NNLM Keeping Up With PubMed Class!

You are cordially invited to attend the NNLM class "Keeping Up with PubMed", Friday, July 25th from 8:30-5 p.m.

http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=NNLMSEA

The class is presented by Toni Yancey, of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region & hosted by the Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, GA.

http://www.pcom.edu/General_Information/georgia/georgia.html

Please RSVP to Melissa Speed at melissaspe@pcom.edu, by Thursday, July 24th by 4 p.m., if you would like to attend. (The security dept. must have a list of expected attendees prior to the event.)

**You must bring your own laptop or make prior arrangements share one with another attendee.**

Please bring any past and present difficult searches to discuss with the class. The presenter has confirmed 8 MLA CE credits will be awarded upon class completion.

http://nnlm.gov/training/keepingup/

Directions to GA-PCOM:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=625+old+peachtree+road+nw+suwanee+ga+30024-2937&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.885545,76.640625&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&iwstate1=dir
College Address: 625 Old Peachtree Road NW Suwanee GA 30024-2937

Look forward to seeing you there.

Librarians' Journal Club Article

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=17641754

J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 July; 95(3): 246–254.
doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.3.246. PMCID: PMC1924945

Copyright © 2007

Which journals do primary care physicians and specialists access from an online service?

NNLM-SEA:AIDS Community Information Outreach

AIDS Community Information Outreach 2008 The National Library of
Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations
from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that
will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients,
the affected community, and their caregivers.
Projects must involve one or more of the following information access
categories:

* Information retrieval
* Skills development
* State-of-the-art resources
* Resource development
* Document Access.

Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or
arrangements for developing these programs:

* Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups
currently providing HIV/AIDS related serves to the affected community

* Public libraries serving communities in the provision of
HIV/AIDS-related information and resources

* Health departments or other local, municipal, or state agencies
working to improve public health

* Faith-based organizations currently providing HIV/AIDS-related
services
* Multi-type consortia of the above-listed organizations that may
be in existence or formed specifically for this project.

Standard Awards are offered for up to $60,000; Express Awards are
offered for up to $10,000.

Quotations are due to NLM on Monday, June 16, 2008.

The solicitation for the 2008 AIDS Community Information Outreach
Projects is posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2008aidsrfq.html.

Previously funded AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects are
posted at http://www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/aids_cio_projects.html.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the Request for
Quotations (RFQ) or submission of the proposal, please contact Robin
Hope-Williams, the NLM Contracting Officer, at (301) 496-6546 or email
to: rhwilli@mail.nih.gov.

Please share this information with your colleagues.

Thanks,


Mandy Meloy

Call For Proposals

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy is currently accepting proposals for consideration for the 2008 conference in downtown Savannah, GA.

Proposal deadline is April 15, 2008. Proposals can be submitted online at the website listed at the bottom of this email.

The Georgia Conference on Information Literacy invites proposals across disciplines for workshops and presentations that will consider, extend, or otherwise address information literacy in K-12 and postsecondary settings:

• DEFINING INFORMATION LITERACY in a digital age.
• EFFECTIVE MEANS of developing information literacy skills in learners.
• PARTNERSHIPS between librarians and classroom teachers to teach students research skills.
• INFORMATION LITERACY across the disciplines.
• ASSESSMENT of information literacy initiatives.
• INTELLECTUAL property, copyright, and plagiarism in the digital age.

EASY ONLINE SUBMISSION PROCESS:
http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolitsubmitonline.html

Conference Date: October 3-4, 2008
Conference Website: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/infolit.html

Thank you. We hope to have you join us this year in Savannah!


Karen McNeany
Asst. Program Development Specialist
GA Southern University Continuing Ed.
PO Box 8124
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 681-5556

NNLM PubMed for Experts Course at GA-PCOM

Please join Melissa Speed, the librarian at PCOM for a class, "PubMEd for Experts at GA-PCOM" on Friday, July 25th, 2008.

For more on PCOM:

http://www.pcom.edu/General_Information/georgia/georgia.html

More below:

PubMed for Experts
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries Consortium
Atlanta, GA
Contact: Melissa Speed
678-225-7541
Instructor: Toni Yancey

More info below:

http://nnlm.gov/training/pubmedexpert/

CE Course @ Life University!

NLM Instructor Terri Ottosen will be combining and teaching two topics at Life University titled:

"Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts: Examining CAM".


"From Snake Oil to Penicillin: Evaluating Consumer Health Information on the Internet"

When: Tue April 1st, 2008 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

RSVP by March 14th, 2008 to Geetha Sridaran at 770-426-2691 or
gsridaran@life.edu

http://www.life.edu/about_life/gettinghere.asp

Thanks for sending this along, Geetha.

MLA CE Institute 2008 Developing Web-Based Instruction

An exciting opportunity from MLA!

MLA CE Institute 2008

Developing Web-Based Instruction

More below:


http://www.mlanet.org/education/institute/2008/index.html?home_20080221