Continuing Education
These courses offer Library Education Units (LEUs)
| Member | Non-member | Student* | ||
| Grant Writing: Turning Ideas into Dollars (4cr) | 8am-noon | $110 | $160 | $50 |
| The Medical Library's Role in E-Science & Data Sharing (8cr) | 8am-5pm | $225 | $275 | $50 |
| Instruction by Design: Creating Effective Instruction (3cr) | 1pm-4pm | $90 | $140 | $50 |
| Member | Non-member | Student* | ||
| Electronic Collection Development (4cr) | 8am-noon | $110 | $160 | $50 |
| Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries & Health (4cr) | 8am-noon | $110 | $160 | $50 |
| Copyright for Health Science's Librarians (6cr) | 8am-3pm | $175 | $225 | $50 |
CE Registration and Fees
Registration is handled on a first-come, first-served basis, and no waiting lists are maintained. You do not have to register for the meeting to register for courses. Room assignments will be listed in the program.
*Special student fee, pending available space: $50
Cancellation or course change fee: $50 per course
Grant Writing: Turning Ideas into Dollars, 4cr
Ruth Holst & Jacqueline Leskovec
Learn basic tips and techniques for writing and organizing a funding proposal. This workshop will focus on the components of successful proposals and highlight sources of funding. Participants will have the opportunity to compose sample objectives, methodologies, and evaluation strategies.
Instruction By Design: Creating Effective Instruction, 3cr
Veronica Bielat
Librarians spend hours working with individuals or groups teaching information literacy skills. How do we know if these efforts are effective? What can librarians do to increase our instructional effectiveness, and develop the information seeking and critical thinking skills our learners need to evaluate the information they find on the internet and through other resources. Through exploration of the ADDIE Model, a systematic instructional design model, participants will work together to apply the steps in developing effective instruction. Through discussion and activity, we will explore ideas such as: When is instructional intervention necessary? How do we develop instructional objectives that are learner focused? How do you select an appropriate delivery system? What’s appropriate active learning for adult learners? How do we assess our instructional effectiveness? Through hands-on activities, participants will explore solutions to their instruction challenges and together we will develop solutions to deliver effective instruction.
Information Anywhere: Mobile Technology, Libraries & Health, 4cr
Max Anderson
This four-hour class is an overview of the plethora of mobile devices available today and how they impact libraries and medicine. We will discuss Apple’s products (including iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad), Blackberry devices, and Google Android-powered phones. Popular uses and applications for these devices, with particular emphasis on those that make use of the products of the National Library of Medicine will be highlighted. Students will learn what it takes to create mobile applications and websites, and will participate in a hands-on activity to create a simple mobile website.
If you are registering for this course, please plan to bring a laptop to the course. Rather than significantly increase the price of the course to include computer rental, we are asking attendees to bring a personal laptop. If you do not have access to a laptop, please contact the Midwest Chapter/MLA 2011 CE Committee chair Heather Coates at coates.hl@gmail.com.
The Medical Library's Role in e-Science and Data Sharing, 8cr
Layne Johnson & Meghan Lafferty
This course is designed to assist participants to develop an understanding of e-science and the evolving role of data sharing and data management. It has also been developed to illustrate why medical librarians and related information professionals can and should become engaged with users and programs which are significantly dependent on the use of research, clinical, and other types of healthcare-related data. The course will focus on e-science, the use and reuse of data, the technology of data, the role of medical librarians and e-science and the challenges e-science poses for librarians.
Copyright for Health Sciences Librarians, 6cr
Anne Gilliland
This course is an introduction to copyright for librarians that focuses on situations and scenarios that are particularly applicable to work in the health sciences. Participants will learn the basics of the law and its relevance to their work and that of their patrons and customers. They will gain some facility in analyzing common copyright dilemmas they are likely to encounter and will have some idea of where and how to find out more information about copyright when they need it. Topics to be covered include copyright basics, fair use, copyright exceptions for instruction and teaching, copyright exceptions for librarians and archivists, and copyright and social media. Instructional methods used include lecture, small group discussion and problem solving, and large group discussion.
Electronic Collection Development, 4cr
Joy Kennedy
While the principles and resources to develop a healthcare library’s print resources are well understood, the conversion of a print collection to an electronic collection or the development of an electronic-only collection can be challenging for health science librarians. Developing an electronic collection requires not only a collection development plan and strategy but also an awareness of the difference in use of electronic and print materials, their respective advances and disadvantages, as well as some understanding of the technology of electronic access. Focusing on electronic books and journals, this course is a beginning level but assumes some understanding of the basic principles of collection development. Selection of electronic bibliographic or informational databases and point-of-care products are not the focus of this course.
