Presenter:       Missy Harvey, Technology & Communication Coordinator, NN/LM MAR

Location:         Free, Online

Date:                May 14, 2013

Details:             http://nnlm.gov/mar/training/boost_schedule.html

Description:  Have you received funding from MAR?  Are you publishing web pages and/or materials created as a result of federal funding?  If so, then you need to know about Section 508 Compliance to ensure you’re meeting the Federal requirements that will be enforced beginning May 2013.  Join us to learn tips and to help reduce your stress so you’ll be able to apply 508 compliance features to your website and materials.

Due to the high demand for this class, we are closing registration May 3^rd.  MAR members are being given one last chance to register before we open the waitlist to those registered from outside our region.

Deadline to Register:  May 3rd, 2013

Members of NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region will be given first priority.  Those outside of NJ, NY, DE and PA are placed on a waitlist.

Details / Register:  http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/class_details.html?class_id=603

MAR will be offering free four successive Fridays, 1:30 – 3:00 pm (ET)

Participants in this series of programs will further develop their library business skills.

May 31/ Session 1:          A Paradigm Shift:  Asking “Why” Before Saying “Yes”

June 7 / Session 2:            Writing a Business Plan

June 14 / Session 3:          The Art of Negotiation

June 21 / Session 4:          Proving Your Worth / Adding to Your Value

Sponsored by   Middle Atlantic Region

Additional questions: Michelle Burda  mburda@pitt.edu /  (412) 624-1589

NLM’s spring lecture series continues. The fourth lecture is coming up on Monday, April 29th from 3:30-5:00 pm.  Dr. Brad Hesse, Chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute, will be joining us on the NIH campus in the Natcher Conference Center, Balcony B.  The title of his talk is: “Quantifying the Health Information Revolution: Triangulation in an Era of Big Data.”

More information about Dr. Hesse can be found at: http://staffprofiles.cancer.gov/brp/prgmStaffProfile.do?contactId=1546&bioType=stf

This event will be videocast live and archived at:  http://videocast.nih.gov.

Thank you to Dr. Andrew Pleasant for the exciting lecture he gave on April 10^th.  If you missed any of the first three lectures, they are available under “Past Events” on videocast.nih.gov.  Past lectures are listed by date (starting with the most recent).

Background

There are more and increasingly diverse ways for health information to reach the public. The interest among Americans to receive health information also remains high compared to most other topics. To maximize the impact of health information on the nation’s well-being and empower consumers, communicators need to know whether their messages are reaching the right audience, whether the information is understood, and whether the materials make a difference in decision-making and health outcomes. As a result, evaluation is an integral and crucial part of health communication.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host a spring lecture series to highlight innovative approaches and best practices in evaluating health communication. As the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NLM diversify their use of mass communication channels to dispatch health information, a fresh consideration of evaluation’s cutting edge is timely and important.

NLM and NIH employees are encouraged to attend this series, as are members of the public, other governmental agencies, as well as faculty and students from area universities. The lectures will feature discussion and participation by audience members.

Lecture 4 – April 29^th, 3:30-5:00 pm, Balcony B, Natcher Building 45, National Institutes of Health

“Quantifying the Health Information Revolution: Triangulation in an Era of Big Data.”

Brad Hesse, Ph.D., Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Hesse directs several of NCI’s cancer communication research initiatives, including the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and the Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communication (CECCR).

Gary Kreps, Ph.D., discussant

Attention MAR Libraries:  sign-up for a free 15-Week Library Readiness Plan.   At the conclusion of the 15 weeks, your library will have a one-page service continuity plan, and will be guided through other elements of library readiness, including the importance of designating shelter locations, securing partnerships with disaster recovery companies, creating a response station, and tips for integrating your library/librarians into your community’s emergency planning.
To sign-up, send email to danwilson@virginia.edu.  (Dan is the Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative.)  In the Subject field, type PROJECTOPALMAR.  You will then receive 9 weekly emails guiding you on how to fill out a one-page service continuity plan, followed by 6 weekly emails designed to further improve your library’s readiness.

This is a nationwide initiative.  Once you complete the 15 weeks, your library will be registered as a member of the Project OPAL (One Page, All Libraries) Class of 2013.  You will then receive email reminders of when to review your one-page plan and recommendations for when to perform table-top exercises and drills.

Please contact Dan if you have any questions. Registration ends June 3, so please act quickly.

Presenters:     PJ Grier and Dean Karavite

The MLA Philadelphia Regional Chapter is very excited to present Informatics for Librarians: Peeling the Onion taught by PJ Grier and Dean Karavite, the program’s creators.

PJ Grier is the Outreach and Access Coordinator for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region.  In addition to being a medical librarian and workshop instructor, Mr. Grier recently earned a graduate certificate in Clinical Informatics from the Johns Hopkins University.

Dean Karavite, Lead Human Computer Interaction Specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, works creating healthcare information technology solutions by developing clinical decision support tools for electronic health records.

This workshop will demonstrate that clinical informatics is the “intersection of computer science, health sciences and information science.”  Participants will learn about the “front-facing” skills that librarians bring to the field of clinical informatics and healthcare information technology as well as get a broad overview of the informatics field.  Because of federal healthcare reform initiatives, the demand for skilled informatics staff is expected to outstrip supply by 2015. As part of the course workforce development programs available to librarians will be reviewed. MLA CE credit will be available.

See http://cech.mlanet.org/node/648 for a more complete description

The course will be presented at Eastern University (http://www.eastern.edu/) in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.  Eastern is easily accessible by car or public transit.

Registration information will be published shortly.

The Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA) will be held May 3-8, 2013 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. Attendees are invited to visit the NLM exhibit booth #226 (May 4-7) to meet NLM staff and see NLM Web products and services. The NLM Theater at the booth will feature demonstrations and tutorials on a wide variety of topics.

Check out all the events that include presentations/posters by your friends from MAR, as well as NLM:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma13/ma13_mla_invite.html

PubMed for Experts

Presenter:      Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator, MAR

Location:         Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Date:                 April 26, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=28

Beyond an Apple a Day:  Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library

Presenter:      Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator, MAR

Location:         Albany Medical College, Albany, NY

Date:                 April 26, 2013

Details:            http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/class_details.html?class_id=30

When:  Thursday, April 25, 2013

Time:    1:30 – 2:30 pm (Eastern)

Who:     Disaster Information Management Research Center, U.S. National Library of Medicine

There are many mobile resources and apps available to assist responders, public health professionals and others in the disaster and preparedness workforce with information needs before and during emergencies and disasters. However, loading these resources on a mobile device just prior to or during a disaster may be too late. Finding and evaluating the best tools and resources takes time, as does learning how to use them effectively and quickly. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has developed a suite of widely-used resources for mobile devices such as WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) and has evaluated and made accessible on their Web site many other mobile apps and other information resources that are useful in emergency and disaster situations. In this webinar, representatives from NLM will identify and discuss key resources that responders and disaster/emergency preparedness professionals should load on their mobile devices as part of their preparedness activities.

This presentation was originally prepared for a training session at the 2013 Public Health Preparedness Summit. Travel restrictions forced a cancellation of the presentation and we are now offering this session as a free, live webinar.

This session will be recorded and posted at  http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/dismeetings.html a few days after the meeting.

No registration is necessary.

To connect to the webinar:

• Click on  https://webmeeting.nih.gov/gobag
• Enter your name in the guest box and click “Enter Room”.
• A box should pop up asking for your phone number.
• Enter your phone number and the system will call you.
• If you cannot use the call-back feature, the dial-in information is:

Dial-In:  1-888-757-2790

Pass-Code: 745907

Test your connection: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

From the Office of Minority Health Resource Center

Interested in learning the basics of federal grants and federal grant writing? Join The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) on April 25, 2013 for the Capacity Building Webinar, Technical Assistance: Foundations of Grant Writing. Organizations will learn how to write a strong federal grant proposal during this webinar, led by Michelle Loosli, Director, and Margaret Korto, Capacity Building Senior Program Analyst, of the Office of Minority Health Resource Center.

Webinar Objectives:

• Identify key steps to apply for federal grants
• Review the critical elements of proposals
• Provide guidance for internal evaluations of proposals

Title: Technical Assistance: Foundations of Grant Writing
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer

Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/896642522

Digital Memories: Preserving personal digital photos, documents, and videos

Sponsored by

National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

National Network Office

National Library of Medicine

April 23, 2013 from 3-4 PM ET

As part of National Preservation Week, the National Library of Medicine will sponsor a one- hour webinar for NN/LM members on preserving personal digital photos, documents and videos.  A panel of NLM staff including Walter Cybulski from the Preservation and Collection Management Section and Stephen Greenberg, Christie Moffatt, and Ginny Roth from the History of Medicine Division will discuss how to preserve personal digital information.

NLM staff will discuss how to preserve personal digital photos, documents, videos, and review storage, and conversion options to celebrate Preservation Week 2013.  To view the webinar use the following URL https://webmeeting.nih.gov/preservationweek2013/.

Presenters’ Biographical Information

Walter Cybulski is a Preservation Librarian in NLM’s Preservation and Collection Management Section.  He supervises a digitization lab, serves as collections disaster response chief and has taught preservation classes at the University of Maryland and Catholic University.

Stephen Greenberg earned his PhD from Fordham University and his library degree from Columbia.  For over twenty years he has provided collection access and public services in the History of Medicine Division here at NLM.

Christie Moffatt, MSLS, is an archivist in the History of Medicine Division and manager of the Digital Manuscripts Program.  Her primary focus is on the development of NLM’s Profiles in Science Web site at http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/, which provides access to the digitized manuscript collections of leading innovators in science, medicine, and public health.

Ginny Roth is Curator for the Prints & Photographs collection in the History of Medicine Division.  Her areas of specialization include collection management, visual resource cataloging, and photography.

Roxanne Beatty is the webinar moderator.  She is the Web Program Specialist in the History of Medicine Division and earned a MLIS from The Catholic University of America in May 2011.

Preservation Week Contact:

Holly Herro

herroh@mail.nlm.nih.gov