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May
14
0 comments Tags: hackathon, librarian, mental health, UW, WSU
Can librarians hack it in a hackathon? The answer to that question is a resounding yes!!! As a former hackathon librarian participant, I can confidently give you my word that librarians are an asset to any hackathon team. From April 12th-14th, 2019, I, a health sciences librarian, flew out to Spokane, WA from Seattle, WA… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data Science, Public Health, Technology
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
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
Nov
26
0 comments Tags: metadata, research data managment, wikicite, wikidata
You’ve heard of Wikipedia, but are you familiar with Wikidata? What about WikiCite? If you are interested to hear more, join us as we host Wikidata expert and librarian Katie Mika, from the University of Colorado Boulder! In this hour-long webinar, she will “introduce the WikiCite initiative (to build a database of open citations to… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science, News from NNLM, News From NNLM PNR, Technology, Training & Education