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2011 SPONSORED PROGRAMS

 

Instructional Best Practices

Sunday, May 15, 4:30-6:00pm in 101B

Primary sponsor: Medical Library Education Section, Complementary and Alternative Medicine SIG, EMTS, History of the Health Sciences Section, Libraries in Curriculum SIG, Outreach SIG

This paper session will feature health information professionals sharing their experiences & research on best practices for instruction in all settings.


 

Top Tech Trends V

Monday, May 16, 10:30-Noon in 100DE

Primary sponsor: EMTS; cosponsor: Collection Development Section

Technology trend spotters will speak about the latest issues in technology and provide their opinions and thoughts on their impact on health sciences libraries. It will be a quick-paced and interesting discussion among the panelists, along with the aid of a Google jockey searching and highlighting the topics. Bring your mobile devices, and participate in the program online as a Twitter jockey will summarize each panelist's thoughts, fostering the online discussion. Stay to the end of the session to take advantage of the Technology Petting Zoo, where you will be able to play with the latest technology tools. Check out two wonderful blog posts highlighting the session (a first timer's experience and the EMTS chair wrap up).


 

Technology & Library Instruction

Monday, May, 16, 3:00-4:30pm in 101F/G

Sponsors: EMTS, Libraries in Curriculum SIG

This session highlights the intersection of technology and instruction. Papers should address the use of technology as adjuncts to library instruction. Emphasis on new and emerging technologies will be given special consideration.


 

Rethinking Portals

Tuesday, May 17, 3:00-4:30pm in 101J

Sponsors: EMTS; Hospital Libraries Section; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Health Sciences Librarians SIG

This session highlights the use, the agony, and the ecstasy of content management systems (e.g., Drupal, LibGuides, Joomla) in a library setting.


 

Rethink Technology

Tuesday, May 17, 3:00-4:30pm in 101D/E

Sponsors: Section Council, EMTS, Medical Informatics Section

This program will include papers on technology related challenges and solutions as applied areas of patient education, outreach, information discovery, information access for rural clinicians, and websites in a Web 3.0 world.


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Last updated June 30, 2011