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Dec
17
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The NNLM Training Office (NTO) and Southeastern Atlantic Region (SEA) are pleased to host Library Carpentry workshops this spring and provide professional development funds to support travel to these exciting opportunities. In this two-day interactive, hands-on workshop you will learn core software and data skills, with lessons including: Introduction to Working with Data Introduction to Git OpenRefine The Unix… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Training & Education
Dec
16
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Selected from more than 1,900 nominations submitted by library users across the county, MaryAnne Hansen, Research Services Librarian, Montana State University Renne Library, Bozeman, Montana, is 1 of 10 librarians selected as an American Library Association’s “I Love My Librarian” winner. MaryAnne was nominated by her colleagues for her passion and dedication to making a… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Dec
13
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TOXNET is a group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. The TOXNET platform will be retired on Monday, December 16, 2019. The majority of the content will remain available through PubMed, Bookshelf, and PubChem, and external websites. For… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News from NNLM
Dec
13
0 comments Tags: All of Us, Alzheimer's Disease, consumer health, Dementia, health literacy, Memory Cafe, public library
Guest Post by Amanda Allpress, Senior Outreach Librarian, Missoula Public Library, Missoula, MT Last year Missoula Public Library received an All of Us Community Health Outreach Award to continue the Memory Café program which was started with a previous grant from the Montana Geriatric Education Center. A Memory Café is a program designed as a… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, News from Network Members, Public Libraries
Dec
11
0 comments Tags: alcohol abuse and misuse, health literacy, holiday drinking
Family, friends, and co-workers schedule time to gather to celebrate the winter holidays. Often, alcohol is on the menu and it can be easy to drink more than usual. Unfortunately, this can put ourselves and others at risk whether a fight or traffic accident. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provides some… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy