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Learning Resources

Below is a list of the numerous organizations that provide free and low cost training and professional development for health information professionals and librarians.  

Organization

Type

Offerings

Free Y/N?

Link

ALA Continuing Education Live Webinars:
Small Library Makes Big Impact through Community Networking

On-Demand Webinars:
Administration & Leadership
Cataloging
Collection Management
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Information Literacy & Library Instruction
Intellectual Freedom & Copyright
Marketing & Outreach
Programs & Services
Technology
Y and N https://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning
Alliance for Library Impact Continuing education Custom workshops Y

https://www.alliance4libraryimpact.com

CADTH     N https://www.cadth.ca/news-and-events/events
CARL Continuing Education Workshops
Research Institute
 

https://www.carl-abrc.ca/strengthening-capacity/workshops-and-training/

CASP (UK) Continuing Education Workshops on critical appraisal and evidence finding Y https://casp-uk.net/workshops/#commissioning
CHLA Continuing Education Continuing Education N https://www.chla-absc.ca/continuing_education.php
CHLA/the partnership Continuing Education   N https://thepartnership.ca/education/
CHLA  Special Interest Groups Artificial Intelligence Interest Group
Bibliotherapy Interest Group (BIG)
Canadian Academic Medical Education Librarians Special Interest Group (CAMEL SIG) / Groupe dintérêt des bibliothécaires académiques canadiens en éducation médicale (GI BACEM)
Consumer Health Interest Group
Knowledge Synthesis Interest Group
Oral Health Interest Group
Research Interest Group
  https://www.chla-absc.ca/communities.php
CILIP Continuing education UK association   https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/OnlineCourses
Cochrane Continuing education Product focused Y https://community.cochrane.org/
Coursera Continuing education Soft skills (communication, leadership, teamwork etc) Y and N https://ca.coursera.org/
Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference and Continuing education   N https://electroniclibrarian.org/workshops/
IFLA Continuing education and conference   Y and N https://www.ifla.org/events/
Infopeople  Continuing education   Y

https://infopeople.org/

LACUNY Institute Continuing education NY City Library consortia N https://lacuny.org/Events
LibGuide from American University of Beirut:
Professional Development for Librarians:
Library Associations
Continuing education LInks to the following regarding professional development:
Library Associations
Listservs
Learning Opportunities
Courses
Mentoring
Publishers' Webinars
Webinar Archives
Funding
Y and N https://aub.edu.lb.libguides.com/c.php?g=801471
Library Collective, The Continuing Education   Y and N

https://www.thelibrarycollective.org/

Library Works Continuing education   Y and N https://www.libraryworks.com/webinars
Linked in Learning Continuing Education     Available through institution or public library
MLA Continuing Education   N http://www.medlib-ed.org/
MLA Special Interest Groups Academic Librarians
Accessibility and Disability
African American Medical Librarians Alliance
Animal and Veterinary Information Specialist
Basic Science
Cancer Librarians
Clinical Librarians and Evidence-based Health Care
Collection Development
Complementary and Integrative Health
Consumer and Patient Health Information
Data
Dental
Federal Libraries
Gaming in Adult Learning
Health Association and Corporate Librarians
Health Humanities (formerly Medical Humanities)
History of the Health Sciences
Hospital Library
International Cooperation
Interprofessional Education and Practice
Latinx
Leadership and Management
LGBTQIA+
Libraries in Health Sciences Curriculums
Medical Informatics
Medical Library Education
Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services
New Members
Osteopathic Libraries
Pediatric Librarians
Pharmacy and Drug Information
Public Health/Health Administration
Public Services
Research
Resource Sharing
Scholarly Communications
Social Justice & Health Disparities
Solo Librarians
Systematic Reviews
Translational Sciences Collaboration
User Experience
Vision Science
  https://www.mlanet.org/page/special-interest-groups-landing-page
NLM       https://www.nlm.nih.gov/portals/librarians.html
OHLIA Continuing Education Consumer Health Y

https://accessola.com/ohlia-events-and-professional-development/

OLA Continuing education Library Marketing think tank;
Education institute
Copyright symposium
Library as place

ONLibChats
N https://accessola.com/events/
Ontario Library Service
(public library sector)
Continuing education JASI Cataologuing Procedures
CAMH Customer Service De-Escalation Training
Accessibility in Libraries
Activating Indigenous Library Collections
Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations
Governance 101
Recorded Webinars
Y and N LearnHQ Training Bulletin ❄ Winter 2023 (mailchi.mp)
SLA Continuing education   N www.sla.org
SpringShare Continuing education Springy Training Sessions for LibGuides    
THLA Continuing Education Annual PD session: Summer social; Library technician subcommittee Y https://thla.chla-absc.ca/
University of Toronto Continuing education   Y  
UNYOC Continuing education Annual conference with CE N https://unyoc.wildapricot.org/
Web Junction Continuing education   Y https://learn.webjunction.org/
Vendor training Resources specific Ovid; EBSCO; Springshare; etc Y Available directly from vendor

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