SCR CONNECTionsFebruary 19, 2014

This presentation is eligible for 1 hour MLA CE at the conclusion of the session. You will be provided with a link to the evaluation form at the conclusion of the webinar.

Welcome!

Off the Shelf:Free Classroom Resourcesfrom the National Library of Medicine

Cheryl RowanConsumer Health CoordinatorNational Network of Libraries of MedicineSouth Central Region

Who/What is the National Library of Medicine?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov http://www.nnlm.gov

http://www.mlm.nih.gov

Two Types of Information

• A good place to start: http://k12.nlm.nih.gov• Databases/websites• Online Exhibitions and Digital Projects

Health Information Basics

MedlinePlus

• http://medlineplus.gov• Specific Health Topics pages• Health Occupations• Health Statistics• Topics for Children and Teenagers

• Videos and Cool Tools• Understanding Medical Words Tutorial• Anatomy Videos

Online Exhibitions

• Online Exhibitions of a physical exhibition• Additional materials to support specific topics in health

education, history, science, social studies, technology, and more• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/about/exhibition/index.html

NLM Online Exhibition: From DNA to Beer, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/fromdnatobeer/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/frankenstein/index.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/exhibition/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/index.html

Environmental Health & Toxicology

ToxMystery - http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/

ToxTown - http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/

Resources for Genetics

GeneEd - http://geneed.nlm.nih.gov/

Genetics Home Reference - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/index.html

Time for Questions

• From you….

• For you….

Next SCR CONNECTions

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 10:30 a.m. CT

Karen Vargas, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator for the NN/LM SCR will demonstrate ways to search and interpret studies with results from ClinicalTrials.gov .

MLA CE available through March 7, 2014 (close of business day) via: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/offtheshelfk12

Thank you for joining us today!