Registration is closing tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 22, for two of RUSA’s new(er) online courses!

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We are excited to be offering a new course, “Health Information 101”, a six-week asynchronous course that will help public librarians address the health information-seeking needs a diverse group of library users. Primary and secondary librarians, academic librarians and those interested in learning about health reference in order to help themselves, a family member or friend with health-related research are also encouraged to take this course.

In this course, students will:  

    * Demystify and decode medical terminology

    * Learn the basics of evidence-based biomedical literature searching

    * Learn how to systematically evaluate a health website then look at some the best of best sites for medical, pharmaceutical and drug information.

    * Become well-versed in the business of healthcare, learning about PPACA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,

       HealthIT and HITECH, Meaningful Use, Physician and Hospital Rankings & Ratings, and the Personal Health Record.

    * Discuss health literacy issues and how to create partnerships with hospital and academic medical librarians through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Course dates: Sept. 26-Nov. 7

More information: http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2011/09/21/healthinfo101-regcloses92211/

Register online now: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L

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Also starting on Sept. 26 is another offering of our successful “Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online Mapping” online course. The course content is especially relevant for public or reference librarians who want to organize information in a visual or geographic way to benefit the work of the library, to make information available to the community, or any number of needs.

Through podcasts and hands-on assignments, participants in “Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online Mapping” will explore uses for geographic information systems (GIS) technology within organizations and also its social uses beyond simple cartography. The course also covers the how-to of online mapping tools such as Google Earth, ArcExplorer, Scribble Maps and Google Maps.

Course dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 14

More information: http://rusa.ala.org/blog/2011/09/21/spatialliteracy-regcloses92211/

Register online now: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L

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Registration rates start at $130 for RUSA members. We do offer group discounts for 2 or more registrants for the same course from the same library, library system or network.

Group registration information, including the form for registering, is here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/development/onlinece.cfm

Questions about registration? Contact [log in to unmask] or (800) 545-2433, option 5.

Hope to see you learning online soon!

Liz F. Markel, M.A.

Marketing & Programs Manager

Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)

Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

The American Library Association // 50 E. Huron Street // Chicago, IL  60611

800-545-2433 // p. 312-280-4398 // f. 312-280-5273 // e. [log in to unmask]

Find our divisions online at    www.ala.org/rusa    &    www.ala.org/ascla