first-come, first-served basis. Classes will each be offered a minimum of two times in 2007.<\/p>\n
Basics of Electronic Document Delivery<\/strong> Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information<\/strong> From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet<\/strong> \u00bfNo Comprende?<\/strong> NLM Gateway<\/strong> Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use<\/strong> Thinking Like An MBA: Time, Money, Resources, and Change Management in the Library<\/strong> More opportunities to learn at your desktop! Try these FREE distance learning classes from NN\/LM, available in 2007. Classes are led by an instructor and are asynchronous in delivery, allowing flexibility in adapting your schedule to training. Most are using open access software called Moodle as the platform. Moodle is a course management system similar… Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-training-education"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17026,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions\/17026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDescription: This course will help health sciences library staff make decisions regarding whether to provide electronic document delivery, and what software and equipment should be acquired. It will also provide information on how to work with different file types and how to determine whether a library’s electronic publications can be used in electronic document delivery.
\nInstructor: Andrea Ryce (NN\/LM Pacific Northwest Region)
\nE-Mail: rycea@u.washington.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: February 2007
\nLength: Four weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: Participants will develop an increased awareness of mental health issues and cultivate their reference skills in the context of mental health information including enhanced knowledge of resources and ability to handle emotional patrons.
\nInstructor: Michelle Eberle (NN\/LM New England Region)
\nE-Mail: michelle.eberle@umassmed.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: February 2007
\nLength: Four weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: This course will introduce participants to issues surrounding the quality of health information resources on the Internet. A set of recommended criteria to evaluate health information will be provided.
\nInstructor: Gail Kouame (NN\/LM Pacific Northwest Region)
\nE-Mail: gmarie@u.washington.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: February 2007
\nLength: Three weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: This course covers resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary, along with the evaluation and identification of health websites in Spanish.
\nInstructor: Sheila Snow-Croft (NN\/LM Southeastern Atlantic Region)
\nE-Mail: ssnowcro@hshsl.umaryland.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: February 2007
\nLength: Two Weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: This class is designed to teach students how to use the National Library of Medicine Gateway.
\nInstructor: Maureen Czujak (NN\/LM National Training Center & Clearinghouse)
\nE-Mail: mczujak@nyam.org <\/a>
\nStarting: March 2007
\nLength: 1\/2 day
\nStudents: Currently limited to 15
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: This course is designed for librarians responsible for information services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions. Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health web sites. Participants will also learn to use the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed and MedlinePlus databases.
\nInstructor: Tammy Mays (NN\/LM Greater Midwest Region)
\nE-Mail: tmays@uic.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: March, 2007
\nLength: Four weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDescription: As not-for-profit institutions adopt more business practices and processes, librarians need to be more knowledgeable about adapting to these current strategies. The class covers the basics of Project Management, its three components, time , money, and resources, as well as change management.
\nInstructor: Marty Magee (NN\/LM Midcontinental Region)
\nE-Mail: mmagee@unmc.edu <\/a>
\nStarting: Feb. 2007
\nLength: Four weeks
\nStudents: Currently limited to 10
\nMLA CE Contact Hours: to be determined
\n**February class full; registrations no longer being accepted**<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"