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Feb
07
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The Conway Public Library (CPL), in partnership with the Gibson Center for Senior Services and Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, is one of 21 NNLM All of Us Community Award recipients for a program called “Improving the Use of the Internet for Health.” The program’s aim is to improve health literacy and facilitate the… Read More »
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Jan
14
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Sharon Han (she/her) is a librarian in central Connecticut, and member of the NLM Fellowship Class 2019-2020. The National Library of Medicine is accepting applications now through January 28th for their Associate Fellowship Program, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to share about Sharon’s work and her experience as an NLM Associate Fellow…. Read More »
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Dec
28
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NNLM Region 7 is continuously learning and growing and we do this best when members share with us what is going on in their work. This helps us to highlight the amazing work happening in the region and helps us learn about needs and gaps in services. Some common themes we are hearing from libraries… Read More »
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Nov
29
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Why is it important to know the science of health? Simply put, because there is a lot of misinformation out there. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched their resource Know the Science in English in 2017 and Know the Science is now… Read More »
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Nov
03
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Ever come across an article on Wikipedia and thought it could be stronger? Did you edit the page? Why consider editing? We know that Wikipedia is often one of the first sites that comes up in a browser search for information. We know that patrons utilize Wikipedia when seeking information. So, let’s make it a… Read More »
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