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Dec
03
0 comments Tags: genetics, genomics
Guess what one of the most popular gifts purchased was during the 2017 holiday season? Direct-to-consumer genetic tests. Yes, apparently a lot of spitting happened around that time or at least required it for discovering something about one’s health and ancestry. These kits have been featured on celebrity shows, the news, and one particular brand was… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy
Nov
28
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Our next PNR Rendezvous webinar is: The Essentials of Marketing Your Interlibrary Loan Service Marketing a new library service is expected. Marketing a service that no one is using is expected. But what about interlibrary loan, which is an existing service that, statistically, patrons are already using? Should a library waste money, resources, and staff… Read More »
Posted in: Resource Sharing & Document Delivery, Training & Education
Nov
26
0 comments Tags: metadata, research data managment, wikicite, wikidata
You’ve heard of Wikipedia, but are you familiar with Wikidata? What about WikiCite? If you are interested to hear more, join us as we host Wikidata expert and librarian Katie Mika, from the University of Colorado Boulder! In this hour-long webinar, she will “introduce the WikiCite initiative (to build a database of open citations to… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, News from NNLM, News From NNLM PNR, Technology, Training & Education
Nov
07
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Has your library, institution, or organization considered hosting a National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibit but were unsure as to what was involved? Perhaps you noticed the lengthy wait list for several of the exhibits? The next PNR Rendezvous webinar session is hosting staff from the NLM Exhibition Program who will be providing some information… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries
Nov
06
0 comments Tags: Edit-a-thon, Wikipedia, women's health
In case you haven’t heard, the NNLM’s second Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, focusing on Women’s Health, is happening tomorrow! We really hope you will join us, as an editor, learner, observer, cheerleader, or whatever role fits for you. (If you want to edit, be sure to sign up for a Wikipedia account if you don’t have one,… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NNLM, News From NNLM PNR, Public Health, Technology, Training & Education