The NNLM National Center for Data Services is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2024 Data Internship for library and information science students of color! This program provides hands-on experience in the skills needed for data librarianship in a health sciences context. These paid internships offer opportunities to gain practical experience while... Read More »

In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, libraries are leveraging generative artificial intelligence to enhance their services and adapt to changing user behaviors and needs.  “Navigating New Norms: Harnessing Generative AI for Library Services and Solutions” is a short course designed to equip librarians with the knowledge and skills needed to automate efforts in advancing analytics,... Read More »

We’re pleased to share an upcoming learning opportunity in NNLM’s Bridging the Digital Divide: Telehealth and Libraries webinar series. Register now to join us on Wednesday, April 3 at 12 PM PT for a free webinar about Implementation of Telehealth Services in Rural Public Libraries. The webinar will be recorded. A lack of access to... Read More »

Sleeping patrons are a common sight in libraries, and while that may be a sign of providing a comfortable, quiet, and safe space, falling asleep in a public place is also a potential sign of sleep deficiency.  March 10th-16th is the National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness Week, and an opportunity to provide resources and information... Read More »

March 10 – 16th is Patient Safety Awareness Week. Patient safety and safety concerns touch nearly all aspects of healthcare. Safety incidents ranging from diagnostic delay to medication errors to healthcare-associated infections to communication failures and more appear throughout the biomedical literature and in healthcare professionals’ discussions. Over twenty years ago, the Institute of Medicine... Read More »

Region 7 wants to hear from hospital librarians! We serve on curriculum teams to create NNLM trainings. These trainings are designed to address the needs of many audiences, including health sciences librarians. We want to know if these trainings are pertinent to hospital librarians in our region. We are curious to know if hospital librarians... Read More »

The Instructional Designer is integral to achieving successful outcomes for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Training Office (NTO). The NTO supports the training and educational mission of the NNLM by designing and delivering high-quality, innovative training to diverse audiences nationwide in support of the effective use of information products and services... Read More »

The NNLM National Center for Data Services is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2024 Data Internship for library and information science students of color! This program provides hands-on experience in the skills needed for data librarianship in a health sciences context. These paid internships offer opportunities to gain practical experience while... Read More »

For March, in recognition of Women’s History Month, the NNLM Reading Club brings awareness to Women in Medicine featuring three new books: The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice Nimura The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and... Read More »

The NNLM Book Discussion program offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers a unique opportunity to explore health issues affecting their communities while enhancing their health information services and outreach. We recently received feedback about the direct impact of participating in these discussions on health information outreach in public libraries. Shirley Taylor, Library Director... Read More »

      Photo of NNLM’s Jessica Kilham (Associate Director), Mary Piorun (Director), and Cate D’Angelo on their recent Site Visit to Brown University in Providence RI.   On Thursday 2/29/2024 I experienced my first Site Visit since joining the NNLM in January. It was an early morning, but I was excited, especially because we... Read More »

This year’s theme, for National Nutrition Month® is “Beyond the Table” and it covers several important aspects of nutrition such as food production, navigating the farmer’s market and grocery store, how to decrease food waste and more. Since 1973, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has been a leader in providing nutrition information when it... Read More »

Registration is open for NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series, March 5-April 2, 2024! This series will feature experts in social determinants of environmental health, who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. For example, here... Read More »

Nearly 1,000 chemicals have been found in laboratory studies to alter key biological pathways to breast cancer. For instance, estrogen and progesterone are known to increase breast cancer risk and common chemicals—including drinking water pollutants and certain ingredients in pesticides, personal care products, cleaners, and other common products—can influence these hormones in ways that could... Read More »

Join us March 5-April 2 for the NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series! This series will feature experts in social determinants of environmental health, who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. This webinar series explores... Read More »

Institutional training grants help prepare undergraduates, predoctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for careers in biomedical and behavioral research. Part 1 of this NIH All About Grants podcast miniseries dives into considerations for developing training grant applications and the review process, and part 2 focuses on post-award monitoring, mentorship, and provides insights for trainees. The discussion focuses on Kirschstein-National Research Service Awards (T32 and T34),... Read More »

For many of us, it’s reporting season: a time to reflect on the work accomplished, the pending deliverables, the challenges faced, and the solutions we have identified on our paths to reaching our goals and fulfilling our mission. NEC would like to offer some practical advice to help you make the most of your future... Read More »

Join us March 5-April 2, 2024 for the NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health webinar series! This series will feature experts who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. The first two sessions will be held next week... Read More »

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) in collaboration with the Medical Library Association is offering State Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit for some of its courses.  Currently 3 NNLM on-demand classes qualify for CNE credit: Health Literacy On-Demand Learn about health literacy definitions, best practices and tools for communicating health information clearly... Read More »

Join us for another National Library of Medicine (NLM) Office Hour on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time. This session will focus on the beta version of a new online tool, the Dataset Catalog. The Dataset Catalog is envisioned to be a freely available catalog of biomedical datasets from selected publicly available... Read More »