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16
0 comments Tags: Big Data, Data Science
In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not,… Read More »
Posted in: Data Science
Apr
10
0 comments Tags: libs4health, PLA2018, public libraries and health, stand up for health, Success Stories
Written for Midwest Matters by Sherri McConnell What happens when a roomful of librarians get together to talk, eat and breathe health and wellness for a day? You get enthusiastic conversation, lots of ideas and determination to create programming at their home libraries. On March 20 over 80 librarians from all over the country got… Read More »
Posted in: Public Libraries
Apr
09
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Each year, April 25th marks National DNA Day, a date that celebrates the first published papers on the structure of DNA back in 1953. The National Genome Research Institute (NGRI) celebrates DNA Day every year, providing students, teachers and the public with opportunities to learn about genomic research. DNA Day activities are celebrated across the nation,… Read More »
Posted in: News from NIH/NLM
Mar
27
0 comments Tags: Alzheimer's Speaks, Community conversations, Success Stories
Written for Midwest Matters by Karyn Witt For months our local ‘Community Conversations’ group was grappling with how to get funding to bring Alzheimer’s Speaks Founder, Lori LaBey to our area. We had been seeing an increase in the number of patrons that were attending our Alzheimer’s Association programs here at Westchester Public Library and… Read More »
Posted in: Public Libraries
Mar
20
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What if I told you there’s a way to search for information about research that’s in progress before results are available in published format? I know. I know. You must be thinking…there’s no way! But, there is! Enter the National Library of Medicine’s Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) database. HSRProj houses more… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Training