(via Sarah Miles, University of North Texas Health Science Center) We are thrilled to announce our upcoming webinar, Approaching Resistance to Change in Research Data Management! This session is part of the new Research Data Management Webinar Series being sponsored by NNLM, and our guest speaker Amanda Rinehart has a great presentation in store. Mark…
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Call for Applicants: 2018/2019 NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program (Deadline June 15)
(via Pat Thibodeau-Program Director, NLM/AASHL Leadership Fellows Program) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and AAHSL are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows Program. The Program is focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health sciences libraries. The application deadline is Friday, June 15….
National Library of Medicine Seeking Feedback on Strategic Plan for 2017-2027
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden, Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region, on behalf of Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan, Director of the National Library of Medicine) I am pleased to present you with A Platform for Biomedical Discovery and Data-Powered Health, the NLM Strategic Plan for 2017-2027: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/plan/lrp17/NLM_StrategicReport2017_2027.html As it approaches…
NLM Director Dr. Patricia Brennan Hosting “A Conversation About Graphic Medicine” Webinar at 1:00 PM CST on March 1
(via Elizabeth Kiscaden-Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Join National Library of Medicine Director Patricia Brennan, RN, PhD today at 1:00 PM CT (2:00 PM ET) via live stream as she hosts “A Conversation About Graphic Medicine” with pioneers from this emerging genre of literature that combines the art of comics…
NNLM – South Central Region Hosting “Sustaining Your Organization’s Future: Mentoring and Succession Planning in Libraries” Webinar on March 14 (No Registration Required)
(via Sarah Miles, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – South Central Region) We are pleased to announce our next SCR CONNECTions webinar, Sustaining your Organization’s Future: Mentoring and Succession Planning in Libraries presented by guest speakers Julie Leuzinger and Jennifer Rowe of the University of North Texas Libraries. The session will be held Wednesday,…
February 21 NNLM Webinar on Decolonizing Data (Registration Encouraged But Not Required)
(via Carolyn Martin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Pacific Northwest Region) When: Wednesday, February 21, 1:00pm PT, Noon Alaska time, 2:00pm MT, 3:00pm CT, 4:00pm ET (please note your time zone) PNR Rendezvous webinar session: “Hope from Our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data through Stories of Resilience” Much research has been historically rooted in controlling…
Call for Participants in Online Cohort: “Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community”
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine) The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is recruiting public library staff to participate in the online training, “Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community<https://nnlm.gov/classes/stand-health-health-and-wellness-services-your-community>.” This is a 4-week, online, asynchronous (all self-paced) course where participants will earn 12 continuing education…
Government Shutdown Update (Access to National Library of Medicine Services)
(via Bobbi Newman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) The National Institutes of Health is in a furlough status as of Monday, January 22, 2018, due to an absence of federal appropriations. According to the FY 2018 HHS Contingency Staffing Plan for Operations in the Absence of Enacted Annual Appropriations, “The plan…
Reminder: NLM Webinar on Friday, January 5 (“2018 MeSH Highlights”)
(via Molly Knapp, University of Utah) NLM Webinar: “2018 MeSH Highlights” Join NLM staff for a highlight tour of the 2018 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). A 20-minute presentation will feature the following topics. change of contraindications from a subheading to a MeSH heading new publication types updates to the terminology for isotopes and radioisotopes additional…
RFI from NLM: Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health and Biomedicine
The NLM has released a request for information regarding Next-Generation Data Science Challenges in Health and Biomedicine. From the RFI, the NLM, “seeks community input on new data science research initiatives that could address key challenges currently faced by researchers, clinicians, administrators, and others, in all areas of biomedical, social/behavioral and health-related research.” The deadline…