Continuing Education
Sunday, 8:00am-Noon
Bare Bones or Finding the Inner You: An Introduction to the Field of Medical Imaging
As the number of diagnostic tests continues to increase, this class will provide the librarian with a strong clinical foundation in understanding the field of diagnostic imaging. Participants will learn about the key historical persons related the field of clinical radiology. They will gain an understanding of the requirements and training for Radiologic Technologists and Radiologists. They will be able to explain the clinical application of Diagnostic Radiography, CT Scans, MRI, Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound. Through the use of case studies, the class will cover several disease processes and their manifestation within each respective modality. The class will cover the current controversy over medical radiation exposure and students will be able to understand the significance of using contrast medium in clinical imaging.
Sharing Your Work: Posters and Publishing
The thrust of this course is to explore ways to communicate your ideas and experiences - both successes and failures - to your colleagues. The course will cover conference posters and scholarly articles and knowing which format is appropriate for the information you are trying to communicate. Students will be exposed to basic poster design elements and will learn tips for creating effective, readable, eye-catching posters. The course will introduce several different types of articles, including editorial, case study, research, brief communication, and the "we done it good" paper. Students will learn to appropriately match the subject and type of the article with potential journals for publication. The course will be a combination of lecture and student exercises.
Trees and Branches: Taxonomies and Controlled Vocabularies CANCELLED
If you are involved with projects such as creating and organizing Intranet or web pages for your institution, then this course is for you! Taxonomies and controlled vocabularies are structured sets of terms used for indexing or categorizing documents to support information retrieval. This workshop will provide recommended best practices for how to develop the wording for terms, term variants/synonyms, and relationships between terms for different kinds of taxonomies or controlled vocabularies. The class will also cover designing hierarchies and facets. Types of taxonomy/thesaurus management software and other resources will also be listed.
Sunday, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Going Google: Friend or Foe
Google is often vilified as an enemy to the Reference Librarian. Other information professionals cannot live without it. Love it or hate it, Google has become a force in the technology realm. Join us as we examine the numerous facets of Google from document sharing to cutting edge gadgets. Can Google be a librarian's best friend?
Searching in Support of Systematic Reviews
CLASS IS FULL. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS NOT ACCEPTED
Have you been asked to participate in the development of a systematic review? Are you thinking about promoting this service to your clinician-research community? This workshop is designed for medical librarians who want an introduction to the systematic review process in general and the librarian's role in that process in particular. Through informal discussion and hands-on, case-based learning, you will acquire these skills needed to support systematic reviews in your institution:
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Market Your Library
In this facilitated, hands-on course, you will learn about blogs, Flickr, Twitter and Facebook and how they can fit into your library's outreach, marketing, and programming efforts. Libraries everywhere are using social media to improve customer service and market library services, and we will look at the successes as well as the failures. We will review the tools, the plans, and the questions you should answer before launching social media at your library. You will collaborate with fellow participants to develop marketing plans that promote library services or programming, ones that utilize the right social networking tools to fit your clientele and help realize your marketing objectives!
Tuesday, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Developing Library Websites Optimized for Mobile Devices
We see then everywhere - hand-held devices! How do you optimize your library website for these popular mobile devices? Making your library website mobile involves a little more than shrinking it to fit the small screen. Learn how to begin the process of developing for mobile devices, assessing project goals, setting up text-based contact with library staff, and using mobile device emulators. Discover templates and other resources you can use to help your website transition gracefully to a mobile device.