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Tune in at 8:30 am Mountain Time/9:30 am Central Time. **Note the starting time! Mobile MedlinePlus &MedlinePlus Twitter will be the subjects presented by Sharon Dennis.
Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated).
URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/, Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone, Login: as a guest with your first and last name, Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided. Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

Attention Physician Assistants! We are seeking PAs (and PA students who have completed their clinical rotations) to provide feedback on a health literacy tutorial.

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Tune in at 8:30 am Mountain Time/9:30 am Central Time. **Note the starting time! Mobile MedlinePlus &MedlinePlus Twitter will be the subjects presented by Sharon Dennis.
Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated).
URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr/. Equipment: connection to the Internet and a phone. Login: as a guest with your first and last name. Instructions to connect to the audio will show up once you’ve logged in. Captioning will be provided. Questions to mmagee@unmc.edu. (mm) (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

Newest postings (July 14, 2010): Associate University Librarian for Information Services and Research Support, Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. The MLANET job page is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Jobs appear chronologically, with the most recent postings at the top of the page, and then alphabetically by state. (Source: Medical Library Association News)

The Queens Health Systems will renovate the Hawaii Medical Library building, located on the Punchbowl Street campus of The Queens Medical Center, in November. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

Newest postings (July 7, 2010): Insurance Advocate, California; Medical Librarian, California; Reference and Education Librarian, Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences, Louisiana; Health Information QC Specialist, Frederick, Maryland. The MLANET job page is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Jobs appear chronologically, with the most recent postings at the top of the page, and then alphabetically by state. (Source: Medical Library Association News)

The Resources for Disaster Planning and Response presentation given at the 2010 Medical Library Association meeting in Washington, DC is now available online. (Source: News from the Division of Specialized Information Services)

It’s time to pay off those late fees and, at the same time, help provide food for people in need in our community.

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Navigating Collaboration: A Crash Course in Connecting with the Community
On December 2, 1:00 MT/2:00CT, tune into the second episode in the Navigating Collaboration webinar series, Keys for Partnership , presented by Bob Engeszer, Associate Director Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine and Susan Centner, Project Director, Missouri Area Health Education Center Digital Library. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/siobhan and sign in as a guest. You will need Internet access and a phone.
See the archived presentation and resources from the first episode “Definitions” at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/collaboration.html [scb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News)

The University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries is hosting Cut the Cord: Connecting to Our Mobile Users. What: A **free** Medical Library Association webcast for information professionals about–current and emerging mobile technologies –innovative initiatives using mobile devices –useful mobile software applications –funding options for projects using mobile devicesWhen: Wednesday, 18 November, 2009, 1:30 4:00 P.M.(For agenda, see http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/mobile/agenda.html)Where: Rm. 2802, Medical Science Building 2, The University of Michigan, 1137 E. Catherine St., Ann Arbor, MI(For campus maps and/or parking, see http://pts.umich.edu/maps/north_medical.pdf)The Presenters:(For more information about the presenters, see http://www.mlanet.org/education…