Thursday, July 7, 2011
Computer Classroom 1460 now has AHS Calgary Zone Access!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Useful database: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
The client wanted articles on translation/interpretation services in health care, and I thought I would search a linguistics database as well as the usual suspects. Linguistic and Language Behavior Abstracts turns out to have all kinds of interesting health-related content. I found some relevant articles to my search, but also turned up lots of stuff from the speech-language literature (not sure what the overlap with CINAHL would be here), and lots of great stuff on topics like doctor-patient communication and health literacy. If we are asked to search on these topics, it would definitely be a good idea to include a search of this database. In addition to keyword searching, it seems to have a fairly good set of index terms.
There's another database called Linguistics Abstracts online, but it appears more academic in nature, and its so-called Advanced Search doesn't offer the option of building very complex search strings, so I gave up on it.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Hospital Funding Health Policy Website and Newsletter
The site is currently focused on the policy changes to hospital funding going on across the different provinces. This site examines the consequences of these policy changes, both intended and unintended. The site's focus will be broadened to include post-actue, ambulatory, and physician care.
There is a quarterly newsletter. You can subscribe to receive future issues on the site (http://goo.gl/yWpPD).
The site is impartial, built to provide a reliable source of information for the changes currently going on in health care across Canada.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Continuing Education Opportunities (forwarded by LAA)
Listed below are online workshops. You will notice that most do not require a paid for registration but all require that you register to listen and participate. If you register for a webinar but cannot attend at the designated time, most will archive the conference and you can login at a later time and listen.
What: International Council on Archives: Section on University and Research Institution Archives (SUV) Conference 2011
When: July 12 to 16
Where: University of Alberta, register http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/suv2011/
Webinars: Courses, Presentations
Note: WebJunction has a variety of self-paced courses, check out http://www.webjunction.org/catalog
Acquisitions, Collections and Cataloguing
What: Book group buzzing
When: 12:00 to 1:00
Where: http://bit.ly/m0KZr3
Instruction, Teaching and Instructional Design
What: Seeking evidence for impact – Lessons from the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research
When: July 11 from 11:00 to 12:00
Where: http://bit.ly/lnYbCA
What: Instructional design for online teaching and learning
When: July 11 to 29 at your own pace
Where: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/instdesign.cfm
What: Classroom assessment for information literacy instruction: Are the learning what you are teaching?
When: July 19 from 12:00 to 1:30
Where: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/classroomassessment.cfm
What: Re-engineering academic libraries for digital native and beyond: Digital learning materials and the “teaching machine” of the future
When: August 9 from 12:00 to 1:30
Where: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/digitallearningmaterials.cfm
IT
What: Evaluating and implementing web scale discovery services in your library
When: July 13 from 12:30 to 2:00 and July 20 from 12:30 to 2:00
Where: http://bit.ly/ii0r6Z
What: Delivering innovative mobile services through your library
When: July 21 from 12:30 to 2:00 (Trends in mobile technologies impacting libraries) and July 28 from 12:30 to 2:00 (Mobile technologies for libraries)
Where: http://bit.ly/mbStrv
What: Managing physical storage
When: August 10 from 11:00 to 12:30
Where: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/nisowebinars/storage/
Management, Leadership
What: The Library’s role in ensuring the success of international efforts on campus
When: July 12 from 12:00 to 1:30
Where: http://www.acrl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/elearning/courses/international.cfm
Other PD Sessions
What: The Future of Library Technology series, The Future of Library Technology: How Trends in Scholarly Communication and Technology are Impacting Academic Libraries
When: July 7 from 10:00 to 11:00
Where: http://bit.ly/l0uu1Q
Virtual Conferences
What: ALA Annual Wrap-up
When: July 8 from 12:00
Where: http://bit.ly/jEHrfE
iS2 Travel and Expenses eLearning Course
As of August 2, all University of Calgary employees will automatically have access to complete travel and expense claims through PeopleSoft Employee Self Service.
For more details regarding the changes to the Travel and Expense Process, please see attached briefing note.
If you complete expense reports on a regular basis, it is recommended that you take this training prior to August 2 so that you are able to complete your expense claim correctly. The course will continue to be available after August 2.
How to Access the Course
1. Log into My U of C portal
2. Click on ‘Blackboard’ under Quick Links
3. Click on the ‘Courses’ tab
4. Under the ‘Course Catalog’, click on the iS² folder
5. Enroll in the appropriate course (Travel and Expenses). Click ‘Enroll’, ‘Submit’ and ‘Okay.
For full iS² course information and registration, please click here or visit:
Human Capital Management Training
Supply Chain Management Training
If you have any questions or concerns as to why a course was recommended for you, please contact your manager or HR Partner. All other questions can be directed to: is2train@ucalgary.ca
Sincerely,
The iS² Training Team