Visit us on Facebook Visit us on Linked In Visit us on Twitter Visit us on Instagram View our RSS Feed 
You are viewing the post list, filtered by category type. Select a post below for the full content.
Jan
07
0 comments
Seeking Journal Club Members! This year, the NN/LM PNR is starting a journal club with the purpose of helping club members understand big data and identify roles librarians can play in data management and curation in clinical settings. The Data Curation/Management Journal Club is for librarians and others who are interested in learning more about… Read More »
Posted in: Technology, Training & Education
Dec
03
0 comments
The National Library of Medicine‘s (NLM) Division of Specialized Information Services announces the launch of three interactive, educational iOS apps for high school students studying biology, chemistry and environmental health. These free, readily accessible resources assist students with grasping concepts such as DNA base pairing, the Bohr model of the atom and environmental conservation.
Posted in: News from NLM, Technology, Training & Education
Dec
02
0 comments
Robots to help visually impaired identify and grasp objects, increase mobility in elderly, and promote curiosity and determination in children. As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), the National Institutes of Health announced that it will fund the development of three innovative co-robots — robots that work cooperatively with people. Two of the robots… Read More »
Posted in: News from NIH, Technology
Nov
13
0 comments Tags: data
As a part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Administration’s Big Data Research and Development Initiative and to accelerate the emerging field of data science, NSF announced four awards last week, totaling more than $5 million, to establish four Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs (BD Hubs) across the nation. These new hubs (West, Midwest, South,… Read More »
Posted in: Technology
Nov
13
0 comments
iCite, a new tool from National Institutes of Health, helps users access a dashboard of bibliometrics for papers associated with a portfolio or articles from PubMed or Web of Science. Users can upload the PubMed IDs of articles of interest, specify years and article types, and toggle individual articles on and off. Then, iCite displays the… Read More »
Posted in: News from NIH, Technology