Sneak Peek of the Free NNLM Virtual Symposium Featured Presentation

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Registration is open for the NNLM Virtual Symposium March 29 through 30, 2022. The 2022 NNLM Virtual Symposium, Advancing Engagement through Research: New Trends and Opportunities is designed to provide you an opportunity to explore the current state and future directions of medical and scientific research and advance the use of practices proven to be effective. A wide range of topics will be shared including understanding scientific and biomedical research, concerns in the world of research, and the inclusion of diverse populations in research, both as a participant and as a researcher.

Learn from the following Presentation:

Kim Pham, Research Technology Officer, IT Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany

 

 

Jack Maness, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, University Libraries, University of Denver

 

Presentation: Transcribing, Publishing, and Protecting Archival Medical Records as Data: A Case Study Involving Records from the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society

Summary: A recent project at the University of Denver (DU) Libraries used handwritten text recognition (HTR) software to create transcriptions and a computationally-analyzable dataset of medical records from a tuberculosis sanatorium located in Denver, Colorado from 1904 to 1954. While of value to research and teaching, just because we can doesn’t always mean we should: the realities of publishing large datasets online that contain medical and personal histories of potentially vulnerable people and communities introduce serious ethical considerations. This presentation shares the approach DU took in this project, and both underscores the value of HTR in providing data to research and frames ethical considerations related to protecting data derived from it, all in the context of other related projects.”

Can’t make all of the sessions? That’s okay! All sessions will be recorded and available on the symposium platform for up to 30 days.

Can we get CE credit? Participants can earn up to 10 MLA continuing education contact hours.

Learn from this panel and more at the NNLM Research Symposium! Register today!

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