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03
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group, professional development
You are invited to Region 7’s Hospital Libraries Advisory Group meeting. We are meeting at 10:00AM on Friday, August 8, 2025. Register here. The meeting is designed for hospital librarians who work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. We will recap our activities over the last year and we… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Jun
27
0 comments Tags: Data, data curation
I attended the “Specialized Curation for Code and Simulations-based Research” workshop that is hosted by the Data Curation Network. This workshop took place in May 2025 on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for two days. The use of simulation-based research can be applied to plenty of disciplines, such as health sciences…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
23
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Have you been taking NNLM classes and thinking about getting your CHIS or DSS? Now is the time! What is the Consumer Health Information Specialization? Data Services Specialization? Did you know that the credit from our free NNLM classes can be used towards completing a variety of specializations? Learn more about the types of specializations… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
20
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, funding, hospital librarians, Member Spotlight, New York, public libraries
NNLM met Nicole Barker, director of the Harris Memorial Library in Otego, York while traveling for focused outreach in 2024. In this article, learn how a rural library partnered with their local healthcare system to provide health programming on managing chronic conditions designed specifically for their library patrons. As part of NNLM Region 7’s cooperative… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jun
16
0 comments Tags: Community of Interest, graphic medicine, Member Spotlight
We’re a month and a half into our 2025-2026 year, so let’s check-in with R7’s ongoing Graphic Medicine initiative and what could be coming up this year. Existing Resources Last year, with the help of SCSU intern Bria Lemon-Johnson, we created a new Graphic Medicine Resources Guide. This guide includes links to partner resources including… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine