NTC http://nnlm.gov/ntc National Library of Medicine Training Center Tue, 21 May 2013 20:20:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New PubReader for PMC (PubMed Central) http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/19/new-pubreader-for-pmc-pubmed-central/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/19/new-pubreader-for-pmc-pubmed-central/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:26:59 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2079 PMC has launched PubReader, an alternative web presentation that offers a more reader-friendly view of the articles in PMC. Designed for enhancing the readability of PMC journal articles on tablet and other small screen devices, PubReader can also be used on desktops, laptops and from multiple web browsers.

About the reader:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/pubreader/

Supported devices and browsers:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/about/pr-browsers/

Give it a try:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3479416/?report=reader

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  • Put the needs of your audience first.
  • Don’t include these slides:
      •  About us
      • Mission Statement

  • Slides should compliment/enhance the message.
  • Share your ideas; don’t explain your slides.
  • Remember phone booths? Remember seeing pictures of people trying to cram as many people as possible into a phone booth? Is your slide like that phone booth…crammed with information? You’re not going to get any contents for that.
  • Nobody goes to a presentation to see your slides. They come for your expertise. Don’t make your slides more important than yourself.
  • They come for you, but make it about them.
  • Ask yourself: if the projector blew up, could you give your presentation without your slides?
  • Three things that make a good presentation (these should all be different from each other):

1. What you say.
2. What you show.
3. What you give to the audience.

  • Asked: What is your biggest complaint about PowerPoint slides. Answered: Too much text on slides.
  • Try to make each bullet point 3 words or less (unlike this bullet point).
  • Problem:You want your slides to do double duty; to be the visual component for a presentation and a handout. The purposes are disparate. Create 2 different documents.
  • Say it first, and then show it.
  • You can follow Rick Altman on Twitter (@rickaltman)
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Read about it at: http://info.hsls.pitt.edu/updatereport/?p=5977

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/14/flashclass/feed/ 0 Send in Your Application to Participate in a New Bioinformatics Training Course: “A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI” http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/13/send-in-your-application-to-participate-in-a-new-bioinformatics-training-course-a-librarians-guide-to-ncbi/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/13/send-in-your-application-to-participate-in-a-new-bioinformatics-training-course-a-librarians-guide-to-ncbi/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:24:13 +0000 Sharon Dennis http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2011 In sponsored partnership, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC), are pleased to invite participation of health sciences librarians in a new bioinformatics training course: “A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI.” Instructors will be NCBI staff and Diane Rein, Ph.D., MLS, Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Liaison from the Health Science Library, University at Buffalo.

The course provides basic knowledge and skills for librarians interested in helping patrons use online molecular databases and tools from the NCBI. Attending this course will improve your ability to initiate bioinformatics services at your institution and/or extend current initiatives. Prior knowledge of molecular biology and genetics is not required. Participants who complete the class will be eligible for MLA Continuing Education credits. The course is free but travel costs are at the expense of the participant.

For more information and a link to the application, visit the Technical Bulletin article dated December 13, 2012 here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd12/nd12_training_ncbi_application.html

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Choose from the following segments:
Introduction to PubMed
Automatic Term Mapping (ATM)
Building and Refining Your Search
Customization with My NCBI
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

You can find the full class descriptions and the registration form at: http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/schedule.html

The class will be offered at least once a quarter. Enrollment for the live segments is limited, but the sessions will be recorded and posted on NTC’s web site.

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Note items 15-19 and their implications for training.

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http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/248676/5-great-elearning-boredom-busters

  • Avoid content-centered design
  • When talking about content…make it “sticky”
  • Show, don’t tell!
  • Spell out the famous WIFM (What’s in it for me)
  • Avoid “busy work” interactivity
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    In a post titled 4 Ways to Move People from Attention to Engagement Olivia writes that you have people’s attention to begin with; the next step is to try to engage them so that they want to hear and learn more.

    Olivia says this about the difference between attention and engagement:

    If your audience is attentive, you can pour information into them.
    If your audience is engaged, they are sucking that information from you.

    Visit this link to read the full blog post:
    http://www.speakingaboutpresenting.com/content/attention-to-engagement/

    ]]>     http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/05/attention-versus-engagement/feed/ 0     NLM Resources Especially for Toxicologists http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/03/nlm-resources-especially-for-toxicologists/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/03/nlm-resources-especially-for-toxicologists/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:31:28 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=1915 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services(SIS) has released “Especially for Toxicologists,” (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/especiallytoxicologists.html) a guide to NLM resources on environmental health, toxicology, and chemical information for toxicologists.

    A new Enviro-Health Links page, “Laboratory Safety” (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/labsafety.html) offers links to information for clinical, academic and school laboratories, including resources for handling chemical, biological and nanotechnology safely. Also included are links to regulations and policy, hazard analysis, MSDS, waste management, and pre-formulated TOXNET and PubMed searches.

    ]]>     http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/12/03/nlm-resources-especially-for-toxicologists/feed/ 0     Discovering the Connection: Your Environment, Your Health http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/11/30/discovering-the-connection-your-environment-your-health/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2012/11/30/discovering-the-connection-your-environment-your-health/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:11:12 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=1903 The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released “Discovering the Connection: Your Environment, Your Health,” an after school science club curriculum for middle school students (http://www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/text_version/teachers6.php).

    The curriculum combines research on the Tox Town Web site (toxtown.nlm.nih.gov) with hands-on experiments and communication and with social action activities. The objective is to introduce middle school students to environmental health issues in their everyday life, emphasizing the relevance of science to informed citizenship.

    The curriculum was developed as a collaboration between the NLM, the University of Maryland College of Education, and an inter-disciplinary group of middle school teachers. It is based on National Science Education Standards and is grounded in problem-based learning approach that promotes in-depth understanding and critical thinking.

    The curriculum contains six units; each introduces one environmental health topic and include three to four 50-60 minute lessons. The units include: 1) Water Quality, 2) Air Quality, 3) Chemicals in Your Home, 4) Food Safety, 5) Runoff, Impervious Surfaces, and Smart Development, and 6) The Great Debate: Bottled Water vs. Tap Water in Our School.

    The curriculum lessons can also be used to support the existing middle school science curriculum, as well as to reinforce the science/society connection in the social science or language arts classroom.

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