PSRML Internet Classes

PSRML presently offers two basic Internet classes for health sciences librarians:

• Breaking through the Net: a basic introduction to Internet functions, the World Wide Web, Web browsers, popular search services, and gaining access to the Internet (2 hrs)
• Internet Search Services: a closer look at search services available on the Web, including types of services, principles of retrieval, indexing, and search strategies (2 ½ hours)

Both classes emphasize gaining access to NLM and other health-related resources, and include hands-on.

If you are interested in attending one of these classes, please contact our office. The minimum number of attendees needed for each class is 8 people. Classes are taught at our microcomputer training room at UCLA, but if there is enough interest, we can schedule one in your local area. Both classes are free to staff from Network Member Libraries; for others the fee is $35.00.

We plan to offer other, more advanced Internet/Web classes in the future, when we have filled the position of Information Technology Coordinator.

Latitudes, September/October 1997 -- Vol. 6, Number 5