Library Symposia (June 1-5, 2009)

Jump start your research and reading and make the most of your time at the IBC!

The National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (NRCBL) is home to an unparalleled collection of bioethics literature. The reference staff of this library, the world’s oldest and largest of its kind, offer IBC participants a preconference seminar on bioethics resources and reference services to enhance their research, writing, teaching, and clinical practice. The proseminar program will introduce attendees to the collection, train them in the use of associated online bioethics databases, and highlight resources available to them onsite and online.

The library’s holdings include – in addition to more than 280,000 books and articles – archival materials from federal bioethics commissions, videos and documentaries, course syllabi, and several special collections, such as the Kampelman Collection of Jewish Ethics and the Rose F. Kennedy Collection on Women, Infants, and Children. Almost 500 journal and newsletter titles are available.

The computer-based proseminar format will:

• permit library staff to demonstrate search strategies and tips for several free, web databases containing bioethics information (e.g., ETHXWeb, GenETHX, PubMed, and NLM Catalog);
• offer participants hands-on reinforcement of training in techniques to retrieve bioethics information from these databases, including crafting a precise search strategy using the library’s unique numeric classification scheme; and
• provide attendees with the opportunity to search these online databases.

An individual consultation that you may schedule with a reference librarian during the course of the week allows each proseminar participant to obtain additional individualized help in identifying resources and developing search strategies for primary research interests. Each registrant will receive an extensive searcher’s manual prepared by the staff: Bioethics Searcher’s Guide to Online Information Resources.

Three core symposia sections are offered:

Sunday	—	31 May 2009	—	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sunday	—	31 May 2009	—	4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday	—	2 June 2009	—	5:15 pm - 7:15 pm

Consultations with librarians may be scheduled throughout the week. The Proseminar requires pre-registration and an additional fee of $150. Attendance is limited to 24 persons per section. Sign up for the session of your choice on the registration form. To register / apply for IBC 35: 2009, please see the registration form.

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