This message is being cross-posted. Please forgive duplicates, and feel free to forward to interested parties. The Taubman Medical Library is hosting the following National Training Center and Clearinghouse classes at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Classes are free, but advance registration is required; please register at this website: http://nnlm.gov/mar/online/request.html Questions may be directed to Terry Arndt ([log in to unmask]). PubMed Mon., February 27, 2005; repeated on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006; 8:30 am to 5 pm. This one-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. PubMed is a free class and is awarded 7.5 MLA continuing education credits. Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources INTENDED AUDIENCE: Medical/Scientific Librarians Wed. - Fri., Mar 1-3, 2006; 9 am to 5 pm Wed. & Thurs; 9 am to 5 pm Fri. This three-day course provides an introduction to four domains of information generated by the field of molecular biology: nucleotide sequences, protein sequences, three-dimensional structures, complete genomes and maps. An overview of search systems available at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), with particular focus on Entrez, emphasizes how your current search skills apply to molecular biology databases. The course also introduces more technical search systems, including BLAST and Map Viewer, as well as the Cn3D viewer for three-dimensional protein structures. The course format combines lecture, demonstration, and hands-on experience, and concludes with a discussion of various levels of molecular biology information services provided by librarians. Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources is a free class and is awarded 20 MLA continuing education credits. (NOTE: A separate Field Guide Course is specifically designed for Principal Investigators, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Students and others in the life sciences who work with biological sequence data. Classes for this audience will be hosted at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in September 2006. For information contact Merle Rosenzweig, [log in to unmask]) ************************** Theresa Arndt, MLS Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan 1135 East Catherine St 0726, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2038 voice: 734-936-1397 fax: 734-763-1473 email: [log in to unmask]