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NNLM MCR Welcomes Chris Pryor – On the Road for Precision Medicine – 2018-2019 Technology Improvement Awards – NNLM MCR Funded Outreach Projects 2018-2019 – Biomedical and Health Research Data Management for Librarians – K-12 Cross-Curricular Teaching in Health and Science, Yes You Can! – Mountain West Data Library Symposium – Expanding Access to… Read More »
The NNLM MCR has named Christina Pryor, MLIS as the new Library Engagement and Missouri Coordinator in the MidContinental Region following the retirement of Barb Jones. Chris joins us from the University of Washington Health Sciences Library in Seattle where she served as the Assistant Director and Community Health Education Coordinator overseeing the HEALWA program…. Read More »
On a Saturday afternoon at a Salt Lake City Public Library branch in the multi-ethnic Glendale neighborhood, a blue bus sits in the parking lot with a slogan on the side: “Driving toward the future of health.” Accompanying the bus is a trailer and a staff of friendly ambassadors who take visitors on a tour… Read More »
Understanding that technology can play a vital role in health equity, the NNLM MCR now offers a Technology Improvement Program. This program is available for network members and offers competitive awards of up to $1,500 for the purchase or development of technology that is used to improve access to health information. These awards were first… Read More »
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine Training Office (NTO) is delighted to announce this year’s participants in the Biomedical and Health Research Data Management for Librarians course! This program offers a 7-week online training course, providing the basic knowledge and skills for information professionals interested in advancing research data management services at their institutions…. Read More »
Collaborations aren’t always easy – they require clear communication, negotiation, shared vision, resources, and time. But the investment can pay off big, especially in the classroom. Over the years educators have learned that cross-curricular collaboration can lead to deeper learning providing the student with understanding, as well as knowledge and skills. K-12 cross-curricular collaboration in… Read More »
Amanda K. Sprochi J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library University of Missouri sprochia@health.missouri.edu Data management is a vital part of any research project, and a well-thought out data management plan is becoming an essential requirement for any successful research grant proposal. I recently assisted with the organization and attended the two-day Mountain West Data Library… Read More »
Many of our readers know that the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) has a two-part mission, the first part being “to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by providing all U.S. health professionals with equal access to biomedical information.” The MidContinental Region staff along with the Eccles Health Sciences… Read More »
Christi Piper, MLIS Health Sciences Library University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus christi.piper@ucdenver.edu Liz Kellermeyer, MSLS Library & Knowledge Services National Jewish Health KellermeyerL@NJHealth.org In April we attended Designing Search Strategies for Systematic Reviews presented by the Bernard Becker Medical Library at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. This training was… Read More »