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Upcoming Programming!
Thursday, March 30, 2023
MDMLG Business Meeting & an MLA Webinar, “Selecting and Using Data Extraction Tools” (Virtual)
In this session, you’ll learn what data extraction tools are and how they work. You’ll explore ways to identify tools using the SR Toolbox, a free online catalog of systematic review tools. You’ll see how to classify tools based on their features and capabilities and gain an overview of the pluses and minuses of commonly used. You’ll also learn what to consider when comparing and choosing a tool, incorporating team preferences, the review topic, and team needs.
1:00pm-1:45pm -General Business Meeting
1:45pm-2:00pm -Break
2:00pm-3:30pm -Program: Live, online viewing of MLA webinar, “Selecting and Using Data Extraction Tools”
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Panel Discussion: “Let’s Chat About ChatGPT” (Virtual)
ChatGPT is an artificial-intelligence (AI) driven chatbot launched as a prototype in fall 2022. It has gained attention across a range of disciplines since it provides detailed responses and articulate answers across many domains of knowledge. This presentation will discuss concerns about widespread academic cheating despite uneven factual accuracy, examples of uses and abuses in the classroom, as well as applications as an instructional tool.
1:00pm – 2:30pm
Speakers:
Professor Michael McVey – Eastern Michigan University
Professor Ann Blakeslee - Eastern Michigan University
Professor Susan Bushinski – Eastern Michigan University
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Program: NNLM Community Guide to Advance Health Information Equity and a NNLM Region 6 Update (Virtual)
The NNLM Community Guide to Advance Health Information Equity is an interactive resource to facilitate awareness of evidence-based health needs throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Each neighborhood, county, or region has attributes and challenges that affect the health and wellness of its population. By looking at social, economic, and environmental factors, we can identify under-resourced communities and begin to understand their most pressing health information needs and concerns. Then, in collaboration with our NNLM member organizations and community partners, we can take action to improve access, use, and understanding of trustworthy information so individuals can make informed decisions about their health. The speakers will discuss the rationale for creating the guide, and demonstrate the details of how and where information in the community guide might be utilized for grant writing, information literacy instruction, answering student research questions, and general use in health sciences/medical libraries. This session will also include an NNLM Update for Region 6.
2:00pmEDT – 3:15pm
Speakers:
Darlene Kaskie
Erica Lake
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