NIH Public Access Policy Webinar (January 15th)

The NIH has announced it will hold a webinar on January 15 “to assist grantee institutions with guidance and resources related to the NIH Public Access Policy, upcoming changes, tools, and how non-compliance will affect awards.” NIH earlier announced that in the spring, at the earliest, it “will hold processing of non-competing

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Announcing a New Course for the Spring of 2013 at NLM: A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI

“A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI” comprises a pre-course, “Fundamentals in Bioinformatics and Searching,” offered online (asynchronous) during March 2013 and a 5-day in-person course offered at the National Library of Medicine, April 15th – 19th. The course provides basic knowledge and skills for librarians interested in helping patrons use online molecular databases

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ALA “Health Information 101” course

Registration for “Health Information 101”, an online course offered by the Reference and User Services Association, will close this Thursday, Nov. 8. The course runs Nov. 12-Dec. 23, and is asynchronous. Students complete weekly assignments at their own pace, and there are no scheduled meeting times.

MLA Quad Chapter: CE course opportunities

It’s time to start planning for the MLA Quad Chapters conference being held in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland from October 13 – 16th, 2012. Here are the exciting CE opportunities that will be available.  Be sure to sign up before September 21st when Early Bird registration ends to be sure to guarantee your space! 

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Free Presentations for Open Access Week in Philadelphia, PA

The local Philadelphia Scholarly Communication Group (PSCG) has organized 2 dates with speakers to coincide with 2012 Open Access Week.  All presentations will take place in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  The PSCG is an informal collection of scholarly communication librarians from regional institutions that include:  Drexel, Bryn Mawr, Temple, Thomas Jefferson, Villanova, La Salle,

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Two more sites added!! MLA’s Educational Webcast

Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries Wednesday, April 18, 2012 DURHAM, NC ·  Host institution: Duke University Medical Center Library  ·   Location: Directions: http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/about/direct.html · Registration information: Contact Rick Peterson at peter073@mc.duke.edu PITTSBURGH, PA ·    Host institution: Health Sciences Library, University of Pittsburgh   Location: Health Sciences Library System,

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Free CE Opportunity!!

Several libraries in the MAC MLA region are hosting the upcoming MLA CE webcast and are opening their doors to you! Join them to participate in this CE opportunity – FREE!!! MLA’s Educational Webcast:Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m., central time Program Goals:The goal

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