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Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Catch Kidney Disease Early
Your kidneys are small, but they help keep you healthy. If you have a kidney problem, you might not realize it until you have permanent damage. Learn how to take care of your kidneys and catch problems early.
Read more about keeping kidneys healthy.

Soothing a Sore Throat
What To Do When Your Throat Hurts
We’ve all had sore throats around this time of year. Your throat feels scratchy and may hurt when you swallow. How can you soothe a sore throat? And when is it a sign of a more serious infection?
Read more about sore throats.

 Registration is open through Thursday, Feb. 28 for our Moodle class, Cool Creative Communications.  The class runs from March 4 – March 29.

 The correct link for the detailed class description and registration is: http://ow.ly/i5g4m

  Part 1: Engaging Users via Social Media (Part 1 of 3)

 Part 2: Dazzling Data Visualization (Part 2 of 3)

 Part 3: The WOW Factor – Clear Concise Presentations (Part 3 of 3

 For questions or comments, please contact the class instructors:

Rachel Vukas rvukas@kumc.edu

John Bramble john.bramble@utah.edu

Registration is open through Thursday, Feb. 28 for our Moodle class, Cool Creative Communications.  The class runs from March 4 – March 29.

Students taking this class will have an increased knowledge of several popular communication tools and some of the strategies it takes to be effective in each of the following class sections:

Part 1: Engaging Users via Social Media (Part 1 of 3): This class covers popular social media tools proven to be effective in engaging customers.

Part 2: Dazzling Data Visualization (Part 2 of 3): This class covers concepts of visually representing data and proven tools that are effective in making data understood at just a glance.

Part 3: The WOW Factor – Clear Concise Presentations (Part 3 of 3): This class covers popular presentation applications and approaches to effective presentations

A more detailed class description can be found here: ow.ly/dsmoj

This is the registration link: ow.ly/hkNNj

For questions or comments, please contact the class instructors:

Rachel Vukas rvukas@kumc.edu

John Bramble john.bramble@utah.edu

1.  Disaster Communication Summit – March 7-8, 2013

This one and a half day Summit will be broken into three segments. Professional Development Award applicants must apply for all three segments for registration.   All will be held on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, but in two different locations. Registrants will be notified about location and details closer to the Summit.   For more information on the  conference and to register see: http://ow.ly/gSndj

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Deadline extended to Feb. 14.   Notification to applicants will take place by Feb 19, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for the Disaster Communication Summit will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $1500 per recipient.
• Apply for the Professional Development Award for this conference at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013

2.  E-Science:  The Research Lifecycle: Partnering for Success – March 15, 2013

Professional Development Award applicants must register for the one-day conference to be held at the University of Utah.     Registrants will be notified about location and details closer to the conference.   For more information on the  conference and to register see: https://nnlm.gov/2013escience

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Deadline extended to Feb. 14.   Notification to applicants will take place by Feb 19, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for the EScience:  Research Lifecycle conference will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $1500 per recipient.
• Apply for the Professional Development Award for this conference at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013

Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)

What do information and data specialists need to know about data-intensive research tools for data management? What can researchers gain from working with librarians? What can we all gain from a better understanding of the research data lifecycle, from either a researcher or library perspective? This spring, “The Research Lifecycle: Partnering for Success” (http://nnlm.gov/2013escience/) will explore these questions and provide opportunities to network and interact with librarians and data specialists.  This event is a joint videoconference session with presenters and participants located in Salt Lake City,  Seattle, and Portland (OR).

Date: March 15, 2013 9:30am – 2:30pm

 Utah Location:  Dolores Doré Eccles Broadcast Center on the campus of the University of Utah, 101 S. Wasatch Dr., Salt Lake City, UT

Registration required, but no charge for attendance. NN/LM MidContinental Region members may qualify for travel funding from the Professional Development Award to attend. (http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding)

 Contact: Claire Hamasu, chamasu@RML4.utah.edu

 Sponsors: NN/LM MidContinental Region, NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region, Oregon Health Sciences Library. /ch

• Rachel Vukas – Lib Guides
• Barb Jones – “Winning the Story Wars” Bookclub

Instructors will be NCBI staff and Diane Rein, Ph.D., MLS. Applications will be accepted from librarians currently providing bioinformatics services as well as from those desiring to implement services. The application deadline for the class  is January 25, 2013. There are two parts to the course, the first part is  online and the second part is in-person, five days in Bethesda, MD.  Applicants must take both parts. For more information on the class and to apply see:  http://ow.ly/gSk8s

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Must apply by Jan. 25, 2013.   Notification to applicants will take place by Feb 1, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for this NCBI class will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $2650 per recipient.   Apply for this Professional Development Award for this class at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013
• Send an e-mail to mmagee@unmc.edu , indicating you have applied for the class AND the Professional Development Award AND  include your bioinformatics training essay application answers to Questions 4 and 5 of the class application.

2.  Disaster Communication Summit – March 7-8, 2013.

This one and a half day Summit will be broken into three segments. Professional Development Award applicants must apply for all three segments for registration.   All will be held on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, but in two different locations. Registrants will be notified about location and details closer to the Summit.   For more information on the  conference and to register see: http://ow.ly/gSndj

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Must apply by Jan. 25, 2013.   Notification to applicants will take place by Feb 1, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for the Disaster Communication Summit will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $1500 per recipient.   Apply for the Professional Development Award for this conference at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013

3.  E-Science:  The Research Lifecycle: Partnering for Success

Professional Development Award applicants must register for the one-day conference to be held at the University of Utah.     Registrants will be notified about location and details closer to the conference.   For more information on the  conference and to register see: https://nnlm.gov/2013escience

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Must apply by Jan. 25, 2013.   Notification to applicants will take place by Feb 1, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for the EScience:  Research Lifecycle conference will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $1500 per recipient.
• Apply for the Professional Development Award for this conference at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013

Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm)

The NN/LM MCR is happy to announce that registration is now open for two classes from Pat Wagner.   Each will consist of two one-hour online webinars, with “homework” assigned after the first webinar, and results to be reviewed in the second webinar.  MLA CE credit is pending. Both classes are at no-charge and preference for registration will be given to MidContinental Region members first.   Class size is limited.   For more information on the classes see registration at: http://ow.ly/gCdsy

• Improving the Effectiveness of Your Print Media -  Jan 29, 2013 and Feb. 12, 2013 at 11:00 MT/ 12:00 CT.  Register no later than Jan. 22, 2013.
• Institutional Politics – Earning Trust and Respect with Your Peers and Executives – Feb. 19, 2013  and March 12, 2013 at 11:00 MT/12:00 .  Register no later than Feb. 12, 2013.

Prior to class, attendees will be notified with additional details on the webinars.  Contact Marty Magee for more information at mmagee@unmc.edu.

Professional Development Awards will be available to attend the new bioinformatics training course: “A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI.”    Instructors will be NCBI staff and Diane Rein, Ph.D., MLS. Applications will be accepted from librarians currently providing bioinformatics services as well as from those desiring to implement services. The application deadline for the class  is January 25, 2013. There are two parts to the course, the first part is  online and the second part is in-person. Applicants must take both parts. For more information on the class and to apply see:  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd12/nd12_training_ncbi_application.html

To apply for a Professional Development Award:

• Applicant must be a health sciences librarian from a full member institution of the NN/LM MidContinental Region.
• Must apply by Jan. 25, 2012.   Notification to applicants will take place Feb 1, 2013.
• Professional Development Awards for this class will cover travel, hotel and per diem meals not to exceed $2650 per recipient.   Apply for this Professional Development Award for this class, see:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prrofdevaward20122013
• Send an e-mail to mmagee@unmc.edu , indicating you have applied for the class AND  the Professional Development Award AND  include your bioinformatics training essay application answers to Questions 4 and 5 of the class application.