The UCLA Library announces the Sixty-second Annual Robert B. and Blanche Campbell Book Collection Competition. The 2010 competition offers over $5000 in prizes, and is open to both undergraduate and graduate student collectors. The application deadline is April 16, 2010.
Details of the 2010 competition can be found at http://www2.library.ucla.edu/campbell/index.cfm.
Below are links to the materials for the Biostatistics 240 library instruction session to be held on April 15, 2010 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Biomedical Library’s Technology & Learning Center (TLC).
Search engines and portal sites:
Data sets archives:
Important links:
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Below are links to the materials for the GE Cluster 80, Seminar 5 “Role of the Immune System in Health, Aging, and Longevity” library instruction session to be held on April 15, 2010 from 9:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom.
Important links:
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In February, Catherine Mitchell of the California Digital Library (CDL) and Laura Cerruti of the University of California (UC) Press presented a SPARC webcast on the new UC Publishing Services (UCPubS), a collaboration of CDL and the UC Press. UCPubS brings the complementary services of the press and the library together to offer a suite of open-access, digital and print, book-publishing tools to the UC system. Watch the webcast on SPARC’s blip.tv channel.
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Below are links to the materials for the EHS 100: Introduction to Environmental Health library instruction session to be held on April 13, 2010 from 1 – 2:50 p.m. in CHS 63-105A.
Scholarly journal articles:
Important links:
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Below are links to the materials for the GE 72 W, Seminar 1 “Human Sexuality Within American Society” library instruction session to be held on April 12, 2010 from 3:00-5:50 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom.
Important links:
Instructors:
<submitted by Amy Chatfield>
To help public health professionals in their roles as health information providers and health literacy promoters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a free “Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals Online Training” program. The purpose of this training is to educate public health professionals about limited health literacy and how to address this issue in a public health context.
The web-based course may be accessed 24/7 by any computer with Internet access. It takes 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. Continuing education credit is available for a variety of health professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and health education specialists. To access the training program, visit http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/registration/detailpage.asp?res_id=2074.
For a link to CDC’s and other HHS agencies’ health literacy sites, visit the AHRQ’s Health Literacy and Cultural Competency Resource Links at: http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/hlitres.htm.
<originally posted to the “PSR-News” Announcement List>
The Biomedical Library extends hours for School of Medicine Exams:
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Below are links to the materials for the GE 80, Seminar 3 “Interactions of Mind and Body in Health Aging” library instruction session to be held on April 8, 2010 from 12:00-3:50 p.m. in the Biomedical Library Classroom.
Suggested scholarly article databases:
Suggested popular magazine and newspaper article databases:
To access, go to http://www.library.ucla.edu,
Click on “Search and Find”
Under “Article Database,” type in name of database in search box
Important links:
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Fair Use for Educational Purposes http://www.library.ucla.edu/service/12783.cfm
Do you provide copies of entire articles to students in your classroom? How about on your course Web site? Do you post materials on your course management system? Do you use your CMS or Web site as a virtual classroom? Simply because the content is for educational purposes does not mean that you can copy and distribute it without considering whether that is consistent with the U.S. Copyright Act.
With the continually emerging classroom experience and expanded use of the virtual classroom, the appropriate use of copyrighted materials is more important than ever before. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from campus legal and copyright experts how you can provide the best experiences for your students without violating copyright.
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