Submitted by Patricia L. Smith and Karen Gutzman, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
If you are wondering whether Dissemination in Action: Communicating Research in a Digital World is the right MLA ’18 continuing education course for you, take this quick self-assessment:
- Are you an academic health sciences librarian, hospital librarian, or librarian with an interest in scholarly communication?
- Do you know how to leverage alternative metrics and bibliometrics to help researchers tell their science stories?
- Are you confident answering questions about using social media to disseminate research?
- Do you want to be a trailblazer in this exciting area of librarianship and forge new relationships at your institution?
- Do you know how your expert searching and metadata knowledge can help you evaluate groups of researchers and communicate research impact?
If you answered “Yes” to at least one of the above questions, consider taking our course! Dissemination in Action is a hands-on, practical way to learn about the dynamic roles that librarians can play in dissemination and research evaluation.
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Visit Dissemination in Action: Communicating Research in a Digital World to learn more and MLANET to register. MLA continuing education courses are powerful and rewarding learning experiences! Of the participants who evaluated MLA ’17 courses, 97% found their courses engaging and would recommend them to colleagues. The percentage who rated themselves competent or better in their course area nearly tripled, from 22% to 59%. |