REMINDER: 2015 Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in Evidence Based Practice for Medical Librarians

NOTE: The Priority List will close on January 31st.  Registration will open to the priority list on February 2nd. The 2015 Supporting Clinical Care: An Institute in Evidence Based Practice for Medical Librarians will be held July 16-19, 2015 at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora CO (part of the

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New Date for Adding Value to EHRs: Librarians Step Up webinar

The webinar listed below has been rescheduled as follows: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 2:00 PM EST Here is a link for registration:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=831 Description: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”     ~ Charles Dudley Warner There is SO much talk about Health IT and EHRs and yet, how

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Tompkins-McCaw Library at Virginia Commonwealth University – BEYOND CITATION COUNTS: PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR MEASURING RESEARCH IMPACT WEBINAR – Wednesday October 29, 2014 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm

On Wednesday, October 29th, the Tompkins-McCaw Library at Virginia Commonwealth University is hosting a webinar.  Information about the webinar is below. BEYOND CITATION COUNTS: PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR MEASURING RESEARCH IMPACT WEBINAR October 29th 2:00pm to 3:30pm Tompkins – McCaw Library – DE Room, 2010

Adding Value to EHRs: Librarians Step Up

Adding Value to EHRs: Librarians Step Up http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2014/09/22/healthit-webinar-adding-value-to-ehrs-librarians-step-up/ Date: October 29, 2014 – 2:00 PM EDT Hosted by the HealthIT COI and UConn Health Description: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”     ~ Charles Dudley Warner There is SO much talk about Health IT and EHRs and yet,

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MLA 2015: Section Program Themes Announced

The diversity of thought-provoking programs coordinated by MLA sections and special interest groups (SIGs) offers exciting opportunities for professional development. To submit a paper or poster abstract, review the instructions in the paper or poster FAQs, then begin the online submission process. The submission deadline is November 3, 2014. http://mla15.meeting.mlanet.org/about/section-program-themes   

Free online course on copyright

There will be a free four week course on copyright offered through Duke University using the Coursera platform. (For those interested in taking a Massively Open Online Course (MOOC), this’ll be your chance!). Kevin Smith from Duke University, Anne Gilliland from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Lisa Macklin from Emory University will

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NLM Announces Biomedical Informatics Course, in Partnership with Georgia Regents University (Deadline: July 7)

The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce that Georgia Regents University (GRU) will serve as the host organization for the NLM-sponsored biomedical informatics course. The NLM Biomedical Informatics Course, now entering its 22nd year, offers participants a week-long immersive experience in biomedical informatics taught by experts in the field. The

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