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Aug

15

Resources for National Breastfeeding Month

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on August 15th, 2018 0 comments

August is National Breastfeeding Month. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) support and maintain many diverse resources that include breastfeeding and lactation topics, to help new mothers learn about the benefits and potential risks involved in breastfeeding their babies. Below are just a few resources to get started. Looking… Read More »

Posted in: Consumer Health, Health Professionals, Public Health

Aug

13

Member Highlights: Southwest PA Area Health Education Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on August 13th, 2018 0 comments

NNLM MAR is pleased to share successes of health outreach projects and activities in our region. Learn what your amazing colleagues are doing to increase access to quality health information for the communities they serve. Connections4Health Connections4Health is a program from the Southwest Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center (AHEC) designed to collaborate with community health… Read More »

Posted in: Member Highlights

Aug

10

Weekly Postings

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on August 10th, 2018 0 comments

See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight Member Highlights: Let us shine a spotlight on the amazing work you do! NNLM MAR is always interested in learning about health outreach projects and activities that are happening in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware. Share your story with… Read More »

Posted in: Weekly Postings

Aug

03

Weekly Postings

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on August 3rd, 2018 0 comments

See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight Introducing the Data Catalog Collaboration Blog – check out this new blog from the Data Catalog Collaboration Project (DCCP), which will talk about outreach, metadata, assessment, roles and responsibilities, and the future development of data discovery. Local lecture from NLM Director:… Read More »

Posted in: Weekly Postings

Aug

01

Training Opportunity: Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on August 1st, 2018 0 comments

Registration is now open for the second cohort of Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians (BBEL): Databases, Tools, and Clinical Applications. BBEL is a 16-week, self-paced course worth 25 hours of continuing education credit from the Medical Library Association. The course will run Aug 20 – Dec 7, 2018. The course will accept 50 registrants… Read More »

Posted in: Education

Jul

27

Weekly Postings

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on July 27th, 2018 0 comments

See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight The MAReport: Check out the Spring 2018 issue of the MAReport newsletter! This quarter, Health Professions Coordinator Erin Seger talked about, “Health Statistics for a Variety of Audiences and Topics” as an introduction to her upcoming offering of Health Statistics on… Read More »

Posted in: Weekly Postings

Jul

20

Weekly Postings

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on July 20th, 2018 0 comments

See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight The MAReport: Check out the Spring 2018 issue of the MAReport newsletter! This quarter, Academic Coordinator Elaina Vitale talked about using evidence-based resources to improve citations on Wikipedia, and her experience with NNLM’s first virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. National Network of Libraries… Read More »

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Jul

19

Register for the Next Round of PubMed for Librarians!

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on July 19th, 2018 0 comments

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) offers a series of free, online CE webinars called PubMed for Librarians, through which you can learn more about PubMed and enhance your searching skills. All classes are 90 minutes and include hands-on work. Take one or more (or all) of the classes! The series… Read More »

Posted in: Education

Jul

18

Employment Opportunities from NLM

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on July 18th, 2018 0 comments

The National Library of Medicine is posting six vacancies for technical information specialists. NLM invites applications from individuals with diverse education and experience, including genomic and biomedical sciences, health services research and policy, public health, data management and information sciences. Beginning tomorrow, July 19, apply using one of the following: All U.S. citizens Federal status… Read More »

Posted in: Employment, News from NLM/NIH

Jul

13

Weekly Postings

Posted by Hannah Sinemus on July 13th, 2018 0 comments

See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight The MAReport: Check out the Spring 2018 issue of the MAReport newsletter! This quarter, Executive Director Kate Flewelling talked about attending the All of Us launch event at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York City. Call for Applicants… Read More »

Posted in: Weekly Postings