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Public Health Information on the Web: CE at JM 2013!

Are you boggled by biostatistics?  Is epidemiology enigmatic? Do you wonder about West Nile virus?  Are you interested in influenza? You might be thinking, “Not really, and why does it matter? Public health is not my primary area of responsibility.” Keeping reading anyway! Public health knowledge is vital for all health care professionals: health care […]

Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI

In January 2013, the National Library of Medicine issued a call for applicants for a new Bioinformatics training course for librarians. NLM selected 23 librarians to participate in a 4-week fundamentals course online to introduce the basic concepts of biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics and an overview of NCBI’s website. After the 4-week course, the participants […]

Science Boot Camp for Librarians

Science Boot Camp for Librarians (West) is coming to the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado June 19-21, 2013. Plan to attend the inaugural Science Boot Camp for Librarians (West) in beautiful Boulder Colorado! Science Boot Camps for Librarians are immersive 2 1/2 day events featuring educational presentations delivered by scientists. Based on the successful annual […]

Register for MLGSCA Fall CE!

  MLGSCA Fall CE: Monday, October 15, 2012 Clinical & Translational Science at Your Institution Presented by: Kristi L. Holmes (Bioinformaticist) and Cathy Sarli (Scholarly Communications Specialist) from the Becker Medical Library at Washington University in St. Louis, MO REGISTER NOW! View Event Summary RSVP by Friday, October 5, 2012 Questions? Contact CE Chair, Zoe Pettway […]

LIME Webinar: Interprofessional Education: Case Reports on Libraries Supporting IPE

The Libraries in Medical Education (LiME) interest group of the AAMC’s Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) will sponsor a free webinar on Monday, July 30, 2012, from 12-1 pm PDT. The Center for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education defines IPE as a situation where “two or more professionals learn with, from and about each […]

Disaster Information Specialization: Online Course Offering

Registration has re-opened for the online course “Information Roles in Disaster Management,” to be held on Wednesday, July 18, and Thursday, July 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CENTRAL time each day. The course will discuss librarians’ roles in supporting the disaster workforce. Registration will close at 5 PM on July 17 or when […]

Save the date: April 18th, MLGSCA Business Meeting and MLA Webcast

The MLA Webcast, “Leveraging Mobile Technologies for Health Sciences Libraries,” will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. This webcast and wrap-around discussion will serve as MLGSCA’s Spring 2012 Continuing Education (CE) class. The MLGSCA Business Meeting will follow the webcast wrap-around discussion. Agenda: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: MLA Webcast (in-person host sites in Los […]

SEAL-S Program: Data Curation Initiatives at Southern California Academic Institutions

Join SEAL-S (a CARL interest group) on October 28th at Cal State Long Beach for a day of programming about data curation. Agenda 9:20 – 9:55 AM Registration and continental breakfast 9:55 – 10:00 AM Welcome and introductions 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Marisa Ramirez, Digital Repository Librarian, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Joan Starr, […]

Save the Date! MLGSCA Symposium, “Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution”

MLGSCA presents “Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution” on Friday, March 2, 2012, from 8 AM -5 PM at the UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. This event brings Connie Schardt (former MLA president and librarian at Duke University), MLGSCA member Robert Johnson (Clinical Services Librarian, University of Southern California) and and […]

MLGSCA Fall Business Meeting and Online CE: The Librarian as a Professional

Registration for the fall 2011 MLGSCA CE event is now open! “The Librarian as a Professional, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complexity” will be presented online by MLA president Jerry Perry on September 30, 2011, from 10 AM-1:30 PM. Attendees will earn 3 CE credits. This online class is hosted through MegaMeeting. Attendees may view […]

MLGSCA sponsors Evidence Based Practice Continuing Education class

MLGSCA is planning a CE event for early March 2012.  Former MLA president Connie Schardt, with other experienced instructors, will conduct  an in-person class titled “Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution.” This class will include 8 hours of CE credit and will take place at UCLA. Details (including exact date, registration costs, […]

Save the date: MLGSCA Fall CE

The MLGSCA Fall Continuing Education (CE) and Business Meeting will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011. The CE course, “The Librarian as a Professional, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complexity,” will be taught by MLA President Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP, Director of the Health Sciences Library on the University of Colorado–Denver […]

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