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Becky McKay of the Texas A&M Medical Sciences Library is making CTLS librarians an offer you can't refuse. She will come to your library to train librarians and staff or do presentations to the general public on consumer health on the Internet. She also offers a presentation designed for the health professionals in your town. Cost is free. For librarians and staff, she will come for one or more participants. For public classes, she prefers a turnout of at least 5 to 10 patrons. Eligible counties are Bastrop, Bell, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Coryell, Falls, Grimes, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Llano, McCulloch, McLennan, Madison, Mason, Milam, Robertson, San Saba, Travis, Washington, and Williamson. Here are Ms. McKay's descriptions of the classes she teaches: MedlinePlus and Consumer Health on the Internet for Library Staff Learn about MedlinePlus, a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date, a difficult thing to find on the Web. I will also talk about critical skills in evaluating health information on the Internet and demonstrate some other excellent sources of consumer health information. Handouts can be presented, as well. 1 hour CE credit or as needed. MedlinePlus and Consumer Health on the Internet for Public Library Patrons If you have any need for a class for your patrons, and have a group interested in finding health information in the Internet, I can do a session of approximately one hour teaching MedlinePlus, explaining critical skills for evaluating health information and demonstrating some other excellent Internet sources of health information. Handouts can be presented, as well. 1 hour or as needed. PubMed Medline and Loansome Doc for Librarian and Health Professionals Need some brushing up on searching PubMed Medline, the world's premier database for professional-level health information? I will offer a brief introduction to PubMed and show how to enroll in Loansome Doc and deliver Edocs in order to get free medical articles delivered electronically at no charge. Handouts can be presented, as well. 1 hour or as needed. To schedule a session at your library, get in touch with the trainer, Becky McKay, by phone 979-845-4631 or email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Becky has quite a bit of time available for training between now and the start of summer. Go ahead and give her a call or email today to set up a class. Sharon Herfurth Central Texas Library System 800-262-4431,x4 or 512-974-3614 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
