WMLA Annual Meeting 2006

The 2006 WMLA Annual Meeting will be held March 30 (continuing education day) and March 31 at Bastyr University. Please see the Agenda and Registration Form.

In the business meeting at the beginning of the day on March 31, the membership will review the 2005 Business Meeting Minutes (pdf).

Two CE sessions will be offered - one full-day (Expert Searching) and one half-day (¿No Comprende?). The ¿No Comprende? class will be held in Room 19 at Bastyr and the Expert Searching class in the computer teaching area at the Library. Both of these classes are certified for MLA CE credits and the ¿No Comprende? class also applies to the Consumer Health Information Specialist certificate.

"Becoming an Expert Searcher" - instructor: Terry Jankowski

What constitutes an expert search? Who can be an expert searcher? This class looks at these questions and practices methods (reference interview, database analysis, search construction and search evaluation) used by expert searchers. Learn some advanced search techniques for PubMed and create a self-study plan to hone your skills.

"¿No Comprende? Spanish Health Information Resources for English Speaking Librarians." - instructor: Gail Kouame

Do you have a growing Latino population in your community? Do you need to find health information in Spanish fast but don't know where to look?
Are the only words in your Spanish vocabulary burrito and gracias? If you answered yes to these questions, then this is the class for you.
This hands-on course will cover resources for learning basic, library, medical, and Internet Spanish vocabulary. You will also learn to evaluate and identify health websites in Spanish to which you can direct your patrons.

For more information contact:

Gail Kouame
Consumer Health Coordinator
gmarie@u.washington.edu

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