"Connecting with the
NER"
A Distance Education Series
Stay up to date professionally without leaving your desk! The National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ New England Region brings you its Connecting with the NER distance education series. This ongoing series will feature hot topics in health sciences librarianship and highlight major updates to National Library of Medicine resources.
Currently there are no upcoming sessions scheduled. Here is a list of past programs.
Placing a Value on Hospital Library Services
Mark Goldstein
Betsy Kelly, Assessment and Evaluation Liaison (NN/LM MCR) & Barb Jones, Advocacy Liaison (NN/LM MCR)
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Time:2:30-4:00 PM
Concept: To help hospital librarians work with two "valuation" tools: (1.) the new Library Value Calculator, adapted from one originally provided by the Massachusetts Library Association, and then adapted for the web by Chelmsford Public Library; and (2.) the Cost Benefit and ROI Calculator, that helps determine a library's contribution to the institutional "bottom line".
Highlights / Responses to questions, such as:
- What’s your library worth to the institution?
- How much would it cost to replace your library services on the retail market?
- How much does the library contribute to the bottom line?
- How much benefit does your institution (i.e., the patrons) receive for every dollar spent by the library?
- What kind of annual return is realized for funds allocated to maintain the library’s collection?
Emergency Preparedness Planning: Ten Steps to Continuity Planning
Javier Crespo and Penny Glassman
4 Adobe Connect Sessions
Through the course we will assist NER members in developing their own plans for handling emergencies. The course is designed to meet via Adobe Connect sessions–many of you have already participated in our other Connecting with the NER sessions. The course will follow a 10-Step Process to Service Continuity Planning developed by the NN/LM National Coordinator. To provide an opportunity for librarians to work together, the class will also use the Moodle online learning platform as a collaborative virtual space for working through exercises and Steps that will serve to help build your own Service Continuity Plan
Additional Information available on the NER Blog at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2009/01/21/service-continuity-class/
Maintaining your DOCLINE Routing Table
Mark Goldstein
Date: January 28, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
To give DOCLINE participants a chance to receive a quick review on how to maintain their routing table, as well as share in the benefit of the Q&A format.
Additional information is on the NER Blog at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2009/01/14/connecting-with-the-ner-series-maintaining-your-docline-routing-table/
Public Health Online Resources - Virtual Tour of PHPartners.org
Hathy Simpson
Date: February 3, 2009
Time: 10:00-11:30 AM / Watch the recording
This session will provide an overview of public health information resources available from the public health web portal, PHPartners.org
Additional information is on the NER Blog at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2009/01/08/public-health-online-resources-virtual-tour/
Health Information Outreach and Community Engagement: Lessons Learned from the Experts
Michelle Eberle
Date: February 12, 2009
Time: 2:00-3:30 PM
Engaging your community with health information outreach projects is rewarding, meaningful work. Come learn from the experiences of experts in health information outreach and community engagement. Each speaker has led a successful health information outreach subcontract from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ New England Region. The program is intended for anyone interested in pursuing funding or interested in learning more about how to engage the local community in effective health information outreach.
Additional information is on the NER Blog at: http://nnlm.gov/ner/blog/2009/01/21/free-online-learning-opportunity/
Emerging Roles for Medical Librarians...
As the Library as Place Evolves
Facilitated by Michelle Eberle
Date: March 27, 2009
Time: 10:30 AM - 12 PM / Watch the recording.
Changes in technology and electronic access to health information are revolutionizing library services. Come learn about the trends at three of the top medical libraries in New England. Find out how three experienced resource library directors are coping with changes in library as place. Discussion will focus on new roles for medical librarians as the library as place evolves.
Guest speakers include:
- Eric Albright
Director, Tufts Hirsh Health Sciences Library - Richard Kaplan
Dean of Learning and Library Resources, Massachusetts College and Pharmacy and Health Sciences Library - Elaine Martin
Director of Library Services, Lamar Soutter Library, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine / New England Region
Participants will:
a) Learn about emerging roles for staff at three medical libraries in the New England Region
b) Learn how library directors are coping with changes in the field and evolving library services to meet new needs
c) Learn about new roles for medical librarians
Connect Diagnostic
Use this link to verify that your personal computer can connect to Adobe Connect in advance of a session. This will give you time to address any problems. The link will determine whether connection speed is sufficient, network access is allowed, flash player is installed, etc.
Here is the link: http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
Update Flash Player
If the diagnostic reveals that Flash needs to be updated or installed, that can be done here: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe
Firewall Settings
If there are remaining issues, IS depts can check that the following ports are open on their firewalls (these are required by Connect):
port 443port 1935
For more information, firewall administrators can see this article by Adobe (note: Connect used to be called Breeze)....
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=f83a452b&sliceId=1