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Mar
05
0 comments Tags: cancer detection, youth
In 2018-2019, NER provided funding to 15-40 Connection to support the 3 Steps Detect℠ program at Massachusetts vocational and technical high schools. This blog post is an excerpt from the final report submitted to NER in May 2019. The goal for this project was to establish program partnerships to teach 3 Steps Detect℠ and share… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Feb
07
0 comments Tags: community colleges, National Library of Medicine, open access
In 2018-2019, NER supported Springfield Technical Community College Library’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative. Chelsea Contrada, Outreach and OER Librarian, was the lead for this project. Springfield Technical Community College is located in the ethnically and racially diverse city of Springfield, Massachusetts. This blog post is an excerpt from the final report submitted to NER… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Jan
08
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, National Library of Medicine, nursing
On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, NNLM NER hosted two Yale University librarians in a webinar addressing the health information needs of nursing and allied health care professionals. The webinar was part of our NER Hospital Librarians series. This educational series provides professional development opportunities for hospital librarians in the New England Region. Topics are determined… Read More »
Posted in: Webinars
Dec
06
0 comments Tags: rural health, Training, transportation
On Nov 14, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the annual “Rural America at a Glance” report. The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) issues this 6-page report. The ERS studies Rural Poverty and Well-being with a focus on the economic, social, spatial, temporal and demographic factors that affect the poverty status of… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Apr
08
Libraries Closed! Painful Decisions in Response to COVID-19
Posted by Margot M on April 8th, 2020 0 comments Tags: COVID-19, hospital librarians, public libraries
I subscribe to multiple listservs for library staff, with a focus on issues affecting hospital libraries and public libraries. My inbox exploded in March. Librarians were frantically seeking support and guidance during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. At first, the emails were related to spring conferences. Many institutions started restricting travel, and this cascaded… Read More »
Posted in: Commentary