It’s time to head back to school with the RML! Join MAR staff and network members for online classes from September through December—all you need is an Internet-connected computer and a telephone. Classes are FREE.

To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu

Ten classes will be offered—and one is new!

DOCLINE: Reports and Routing Tables

This one hour class will cover some of the more specialized topics in DOCLINE, including the reporting features and routing tables. Registrants are welcome to submit their “problem questions” to be answered during the course.

Thursday, September 18

11:00 am-12:00 pm

What’s New in PubMed

This hour-long class will review new and noteworthy features in PubMed, including the revised Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) algorithm.

Tuesday, September 23

10:00-11:00 am

DOCLINE SERHOLD: Searching, Updating, and Reporting

This course will focus on the SERHOLD feature of DOCLINE.  Attendees will learn how to add new titles and formats to their library’s record, search SERHOLD for other library’s holdings, and utilize the SERHOLD reporting functions to make the most of this unique tool in DOCLINE.

Tuesday, September 23

2:00-3:00 pm

PubMed MyNCBI

In this 90-minute session, you will learn how to customize your PubMed experience using MyNCBI (formerly Cubby), and create shared filters for your library users. Save your favorite citations, and keep current with automatic searches—the results will come straight to your inbox. Change the look of PubMed with custom tabs and highlighted search terms. Create shared filters that allow you to activate LinkOut icons, specify display formats, and limit search results.  Shared Filters are an important feature for any library that participates in NCBI’s LinkOut program.

Tuesday, September 30

2:00-3:30 pm

Copyright and ILL

Guidelines? Law? CONTU? This course will give a basic introduction to copyright including the exclusive rights of copyright holders, copyright duration, and fair use. Learn how copyright affects ILL and how librarians can better balance ILL service needs with copyright law. You will also gain an understanding of the features in DOCLINE that address copyright law.

Thursday, October 2

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Introduction to RML Services

What can the RML do for you, and what are the current RML programs?  Attend this session, geared to new and existing network members, to gain answers to these questions. This is a one-hour overview of the RML services and an update to the current RML programs. Special focus will be paid to the NN/LM MAR Website so that users can learn to find what they need when they need it.

Tuesday, October 7

10:30-11:30 am

LinkOut Update

The LinkOut submission utility saw a significant redesign in late April 2008.  This one-hour session will help familiarize LinkOut libraries with the revised interface.  This courses is intended for libraries already working with LinkOut and interested in learning how the new interface will affect them.  PLEASE NOTE:  We will not be offering Getting Started with LinkOut over the fall months.  If you need this training, please contact Miguel Figueroa (figueroa@library.med.nyu.edu) to make individual arrangements.

Wednesday, October 29

10:00-11:00 am

DOCLINE Tune-Up

This quick and informal session will highlight ten things you can do this fall to help improve your DOCLINE account.  Quickly review your routing table, run a SERHOLD report, update your institution record, and more. These quick tips will highlight the minor maintenance issues that can help DOCLINE work better for you.

Monday, November 3

2:00-3:00 pm

NEW! Basic Nutrition Resources

Consumers, students, clinicians, and you!  Where do you begin when looking for nutrition information for consumers or for clinicians?  This course will take you through basic resources available to you from NLM, NIH, and others.  We will also briefly review how to search for nutrition information literature.

Tuesday, November 18

10:30-11:30 am

Free Productivity Tools

Library’s budgets are always pinched for one thing or another. Did you know that there are a multitude of free software packages out there that do just about everything that commercial software packages can do? In this 90-minute class we’ll take a look at some of these software packages, their usefulness, their limitations and things to think about if you decide to go the free software route.

Thursday, November 20

3:00-4:30 pm

Now available: Online Search Clinic Recording for PubMed Update on Automatic Term Mapping, Citation Sensor, and Advanced Search

A 30 minute online search clinic was presented by the NLM® and the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) via Adobe® Connect™ on Thursday, July 17th (2pm ET). The presentation  covered changes to PubMed including changes to how PubMed handles your search (the new automatic term mapping process), the citation sensor, and the beta Advanced Search page.

View the Clinic recording

Responses to questions that were not addressed during the Clinic time will be posted to this Web site in the near future.

Comments and suggestions regarding the new PubMed features and the search clinic are welcome.

For more training opportunities, see the National Training Center and Clearinghouse Web site and the NLM Distance Education page. Watch for announcements of new training resources in the NLM Technical Bulletin.

We hope you find the Search Clinic: PubMed Update useful and enjoyable.

Join MAR staff and network members for online classes in June, July, and August. You can participate in a class from the comfort of your own (hopefully) air-conditioned office—all you need is an Internet-connected computer and a telephone. Classes are FREE.

To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu

10 classes will be offered—and 3 are new!

June

1. Copyright and ILL

Guidelines? Law? CONTU? This course will give a basic introduction to copyright including the exclusive rights of copyright holders, copyright duration, and fair use. Learn how copyright affects ILL and how librarians can better balance ILL service needs with copyright law. You will also gain an understanding of the features in DOCLINE that address copyright law.

June 11, 11:00 am-12:00 pm

2. NEW! LinkOut Update

The LinkOut submission utility saw a significant redesign in late April 2008.  This one-hour session will help familiarize LinkOut libraries with the new interface.  This courses is intended for libraries already working with LinkOut and interested in learning how the new interface will affect them.  PLEASE NOTE:  We will not be offering Getting Started with LinkOut over the summer months.  If you need this training, please contact Miguel Figueroa (figueroa@library.med.nyu.edu) to make individual arrangements.

June 19, 2:00-3:00 pm

3. PubMed MyNCBI

In this 90-minute session, you will learn how to customize your PubMed experience using MyNCBI (formerly Cubby), and create shared filters for your library users. Save your favorite citations, and keep current with automatic searches—the results will come straight to your inbox. Change the look of PubMed with custom tabs and highlighted search terms. Create shared filters that allow you to activate LinkOut icons, specify display formats, and limit search results.  Shared Filters are an important feature for any library that participates in NCBI’s LinkOut program.

June 24, 10:30 am-12:00 pm

4. DOCLINE SERHOLD: Searching, Updating, and Reporting

This course will focus on the SERHOLD feature of DOCLINE.  Attendees will learn how to add new titles and formats to their library’s record, search SERHOLD for other library’s holdings, and utilize the SERHOLD reporting functions to make the most of this unique tool in DOCLINE.

June 24, 2:00-3:00 pm

July

5. Introduction to TOXNET

Learn how to find information on chemicals, toxic releases, toxicology literature, and toxicology data files with NLM’s TOXNET set of databases. TOXNET is a rich resource for environmental health, toxicology, and chemical hazards.

July 8, 10:00-11:00 am

6. NEW! Summer DOCLINE Tune-Up

This quick and informal session will highlight ten things you can do this summer to help improve your DOCLINE account.  Quickly review your routing table, run a SERHOLD report, update your institution record, and more. These quick tips will highlight the minor maintenance issues that can help DOCLINE work better for you.

July 9, 11:00 am-12:00 pm

7. DOCLINE: Reports, Routing Tables and More

This one hour class will cover some of the more specialized topics in Docline, including the reporting features and routing tables. Registrants are welcome to submit their “problem questions” to be answered during the course.

July 9, 1:00-2:00 pm

8. NEW! Service Continuity Planning

An emergency can be as wide-scale as a hurricane or as local as a burst pipe in the book stacks. Do you know how to ensure the continuation of your primary services and access to your primary resources in the event of an emergency at your library? Learn (and share) strategies during this 90 minute class.  Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Emergency Preparedness Project, will present a simple, relatively quick, approach to creating a service continuity plan. Dan Wilson is Associate Director for Collection Management and Access Services at University of Virginia Claude Moore Health Sciences Library.

July 15, 10:00am-11:30am

9. Introduction to RML Services

What can the RML do for you?  This one-hour introduction will help new and existing members answer that question and more.  Attendees will learn about free promotional materials, funding opportunities, and training sessions. Special focus will be paid to the NNLM MAR Website so that users can learn to find what they need when they need it.

July 16, 10:30-11:30 am

August

10. Free Productivity Tools

Library’s budgets are always pinched for one thing or another. Did you know that there are a multitude of free software packages out there that do just about everything that commercial software packages can do? In this one hour class we’ll take a look at some of these software packages, their usefulness, their limitations and things to think about if you decide to go the free software route.

August 12, 2:00-3:00 pm

This class will review the current NIH Public Access policy, including definitions of public and open access, submission requirements and who it applies to. The class will also demonstrate how one library - the NYU Dental Library - is implementing the policy at its institution.

Tuesday, April 1, from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Register at rml@library.med.nyu.edu or call 1.800.338.7657

There are still a few spots left in both workshops. Register for either or both classes by sending an email to rml@library.med.nyu.edu

Registration is free. Class break refreshments and lunch are included for attendees. The classes are limited to 25 registrants. Please register by March, 28, 2008.

The goal of the Outreach Evaluation Workshop Series is to develop the ability of those who conduct health information outreach projects to gather and use evaluation data for program improvement and decision-making.

These workshops are hosted by NN/LM MAR and taught by Susan Barnes and Cindy Olney of the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, NN/LM Pacific Northwest, University of Washington. Attendance at previous workshops is not a prerequisite.

Data Collection for Health Information Outreach, 8:00-12:00, April 15/08
In this workshop, participants will learn to apply good principles of data collection to assure that data - both qualitative and quantitative - will be useful in making project decisions. The emphasis will be on efficient methods that can keep data collection at a manageable level.

Data Analysis for Health Information Outreach, 1:00-5:00, April 15/08
Participants will learn basic methods for compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative evaluation data to maximize their usefulness in project improvement and decision-making.

Class date: Tuesday, April, 15, 2008
Class times: Data Collection for Health Information Outreach: 8:00-12:00; Data Analysis for Health Information Outreach: 1:00-5:00
Location: New York University, Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library, 550 First Ave., New York

The goal of the Outreach Evaluation Workshop Series is to develop the ability of those who conduct health information outreach projects to gather and use evaluation data for program improvement and decision-making.

These workshops are hosted by NN/LM MAR and taught by Susan Barnes and Cindy Olney of the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, NN/LM Pacific Northwest, University of Washington. Attendance at previous workshops is not a prerequisite.

Data Collection for Health Information Outreach, 8:00-12:00, April 15/08
In this workshop, participants will learn to apply good principles of data collection to assure that data - both qualitative and quantitative - will be useful in making project decisions. The emphasis will be on efficient methods that can keep data collection at a manageable level.

Data Analysis for Health Information Outreach, 1:00-5:00, April 15/08
Participants will learn basic methods for compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative evaluation data to maximize their usefulness in project improvement and decision-making.

Class date: Tuesday, April, 15, 2008
Class times: Data Collection for Health Information Outreach: 8:00-12:00; Data Analysis for Health Information Outreach: 1:00-5:00
Location: New York University, Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library, 550 First Ave., New York
Registration: Register for either or both classes by sending an email to rml@library.med.nyu.edu

Registration is free. Class break refreshments and lunch are included for attendees. The classes are limited to 25 registrants. Please register by March, 28, 2008.

Join your colleagues on March 5 as NN/LM MAR hosts Medical Library Association’s fall webcast, “Web 2.0 Principles and Best Practices: Discovering the Participatory Web.” More information about the webcast is available here: http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/web2.0/index.html

Take advantage of this national continuing education event. Share ideas with your colleagues about current topics, learn techniques from MLA member experts, and earn MLA CE contact hours.

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Time: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Location: Smilow 1^st Floor Conference Room B, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY

*NOTE: You are invited to join us in person in New York City for the webcast. We cannot offer free remote access to the webcast from your own library.*

RSVP to rml@library.med.nyu.edu. You will be sent a confirmation e-mail with directions to the site by Friday, February 29. There is no charge for this event.

The RML has also purchased a DVD for loan after the webcast.

We look forward to having you join us!

Join MAR staff, network members, and other information professionals for in-person continuing education classes on March 26 and 27, 2008 at Duquesne University’s Gumberg Library in Pittsburgh, PA. Classes are FREE of charge.

To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu and let us know which class(es) you want. All classes will take place in the Gumberg Library Electronic Classroom, Duquesne University. Confirmation will be sent prior to the class dates. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

Campus map, directions, and parking information: http://www.library.duq.edu/about/map.htm

1. DOCLINE Explained

Description: Designed as an introductory class on the DOCLINE system for new or inexperienced users. (3 MLA CE) This class will be of interest to interlibrary loan staff and anyone who uses DOCLINE.

Time: 3 hours

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 9 am to 12 pm

2. Getting Started with LinkOut

Description: This hands-on class is designed to provide step-by-step direction on how to activate LinkOut for a library’s print and electronic journal collections, so that users are able to view holdings and access full-text through the PubMed interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library’s icon for branding purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut. (4 MLA CE)

Time: 4 hours

Date: Wednesday, March 26, 1 pm to 5 pm

3. Keeping Up with PubMed
Description: With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Related Articles, Link to journals, Citation Matcher, and Clinical Queries. The instructor will demonstrate online searches and students, at computers connected to the Internet, will be invited to follow along. Time for individual practice will be provided. (4 MLA CE) This class is intended for new or infrequent PubMed searchers.

Time: 4 hours

Date: Thursday, March 27, 9 am to 1 pm

4. PubMed for Experts

Description: Designed as an advanced class for experienced MEDLINE searchers. This hands-on class will highlight advanced PubMed techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class. (3 MLA CE)

Time: 3 hours

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2 pm to 5 pm

Happy new year from the Middle Atlantic Region! We are pleased to offer a number of online classes in 2008. Classes are FREE. All you need is an Internet-connected computer and a telephone. To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu

Thirteen classes will be offered—and four are new!

GENERAL

1. Introduction to RML Services NEW!

What can the RML do for you? This one-hour introduction will help new and existing members answer that question and more. Attendees will learn about free promotional materials, funding opportunities, and training sessions. Special focus will be paid to the NNLM MAR Website so that users can learn to find what they need when they need it.

Thursday, January 31, 10:00-11:00am

Thursday, February 7, 10:00-11:00am

Tuesday , March 18, 10:30-11:30am

Thursday, April 10, 3:00-4:00pm

Monday, May 12, 11:00am-12:00pm

EVALUATION

2. Clever Evaluation

Evaluating programs and projects is a lot like exercising: most of us know it’s very important and we plan to start doing it as soon as we have time. Cindy Olney, evaluation specialist for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC), will present a 90-minute session on evaluation methods that are quick, resourceful, and useful. Her strategies include using existing data, combining evaluation with other project activities, and enlisting the help of others in data collection. Cindy Olney has been an evaluation specialist since 1991 and has worked with the OERC since 2004. She specializes in planning and evaluation of health information outreach and public health projects.

Wednesday, February 13, 10:00-11:30am

Tuesday, May 6, 1:30-3:00pm

PUBMED

3. PubMed MyNCBI

This class is presented in two parts. You may attend either session or both.

Part I. Learn how to customize your PubMed experience using MyNCBI (formerly Cubby). Save your favorite citations, and keep current with automatic searches—the results will come straight to your inbox. Change the look of PubMed with custom tabs and highlighted search terms.

Part II. Create shared filters for your library users’ using MyNCBI. Shared filters allow you to activate LinkOut icons, specify display formats, and limit search results. Shared Filters are an important feature for any library that participates in NCBI’s LinkOut program.

Part I:

Tuesday, February 12, 10:00-11:00am

Wednesday , April 16, 3:00-4:00pm

Part II:

Tuesday, February 19, 10:00-11:00am

Wednesday, April 23, 3:00-4:00pm

OTHER NLM RESOURCES

4. Introduction to TOXNET NEW!

Learn how to find information on chemicals, toxic releases, toxicology literature, and toxicology data files with NLM’s TOXNET set of databases. TOXNET is a rich resource for environmental health, toxicology, and chemical hazards.

Thursday, February 14, 11:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday, April 15, 10:00-11:00am

RESOURCE SHARING AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY

5. LinkOut

This hands-on class is designed to provide step-by-step direction on how to activate LinkOut for a library’s print and electronic journal collections, so that users are able to view holdings and access full-text through the PubMed interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library’s icon for branding purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut. MLA CE credits available.

*This class is divided into two sessions. Attendance at both sessions is mandatory to receive CE credit*

Wednesday, March 12 and 19, 11:00am-12:00pm

Thursday, April 17 and 24, 1:00-2:00pm

6. DOCLINE for Beginners

The title says it all! If you are new to DOCLINE, this one-hour class will provide an overview.

Thursday , February 28, 11:00am-12:00pm

Wednesday, March 19, 2:00-3:00pm

Tuesday, May 6, 10:00-11:00am

7. DOCLINE SERHOLD: Searching, Updating, and Reporting NEW!

This course will focus on the SERHOLD feature of DOCLINE. Attendees will learn how to add new titles and formats to their library’s record, search SERHOLD for other library’s holdings, and utilize the SERHOLD reporting functions to make the most of this unique tool in DOCLINE.

Tuesday, February 26, 11:00am-12:00pm

Thursday, March 13, 1:00-2:00pm

8. DOCLINE: Reports, Routing Tables and More

This one hour class will cover some of the more specialized topics in Docline, including the reporting features and routing tables. Registrants are welcome to submit their “problem questions” to be answered during the course.

Thursday, January 31, 3:00-4:00pm

Thursday, March 13, 10:00-11:00am

Tuesday, May 6, 1:00-2:00pm

9. Copyright and ILL

Guidelines? Law? CONTU? This course will give a basic introduction to copyright including the exclusive rights of copyright holders, copyright duration, and fair use. Learn how copyright affects ILL and how librarians can better balance ILL service needs with copyright law. You will also gain an understanding of the features in DOCLINE that address copyright law.

Thursday, February 28, 3:00-4:00pm

Wednesday, April 16, 1:00-2:00 pm

TECHNOLOGY

10. Free Productivity Tools NEW!

Library’s budgets are always pinched for one thing or another. Did you know that there are a multitude of free software packages out there that do just about everything that commercial software packages can do? In this one hour class we’ll take a look at some of these software packages, their usefulness, their limitations and things to think about if you decide to go the free software route.

Thursday, March 20, 3:00-4:00pm

Wednesday, May 28, 3:00-4:00pm

11. Creative Commons: What Is It?
The digital age has caused a plethora of problems concerning copyright. Along comes the concept of Creative Commons to help define the rights of creators, users, and consumers. What is it and how is it used? Take this one hour online class and learn more!

Tuesday, February 19, 3:00-4:00pm

Monday, April 14, 3:00-4:00pm

CONSUMER HEALTH

12. Consumer Health Information at the Public Library

Public librarians, do you receive health information requests at the reference desk? Do you want to plan programming on health topics? Learn about National Library of Medicine’s free, authoritative consumer health web sites like MedlinePlus and NIH Senior Health.

Tuesday, February 26, 3:00-4:00pm

Wednesday, March 12, 2:00-3:00pm

Wednesday, April 16, 10:00-11:00am

13. Consumer Health Funding for Public Libraries

The hour-long online course will provide an overview of funding available from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and National Library of Medicine. The class will review the existing awards from the NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, review how awards are created and eligibility in applying for the awards. The class will also discuss options for public libraries to supplement awards with training, promotional items and other assistance from NN/LM MAR staff.

Friday, February 15, 12:00-1:00pm

Thursday, March 27, 11:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday, April 15, 3:00-4:00pm

Join MAR staff, network members, and other information professionals for in-person continuing education classes on January 8 and 9, 2008 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Classes are FREE of charge.

To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu and let us know which class(es) you want. All classes will take place in the McNeil Science and Technology Center (STC) Room 147, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Confirmation and directions will be sent prior to the class dates. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

1. DOCLINE Explained

Description: Designed as an introductory class on the DOCLINE system for new or inexperienced users. (3 MLA CE)

Instructor: Miguel Figueroa

Time: 3 hours

Date: Tuesday, January 8, 9 am to 12 pm

2. Getting Started with LinkOut

Description: This hands-on class is designed to provide step-by-step direction on how to activate LinkOut for a library’s print and electronic journal collections, so that users are able to view holdings and access full-text through the PubMed interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library’s icon for branding purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut. (4 MLA CE)

Instructor: Miguel Figueroa

Time: 4 hours

Date: Tuesday, January 8, 1 pm to 5 pm

3. Keeping Up with PubMed
Description: With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Related Articles, Link to journals, Citation Matcher, and Clinical Queries. The instructor will demonstrate online searches and students, at computers connected to the Internet, will be invited to follow along. Time for individual practice will be provided. (4 MLA CE)

Instructor: Arpita Bose

Time: 4 hours

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 9 am to 1 pm

4. PubMed for Experts

Description: Designed as an advanced class for experienced MEDLINE searchers. This hands-on class will highlight advanced PubMed techniques that can be used to conduct comprehensive searches. Attendees are encouraged to contribute past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class. (3 MLA CE)

Instructor: Arpita Bose

Time: 3 hours

Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2 pm to 5 pm