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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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