Saturday,  September 28, 2002

Re-Creating Your Services with New Technologies

With increasing demands from clients and the plethora of new technologies and content sources rapidly hitting the market, it’s difficult to know what services to provide! How do we identify those which will have the greatest impact on our services? At the close of the course, participants will have:

•       Gained insights from leading edge librarians through case studies
•       Obtained a process and ideas for re-designing information services, which ensures that services are based on current
        and emerging client needs
•       Practiced applying these methodologies supplied by the instructors by developing a "Re-Creating Roadmap"
•       Identified technologies to be investigated for use in these re-created services
•       Discussed new technologies available and on the horizon
•       Created a plan for immediate next steps using learnings from the course

The instructors challenge participants to view their services and technology use in terms
of meeting clients’ current and emerging needs. The interactive team teaching technique
allows you to share both the experiences of the instructors and of your fellow
participants.

Instructors: Jane Dysart & Stephen Abrams
Conference Hotel
8:00 a.m. ­ 5:00 p.m.
MLA Continuing Education Credits (pending)
Cost: $ 160.00 ($180.00 nonmember)
 

Virtual Collection Development

Every day, new resources become available in electronic formats and on the Internet. How does this impact traditional library collections? In this
course you will learn how to select and evaluate these resources, what policies should be in place, and examine some of the options for organizing and delivering electronic journals, databases, and Internet resources. This four-hour workshop will include lecture, demonstration and examples of selection aids and criteria, case studies on budgeting and cataloging of electronic resources, and discussion of the policy issues involved.

Instructor: Jane Pearlmutter
8:00 a.m. ­ Noon
Conference Hotel
4 MLA Continuing Education Credits
Cost: $85.00 ($95.00 nonmember)
 

Tuesday, October 1, 2002

The Power of Influence: Strategiesfor Success

In this interactive course Elizabeth Baxter will ask how we think about and use or avoid power. You will learn how power works in organizational life and discover strategies for handling power and influence successfully.  Based on a study she conducted as part of a doctoral dissertation to identify the thought patterns of Fortune 500 executives, Olympic athletes and other successful Americans, this course outlines various types of power and the traits of influential people. Learn to identify the types of power you want to develop in order to achieve your personal and professional goals. Increase your understanding of power and influence to obtain and use them with grace and success.

Instructor: Elizabeth Baxter
8:00 a.m. ­ Noon
Conference Hotel
4 MLA Continuing Education Credits
Cost: $85.00 ($95.00 nonmember)
 

Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed, the NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov  (Space is limted)

This one-day class covers PubMed, the NLM Gateway, and ClinicalTrials.gov.  This class is designed for the NLM searcher who has been searching PubMed but would like a refresher or an update on the newest enhancements; or for the searcher who has been searching MEDLINE from another interface and wants to transition to PubMed. An overview with demonstrations to learn about the NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov is also included. It is expected that students attending this class should be familiar with MEDLINE, MeSH vocabulary and Boolean logic as these core topics are not covered.

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NNLM)
8:00 a.m. ­ 5:00 p.m.
Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota
7.5 MLA Continuing Education Credits
Cost: There is no charge for this class
 

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

TOXNET on the Web  (Space is limited)

The TOXNET class is offered to you by NLM after the previous day’s Keeping Up with PubMed.  This all-day class is designed to convey the basics of searching the National Library of Medicine’s TOXNET, a Web-based system of databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health, and related subjects. Students will learn the content and structure of files covering toxicology data, toxicology literature, toxic releases, and chemical searching and nomenclature. Among the databases highlighted will be TOXLINE, the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, the Integrated Risk Information System, the Toxic Release Inventory, and ChemIDplus.

National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NNLM)
8:00 a.m. ­ 5:00 p.m.
Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota
7 MLA Continuing Education Credits
Cost: There is no charge for this class
 
 
 

Last updated: August 27, 2002
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