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If any of you have satellite downlink capabilities and have some extra funds floating around, read on: Sharon CTLS --FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY-- There is an upcoming satellite teleconference called "Reading Between The Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy". This teleconference is being sponsored by the Medical Library Association. **At this time, the Texas State Library cannot confirm whether it will be able to provide downlink licenses for this event. More details will follow at a later date should funds and host sites be secured. In the meantime, this information is provided here FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY, in the event that your institution has satellite teleconference capabilities and would like to make its own arrangements for purchasing and downlinking this program. If you decide to do so, and if you are willing to have other librarians from your community attend this teleconference, please notify me and I can assist in notifying librarians in your region.** SATELLITE TELECONFERENCE TITLE: Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy PROGRAM DATE: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 TIME: 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., central time PROGRAM GOALS: To enhance the knowledge of information professionals about the concepts of health information literacy and to highlight opportunities for using these principles in the provision of quality consumer health and patient education information services. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: -- to provide an overview of the broad range of topics, issues, and people involved in health information literacy -- to examine roles librarians might play in this arena -- to assist health information professionals in identifying potential partnerships in their communities for future collaboration -- to provide resources for additional learning about health literacy EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 11, 2003 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE DOWNLINK LICENSES FOR YOUR INSTITUTION: http://www.mlanet.org/education/telecon/healthlit/ Again, the Texas State Library cannot confirm whether it will be able to provide downlink licenses for this event at this time. More details will follow at a later date should funds and host sites be secured. Thank you. ******************************************* Naomi Dominguez Distance Learning Consultant Library Development Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711-2927 512-936-2586 512-463-8800 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tsl.state.tx.us
