{"id":18548,"date":"2020-05-19T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=18548"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:44:11","slug":"pnr-weekly-digest-may-19-2020","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/pnr-weekly-digest-may-19-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"PNR Weekly Digest: May 19, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Items regarding COVID-19 information are indicated with an *<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the Dragonfly<\/u><\/h2>\n

Consumer Health Minute: Mental Health During a Pandemic<\/strong>
\nResearch has shown that social isolation can pose a health risk, pandemic or not. And, now numerous news stories, blogs, and social media have posted about the effects of isolation and its effect on work, at home, and our mental well-being during this current health crisis. You and the communities you serve are also feeling these effects. Here are some resources<\/a> to assist your patrons and communities to help them through this time of isolation.<\/p>\n

Professional Development:<\/u><\/h2>\n

NNLM CE Opportunities:<\/u><\/strong>
\nNNLM offers training on a variety of topics related to health information. A complete listing of NNLM educational opportunities<\/a> is available. Please note you need to create an NNLM account prior to registration if you don\u2019t already have one. This is not the same as being a member of NNLM.\u00a0 Learn how to register for classes and create a free account<\/a><\/p>\n

Braving the Elements: PubChem Resources to Weather any Situation:<\/strong> PubChem is the world’s largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. You can use PubChem to search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. And, you can use PubChem to find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more. Join this session of the NNLM Resource Picks on May 27 at 12:00 p.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Consumer Health Data Literacy:<\/strong> Join experts from the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center to explore data literacy concepts, the role of libraries and data literacy, examples of reliable health data resources, and resources for facilitating your own data literacy program. This training is introductory and all skill levels are welcome. June 11 at 12:00 p.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register<\/a><\/p>\n

*Still Searching for One Health: Information Services that Support Prevention of Emerging Zoonotic Disease:<\/strong> We have long known that 75% of emerging diseases begin at the human-animal interface. RNA viruses including HIV, SARS, novel influenza strains and COVID-19 all trace their origins to animal reservoirs and environmental factors. What role can information specialists play in developing sustainable One Health cultures and mindsets at local, regional, national and international levels? Attend this PNR Rendezvous session to learn more. June 17 at 1:00 p.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register<\/a><\/p>\n

I am … Safe Zone: Gender This!:<\/strong> This is the 8th<\/sup> session of the webinar series, \u201cDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Nine Conversations that Matter to Health Sciences Librarians with Jessica Pettitt\u201d. Sex, gender, and sexual orientation become conflated and these misunderstandings are related to sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression. This course contains the clearest model ever. Making changes starts here! July 15 at 12:00 p.m. PT. (1 MLA CE) Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Chemicals, Drugs, Genetics: Searching PubMed and Beyond Online On Demand:<\/strong> This specialized class will help improve your effectiveness in searching PubMed and related NLM and NIH databases for literature information on chemicals, drugs and genetics. This course assumes a strong working knowledge of PubMed including an understanding of automatic term mapping, the importance of reviewing the Details box after searches, and using the Advanced search page and the MeSH database. (6 MLA CE) Register<\/a><\/p>\n

Additional Educational Opportunities:<\/u><\/strong>
\nThese learning opportunities are provided by organizations beyond NNLM. All are free unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n

*Online Reference and the Open Web: Boosting Strategies and Sources:<\/strong> With a pandemic impacting community information needs in a multitude of ways, and with library services shifting increasingly to online formats, it’s time to boost your online reference and curation skills with expert strategies and sources. In this WebJunction webinar, infoDOCKET’s Gary Price will highlight free, quality, open web sources to help you and your patrons answer important questions. May 27 at 12:00 p.m. PT. Register<\/a><\/p>\n

*Protecting Privacy in a Pandemic: A Town Hall for Library and Information Workers:<\/strong> Watch this YouTube recording<\/a> of a town hall hosted by the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee\u2019s Privacy Subcommittee on May 8. Even during a public health emergency, libraries should continue to adhere to their mission and stand by the law and ethical standards that govern the provision of library services. In addition, a resource guide<\/a> offers links to privacy resources on fair and equitable access, adopting new technologies, minors\u2019 and students\u2019 privacy, and civil liberties.<\/p>\n

News from the National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health:<\/u><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe New and Improved PubMed\u00ae Is Here!\u201d from the NLM Director\u2019s blog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Relics of the Infectious Past: Disease Warning Sign Collection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

RefSeq release 200 is public<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Changing of the Guard: A New Acting Director for NCBI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

*\u201cCOVID-19 Brings Health Disparities Research to the Forefront\u201d from the NIH Director\u2019s blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Research Data Management Workgroup of the NNLM is recruiting Advisory Board members to be part of a committee that reviews and suggests resources for the RD3 web portal. send your name to Mary Piorun at mary.piorun@umassmed.edu<\/a> by July 1st with a brief narrative (less than 300 words) explaining your interest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

*Recording of webinar on Sharing, Discovering, and Citing COVID-19 Data and Code in Generalist Repositories is now available<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Recording Available: Webinar on Publishing Research in the NIH Figshare Instance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Recording Available | Getting the Most Out of DOCLINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DOCLINE | Milestone: One MILLION Interlibrary Loan Requests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

*Resources from the Disaster Information Management Research Center:<\/strong><\/p>\n