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Applying Subheadings and Other Features of the MeSH Database
Third animated tutorial in a series of three tutorials about using PubMed's MeSH Database. This 4-minute tutorial explains applying subheadings and other features of PubMed's MeSH Database.

Branching Out: The MeSH Vocabulary
This is a video produced by the National Library of Medicine highlighting many of the features and functions of the controlled vocabulary known as MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). MeSH is used by online searchers, indexers, and catalogers. A copy for viewing is available for loan from your National Network of Libraries of Medicine (RML) office. Please call 1-800-338-7657 for further information.

Combining MeSH Terms Using the MeSH Database
Second animated tutorial in a series of three about using PubMed's MeSH Database. This 3-minute tutorial explains how to combine MeSH terms using PubMed's MeSH Database.

DailyMed
Dr. Stuart Nelson from NLM gives a 19 minute presentation on DailyMed which provides high quality information about marketed drugs. The information in DailyMed includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). This Web site provides health information providers and the public with a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts.

Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)
The Disaster Information Management Research Center is planned to help with national emergency preparedness and response efforts. Embedded within NLM’'s Specialized Information Services (SIS) division, DIMRC is tasked with the collection, organization and dissemination of health information resources and informatics research related to disasters of natural, accidental, or deliberate origin.

Distance Education Program Resources
A fact sheet from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) listing all for the distance education resources available from NLM.

DOCLINE FAQs
Through this NLM web page users may find answers to many general and technical questions pertaining to NLM's automated interlibrary loan (ILL) request routing and referral system.

Getting started with My NCBI
This 5 minute tutorial will demonstrate how to register, sign in and out, change your password, and what to do if you've forgotten your password.

Importing TOXLINE Special Citations into Reference Manager.
A 2-minute online tutorial developed by the Specialized Information Services (SIS) designed to guide useres with importing TOXLINE Special citations into the bibliographic organizer Reference Manager. ***Uses Macromedia's Flash Player

Information for Librarian and Trainers
This MedlinePlus site lists appropriate, authoritative health informtion training tools and resources.

Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources
This is a recording of the three-day course designed for staff who have little or no experience with molecular biology databases and search systems, and who handle occasional question about molecular biology information resources.

LinkOut Filters
This 6-minute tutorial demonstrates the ability to display LinkOut icons on citations, group resources available from your library, and save a search for articles that are available from your library.

Manual Used in Training on Toxicology & Environmental Health Web Resources
Training materials used in the one-day training module for the NLM Chemical/Toxicology databases. These workbooks are available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat PDF, and Microsoft PowerPoint See "TOXNET On the Web" for class information.

MEDLINE/PubMedResources Guide
These resources provide detailed information about MEDLINE data and searching PubMed.

MeSH Browser -- About the MeSH Browser
Definition of what the MeSH Browser is and what it can do.

MLA 2008 NLM Theater Presentations
The various presentations concerning NLM products and services held in the NLM Booth at MLA Chicago 2008 are available. The presentations range in various time lengths and are available in the Adobe Connect format

My NCBI-Filters
This 7 minute tutorial demonstrates the filters feature which allows a searcher to group search results by areas of interest.

National Center on Biotechnology Information (NCBI) News
A newsletter to inform the scientific community of NCBI's research activities and availability of new databases and software services.

National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
This agency at the National Library of Medicine whose mission is to improve "..the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology." On NICHSR's web site there are numerous links to their databases, Outreach and training programs, Publications and related HSR web sites.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Technical Bulletin
The electronic newsletter for the National Library of Medicine's web-based databases and information.

NICHSR Introduction to HSR: Class Manual
This manual is used in conjunction with the course also found at "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search/" and is designed to provide health sciences librarians with a greater appreciation of the issues and methodologies of health services research in order to support and partner health services researchers.

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a new quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the MedlinePlus website. "Need Adobe Acrobat to read PDF documents."

NLM Fact Sheets
These are one-two page descriptions of NLM programs and services. See this web site for the extensive listing of these publications. Updated frequently and available for printing free of charge.

NLM Training: The NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov
This half day class is designed to teach individuals the NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov. This course has been approved for 3.5 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits. To register online go to http://nnlm.gov/mar/online /request.html

NN/LM Members Directory
A searchable directory of NN/LM members.

PubMed Simple Subject Search Example
This one minute tutorial demonstrates how to perform a basic sinple MEDLINE search.

PubMed Tutorial National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Online interactive tutorial introducing users to the functions and search features of PubMed.

Quick Tour of NLM's Environmental Health and Toxicology Resources
This 4-minute tutorial is an over view of the resources available from the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program. It highlights databases created for the public and databases created for the researcher or scientist. "On the right hand side of the page click on the movie projector icon."

Quick Tour on Searching by Journal in PubMed
A five-minute Quick Tour of how to search for a journal in PubMed.

Quick Tour: Customize the display of your NLM Gateway seach results
This 2-minute tutorial demonstrates the ability to customize the display of your Gateway search results.

Saving Searches with My NCBI
This 4 minute tutorial will demonstrate how to save a search strategy in My NCBI

Searching by Author
Enhanced Author searching techniques in MEDLINE are demonstrated.

Searching by Series in the NLM Catalog
How to search for Series publications in the NLM Catalog.

Searching PubMed by Author and Subject
Author and Subject searching techniques are demonstrated.

The Basics of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
This is a new web-based instructional resource about understanding the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) and how to use them to search MEDLINE®/PubMed® for medical literature and information. The user learns about: the structure of the MeSH hierarchy, how indexers select terms when indexing articles for MEDLINE and how to use MeSH to search PubMed for treatment of chemical and drug terms

The NLM Catalog via Entrez
An introduction to the National Library of Medicine's Catalog.

Toxicology Tutorials
The Toxicology Tutorials are comprised of three tutorials produced by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program of the National Library of Medicine. They are written to provide a basic understanding of toxicology as an aide for users of toxicology literature contained in NLM's Chemical and Toxicological databases.

TOXNET News
Links to news items on the TOXNET web site. Includes calendars, Outreach Activities, lecture guides, additional news sources and archives.

TOXNET on the Web
One day class offered by the National Training Center & Clearinghouse to convey the basics of searching the TOXNET system, a collection of web-based databases in the areas of toxicology, environmental health and related subjects. This class is offered at various sites throughout the United States. This is a free class but you must register (www.nnlm.gov/ntcc/request.html) 7 Medical Library Association Continuing Education Credits.

Tutorial: Setting Up LinkOut for Libraries
This tutorial is a companion to the printed document "LinkOut and Libraries (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/linkout/doc/liblinkout.html)." Check this document out. After using this program, a user will be able to set up a LinkOut account, complete library indentity information, enter their library holdings, display the libraries' icon. The tutorial also includes tips and tricks.

Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®) Basics
This is a Web-based learning program that will educate you about the basic principles of the UMLS.

Using Limits in the NLM Catalog
How to use the Limits feature to narrow your search.

ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers
Consumers need access to information and resources about genetic information in a manner that is understandable. Librarians working with the public need to be aware of the issues surrounding genetics and resources to assist patrons in locating and evaluating sometimes complex and confusing information. This class explores basic concepts such as genes and chromosomes and offers an overview of genetic disorders, genetic testing, genetic counseling, and the Human Genome Project. Ethical and legal issues associated with genetic disorders will be covered with regard to privacy, discrimination, and potential legislative impact on medicine and society. A variety of reliable health information resources will be demonstrated, including, but not limited to: Genetics Home Reference, ClinicalTrials.gov, CHID (Combined Health Information Database), NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders), and MedlinePlus. This 4-hour hands-on class is intended for consumers, public librarians, and health sciences librarians who work with the public.

Advanced PubMed Searching Resource Packet
This Word document provides charts for MeSH subheading abbreviations (including major search tags and field qualifiers), subset codes, publication types and stop words. Links to the original location in the PubMed Help manual are included. The entire packet or individual pages may be used as a handout or factsheet in advanced PubMed classes.

¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians class description
This page describes the class including an abstract, objectives, course materials, MLA CE, and who teaches it. This 4-hour hands-on class will cover resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. You will also learn to evaluate and identify health websites in Spanish to which you can direct your patrons.

Basic Internet FAQ for the medical librarian
Information on accessing the resources available on the Internet.

Basics of Electronic Document Delivery
Use of electronic document delivery can bring a library savings in costs and time. In addition, more and more users prefer to view articles onscreen. This course will help health sciences library staff to make decisions regarding whether to provide electronic document delivery, and what software and equipment should be acquired. It will also provide information on how to work with different file types and how to determine whether a library's electronic publications can be used in electronic document delivery. This is an online, asynchronous, instructor-led class using Moodle.

Basics of PubMed
This is a PowerPoint slide tool whose objectives are to understand the purpose and content of PubMed, be able to perform a basic search in PubMed, and to become familiar with some of PubMed's special features, ie. Related Articles, Journal Links to Full Text and MyNCBI.

Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library
Want to improve your consumer health collection and services? Interested in improving your reference skills for providing health information for the public? Then this class is for you. Starting with a discussion about the information seeking behaviors of consumers, the class focuses on the provision of consumer health information services for the public. We will also cover health literacy, planning the service, the reference interview, consumer health online, collection development, collaboration, community partnerships, outreach and marketing. Students will also learn about how to stay up to date on consumer health librarianship.

Blogadillo Network News of the South Central Region
Newsletter from the National Network/Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (Region 5) covering the following states: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX.

Can You Hear Me Now? How to Make a Podcast

Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information
Responding to mental health reference questions is challenging for even the most experienced librarian. In "Caring for the Mind", participants will learn how to effectively provide reference services for mental health information for the public. Participants will learn the best web sites, databases and collection development materials to respond to mental health related questions. Best approaches to handling challenging reference interviews will be explored. This class will increase your knowledge of consumer level mental health resources.

Combatting Information Fatigue: Health Information Resources for Veterans
This course covers resources for finding information on general health conditions, mental health resources including those for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), family issues, substance abuse, amputations, support groups and more. Additionally, this class will prepare participants to find and assess other veterans’ health resources.

Communicating about Health: Empowering Patrons to Communicate with Their Health Care Providers
Health questions are routinely asked at the reference desk, and often information is provided with additional encouragement to discuss the findings with the patron’s doctor. However, communicating with the health care provider may not be easy for many people for a variety of reasons. How can patients ask all of their questions if they only see the doctor for just five or ten minutes? What if there are cultural or language barriers? What can libraries or other information providers do to help people be active participants in their own health care? This webcast is geared to libraries and organizations that provide health information to the public, covering issues and resources around the topic of communication between patients and their health care team. The webcasts focuses on issues concerning barriers to communication, the complexity of the health care system, end-of-life issues, patient safety and patient rights. Participants will learn about the best resources and most effective strategies to help patrons learn about communicating with their health care providers in order to take an active role in their health. This webcast is the archived version of a session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webcast, an audio podcast file, handouts and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Consumer Health Information: American Indian Resources
Annotated listing of Websites related to health concerns of American Indians.

Consumer Health Materials in Spanish
A listing of Spanish language health related materials originating from the United States. This is a guide used to provide information.

Consumer Health: An Online Manual
A web-based manual for librarians and others who are organizing consumer health collections. Broad range of topics by multiple authors are included in this online manual.

Cornflower
Newsletter of the National Network/Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region covering the states of KY, IL, IN, IO, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI.

DOCLINE Best Practices for Users
Basic guidelines for providing quality DOCLINE services.

Dragonfly
Newsletter of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Northwest (Region 6) covering the states of AK, ID, MT, OR, WA.

Ejournal Resources
This web site is a compendium of various types of information covering the topic of ejournals. Projects, Collection Development, Providers and Ejournal Discussion Lists are a few of the concepts covered.

Evaluating Internet Resources
Fact sheet giving criteria for evaluating information found on the Internet.

Finding Easy-to-Read and Multilingual Materials for your Patrons
Do you serve people with low reading skills or limited English language proficiency? For these library users, health information may look like a jumble of complicated words, technical jargon and difficult instructions. Quality health information is essential for making good healthcare decisions, but much of the readily available health information is written at a reading level that is too difficult for many to understand. For patrons who need information in other languages, the problem is even worse. This webinar will identify appropriate sources for quality multilingual health information and understandable health information that is written in plain English, plus search strategies for finding specific topics in these formats. Attendees will hear new ideas for targeting specific user groups and enhancing services through innovative community partnerships. The webinar content will be useful for public and hospital librarians, library staff and anyone who provides health information to members of the public with these special information needs.

Finding Native Health Info Online
Whether you are a community health care worker, a librarian, or just want to be informed, this hands-on class will show you the best places to find Native health information on the Internet. You will learn how to search for and acquire journal articles to find the latest research being done on conditions affecting Native populations. You will also find out where to get reliable consumer level information on such topics as traditional healing, environmental health, urban Indian health, tribal and U.S. government health resources, and other general Native health topics. The hands-on class is 2 hours.

From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet
Course Description: Distance Learning Course This interactive course will introduce participants to issues surrounding the quality of health information resources on the internet. Participants will be provided with a set of recommended criteria to be used to evaluate health information websites. Objectives: *Become familiar with unique issues surrounding health information on the internet. *Understand the nature of web-based resources and why people post information to the internet. *Evaluate health information web sites using a set of criteria provided so that you can determine whether or not the sites are trustworthy sources of health information. This is an online, asynchronous, instructor-led class using Moodle. Class size is limited, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Full Text and PubMed
Information on accessing full text articles from the links in PubMed. This trifold brochure is in PDF format and provides a text box to allow libraries to add their own local information.

Funding Information: Grant Information Resources
There are many sources of funding available to librarians. Includes information on skills needed for "Proposal Writing" and articles on funding.

Geeks Bearing Gifts: unwrapping new technology trends
This class is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today's hottest technology trends. Program participants will be able to identify technology trends and they will understand how these trends will impact or can be integrated into traditional library services. Content will be presented in with a "can-do" focus intended to encourage participants to investigate at least one technology for implementation in their institution. Course structure will include brief vignettes and demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies. Some of the topics to be covered include instant messaging, podcasting, open source software, spyware and other malware, developments in mobile computing, blogs and wikis, radio-frequency identification, and more. The hands-on class is 4 MLA CE hours.

Getting Started with Information Outreach in Minority Communities
This interactive class will provide a background in cultural competence and outreach skills to assist you as you make outreach efforts to underserved and minority populations in your community.

Getting Started with LinkOut
This site contains information and materials for a 2-hour class, 4 hour class with hands-on 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. The class is also availabe as an 3-hour (2.5 hour sessions with homework between sessions)ONLINE Class. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library's icon for branding purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut.

Getting Started with LinkOut [PDF]
A presentation guiding users through the LinkOut process. Information includes definitions; how to participate with both electronic and print holdings; advanced options in LinkOut. (This 1.5 MB file is in PDF format. Revised in November 2005.)

Getting the Best Out of DOCLINE
Attendees will learns how to use the features of DOCLINE effectively. Additional topics include DOCLINE upgrades, reports, Loansome Doc and EFTS. Awarded 3.0 hours of MLA CE credit

Grant Writing
Learn basic tips and techniques for writing and organizing your grant proposal. This workshop will focus on the components of successful grant proposals and offer an opportunity for participants to compose sample objectives, methodologies, and evaluation strategies. (Ruth Holst is the author and instructor of this workshop.)

Grants and Proposal Writing
Designed for beginning grant proposal writers, this class presents a general overview of the grant and funding processes as well as the level of detail required in a successful proposal. Each component of the grant writing process will be addressed, including: documenting the need; identifying the target population; writing measurable objectives; developing a work plan, an evaluation plan and dissemination plan.

Handout Distance Education
This tri-fold brochure includes information on tutorials from NNLM, as well as additional online resources from the MidContinental Region including a CD-ROM and NetLibrary access.

Health Information for Kids and Teens and Seniors, Oh My!
Whether it's reading a funny story about germs and hand washing to preschoolers or helping a senior citizen learn about an upcoming surgery, providing health information is a common and very important task for librarians. Much attention is given to topics such as best practices for the health reference interview, cultural sensitivity and health literacy. But what are best practices for serving users in different age groups? How do the needs of a teenager differ from a senior citizen? What are some ways to engage users through fun and interactive programs, regardless of age? This webinar will explore the health information needs and information seeking behaviors of kids, teens, boomers and seniors. You will discover some new resources and some tricks in getting to fantastic resources for different age groups using MedlinePlus. We will present resources for fun, interactive, quality health programming for all ages and also discuss strategies for partnering with a variety of organizations and schools in your community. Keep your users informed about their health, and have some fun along the way!

Keeping Up with PubMed
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 CEUs

LactMed Basics
This phamplet describes and helps users search LactMed. LactMed is a free online database for breastfeeding mothers with information on the effects of drugs on lactation. Learn about drug levels, possible drugs effects on the infant, and alternative medications.

Latitudes
Newsletter from the National Network/Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library Region 7. Covers the following states: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Basin.

Let's Talk About Sex: Sexual & Reproductive Health Resources Across the Lifespan
With the increase of Hispanics and Latinos at 14.8% of the United States population, librarians are dramatically and successfully changing to meet the health information needs of this population. This presentation offers reliable resoruces on sexual and reproductive health in both English and Spanish, offering librarians another avenue to explore and inform on topics that are often times not discussed. Sections in this presentation include: Teens; LGBT, Women's Health, Men's Heath, HIV/AIDS, and Older Adults.

Library LinkOut Survival Guide
LinkOut is the PubMed program that allows publishers and aggregators (providers) to display the links to full text and other resources you see on PubMed citations. A component of this program, LinkOut for Libraries, enables libraries to display their icons on the Abstract and Citation formats in PubMed. This allows patrons of participating libraries to see which articles they can obtain electronically in full text and link to them directly.

Lo esencial de Medlineplus (MedlinePlus Basics) [PDF]
This brochure explains the basic elements of MedlinePlus en espanol. It conforms as much as possible to the English version. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to print and download this item.

Making PubMed Work for You
This 2.5 or 3.5 hour class for librarians is intended to hone basic searching techniques and the ability to develop search strategies that will take advantage of the PubMed interface to MEDLINE. The course will explore various methods for searching the PubMed system. Topics covered include Automatic Term Mapping, Search Results, Features Bar, Related Articles, My NCBI, Searching with MESH, Journal Database, and Single Citation Matcher. This course will provide an overview of the system and demonstrate utilizing the features of PubMed to search effectively. The 3.5-hour version of the course provides the attendees with hands-on opportunities to practice their search techniques. This course has been approved for 2.5 or 3.5 hours of Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits.

Managing Electronic Resources in Health Science Libraries
This is a four-hour continuing education course intended for health science librarians. It is designed to introduce attendees to the technologies required to provide electronic resources in a health science library. Attendees will become familiar with basic electronic resources and their corresponding technologies, identify advanced technologies and future trends in health science libraries, and discuss planning for electronic resource provision. Also, attendees will learn methods for troubleshooting and resolving electronic resource problems and identify resources for learning more about electronic health information resources.

MARquee Blog
Blog of the National Network/Libraries of Medicine of the Middle Atlantic Regional Medical Library Program, Region 1 for the states of NY, NJ, PA, DE.

Measuring Your Impact: Using Evaluation to Demonstrate Value
Library users and stakeholders will recognize and value the importance of their library's services and of the librarian to the organization. That is the ultimate goal of this six-hour workshop. The outcome for the class is that librarians will be able to show the value of their library's services. Participants will become familiar with an evaluation process and will use and take away methods and tools for assessment, evaluation planning, creating logic models, data collection, data analysis and reporting. The workshop will feature group exercises that move participants through the steps of an evaluation process. There will also be student discussion and exercises in addition to lecture.

MedlinePlus Basics Brochure [PDF]
This brochure explains the basic elements of MEDLINEplus. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to print and download this item.

MidContinental Region News Blog
Newsletter/Blog of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Midcontinental Region covering the states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri.

NER'eastah Blog
Newsletter/Blog covering the activities of the National Network/ Libraries of Medicine New England Regional Medical Library Program for the states of MA, CT, RI, NH, VT, and ME.

NLM Gateway Brochure [PDF]
This informational brochure, in trifold format, explains the basic elements of the NLM Gateway which allows users to search multiple databases of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Adobe Acrobat (PDF) is required to print the brochure.

Non-English Guides to PubMed
A collaboration of the NN/LM Outreach Librarians, this on-going project centralizes links to tutorials, guides, brochures and handouts on PubMed in languages other than English.

Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC)
Librarians and health educators conduct programs to improve access to health information. The OERC provides assistance in developing well-planned evaluation to help target and measure outreach success. There is a workshop available and a free guide. Contact Information: cburroug@u.washington.edu or 206-543-9261.

Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines
This interactive seminar focuses on ways both public and medical librarians can become more involved in patient safety processes and activities - both within their institutions and organizations and in providing patient safety resources for health professionals, for administration and staff, and for patients and families. Topics include understanding the definitions and issues of patient safety; locating where patient safety practices and contacts exist within an institution; identifying appropriate resources; and library advocacy in the area of patient safety. These four hours of lecture, discussion and brainstorming help librarians in all fields become effective agents for improving patient safety.

Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information on the Internet
This hands-on introductory class to consumer health information will cover the information-seeking behaviors of consumers, the basics of MedlinePlus.gov, DIRLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov and other reliable web pages such as those from professional medical associations and advocacy groups. It will cover sites devoted to pharmaceutical information for consumers, drug-interaction databases and herbal information.

PubMed Basics Brochure
Covers basic features of NLM's PubMed. Available in PDF format that can be used to produce tri-fold brochure.

PubMed Expert Searching Class and Sample Manual
Expert searching includes more sophisticated use of PubMed tools such as field qualifiers, the preview/index feature, and creating links for a library web page. Greater knowledge of the Medline database and indexing vocabulary is also necessary in making expert search decisions. The class takes on a train the trainer focus to help participants translate these advanced searching techiniques to other users. The class builds upon the user's own knowledge of searching to use PubMed more effectively. (This is provided as a Microsoft Word document.)

PubMed for Experts
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.

PubMed Search Tags & Field Qualifiers Guide
This guide (in .doc Microsoft Word format) lists the major search tags and field qualifiers for advanced PubMed searching for easy reference. The guide is intended to be customized with your library's logo and contact information, folded in half and laminated. It also makes a nice one page handout. Or better yet... customize it and post it on your Web site.

Resources for your health Get Connected For Asian American Health
Annotated listing of Websites concerning Asian American health issues.

Resources for your health Get Connected! African Americans
Annotated listing of Websites concerning African American health issues.

Resources for your health Get Connected! Latino Americans
Annotated listing of Websites related to health concerns for Latino Americans

Resources for your health Get Connected! Native American Health
This site contains a trifold with a list of consumer health web sites that provide culturally competent health information focusing on health concerns of the Native Americans.

SEA Currents
Newsletter of the National Network/Libraries of Medicine Southeast Atlantic Region (Region 2)covering the states of AL, DC, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, Puerto Rico, SC, TN, VA, W. VA and the US Virgin Islands.

Searching PubMed with MeSH [PDF]
A trifold phamplet (hand out) highlighting major aspects of the MeSH controlled vocabulary.

Super Searcher
One half day hands-on course focusing on advanced search features of web search engines. The features of various search engines will be discussed and compared.

The Healthy Librarian: Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace
Learn simple strategies to cultivate wellness in the workplace at your library. Participants will learn skills to manage challenges of the job. This interactive session will explore practical solutions including stress management skills, ergonomics and how to incorporate more activity into your day. Resources for improving one’s health literacy including health check tools and developing resiliency for changes in the profession will be explored. Participants will leave with enhanced knowledge and practical skills for incorporating healthy habits into their daily work.

The PubMed� Game: Designed for librarians & library staff
The PubMed� Game is primarily used for the PubMed for Experts class in order to review PubMed commands, search features, etc. It can be used and adapted for other situations. One board is made up of five by five categories and questions. The other shorter version is made up of five categories with four sets of questions.

Thinking Like an MBA: Time, Money, Resources and Change Management in the Library
As not-for-profit institutions adopt more business practices and processes, librarians need to be more knowledgeable about adapting to these current strategies. Participants will understand not only the components of a typical project plan but be able to implement them within their own work setting. Thus, the class will explore 1) Project Plan and its components: 2) Time 3) Money and 4) Resources, as well as 5) Change Management to assist in development of the organizational culture. Ideally, this class will assist librarians in serving as models for change within a larger organizational structure while reinforcing their own business and administrative skills, technical capabilities, and customer service in the library. It is expected that attendees of this session be able to employ demonstrated tools within their own environment upon completion of class. This is an online, asynchronous, instructor-led class using Moodle. See URL for further information

TOXNET Overview [PPT]
This PowerPoint presentation is designed to give an introduction to the TOXNET suite of databases. (This 2.8 MB file is in PPT format. Revised in January 2006.)

TOXNET: Environmental Health and Toxicology
The Toxnet system of databases and databanks is a product of NLM’s Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP). It is a FREE web-based integrated system of databases on toxicology, environmental health, hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, chemical nomenclature, and specialty areas such as occupational health and consumer products

TOXNET: Toxicology and Environmental Information
This in an introductory class on the TOXNET databases for inexperienced users. Participants will learn about the different databases available on TOXNET and what type of information is available in each database.

Understanding Health Literacy: Why It Is So Important and What Librarians Can Do to Help
According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, more than a third of adult Americans have trouble understanding basic medical information. Health literacy is the notion that a person is able to obtain, understand, and act on information provided about a health topic or medication. Low or limited health literacy can result in a patient's misunderstanding of a diagnosis or treatment options, medication errors, or poor health outcomes in general. Providing quality health information is not enough. The ability to read - and understand - is necessary in order to make decisions and take action. This webinar will examine the related issues of literacy and health literacy and how it relates to health outcomes for millions of Americans. Several eye-opening examples will demonstrate how low literacy impacts the healthcare of actual patients. Attendees will learn strategies for finding appropriate, understandable health information, the meaning of "easy-to-read" designations, and resources for helping users communicate better with their healthcare providers. The session will conclude with ideas for programming and partnerships to benefit your community. The webinar content will be useful for public and hospital librarians and staff and anyone who provides health information to members of the public.

Website Usability: Making Content Easy to Find
Usability rules the web. If a patron can't navigate your website, then he or she will not use your library to find information. The rest of the Internet is only a mouse click away. Participants in this four hour workshop will learn how to conduct usability studies without expensive consultants, how to create accessible web pages, and how to apply design simplicity to their websites. Workshop topics include integration of diverse resources, library websites as components of institutional websites, and Internet vs. intranet design.

Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts? Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The goal of this class is to increase understanding of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Students will learn the history of CAM and its impact on medical practices. They will learn how CAM is used, how to avoid bad science and how to look up evidence of the effectiveness of CAM therapies. This class is offered for 2 hours or 4 hours. Both classes will include lecture, discussion, and hands-on training.

A Younger Generation of Older Adults: Health Information for Boomers
What is different about the Baby Boomer population when it comes to health information? The boomer group is a moving target; the youngest are now just over 40, and the oldest boomers are approaching retirement age. They may have children and be caregivers for aging parents at the same time. Because boomers tend to be more educated, more tech-savvy, and more interested in health, wellness and fitness than prior generations, their health information needs are varied and substantial. Additionally, boomers often turn to a search engine first rather than the family physician for health information. This webcast highlights issues faced by boomers and provide some great tips and resources for the library staff who serve them. This webcast is the archived version of a session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webcast, an audio podcast file, handouts and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

An In-depth Look at MedlinePlus
Library users routinely ask tough health questions at the reference desk, and often the first place that librarians start is MedlinePlus. Nearly all library staff members are familiar with this important health information resource, but there is much more to MedlinePlus.gov than meets the eye. Please join us as we explore the nooks and crannies of the site and share tips for tweaking your search to pull out the nuggets of information for your library users! This webinar is geared to library reference staff, but will also be useful to anyone who wants to use MedlinePlus to its full potential. The webinar will begin with a top-level view of MedlinePlus and how it differs from popular search engines and commercial health websites. What follows is an in-depth breakdown of the site, including some great ready-reference resources and other useful features. Participants will see search techniques that unlock the power of MedlinePlus, and will learn about new content areas that will provide answers to those difficult health reference questions. There is sure to be something new and useful for everyone! Note: Due to a recording glitch, there is about a 1 minute of silence after the introduction before the presenter begins. This webinar is the archived version of a live, interactive session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webinar, and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Beyond MedlinePlus: Resources That Answer Those Other Tough Health Reference Questions
For health-related questions, knowing the best resource is a key component of providing exceptional reference services. MedlinePlus is a great place to start for many questions, but where do you turn for those other difficult questions? For example, library users might want to know about specifics about how a medication will affect breastfeeding and if there are better alternatives. They may ask to see new research studies on experimental treatments for cancer. Or a question might be about toxic substances in plastic bottles, or the likelihood of whether a particular disease will be passed on to children. At times, librarians will be asked to search for a full-text article from a medical journal that can be printed right at the library. This webinar provides a look at free, high-quality resources that will answer these and many other difficult health-related questions. The session will be useful for public librarians and staff, hospital librarians, health educators, nurses and anyone who provides health information to members of the public. Learning about these resources will provide attendees with a robust "bag of tricks" to take your reference services to the next level. This webinar is the archived version of a live, interactive session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webinar, a resource list, and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Denver Public Library Health & Medicine Web Sites (Spanish version)
"Stacks of great health information, at your fingertips!" Here is a user-friendly collection of health web links for all skill levels of Internet users, collected and arranged with community input, and in cooperation with the Denver Department of Environmental Health. "The Getting Started" section offers many tips on searching for health information. There are links to many local area resources in the "Getting Help in Denver" section, and links for community health needs in "Making Healthier Communities."

DOCLINE Online Manual
Very detailed manual covering all aspects of the DOCLINE System.

Evidence based Public Health Nursing (EBPHN) Tutorial
This tutorial is made up of 6 training modules that were developed by librarians and nurses in order to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence based public health nursing information.

Health Literacy: New Fields, New Opportunities
This tutorial outlines the challenges and the roles for the health literacy practitioners.

I Do Not Give Medical Advice; I Dispense Quality Health Information
In the day-to-day work of the reference librarian, the health reference interview presents one of the most challenging scenarios. What determines a successful outcome, both for the library user and the librarian? Is the experience better, worse, or simply different for public librarians as compared with hospital or medical librarians? This session presents the differences between regular reference and health reference, with a focus on strategies for providing excellent consumer health reference services in both medical and public library settings. This webinar is the archived version of a live, interactive session from the "Health e-Shows" series, a consumer health information series developed by Kelli Ham, NN/LM PSR Consumer Health Coordinator, in collaboration with Infopeople. Materials include the archived webinar, an audio podcast file, and the PowerPoint slides used for the presentation.

Introduction to Public Health Resources and Online Resources Evaluation Skills
These are tools for a peer taught class that is lead by a instructor knowledgeable in the areas covered in the class (online public health resources and website evaluation). With over 17,000 online websites (Pew Internet & American Life: Online life Report http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Health_Report.pdf) with health related content the class emphasizes the importance for website evaluation. There is a evaluation of the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce website that acts as a brief overview of the resource. Learning Objectives: 1) learn how to quickly evaluate online resources (content, currency, audience, purpose, navigation, special features, type of information, evidence based/quality, etc) 2) receive an overview of http://phpartners.org by instructor 3) receive an overview of several online resources that have public health resources. 4) be exposed to presenting to the entire class and express critical thinking in a short amount of time.

NLM Training: PubMed
This full day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed accurately and efficiently to search MEDLINE. It also includes an overview of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. This is a free class. This course has been approved for 7.5 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits. To register online go to http://nnlm.gov/mar/online /request.html

Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals
This is a joint project amongst several agencies to provide public health professionals with timely, convenient access to information resources. See Comment field for list of agencies.

Scholarly Communication: Issues for Health Sciences Libraries in Clinical Settings
Issues related to scholarly communication receive much attention at large academic and research institutions. This web page defines issues and offers suggestions for smaller health sciences libraries, librarians, and the clients they serve.

Search Clinic: Chemicals & Drugs in PubMed®
Learn how to find articles about a chemical or drug of interest. On August 23, 2007 the U.S. National Library of Medicine hosted a 45-minute online search clinic on how the NLM MeSH vocabulary is used to describe substance concepts and how to search PubMed® for relevant substance articles.

Tox Town
This is an interactive web page guiding one to commonly encountered toxic substances, and interactions with your health and the environment. A new feature has been added to the Toxtown web site--Tox City. To experience the "interactivity," you need Macromedia Flash Player, a plug-in for web browsers.

Workbook for the class
This is the workbook used by the National Training Center & Clearinghouse for the one-day PubMed class. Training workbooks are available for downloading in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft ® (MS) Word formats.

Consumer Health Web Sites
An annotated webliography of consumer health web sites recommended by Department of Veterans Affairs librarians. Each site was critically reviewed and evaluated before inclusion on the webliography. Web sites are arranged by subject.

Consumer Health: An Evidence Based Approach To Complementary & Alternative Medicine
This course is in no way a compilation of all of the complementary and alternative medicine resources that are available. Instead, it is an attempt to provide a look at evidence based and peer reviewed alternative medicine resources.

Desseminating the Evidence Base in Public Health Nursing
The website promotes the use of evidence in population-based decisions. This website includes links to evidence-based practice resources, online tutorials develped to enhance the search skills of public health nurses as they search for evidence-based public health nursing, and an online Evidence Based Public Health Nursing Disseration Repository.

Developer Shed
Open Source web development tutorials, forums, and tools.

Distance Education Resources
Brochure showing National Library of Medicine database tutorials and handouts.

Finding and Using Health Statistics
This class presents sources of statistics based on four broad areas: "health correlates, health conditions, health care and health consequences. It puts statistics, particularly government statistics, in context by providing explanations of the rationale behind data collection. The class demonstrates how to identify and find important results; assess the benefits and limitations of these results; and progress from summaries to detailed original reports. Instruction in this self-study class is reinforced by 15 exercises."

First Do No Harm: Basic Strategies for Administering Archival Materials in Health Science Libraries
This course will provide basic strategies for how library staff can arrange, protect, and make use of archival items and collections. Course instructors will discuss the physical arrangement and processing of items found within archival or manuscript collections, basic protection procedures to preserve original items, handling and administration of archival materials during reference and research use, and how to make holdings known to the broader library and archives community. This course will help improve the quality of health sciences library services. It will help librarians to acquire new knowledge and skills in health sciences librarianship; transition from one area of library practice to another; acquire a greater depth of knowledge in an area of health sciences librarianship; and improve their ability to manage health science information resources.

IPHI Tutorials
Tutorials for searching the Iowa Public Health Information (IPHI) web site.

LactMed Basics
LactMed is a free online database with information for breastfeeding mothers and healthcare providers on lactation and prescription medications. Learn about drug levels, drug effects on infants, and alternative medications.

Maryland Health Go Local Asthma Presentation
As part of contract # NO1-LM-6-3502 we made training materials available on line. This is a powerpoint presentation on Maryland Health Go Local that highlights the resources specific to Asthma. It was used when we there was no internet access to show Maryland Health Go Local live.

Maryland Health Go Local Backup Presentation
As part of contract # NO1-LM-6-3502 we made the training materials available on line. This is a Microsoft PowerPoint to use as a backup presentation if there is no internet access.

Maryland Health Go Local Train the Trainers Session by Target Audience (Older Adults)
As part of contract # NO1-LM-6-3502 we were required to make training materials available on line. This is a guide to do a train the trainer session for older adults

Navigating the FPIN Librarian Community
The PowerPoint training packages available at this website provide the user, whether an OVID or PUBMed searcher, with information about the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN). The user may use one of these two packages to learn about the search process required to produce evidence-based search results. These results are delivered to the physician author who will incorporate the references into his/her Clinical Inquiry to be published in Journal of Family Practice or American Family Physician.

net.TUTOR
This tutorial introduces the Web browser and basic techniques for using it effectively.

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use
Looking for the latest developments in patient care but finding too much, too little or inadequate information? This course is designed for librarians responsible for information services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions. Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health web sites. Participants will also learn to search the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database of over 18 million citations using the PubMed interface. This course will also cover MedlinePlus the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. This class is available in person and via distance learning.

Ovid MEDLINE Tutorial
Interactive web-based tutorial using Ovid to search MEDLINE.

PDA Initiative
This site contains information and recommendations on the various PDAs' available . The site has information on the software available for the various models, training sessions (http://www.med.unc.edu/wrkunits/orgs/pda/basicuse.htm), and other useful links.

Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
Online tutorial with content based on the "Public Health Information and Data Training Manual." Four modules cover staying informed about news in public health, health education resources, public health statistics and data sets, and supporting decisions with the best evidence.

Publish Not Perish
A free online tutorial designed to introduce graduate students, junior faculty, and other potential authors to the mysterious world of scholarly publishing, from getting ideas and choosing a journal to submitting and revising a manuscript.

PubMed Tutorial - University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries
Online tutorial to help individuals understand and learn about the functions and search features of PubMed.

Savvy Library Services for Senior Health
This powerpoint addresses the health information searching behavior of seniors and how librarians can best serve them. The presentation shares lessons learned from outreach with senior citizens and their care providers, suggests resources for healthy aging and describes some meaningful programs for senior health information.

Searching with the MeSH Database
A 2-minute animated tutorial explaining the basics of using PubMed's MeSH Database when searching PubMed.

Unified Health Communication
The Health Resources and Services is offering a free online learning experience. Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency is a free on-line learning experience that will help you improve your patient communication skills, increase your awareness and knowledge of the three main factors that affect your communication with patients: health literacy, cultural competency and low English proficiency implement patient-centered communication practices that demonstrate cultural competency and appropriately address patients with limited health literacy and low English proficiency You may choose to take the course for credit (CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE) or not for credit. The course has five modules and is estimated to take a total of 5 hours to complete. You may complete the course at your own pace. The course is also helpful for consumers who want to improve their ability to talk with their healthcare provider, understand health information and access care. The course could be valuable for librarians as they reach out to provide support and information to the public and health professionals and would provide them another option to obtain continuing education units. In addition, The Unified Health Communication course could complement The Medical Library Association and National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine (NLM) work in literacy research, curriculum design and hospital outreach.

Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency and Limited English Proficiency.
Unified Health Communication 101: Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency is a free on-line learning experience that will help you: improve your patient communication skills increase your awareness and knowledge of the three main factors that affect your communication with patients: health literacy, cultural competency and low English proficiency implement patient-centered communication practices that demonstrate cultural competency and appropriately address patients with limited health literacy and low English proficiency You may choose to take the course for credit (CEU/CE, CHES, CME, CNE) or not for credit. The course has five modules and is estimated to take a total of 5 hours to complete. You may complete the course at your own pace.

When Your Patient is a Googler. Health Websites You Both Can Trust.
This presentation is an overview of the content of MedlinePlus, a portal to reliable patient health websites, from the perspective of the health care provider. Health care providers will learn about information seeking behaviors of their patients and the importance of reliable health information for patients. MedlinePlus features include Health Topics, Drugs & Supplements, Medical Encyclopedia, News, Local Health Resources, Online Tutorials, and Videos.