Unscheduled Courses
If you are interested in taking an unscheduled course, please email the contact person listed in the course description.
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All Unscheduled courses are approved for MLA CE credit.
2025 MeSH Highlights
By nicki.mehall@mlahq.org
Every year, updates are made to MeSH, the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed and for cataloging books and other resources. This annual webinar aims to introduce those changes and provide examples of how the changes may affect you as a PubMed searcher.
A Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health (Formerly Beyond an Apple a Day)
By user
The class covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public. It qualifies for MLA Consumer Health Information Specialization levels 1 and 2.
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024
By user
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 – 1 hour
By Debra
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 – 2 hours
By Debra
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 – 3 hours
By Debra
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 – 4 hours
By Debra
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
Advanced Search Techniques and Resources for Systematic Reviews and Other Evidence Syntheses
By user
Learn advanced techniques for building search strategies for systematic reviews and other major search projects.
Advanced Searching for Systematic Reviews: Methods of Search Strategy Design
By Debra
Learn advanced techniques for building search strategies for systematic reviews and other major search projects.
Advanced Searching Techniques and Advanced Strategy Design
By user
This face-to-face course will explore issues around search design and search techniques for undertaking literature searches of complex topics to inform high quality comparative effectiveness research, systematic reviews, guideline development and other major projects.
AI, Higher Education, and Medical Librarianship: Opportunities and Risks
By user
This webinar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems presents basic principles of ChatGPT and other generative AIs, demonstrates how to use generative AI systems, examines historical use of AI technology, and encourages discussion about the potential costs and harms of powerful AI systems.
An Overview of the All of Us Researcher Workbench and the Role of the Librarian
By user
This online training will feature the All of Us Data and Research Center (DRC) and will present more in-depth information on the Researcher Workbench and how campus libraries are well situated to respond to the needs of academic institutions for data-driven research.
Black Maternal Health Week 2024
By user
The objective of this NNLM webinar is to promote and support Black Maternal Health Week and strengthen awareness of health issues and disparities that disproportionately impact Black women and their families.
Building Reference Skills for Nursing and Allied Health Research
By nicki.mehall@mlahq.org
This 3-week, 4 credit-hour, self-paced, online class is designed for library staff who support, or want to support, nursing and allied health professionals with NLM resources.
CAIFL: Critical Appraisal Institute for Librarians
By user
Ready to move beyond basic EBM? Develop your critical appraisal skills in this advanced online course that will prepare you to teach critical appraisal with confidence.
Cataloging with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
By user
This 90-minute webinar explores the use of MeSH in the cataloging environment.
CLEBP & Research Caucus' Abstract Writing Workshop
By user
Get started with creating and submitting an abstract to MLA 2024, in this blended course, and apply what you learn toward submitting abstracts to other professional conferences. Bring any ideas and questions to discuss at this workshop, or just come to learn more about it!
Clinical Librarianship Discussion Group – Ascension
By Debra
AAHSL Reads DEI Book Club 2024 features Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces, by Karen Catlin.
Community Health Connections
By user
Community Health Connections is a 5-part educational webinar series intended to help public library staff learn about consumer health services and resources, community-based marketing, and technology implementation.
Community-Based Health Information
By user
In this online course, learn about consumer and public health information services and programs that can impact the health of the communities you serve.
Consumer Health Information Resources and Services
By user
This online course provides an overview of, and introduction to, the consumer health information environment.
Creating NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans with DMPTool
By user
This webinar will also cover the basics of data management planning, NIH and NLM data management resources, and practice building a plan with DMPTool online.