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Oct
01
0 comments Tags: application fee sponsorship, mla dss, NNLM Region 5
Last January, MLA announced the Data Services Specialization (DSS) certificate that librarians can earn to demonstrate their attainment of the relevant knowledge and skills necessary to provide data services. Best geared for health sciences librarians and information professionals and built upon the MLA Data Services Competency, the Basic Certification requires the completion of four 4-credit free… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Training & Education
Oct
01
0 comments Tags: Book Spine Poetry, health literacy, Medical Librarians Month, NNLM Reading Club, NNLM Region 5
In honor of National Medical Librarians Month and National Health Literacy Month NNLM is hosting a book spine poetry contest. All participants will be entered into a lottery to receive a free copy of each of the books selected from the NNLM Reading Club – a total of 15 books to add to your collection and share… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Health Literacy, News from NNLM, News from NNLM Region 5
Sep
27
0 comments Tags: book review, brent dykes, data storytelling
These days, there are so many books on data storytelling that claim to do an effective job of explaining how to give impactful data narratives. Lately, I have to go through a pile of books to find one that really works, sort of like trying to find a needle in a haystack. I stumbled across… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Training & Education
Sep
21
0 comments Tags: environmental health, Funding, health literacy, NNLM Region 5, Technology
The Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 5 (NNLM Region 5), under cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), is pleased to announce we’ve extended the deadline to submit your Letter of Intent to apply for our two fall funding awards. The new deadline to submit Letters of Intent for… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Digital Health Literacy, Funding, News from NNLM Region 5
Sep
14
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Hi! I am Daina Dickman, Assistant Director of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), Region 5. The Regional Medical Library for Region 5 is based at the University of Washington, but I will be working remotely from Sacramento, CA. I am brand new to my position, and began last week! I am… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, New from NNLM Region 5