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Jun
05
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The Seattle Public Library (SPL) has been named the Gale/ LJ Library of the Year. This well-deserved award recognizes SPL’s commitment to the community. Library Journal editors Meredith Schwartz and Lisa Peet write, “In recent years, SPL has turned its attention outward, actively listening to community needs and transforming its work to make equity a… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members, Public Libraries
May
11
0 comments Tags: Pubmed, PubMed.gov
The new PubMed will be the default for PubMed on or after May 18, 2020 (NLM Technical Bulletin, 16 April 2020). The legacy PubMed homepage is displaying a banner to alert users of the change, and direct users to the New PubMed Transition FAQs. NLM and NNLM have many resources to help PubMed users learn… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News from NNLM, Training & Education
Apr
20
0 comments Tags: librarian, librarian roles, medical librarian
In honor of National Library Week, PNR asked Molly Montgomery, Director of Library Services at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, to reflect on her career and current work at ICOM. Hello, everyone! My name is Molly Montgomery and I am the Director of Library Services at the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM). I… Read More »
Posted in: News from Network Members
Apr
20
0 comments Tags: citizen science, citizen science month, science education, scistarter
“Wouldn’t it be amazing if the cure for cancer is literally in our back yard?” asks Kathy M., a citizen scientist from Fort Myers, Florida. Through the University of Oklahoma’s What’s in Your Backyard?: Citizen Science Soil Collection Program, this could be possible. Fungi, used many antibiotics and other medicines, is found in soil. Researchers… Read More »
Posted in: Citizen Science, K-12
Mar
09
0 comments Tags: citizen science, Edit-a-thon, training, Wikipedia
Wikipedia’s health topics pages are visited nearly 7 billion times a year. Citing National Library of Medicine (NLM) resources in Wikipedia articles improves the credibility of the content. #CiteNLM is a campaign to improve the quality of Wikipedia’s health-related articles. #CiteNLM Wikipeadia Edit-a-thons are held twice annually. The Spring #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, focusing on preventative… Read More »
Posted in: News from NLM, News from NNLM, News From NNLM PNR