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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

Thursday, March 30, 2023 

 MDMLG Business Meeting & Program (Virtual)

1:00pm-1:45pm    -General Business Meeting

1:45pm-2:00pm   -Break

The MDMLG Professional Development Committee has received funding from the NNLM Region 6 to host this MLA Webinar “Selecting and Using Data Extraction Tools for Systematic Reviews” on March 30, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. EST. The webinar will take place after the MDMLG General Business Meeting.

Registration:  Please complete an online registration form to attend this webinar.

As per usual, MLA CE access codes will be provided on a first come, first served basis to the first 25 member registrants. MDMLG members will receive CE priority. Registration will open to MHSLA membership on March 17, 2023. There is no limit to the number of participants that can view the live webinar. Registrants will receive the webinar access details a few days before March 30.   

SAVE THE DATE!

MDMLG Annual Business Meeting & Summer Luncheon - in-person 

Location: Maggiano's Little Italy - Troy, MI 

Thursday, June 22, 2023

12:00pm-1:00pm  -Lunch

1:15-2:15pm          -Presentation

     Speaker: Dale Carlson

     Topic:     “Albert Kahn: Unintended Consequences”

2:15pm-2:30pm    -Break

We had a fascinating panel discussion yesterday on the topic of When Information Disorder Meets Health Sciences Librarianship.  It featured Sarah Memmott, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University Library, and Katie Greer, Associate Professor, Oakland University Libraries.

The speaker slides are now available on the MDMLG members-only section.

http://www.mdmlg.org/meeting.htm 

The current issue of the MDMLG Newsletter is now available at http://www.mdmlg.org/MDMLG%20News%20Volume%2049%20Issue%202%20Winter%202023.pdf

 Past newsletters can be found at http://www.mdmlg.org/newsletter-archives.htm

Please mark your calendars with the upcoming MDMLG General Business meeting & program, which will be held by Zoom on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, from 1:00pm-3:30pm.  

The Program and Professional Development Committee has planned an exciting and informative panel on When Information Disorder Meets Health Sciences Librarianship featuring presenters Sarah Memmott, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University Library, and Katie Greer, Associate Professor, Oakland University Libraries.