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Reminder: Registration Open for RDA Courses Offered Through the Cataloging Maintenance Center

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 4/14/2019

(via RAILS)

The Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is providing RDA training for library staff in any Illinois library. The courses are six weeks and use Moodle software. Registered participants will be emailed passwords.

It is strongly encouraged that participants take the RDA Book Training course before the RDA Video and Audio Recording course. Participants should have basic cataloging knowledge and experience. Contact Dr. Pamela Thomas<mailto:pthomas@illinoisheartland.org> at Illinois Heartland Library System with questions.

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Registration Open for MLA April Webinar, “Small Changes Make a Big Difference to Patrons with Disabilities” (April 17, 1:00-2:30 PM CST)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 4/7/2019

(via the Medical Library Association)

MLA’s April Webinar: Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2052/serving-patrons-with-disabilities-in-your-library-or-clinic>

When: April 17, 2019

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM (Central)

“Serving Patrons with Disabilitie in Your Library or Clinic” will open your eyes to how making small changes to your library space and services can make a big difference to your patrons with disabilities. It will provide guidelines for clearly and confidently communicating with people with disabilities and for making plans for larger improvements in services.

*   Length: 1.5-hour webinar
*   Technical information: After you have registered, go to My Learning in MEDLIB-ED to access the live webinar, resources, evaluation, and certificate.
*   Register, participate, and earn 1.5 MLA continuing education (CE) contact hours.

Site License Information

To offer this webinar to a group, consider a site license. Visit MLANET (https://www.mlanet.org/site-license?source=5).

MLA webinars are conducted through MEDLIB-ED (http://www.medlib-ed.org), MLA’s learning management system. Be sure to view other educational opportunities available through MEDLIB-ED.

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Registration Open for MLA March Webinar, “Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great” (1:00-2:30 PM CST on Thursday, March 14)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 3/3/2019

(via the Medical Library Association)

Register Now for MLA’s March Webinar!

Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2044/take-your-research-guides-from-good-to-great>

When: Thursday, March 14, 2019

Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM (CT)

Really! Andy Hickner, an experienced web professional and LibGuides expert, will show you how to get detailed and actionable data about how your patrons are using your guides. Andy will also show you how to make your guides user friendly on multiple device-types and how to identify and fix accessibility problems.

Registration Information
*   Length: 1.5 hour webinar
*   Technical information: After you have registered, go to My Learning in MEDLIB-ED to access the live webinar, resources, evaluation, and certificate.
*   Register, participate, and earn 1.5 MLA continuing education (CE) contact hours.

Site License Information

To offer this webinar to a group, consider a site license. Visit MLANET<https://www.mlanet.org/site-license?source=5> for more information.

Learn more about and register for “Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great.”<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2044/take-your-research-guides-from-good-to-great>

Also, interested in communicating clearly with people with disabilities? Then be sure to check out April’s webinar.

April 17, 2019: Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic<http://www.medlib-ed.org/products/2052/serving-patrons-with-disabilities-in-your-library-or-clinic>

Space fills quickly, so be sure to register now<http://www.medlib-ed.org/> for these compelling webinars!

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Registration Open for “Informal Learning in the Academic Library” Online Course (Offered March 4 Through 29)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 2/24/2019

(via Rory Litwin, Library Juice Academy)

Informal Learning in the Academic Library

Instructors: Lauren Hays and Teresa Slobuski

Dates: March 4th through 29th, 2019

Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs

Price: $175

Attendees of this course will be introduced to the concept of informal learning in the academic library. The instructors will discuss specific examples of how informal learning can be supported including through gameplay, makerspaces, space design, furniture selection, and technology. Although not always emphasized in professional standards, informal learning is the primary source for building life skills such as critical thinking, flexibility, collaboration, and creativity, all of which are needed for students to be successful throughout their lives. Additionally, by fostering informal learning, libraries also foster life long learning by validating out-of-classroom learning opportunities.

– Attendees will recognize informal learning opportunities.

– Attendees will analyze their library for ways to increase informal learning opportunities.

– Attendees will have the tools to create an informal learning proposal for their library.

This course can be taken as one of the courses in our eight-course Certificate in Library Instruction, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.

Lauren Hays is the Instructional and Research Librarian and the Co-Director of the Center for Games and Learning at MidAmerica Nazarene University. She holds an undergraduate degree in education, a masters in library science, a masters in educational technology, and a graduate certificate in online teaching and learning. She is passionate about the learning process. Her professional interests include the librarian’s role in informal learning and the scholarship for teaching and learning.

Teresa Slobuski is the Head Librarian of the Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine. In this role, she oversees all operations of the library. Slobuski is passionate about access and social justice and actively works to improve both representation and recognition of all in libraries. Slobuski completed her master’s degree in library and information science at Rutgers University. She has conducted research on a variety of topics such as the impact of non-text media on information retrieval, children’s literature, informal learning and the development of 21st century skills, library space usage, and educational technology topics, especially the use of games.

Read an interview with Lauren Hays, about this class and the other class that the two instructors co-teach together:

This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment.

You can register in this course through the first week of instruction (as long as it is not full). The “Register” button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants us to send a billing statement or wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us by email to make arrangements: inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com

For a list of all of the courses being offered next month, please go to:

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Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “The Elephant in the Room: Helping Your Community Navigate the Financial Aspects of Healthcare” (2:00-3:00 PM CST on Feb. 21)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 2/10/2019

(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region)

Class Details

Financial health literacy occurs at the intersection of managing personal finances and health literacy. In this hour-long webinar we’ll explore the four components of financial health literacy and how librarians can support education and awareness to empower health consumers as they navigate complex issues of terminology, insurance, unexpected costs and financial barriers to healthcare. Better understanding the financial aspects of healthcare provides one key to unlocking health equity and wellness.

Guest Speaker

Heidi Beke-Harrigan, MLS, CPL is the Member Services Librarian at OhioNET, where she coordinates, promotes and co-develops continuing education opportunities and member services that support librarians in their work. From teaching systematic reviews to working with nursing students and faculty, the health sciences have always been an integral part of her library journey. Her current research interests focus on consumer health and healthcare equity. In addition to completing the MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization and a certificate in medical writing and editing, Heidi is an RYT-200 yoga teacher specializing in yoga nidra. She co-facilitates the Day of Mindful Living (1), a program at River’s Edge in Cleveland that introduces law enforcement to mindfulness practices. When not in libraries she hikes in Ireland and dreams of her own Mary Reynolds inspired wild space.

Class Date:

Region/Office: National
Feb 21, 2019
2:00PM – 3:00PM CT

Instructor(s):

Bobbi Newman, MLIS, MA, Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist

Contact:

Bobbi Newman

For more information, and to register, please go here.

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Registration Open for February MLA Webinar, “Helping Science Succeed: The Librarian’s Role in Addressing the Reproducibility Crisis” (1:00-2:30 PM CDT on February 13)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 2/10/2019

(via the Medical Library Association)

Don’t miss this webinar: Helping Science Succeed: The Librarian’s Role in Addressing the Reproducibility Crisis

When:  Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Time:  1:00 – 2:30 PM (Central)

Concerns about the reproducibility of scientific studies are well known, but you may not know that many recommendations to improve reproducibility require services and expertise that librarians have, especially in relation to transparency, sharing, and publishing. Helping Science Succeed: The Librarian’s Role in Addressing the Reproducibility Crisis shows you how to improve science and the status of your library.

Don’t miss out on this important webinar. Register now!

Also, interested in improving the usability of your research guides or creating a welcoming environment and communicating clearly with people with disabilities? Then be sure to check out these upcoming webinars.

March 14, 2019: Take Your Research Guides from Good to Great

April 17, 2019: Serving Patrons with Disabilities in Your Library or Clinic

Space fills quickly, so be sure to register now for these compelling webinars!

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Registration Open for January 29 MLA Webinar, “From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment”

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 1/27/2019

(via the Medical Library Association)

Register Today for From Protocol To Publication: Maximizing the Return on Your Systematic Review Investment

When: Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time

An informationist, a project manager, and a methodologist/clinician experienced with systematic reviews share their strategies for identifying promising projects, avoiding problems before they scuttle a project, and working with review teams to conduct successful–and published!–systematic reviews.

Audience

Health sciences librarians at academic and research institutions and hospitals with knowledge of systematic reviews.

Our Presenters

Whitney A. Townsend, MLIS is an Informationist in the Taubman Health Sciences Library at the University of Michigan. She has been a member of numerous systematic and scoping review teams, instructs on systematic review searching and methodology for residents, fellows, and faculty, and is an instructor for the University of Michigan systematic review workshop, “Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians.” She was a panelist on the MLA Webcast “Beyond Systematic: The Librarian’s Role in Shaping Reviews” and led the development and publication of a set of competencies for librarians involved in systematic reviews that was awarded the 2018 MLA Ida and George Eliot Prize.

Jason D. Mann, MSA is a Senior Research Associate within the Department of Internal Medicine who has been the Project Manager for the Patient Safety Enhancement Programs, Systematic Reviews.  In his four years with the group he has been involved in publishing eight systematic reviews. He is currently overseeing six ongoing systematic reviews and specializes in reviewing the efficacy and operationalization of selected review topics.

RJ Schildhouse, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of Hospital Medicine, and the Section Chief of Hospital Medicine at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. He has completed two systematic reviews as primary author (with more in progress) while balancing a full clinical and administrative workload.

Registration Information

  • Length: 1.5 hour webinar
  • Technical information: After you have registered, go to My Learning in MEDLIB-ED to access the live webinar, resources, evaluation, and certificate.
  • Register, participate, and earn 1.5 MLA continuing education (CE) contact hours.

Site License Information

To offer this webinar to a group, consider a site license. Visit MLANET for more information.

Don’t miss out! Register today!

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Registration Open for NNLM’s Third Cohort of Bioinformatics Continuing-Education Courses (Deadline January 7)

by Eric Edwards Posted: Sunday, 12/30/2018

(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region)

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is pleased to announce open registration for the third cohort of Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials for Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications! This 16-week, self-paced Moodle course, from January 14 – May 3, 2019, reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases. It is worth 25 hours of continuing education credit from the Medical Library Association. Registration closes Monday, January 7, 2019.

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Reminder: Illinois Heartland Library System Seeking Ideas for Future Cataloging Training Sessions

by Eric Edwards Posted: Tuesday, 12/25/2018

The Illinois Heartland Library System is seeking feedback from academic librarians in Illinois, regarding what topics related to cataloging they would like to see IHLS cover in future training sessions. To gain an idea of the types of training IHLS currently offers through its Cataloging Maintenance Center, please go to https://www.illinoisheartland.org/cmc/online. (The recordings of past sessions are also available on L2.) Additionally, IHLS in the process of putting together two RDA training sessions, one covering books and the other focusing on video and sound recordings. Registration details will be forthcoming. All IHLS cataloging sessions are open to staff from member and non-member libraries.

If there are any topics of interest to academic librarians, including staff at your own library, for which you would like Illinois Heartland Library System to provide training, please contact Eric Edwards, 2018-19 IACRL President, at eedwards@ilsos.net<mailto:eedwards@ilsos.net>.He will then pass the ideas along to Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Project Coordinator for the Cataloging Maintenance Center.

Thank you very much.

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Continuing-Education Opportunities Available from UIUC’s iSchool

by Eric Edwards Posted: Monday, 11/26/2018

(via Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago, on behalf of Karla Lucht, UIUC School of Information Sciences)

The School of Information Sciences (iSchool) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce a limited number of openings in several online graduate credit courses in Spring 2019. Formal admission to the University is not necessary, but a bachelor’s degree is required.

If you would like to determine if the Library and Information Science profession is for you, or you’d like to update your skill sets, consider enrolling in one of our online courses!

The courses include the following (not a complete list).

Our online courses meet synchronously, central time.
Please see this web page<https://emails.illinois.edu/forward2/22292436?emailAddress=collib-l@lists.ala.org&orderId=11> for the list of available courses and information on how to register for a course.
Information regarding cost and other details can be found here:
https://ischool.illinois.edu/degrees-programs/continuing-education<https://emails.illinois.edu/forward2/22292437?emailAddress=collib-l@lists.ala.org&orderId=12>

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