MLA '12: Continuing Education

MLA '12 Continuing Education Courses

A full description of the specific CE course appears below. For further information, or if you have other questions about MLA CE courses, contact Debra Cavanaugh, mlapd3@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094, x32.

CE501 LINKED: An Intro to the Semantic Web for Medical Librarians and Biomedical Information Professionals

Level: Beginning+
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $240 (nonmember, $445)

Instructor(s): Layne M. Johnson, Translational Science Information Specialist, Health Sciences Library, and Jonathan Koffel, Clinical Information Librarian, Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota–Minneapolis

Offered: Saturday, May 19, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

The semantic web will shift how we find, share, reuse, and combine information. By using open data standards, computers can explore relationships, revolutionize health care, and perform deep analyses of linked data. We will introduce concepts and tools, provide hands-on exploration, and discuss how medical information professionals can use the semantic web.

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