CE 502
Incorporating Web 2.0 Tools into Research: Making the Most of Instruction and Outreach Efforts

Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Cost: $345 (nonmember, $590)
Attendance Maximum: 20

Instructor(s): Andrea Lynch, Instruction Coordinator, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, University of California-Los Angeles, and Dominique Turnbow, Undergraduate Services Librarian, Biomedical Library, University of California-San Diego

Offered: Saturday, May 16, 7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

This course is designed to encourage health information professionals to use Web 2.0 tools in teaching and outreach activities at their institutions. The course assumes that participants have working knowledge of Web 2.0 tools, such as social bookmarking and blogs. The instructors will provide examples and hands-on activities that demonstrate how these tools can be used to facilitate the research process, specifically, searching, collaborating, organizing, and publishing.