Tuesday, March 13, 2012

SA Library Week in the Western Cape: Free Workshops on Consumer Health Information

LIASA, in conjunction with US Embassy American Libraries, are offering a range of workshops on Consumer Health Information, across the country.    Visiting  University of Tennessee Preston Medical Library Librarians Cynthia Vaughn and Martha Earl will be leading a variety of workshops in a number of branches during SA Library Week

Follow this link for more information on the workshops as well as the application form. 

The workshops are free,  and open to all librarians and library workers in different libraries.   However, space is limited, so you must sign up.RSVPs need to go to LIASA National at cicd@liasa dot org dot za



Three workshops will be held in Cape Town on Thursday 22 March and Friday 23 March 2012.


WORKSHOP ONE
Topic: Super Searcher + PubMed for the rest of us

Available places: 100
Hands-on: Yes – bring your own wifi-enabled laptop (or share)
Date: Thursday, March 22
Time: 09:00-13:00
Venue: Medical Research Council Head Office, Parow

WORKSHOP TWO
Topic: National Library of Medicine's Consumer Health Databases
Available places: 100
Hands-on: Yes – bring your own wifi-enabled laptop (or share)
Date: Thursday, March 22
Time: 14:00-17:00
Venue: Medical Research Council Head Office,  Parow

WORKSHOP THREE
Topic: ABCs of DNA: Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers
Available places: 25
Hands-on: Yes
Date: Friday, March 23
Time: 09:00-13:00
Venue: University of Cape Town Health Sciences Library, Anzio Road, Observatory