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Apr
10
0 comments Tags: data, data visualization, Data_Science
Data is everywhere and trying to make sense of it can be overwhelming and complex but also revealing. Data visualization helps to communicate more clearly the significance of the information. How to do that? Come and attend the April session of the PNR Rendezvous to learn some tips and tricks from staff from the University… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Technology, Training & Education
Apr
08
0 comments Tags: ESFCOM, nlm, NN/LM, NYC, NYU, WSU
We are very excited and pleased to share this guest post by Kathryn Vela, the Washington State University’s (WSU) Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine’s (ESFCOM) Health Sciences Librarian. Kathryn was selected through a competitive application for professional development funding from the National Training Office (NTO), to participate in a mentoring opportunity having completed the… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Training & Education
Apr
08
0 comments Tags: ALA, AllofUs, NationalLibraryWeek, nlm, NN/LM
April 7th-13th, 2019 is National Library Week. The American Library Association’s (ALA) National Library Week theme is simple, but compelling: how libraries equate to building strong communities. In honor of National Library Week, the NNLM PNR’s Dragonfly will go back in time and explore the origins of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, Data Science, Funding, Public Health, Public Libraries
Mar
15
0 comments Tags: behavioral health, data services, hackathon, washington state
What is a healthcare hackathon? Generally speaking, a healthcare hackathon is a social event that focuses on building small and innovative technology projects that aim to resolve healthcare challenges. “Hackathon” is a portmanteau of the words “hack” and “marathon,” which in turn translates into some kind of race against the clock to solve challenges. MIT… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Public Health, Technology
Jan
14
0 comments Tags: data services, listservs, online courses, professional organizations, research data management
This Wednesday, the PNR and PSR (so, the whole west coast!) regions of the NNLM are joining forces to offer what promises to be a fantastic webinar, by data guru Margaret Henderson (who literally wrote the—or at least a—book on research data management for librarians). She will talk about how to get data services started… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, News from NLM, News from NNLM, News From NNLM PNR, Technology