Continuing Education classes will be held on Tuesday October 10th and Wednesday October 11th, 2006 and are open to anyone. You do not need to be a MCMLA member or attend the MCMLA meeting in order to register for classes.
Some classes have a limit of registrants—please register by 30 August 2006 (credit card or check) to ensure class availability. Classes will be held at the MCMLA 2006 Conference Hotel, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton, and at Washington University Bernard Becker Medical Library.
Full registration won't be complete until you have paid for the classes. September 8, 2006 is the deadline to cancel your CE registration with a refund. Payment deadline is September 15, 2006. If you haven't paid by that date, your spot in the class will be given to someone on the wait list.
Full refunds will be given in the event that a class is canceled. Refunds will be dispersed after the meeting. For any questions about CE classes and registration contact the CE Committee.
Lunches are on your own for all day classes.
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CE1: Business Reference and Competitive Intelligence Resources on the Web CE5: Thinking Like a MBA: Time, Money, Resources and Change Management in the Library CE6 Network and Security Primer: A Technical Discussion for Non-Technical Staff CE7 Introducing Bioinformatics: A Primer for Librarians CE8 It's About Space, It's About Time: File and Time Management CE10: Expert Searching for Nursing and Allied Health NTCC Classes - Held at Becker Medical Library, Rm. 601B PubMed® - Friday, October 13 |
Title  | CE1: Business Reference and Competitive Intelligence Resources on the Web |
| Instructor | Diane Kovacs |
| Location Date - Time | Bernard Becker Medical Library Room 601B October 10, 2006 - 8 AM-5 PM |
| Class Description | The World Wide Web offers a powerful and cost-effective resource for libraries to provide high quality business reference. This workshop offers in-depth training on using the core business reference tools that are free or fee-based and Web-accessible. The core reference tools for business in print are discussed. Specific databases include Hoovers Online and the Thomas Register Online as well as U.S. Federal government sources including Patent and Trademark searching instruction. Competitive Intelligence Resources provide information and ethical standards that are used in the process of enhancing marketplace competitiveness through a greater understanding of a firm’s competitors and the competitive environment. The Web is a vital source for information on local, national and international business, research in specific industries, as well as statistical and economic intelligence. |
| MLA Contact Hours | 8 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $125 Non-Member - $175 |
| Title | CE5: Thinking Like a MBA: Time, Money, Resources and Change Management in the Library |
| Instructor | Martha Magee |
| Location Date - Time | Crowne Plaza Hotel October 11, 2006 - 1 PM-5 PM |
| Class Description | As not-for-profit institutions implement more business practices and processes, librarians need to be more knowledgeable about adapting to these current strategies. Participants will understand not only the components of a typical project plan but be able to implement them within their own work setting. Thus, the class will explore
Ideally, this class will assist librarians in serving as models for change within a larger organizational structure while reinforcing their own business and administrative skills in the library. It is expected that attendees of this session be able to employ demonstrated tools within their own environment upon completion of class. |
| MLA Contact Hours | 4 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 |
| Title | CE6 Network and Security Primer: A Technical Discussion for Non-Technical Staff |
| Instructor | Paul Schoening |
| Location Date - Time | Crowne Plaza Hotel October 11, 2006 - 8 AM-Noon |
| Class Description | This is a basic class on computer networking and security. It will provide participants with an overview of the terminology and issues associated with the networked world with the goal of making them better able to communicate these to others and to improve their interactions with supporting information technology staff. Topics covered will included electronic mail, spam, worms, viruses, network quality of service, voice over IP, instant messaging, podcasting, etc., with a focus on their relationship to information security. |
| MLA Contact Hours | 0 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 |
| Title | CE7 Introducing Bioinformatics: A Primer for Librarians |
| Instructor | Diane Rein, Ph.D. |
| Location Date - Time | Crowne Plaza Hotel October 11, 2006 - 1 PM-5 PM |
| Class Description | Bioinformatics is changing the Science and Information Science professions. Simultaneously a subject discipline, a new kind of computer-based research, and a growing paradigm in data management, organization and scholarly communication, bioinformatics aligns librarian searchers and their client researchers side-by-side in practice. This four hour demonstration workshop will introduce bioinformatics from an historical perspective, placing events into context as to how the current databases/resources evolved and why they are on the Internet in the format and location they are today. Throughout the workshop, clinical and biomedical resources will be emphasized. Various bioinformatic records and search strategies will be demonstrated, including both text-based and DNA/protein sequence-based (BLAST) bioinformatic database searching. Emphasis will be placed upon the major clinical/medical bioinformatic sequence spaces including, but not restricted to, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). The workshop is designed to both introduce the vocabulary of bioinformatics and enable medical librarians to effectively search and migrate through the major medical bioinformatic resources. |
| MLA Contact Hours | 0 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 |
| Title | CE8 It's About Space, It's About Time: File and Time Management |
| Instructor | Lynne Fox |
| Location Date - Time | Crowne Plaza Hotel October 11, 2006 - 8 AM-Noon |
| Class Description | Do you have files saved on your PC that haven't been opened since the last Bush administration? Is your desk littered with sticky notes covered with to-do lists and lots of exclamation marks? Does your work day feel like a series of interruptions with a little bit of work squeezed in between? Do you still have your first OPAC vendor's newsletters carefully filed away? By the end of this course you will have learned time tested strategies for managing time and staying organized using electronic and paper tools. You will use self assessments, practice activities, cartoons, memory jogging phrases, and acronyms to increase learning. After completing this course you will return to work inspired to put what you've learned into action! |
| MLA Contact Hours | 4 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 |
| Title | CE10: Expert Searching for Nursing and Allied Health |
| Instructor | Margaret (Peg) Allen |
| Location Date - Time | Bernard Becker Medical Library Rm 601B October 11, 2006 - 8 AM-5 PM |
| Class Description | Expert Searching for Nursing & Allied Health is an eight hour workshop for experienced health sciences librarians who want to improve their knowledge and skills as expert searchers on interdisciplinary teams. The course covers the tools and techniques needed for comprehensive searching to answer questions from nursing and allied health professionals, with a brief introduction reviewing some of their unique information needs. The content is based on the authors' extensive knowledge of the databases and literature of nursing and allied health, including the scope and coverage of CINAHL and NLM databases and their indexing practices. Group search exercises are based on participants’ questions submitted in advance. Participants will have access to online computers and print CINAHL Subject Headings to work on these exercise. Groups will work on clinical search strategies using an evidence-based practice model, and share them with the class. The course also covers searching for management and education questions. Prerequisites include prior CE or other training covering MEDLINE and other NLM databases. For more information on this course, including objectives, links, and references, see www.pegallen.net. This site is updated each time the course is offered. |
| MLA Contact Hours | 6 |
| Fees | MCMLA Member - $125 Non-Member - $175 |