Jan
27
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The following information is news from NLM’s Disaster Information Research Center (DIMRC) regarding the Novel Coronavirus. The WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee met last week and determined that the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak did not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) at that time. They continue to closely monitor the… Read More »
Posted in: Emergency Preparedness, Health Literacy, News from NLM, Public Health
Jan
14
0 comments Tags: consumer health, library programming, public library, reading
Already thinking about your library’s summer reading program? Well, so is the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM). The NNLM has partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) to add a healthy aspect to your library’s summer reading program. NNLM and CSLP partnership began in 2018 which resulted with the first program manual… Read More »
Posted in: Health Literacy, News from NNLM, Public Libraries
Jan
06
0 comments Tags: All of Us, consumer health, health literacy, National Health Observances, NNLM Reading Club, public library
January often brings a time of reflection and fresh starts to a new year. Some may be struggling with issues of substance misuse and need resources to learn more about it – whether it has touched them directly or they just want to understand the topic better, especially from a first-person point of view. Because… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Blog, Health Literacy, Health Observances, News From NNLM PNR, Public Libraries, Substance Misuse
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 »
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