Category Archives: Continuing Education

National Library of Medicine Resources- FREE Webinar

Focus on NLM Resources: HealthReach
Presenter:  Laura Bartlett / Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine
Date / Time:  May 7, 2015 / Noon – 1 pm (ET)
Online / No Registration Required
Summary:
HealthReach is a resource of quality multilingual, multicultural public health information for those working with, or providing care to, individuals with limited English proficiency.
Resources include:
  • Health education materials in various languages and formats (brochures, fact sheets, videos)
  • Provider tools (including best practices, cultural information, and effective use of interpreters)
  • Special collections on Emergency and Disaster, Women’s Health, and Mental Health
During the presentation the site will briefly be demonstrated. New initiatives, such as the funding and acquisition of new materials, will be discussed.

 

Community Engagement and Assessment: NY 3Rs FREE Webinar

Date:  June 11, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT
Program: Community Engagement and Assessment with Susan Currie, Director, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY.
This is a “the nuts and bolts of assessment” webinar that describes how one library developed a community engagement process based on data collected, benchmarking, perception surveys; a community based “Blue Ribbon Panel”, data visualization, and developed community education materials as well as developed a template for a strategic decision timeline and key stakeholder analysis.
  • Identify and utilize a variety of local assessment tools that may be used in conjunction with state and national resources.
  • Describe a current and ongoing example of data collection and assessment for a community engagement initiative.
  • Provide a template of how to present information gathered to represent and communicate the value and impact of the library to funding sources and the community.
  • Understand how to utilize data gathered to develop strategies for going forward.

 

Communicating the Library’s Value: NY 3Rs FREE Webinar

Date:  May 15, 2015, 10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EDT
Program:  Communicating the Library’s Value with Zsuzsa Koltay, Director of Assessment and Communication, Cornell University.
 
Unquestioned support for the academic library can’t be taken for granted any more.  Our parent institutions challenge us for evidence about what we contribute to institutional outcomes.  What does this evidence look like?  Is it one irrefutable piece of data, or more of a composite picture?  And how do we communicate it most effectively to users, opinion-leaders, and decision-makers?  This session will present a framework with practical examples of hits and misses based on the work of the presenter’s unit, Assessment and Communication, at Cornell University Library. 
 
Outcomes:
Participants will be able to understand the:
·        Nature of value and impact evidence in the context of academic libraries
·        Interconnectedness of assessment and communication efforts in this context
·        Data components that triangulate value and impact
·        Relevant communication channels and presentation approaches
·        Importance of understanding and adapting to local environments