Carnegie Mellon University, known as one of the nation’s leading computer science schools, offered a course on iPad programming.  On the first day, the 30-person class saw 90 students show up and had a 75-student waiting list.  The school is putting the course lectures online for free on iTunesU.  The course is intended to help students design better iPad apps and understand data visualization.

Find out more details in the recent article in Pittsburgh Business Times:  http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2012/01/you-too-can-take-cmus-ipad.html?ed=2012-01-31&s=article_du&ana=e_du_pub.

The National Library of Medicine Training Center is bringing their PubMed for Trainers course to Syracuse, NY, April 16-30, 2012.  The course requires attendance at all sessions, both online and            in-person:

• Online session:                                 April 16, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• Online session:                                 April 18, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)
• In-person session in Syracuse, NY:             April 24, 2012 (9:30 am – 4:30 pm ET)
• Online session:                                 April 30, 2012 (10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET)

Seating is limited.  For class details and to register, see:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html#class359.Pubmed for Trainers.

Calling on MAR members to bring their expertise to volunteer and serve on the MAR Regional Advisory Committee or a Special Advisory Group

MAR is forming its Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) and four Special Advisory Groups (SAGs):

• Outreach to Health Professionals & Public Health Workers
• Consumer Health
• Hospital Libraries
• Resource & Academic Libraries

Now is your chance to help shape MAR programming and showcase your expertise.  To volunteer, complete our online application form (http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/volunteer.html) by January 22, 2012.

One in-person meeting will be scheduled before April 30th to introduce members.  Virtual meetings will occur at least every quarter.

Calling on MAR members to bring their expertise to volunteer and serve on the MAR Regional Advisory Committee or a Special Advisory Group

MAR is forming its Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) and four Special Advisory Groups (SAGs):

• Outreach to Health Professionals & Public Health Workers
• Consumer Health
• Hospital Libraries
• Resource & Academic Libraries

Now is your chance to help shape MAR programming and showcase your expertise.  To volunteer, complete our online application form (http://nnlm.gov/mar/about/volunteer.html) by January 22, 2012.

One in-person meeting will be scheduled before April 30th to introduce members.  Virtual meetings will occur at least every quarter.

Mark these dates in your calendar and join us for the following workshops…

January 9th:

• Valuing Your Library: Needs Assessment, Program Development, and Program Evaluation (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use (Online: 1/9/2012 – 2/3/2012)

January 17th:  Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines (Online: 1/17/2012 – 2/17/2012)

January 23rd:  EBM for Librarians (Bronx, NY)

February 6th:  Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library (Online: 2/6/2012 – 3/9/2012)

**NOTE:  If travel is required for you to attend any of these opportunities, consider applying for a Professional Development Award!

Details to register for these classes can be found at (unless indicated otherwise):  http://nnlm.gov/training/schedule/index.html?_prefs=&go=Y&areg=nnlm&keyword=&region[]=MAR#results

• “Valuing Your Library: Needs Assessment, Program Development, and Program Evaluation”

January, 9, 2012

9 AM – 1 PM

University of Pittsburgh, Falk Library, Classroom 2

You probably have a good idea of how your library contributes to the overall goals of your larger institution, but do you know how to show evidence of those contributions to organizational leaders and decision-makers?  In this workshop, you will learn how to define “value” by assessing the needs of your different stakeholders (users, faculty administrators, library staff, etc.). You then will learn to connect your programs and services to institutional goals using a logic model and develop an evaluation plan to investigate and document your library’s value to your institution’s mission. The workshop will end with a presentation about online library-value calculators, which can be used for cost-benefit and return-on-investment analysis.  (This workshop offers 4 hours of MLA CE credit. More information available at MLA’s CE website: http://www.cech.mlanet.org/node/359).

• Biomedical Publishing 101

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

January 18, 2012:   1-2:30 PM ET

A free Webinar via Adobe Connect

Created by the Chicago Collaborative, a joint partnership of librarians, publishers and editors

Sponsored and hosted by the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeastern/Atlantic Regions of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine

This 90-minute webinar provides an opportunity to learn about the publishing cycle of biomedical journals, both in print and online.  The complexities of publishing, in a world of rapidly changing delivery formats and devices will be explored, including the publishing challenges and opportunities posed by each.  Presenters include John Tagler of the Association of American Publishers, Inc. and the session will be moderated by M. J. Tooey, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library and Director of the Southeastern/Atlantic Region at the University of Maryland.

Participants will gain knowledge of the various roles and responsibilities of different players in the scientific publishing chain and of the international aspects of bioscience communication.  All participants will have a chance to engage in discussions with the presenters.  Key topics to be covered include:

• The Current Biomedical Publishing Landscape
• The Publishing Process
• Publication Ethics
• Production and Delivery
• Practical Considerations
• The Road Ahead

Please register at http://nnlm.gov/sea/training/register.html by December 31, 2011 if you plan on attending.  Connection instructions will be provided upon registration

• “Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use”

January 9, 2012 – February 3, 2012

Online

• “Patient Safety Resource Seminar: Librarians on the Front Lines”

January 17, 2012 – February 17, 2012

Online

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

February 6, 2012 – March 9, 2012

Online

• The National Library of Medicine Training Center is bringing the PubMed for Trainers course to Syracuse, NY, April 16-30, 2012.  PubMed for Trainers requires attendance at all sessions, both online and in-person:

Online session:  April 16, 2012, 10:00 – 12:00 pm ET

Online session:  April 18, 2012, 10:00 – 12:00 pm ET

In-person session in Syracuse, NY:  April 24, 2012, 9:30 – 4:30 pm ET

Online session:  April 30, 2012, 10:00 – 12:00 pm ET

Seating is limited.  For class details and to register, see:  http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html#class359.Pubmed for Trainers

An interesting report with state-by-state snapshots:  http://www.americashealthrankings.org/rankings.

A popular cultural website has posted its list of The 25 Most Beautiful College Libraries in the World.
http://flavorwire.com/240819/the-25-most-beautiful-college-libraries-in-the-world.

The MAR Outreach Coordinator, Kate Flewelling, will be in Syracuse, NY, on December 12 to teach the following classes.

Patient Safety Resource Seminar:  Librarians on the Front Lines / 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

This interactive seminar focuses on ways librarians can become more involved in patient safety processes and activities—both within their institutions and organizations and in providing patient safety resources for health professionals, for administration and staff, and for patients and families.  Topics include understanding the definitions and issues of patient safety; locating where patient safety practices and contacts exist within an institution; identifying appropriate resources; and library advocacy in the area of patient safety.  These four hours of lecture, discussion and brainstorming help librarians in all fields become effective agents for improving patient safety.

Nursing on the Net:  Health Care Resources You Can Use / 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Looking for the latest developments in patient care but finding too much, too little or inadequate information?  Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health websites.  Participants will also learn to search the National Library of Medicine MEDLINE database of over 19 million citations using the PubMed interface.  The workshop will also cover MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine website for consumer health information.

Sponsor:  Central New York Library Resources Council, 6493 Ridings Road, Syracuse, New York 13206
Registration information:  http://www.clrc.org/wrf/.

Please join us as the NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region and the University of
Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System present the Medical Library
Association’s Educational Webinar:

Connecting E-Science and Team Science:  The Changing Nature of Research

http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/escience/agenda.html

This event will be held at

University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System
200 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Friday, November 18, 2011
2 – 3:30 p.m
Conference Room B

There is no charge for this event.  However, please email nnlmmar@pitt.edu if you plan to attend or have questions.