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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
Jul
27
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Northwestern University’s CONNECT Research Program of the Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) is holding its 3rd annual competition to encourage research and writing at the intersection of data science and health equity in sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. Sexual and gender minorities include anyone whose sexual or gender identity does… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, News from NNLM
Mar
02
0 comments Tags: DSS, MLA, NN/LM
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: Data Science, Training & Education
Feb
04
0 comments Tags: Love Data Week, NN/LM
Love Data Week is an annual international celebration of all aspects of data. This February 8th-12th, NNLM is spotlighting four experts on various aspects of open data for a week of learning and sharing in the spirit of “open.” At four 30-minute “coffee chat” sessions fromMonday through Thursday, listen to each one of our guest… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, Training & Education
Nov
06
0 comments Tags: data management and sharing, new policy, nih
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released its Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing which requires NIH-funded researchers to prospectively submit a plan outlining how scientific data will be managed and shared. This new policy will replace the 2003 NIH Data Sharing Policy. NIH will continue to engage the community to support… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, News from NIH