(via Twanna Hodge, University of Florida) Please join us on Tuesday, March 15 at 2:00 PM CDT, when Dr. Safiya U. Noble will deliver the 2022 Annual NLM Lecture on Science, Technology, and Society, entitled, “Taking on Big Tech: New Paradigms for New Possibilities”. The lecture will be videocast and is open to all here. Dr. Noble is an internet…
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Registration Open for NNLM Virtual Symposium “Advancing Engagement Through Research: New Trends and Opportunities” (March 29-30)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join NNLM for the upcoming virtual (and free) symposium “Advancing Engagement Through Research: New Trends and Opportunities”. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 29, and Wednesday, March 30. The agenda is now available, at https://nnlm.vfairs.com/en/agenda-page. The 2022 NNLM Virtual Symposium is designed to provide you an opportunity to…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Health Statistics on the Web” (Wed., March 2, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) Please join the Network of the National Library of Medicine on Wednesday, March 2, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT, for the webinar “Health Statistics on the Web”. This live, 1-hour class will focus on the importance and relevance of health statistics in various contexts, and on the location,…
Call for Applicants: Scholarships to Attend FNLM Online Symposium “Post-Pandemic Libraries: The Upcoming Era of Change” (Thurs., March 17, 9:00 AM – 2:15 PM CDT)–Deadline Fri., Feb. 18
(via Kate Flewelling–Director, Boston University Alumni Medical Library) The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) is co-sponsoring the Friends of the National Library of Medicine (FNLM)’s upcoming virtual symposium “Post-Pandemic Libraries: The Upcoming Era of Change”. The sponsorship includes 44 scholarships for health sciences librarians to attend the virtual symposium, valued at $85 apiece….
Registration Open for National Library of Medicine Office Hours on PubMed (Fri., Jan. 28, 11:00-11:45 AM CDT)–Limited to 100 Participants
(via Rebecca Brown, Network of the National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) staff and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) staff invite you to join us to talk about NLM’s products. Each office hour will feature a specific NLM product. We’ll begin with a brief demo or interactive…
Registration Open for NNLM Webinar “Grants and Proposal Writing” (Thurs., Feb. 10, 1:00-2:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is now open for the NNLM webinar “Grants and Proposal Writing”. It will take place on Thursday, February 10, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CDT. This live webinar is worth 1.00 hour of MLA CE credit. A description and the link to registration are below. Designed…
NNLM Announces January Reading Club Topic, “Health Misinformation”
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) On behalf of the NNLM Reading Club team (Darlene Kaskie, Tess Wilson, Lorin Jackson, Shannon Jones, Stefania Acosta Ramirez and Michele Spatz), we are thrilled to announce the January, 2022, NNLM Reading Club topic, “Health Misinformation”. We encourage you to learn how to spot health misinformation by reading…
Call for Applications: National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows for 2022-2023 (Deadline Fri., Jan. 28)
(via the National Library of Medicine) The National Library of Medicine seeks recent graduates, including early- and second-career librarians, interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of aspiring library leaders. Position(s): National Library of Medicine Associate Fellows Fellows will: select and participate on…
Registration Open for NNLM’s National Center for Data Services Virtual Kickoff (Thurs., Jan. 6, at 12:00 PM CDT)
(via Nicole Contaxis, New York University Langone Health) Please join the virtual kickoff for the new National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, on Thursday, January 6, at 12:00 PM CDT. Come hear about our upcoming exciting offerings, including courses in research data management, data science, and data ethics, and…
Registration Open for NNLM 2022 MeSH Highlights Webinar (Wed., Jan. 12, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT)
(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine) Registration is now open for the NNLM 2022 MeSH Highlights Webinar. It will take place on Wednesday, January 12, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The course is worth 1.00 hour of CE credit. More information is below. Every year, updates are made to MeSH, the NLM controlled-vocabulary thesaurus…
