Class Recordings

Trauma-Sensitive Programming: Using Mindfulness to Create Safe Space

This one-hour webinar will include topics such as yoga, meditation, self-defense, mindfulness, self-care, non-violent intervention, and mental health first aid training. We will explore different populations that may be living with trauma and how to make programs accessible for everyone.

Spotlight Speaker: Jenn Carson is an internationally recognized expert in physical literacy, an award-winning author, a yoga teacher, and the director of the L.P. Fisher Public Library in Woodstock, New Brunswick. She is a visionary leader who was deemed by Amplify East…
Date: February 23, 2022

NIH Data Management and Sharing Session 2. Practitioner Perspectives: Internal Outreach and Policy

This is webinar number 2 in the series.

The webinar introduces the basics of data management and the new requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023.

This webinar will provide “practitioner perspectives” – i.e., data librarians sharing their opportunities, barriers, methods, and successes as they work toward improving data management practices at their institutions.

Do No Harm with Data Viz

In today's increasingly diverse world, it is more important than ever for data communicators to make sure that the way they analyze and present their data upholds the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and avoids perpetuating harm. This session will offer a set of starting points on how to apply an equity lens to the way we visualize data. Participants will learn about considerations surrounding the use of language, color, icons and imagery, ordering, and more in their charts and graphs. Participants should walk away from this session with an…
Date: February 17, 2022

Yoga, Social Justice, Redefining Body Image and Personal Power (Session 2)

Yoga, Social Justice, Redefining Body Image and Personal Power:
In this series you'll learn how to deconstruct the values, norms, and perceptions that guide the current western view of yoga, beauty and success. We will explore these poignant topics through in-depth, open forum discussions, practical hands-on asana labs, and interactive yoga practices.

The sessions will be lead by Dianne Bondy, a social justice activist, author, accessible yoga teacher, and the leader of the Yoga For All movement. …
Date: February 16, 2022

Learn to Love Data Planning: DMPTool Basics

Starting January 2023, the NIH will require funded researchers to submit a plan outlining how scientific data from their research will be managed and shared.  A well thought out data management plan helps researchers plan for the unexpected, increase efficiency, and aid in reproducibility. The DMPTool is a free tool that walks users through creating competitive, comprehensive data management plans. The webinar will guide researchers, librarians, grant administrators, and other research support staff in understanding data management plan basics, creating a DMPTool profile and…
Date: February 16, 2022

Copy of NCDS Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills needed to…
Date: February 15, 2022

NCDS Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills needed to…
Date: February 15, 2022

Introduction to the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (Session 1)

Join Dr. Lisa Federer as she presents an introduction to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing which will take effect at the start of next year. Following up nearly twenty years after the publication of the 2003 Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data, the NIH addresses the need for open data sharing as the world’s largest funder of biomedical research.

The new Final NIH Policy for Data Management and…
Date: February 14, 2022

Data is for Everyone: Census Tools to Better Understand Your Community

The census provides a wealth of information about communities across the U.S., but where do you start? This workshop covers freely available tools from data.census.gov, which fully replaced American Fact Finder just prior to the 2020 Census. Find information about your community needs, prepare demographic information for grants and reporting, and compare local population areas. Learn how to find the information you need quickly and efficiently using these tools: 

Census Business Builder (CBB)- Not just for businesses! The CBB is a suite of services that provide…
Date: February 14, 2022

Grants and Proposal Writing

Grants and Proposal Writing is a 1-hour live webinar worth 1 MLA Continuing Education credit. Designed for beginning grant proposal writers interested in NNLM funding, this class presents a general overview of grant and funding processes, as well as the level of detail required for a successful proposal.

Each component of the grant writing process will be addressed, including:

• Documenting the need
• Identifying the target population
• Writing measurable objectives
• Developing a work plan
• An evaluation plan
• A…
  Date: February 10, 2022