Saturday, May 4, 2013

Online medical librarianship course, San Jose U



Charlie Greenberg, Research Services Librarian, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University will be teaching a class from June 5-August 10, 2013. The class is designed for public, school, and health center librarians directly serving students or the public.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.    Explain the history, current roles, and opportunities for providing accurate and useful health information to consumers.
2.    Conduct a consumer health reference interview.
3.    Understand the ethical concerns of providing health information without health training.
4.    Identify, organize, and evaluate appropriate health information resources and services for consumers and care givers in particular contexts.
5.    Promote and market electronic resources to constituent communities.
6.    Conduct health information outreach and education in presentation contexts, individually and collaboratively.

Students will also learn how to make resource web pages with Springshare Libguide templates and learn how to teach health information literacy.  Two of the MLA consumer health recommended books are required texts.

Registration information is found here. There is a prerequisite of a basic reference course.

The Course number is LIBR 220-13 for the summer "special session", for those that already have an MLS and want to take an additional course.

Please send any questions to charles.greenberg@yale.edu

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