[Sigsti-l] Fwd: NCBI advanced training course

[ktlv at email.unc.edu]

Apologies for cross-posting.  I attended this workshop last year and 
found it incredibly helpful for my new position as 
bioinformatics/pharmacy librarian at UNC Health Sciences Library. - KT

----- Forwarded message from Renata Geer <renata at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov> -----
From: Renata Geer <renata at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov>
Reply-To: molbiosig at u.washington.edu
To: MLA Molecular Biology and Genomics SIG <molbiosig at u.washington.edu>
Subject: NCBI advanced training course
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:59:41 -0400 (EDT)

Dear Colleagues, 

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) 
is pleased to invite participation in an advanced training 
course designed specifically for information specialists 
who provide support to users of NCBI's molecular biology services.
This announcement is being sent to library directors so that 
you can identify appropriate candidates from your staffs.

This five-day course is scheduled for August 2-6, 2004, 
at the National Library of Medicine, and is approved 
for 40 MLA C.E. contact hours.    
 
The course is restricted to those who have knowledge of 
molecular biology or genetics and basic experience with 
NCBI resources such as Entrez, LocusLink, BLAST, Cn3D, 
and Map Viewer. 

General information about the advanced course is available at: 

   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/NAWBIS/ 

A course application form is also accessible from that page.  

   Applications are due by May 31, 2004.  

Space is limited to 9 people, and we will inform you about 
acceptance into the course by June 7, 2004.  
   
This course is developed and taught as a collaborative project 
with colleagues who are already actively involved in supporting 
molecular biology resources for users in their libraries  
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/NAWBIS/credits.html). 

Following the course, participants become members of a 
bioinformatics support network 
(BSN, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/NAWBIS/BSN/members.html)
to facilitate future communication among the group and 
continued learning.  

Sincerely, 

Renata Geer
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Library of Medicine
renata at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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