Author Archive for Daniel Kipnis

John P. McGovern Lecture

By Daniel Kipnis. Published on July 13, 2010 in MLA '10 and the Chronicle. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

by Daniel Kipnis

Daniel Pink, best-selling author on the changing world of work, presented the John P. McGovern Lecture at the Medical Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC, on Sunday, May 23, 2010. His talk was entitled: “A Whole New Mind.”  The Medical Library Association selected A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future as the common book for the conference. In his book, Pink charts the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies and describes the six abilities individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced and automated age.
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Learn to develop Web-based Instruction — Submit Your Application Today!

By Daniel Kipnis. Published on March 11, 2008 in Continuing Education, Events and General News. 0 Comments

Learn to develop Web-based Instruction — Submit Your Application Today!

The Medical Library Association is hosting its 2nd institute to teach the skills need to develop web-based instruction. MLA is currently accepting applications to this Institute. The deadline date for submissions is Friday, March 21st.

The MLA CE Institute 2008: Developing Web-Based Instruction

Who: Based on a competitive process, twenty MLA-approved continuing education (CE) instructors and NN/LM coordinators will be selected for this learning opportunity.

What: At the MLA CE Institute, instructors will participate in intensive training and spend time in course development to transfer their existing face-to-face classes into Web-based mentored courses.

Where: Downtown Chicago

When: May 13-16, 2008

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Free RML MAR classes, Jan 8 and 9 at USP

By Daniel Kipnis. Published on January 3, 2008 in Continuing Education and Events. 0 Comments

Spaces are still available for next week’s classes in Philadelphia taught by RML MAR staff. Email rml@library.med.nyu.edu to register.

See below for class descriptions and details:

Join MAR staff, network members, and other information professionals for in-person continuing education classes on January 8 and 9, 2008 at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. Classes are FREE of charge.

To sign up for a class, e-mail us at rml@library.med.nyu.edu and let us know which class(es) you want. All classes will take place in the McNeil Science and Technology Center (STC) Room 147, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Confirmation and directions will be sent prior to the class dates. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

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Evidence-based nursing CE in New Jersey

By Daniel Kipnis. Published on November 8, 2007 in Continuing Education and Events. 1 Comment

Our MLA neighbors in New Jersey are sponsoring a CE course on “Finding the Evidence: Evidence-based Practice in Nursing”

While finding evidence in the medical literature has become fairly standardized, finding the evidence in the nursing literature can be less straightforward. This class will include a basic overview and history of EBP in nursing, hierarchies of quantitative and qualitative evidence, formulating the question and finding the right resources, as well as covering aspects unique to nursing, such as qualitative meta-synthesis and EBP in nursing administration.

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Hawaii! Call for MLA ’09 CE Course and Symposia Ideas

By Daniel Kipnis. Published on September 19, 2007 in Continuing Education and Promotion. 0 Comments

MLA is now accepting ideas for exciting & innovative courses and symposia to offer at MLA ’09 in Hawaii. Courses and symposia would be held on May 15, May 16 and May 20, 2009. Suggestions must be submitted by Friday, December 14, 2007, for consideration by the MLA Continuing Education Committee (CEC) at its Midwinter meeting, in January 2008. Read more» » »