As of May 27, 2009, one Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit can be awarded to attendees of the web conferences for Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine resources.

On Wednesday, May 27, at 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT, for one hour Siobhan Champ Blackwell will present the first of three monthly Spotlight! sessions focused on toxicology. Databases covered in this session include the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, HazMap and WISER. The class includes hands-on exercises.

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Access it by going to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. To receive the MLA CE credit, you will need to attend the class, participate in the exercises and e-mail Marty Magee: mmagee@unmc.edu. An evaluation form will be sent to you to complete before the MLA CE certificate will be sent to you.

The Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month will continue on June 24 with Dana Abbey presenting TOXLINE, TOXMAP, Toxics Release Inventory and Toxtown.

Check out the training and workshops by the The Homeland Defense Journal Training Workshops

For details on these and all training and workshops, visit www.HomelandDefenseJournal.net

Upcoming Emergency Management Workshops for June and July 2009

Incident Management for First Responders in Different Cultures - A two day workshop on implementing Cultural Competence in Dangerous Situations Jun 16-17, 2009 | Arlington, VA
Exercise Design and Evaluation Workshop Jun 17-18, 2009 Arlington, VA
Emergency Capability Analysis Workshop Jun 19, 2009 | Arlington, VA
Emergency Preparedness for Libraries Jun 18-19, 2009 | Arlington, VA
All-Hazards Regional Evacuation Plans - An Interactive Two-Day Workshop on Developing an All-Hazards Regional Evacuation Plan Jun 23-24, 2009 | Arlington, VA
How to Develop a Business Continuity Plan/Continuity of Operations Plan That Really Works Workshop Jul 14, 2009 | Arlington, VA
Best Practices for Disaster Communications Jul 15, 2009 | Arlington, VA
Search and Rescue Certification Standards Jul 16, 2009 | Arlington, VA

On Wednesday, April 22 at 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT for one hour - presented by Jim Honour. Tune in to see multiple different resources for drug information. Class includes hands-on exercises!

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Access it by going to: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr

The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. And our May offering will be on May 27th, covering the Hazardous Substances Data Bank, Haz-Map, and WISER.

You might be interested in the upcoming College of DuPage offering, April 16 - Soaring to Excellence: an Ounce of Prevention: Health Reference Basics. It will be held on Apr. 16, from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MT, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT. See: http://www.dupagepress.com/library-learning-network/soaring-to-excellence-2009/ounce-of-prevention/

Free in Colorado through the Biographical Center for Research: http://www.bcr.org/training/partners/teleconferences/index.html

Free in Missouri, from Missouri State Government at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/development/workshop/nolimitslearning/default.asp

Free in Nebraska, see Nebraska Library Commission at: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/ and search on the Training Calendar by using DuPage.

Free in Utah, see University of Utah, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library: http://library.med.utah.edu/

The March 17, 2009 online “Strategies to Improve Patient Health Literacy” class has been archived on the MCR website and is available for viewing. This one hour session defines health literacy and the challenges to patients; explores the impact low health literacy has on quality patient care, and describes resources to improve health literacy.

Check out other asynchronous training and educational opportunities, including web casts, web- and CD-based tutorials, and PowerPoint presentations from previous classes at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/education/online.html#A9. [da]

As part of the series, “Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources,” Marty Magee will present “Educational Resources for Kids” on Wednesday, March 25, for one hour -1:00 MT, 2:00 CT. Tune in to see resources you can use with children on a multitude of health topics. Class includes hands-on exercises - this can be fun!

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. All classes can be accessed by going to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you!

The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. Upcoming dates and topics include: April 22 - Drug Resources.

If you’re curious about knowledge management, here are some readings that will give you an overview.

Common Knowledge: How Companies Thrive by Sharing What They Know
Nancy M. Dixon (book excerpt) (Harvard Business School Press) http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/book/n_dixon_1.html

Knowledge Management in the NHS: positioning the healthcare librarian at the knowledge intersection
Carole Keeling, Sian Lambert (2000). Health Libraries Review. 17(3), 136-143. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/120100549/PDFSTART

The Future of the Future: Rise of the Knowledge Librarian
Art Murray, Ken Wheaton KM world. Feb 2, 2009
http://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Column/Future-of-the-Future/The-future-of-the-future-Rise-of-the-knowledge-librarian–52362.aspx

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As part of the series, “Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources,” Marty Magee will present “Educational Resources for Kids” on Wednesday, March 25, for one hour -1:00 MT, 2:00 CT. Tune in to see resources you can use with children on a multitude of health topics.

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. All classes can be accessed by going to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you!

The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. Upcoming dates and topics include: April 22 - Drug Resources.

Mark your calendar for both events!

This week - Wednesday, February 25 - for one hour - 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT- take a class on MedlinePlus and the Household Products Database, presented by Barb Jones, as part of the Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources.

This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. All classes can be accessed by going to https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr. You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you!

The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. Upcoming dates and topics include: March 25 - Educational Resources for Kids, and April 22 - Drug Resources. We hope to “see” you there!