Today's Topics: 1. ALCTS webinar: Research Data Management Best Practices and REDCap (Elaine Franco) 2. Reminder: Deadline for ALCTS Exchange Proposals Quickly Approaching! (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ALCTS webinar: Research Data Management Best Practices and REDCap Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2016 All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time. Description: This webinar will begin with a short description of best practices for consideration in any research data collection/management plan. Once this information is covered, the webinar will transition to a demonstration and discussion of REDCap?a data management platform used by research teams across the world. This webinar is sponsored by ALCTS CE. Learning outcomes: Upon completion of this session, attendees will have learned: 1) Importance of thinking through real world study requirements and logistical workflow before starting collection of data 2) Importance of good recordkeeping and documentation of records for ongoing and shared research 3) Practice implementation exercise and overview of REDCap - a data collection and management platform available at no cost to academic, non-profit and government institutional partners (www.project-redcap.org<http://www.project-redcap.org>) Who should attend? Library science professionals interested in research data collection and management. Presenter: Paul A. Harris, PhD, is professor of biomedical informatics and biomedical engineering who has approximately 20 years? experience working in the field of clinical research informatics. He earned his doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and now serves as Director for Vanderbilt's Office of Research Informatics. Dr. Harris devised and created REDCap (www.projectredcap.org<http://www.projectredcap.org>), a research data collection and management software platform that has been adopted by 1,900 academic and non-profit institutions in 101 countries. ***************** Registration Fees: ALCTS Member $43 ; Non-member $59 ; Group rate (members/non-members) $99/$129 ; International $43 For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website: http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/120716 ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event. For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee. ------------------------------ Message: 2 The ALCTS Exchange is accepting proposals for its 2017 virtual forum?submit your proposal now for first consideration! As a fully online interactive forum, the ALCTS Exchange<http://alcts2017.learningtimesevents.org/> will give participants the opportunity to share the latest research, trends, and developments in technical services and collection management in an innovative, creatively engaging, virtual environment. The ALCTS Exchange Working Group welcomes proposals for the May 2017 forum that highlight the innovation happening in the profession as well as reflect on the progress made in past decades. Proposal topics should be relevant to the overarching theme, Embracing the Past, Building the Future, as well as the daily themes for each session<http://alcts2017.learningtimesevents.org/sessions/>. Proposals will be evaluated on the following four points: ? Relevance to the Exchange?s Themes and Audience ? Opportunities for Learning ? Opportunities for Audience Interaction ? Diversity and Inclusion The deadline for first consideration is December 2, and proposals submitted after December 9 will not be accepted. Proposal submitters will be notified by early February 2017. Ready to submit your proposal? Submit using the Presentation Proposal Form<https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-exchange-presentation-propos al-form/>. Learn what makes a successful proposal<http://alcts2017.learningtimesevents.org/elements-of-a-successful-p roposal/>, view the success criteria<http://alcts2017.learningtimesevents.org/success-criteria>, and check out the session formats<http://alcts2017.learningtimesevents.org/session-formats>. Still have questions about the submission process and what the ALCTS Exchange Working Group is looking for? View the ALCTS Exchange: Preparing a Persuasive Proposal webinar<http://downloads.alcts.ala.org/ce/10242016_ALCTS_Exchange_CFP_Webina r.mp4>, and get an in-depth look at what it takes to produce a solid proposal. Connect with ALCTS Exchange on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/events/740911069382766> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/ALCTS> using #ALCTSx17. ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 55, Issue 7 *********************************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected].
