A Librarians Guide to NCBI The Course provided B asic knowledge and skills for librarians interested in helping patrons use online molecular databases and tools from the NCBI. Course consisted of two parts Part 1: Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Searching Part 2: Introduction to NCBI Databases Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Searching discussed The basics of genes and proteins Terminology General overview of NCBI website My experience with the online portion On-Site In-Person Weeklong focused on Overview of the NCBI databases Specifics of each database Demonstration of some databases My experience with the in- person portion For more informationrarian/rarian/ My future plans include Teaching what I learned to my team Teaching at a faculty development workshop Developing a curriculum for new PhD in Translational Health Sciences for Fall 2014 Thank you!