[PSR-News] MLA Educatonal Webcast - Register your site!

[Lake, Jessica]

Dear Network Colleagues:

 

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region,
will underwrite the registration cost for up to ten (10) regional sites
for the broadcast of MLA's Educational Webcast:

 

Survival of the Fittest:

Strategies to Prove Your Library's Value

 

Wednesday, March 7

 

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Pacific Time

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Hawaii Standard Time

5:00 AM - 7:00 AM, Guam Standard Time (Thursday, March 8, 2007)

 

Goals:

 

To enhance knowledge and encourage participation of information
professionals in helping secure a firm position for libraries in their
organizations through assessment and promotion.

 

Objectives:

 

* Understand the library's value in the larger organization

            * Mission of the organization

* Strengthen knowledge of tools that can be used to assess library users
and stakeholders

* Craft promotion strategies and programs 

 

Please notify our office of your intent to apply for funding by February
14th, 2007 (Valentine's Day!). 

 

Cost:
Early Bird Price (before February 23, 2007)

$375.00 per Site

 

Participants will receive 2.0 MLA Continuing Education contact hours for
the teleconference alone or 3.5 contact hours if wrap-around sessions
are included. Site coordinators will receive 1 activity point applicable
to their Academy of Health Information Professionals membership. Special
consideration for funding will be given to those sites that anticipate a
minimum of ten (10) participants. 

 

Once your request for funding has been approved, you will need to
register directly with MLA and serve as local site coordinator. You may
charge participants for logistical arrangements, such as refreshments
and parking, but not for registration. For more information, please
visit the MLA website: 

 

http://www.mlanet.org/education/distance_ed/marketing/index.html

 

NN/LM PSR will publicize a list of regional viewing sites in upcoming
weeks, and will circulate a videotape and DVD following the
teleconference. If you are unable to attend the conference, you can
request a loan from our website at the Lending Library page:

 

http://nnlm.gov/psr/services/lending_lib/

 

Thank you,

 

Jessica Lake

Office Manager

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region

UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library

http://nnlm.gov/psr

800-338-7657 Toll Free (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Basin)

310-825-2183 Direct

310-825-5389 Fax

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