Jun
06
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Do you find that after your doctor appointment is over and you are going over the conversation in your mind, you feel confused? There is a well-known quote by George Bernard Shaw about communication. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it occurred.” If you are interested in learning some… Read More »
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Jun
05
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Hello everyone! Last week was the exciting Medical Library Association (MLA) 2017 conference in Seattle, Washington. One of the great strengths of MLA is the networking and professional connections. I would have never moved to the New England Region to… Read More »
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May
23
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Hospital Libraries Advisory Group (HLAG) seeking advanced skills, survival techniques in evolving healthcare environment On Mon, May 8, 2017, NNLM NER convened an online meeting of the Hospital Libraries Advisory Group (HLAG). Our goal was to gauge the interests of regional hospital librarians before developing NNLM training opportunities for our 2017-2018 fiscal year. In preparation… Read More »
Posted in: Announcements, Trainings
May
17
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“You are the Spinners of Webs of Hope” Eighth Annual Asian American Mental Health Forum Higgins Campus Center, Clark University Worcester, MA On Wednesday, May 10th Clark University in Worcester hosted the Eighth Annual Asian American Mental Health Forum. This year’s forum, in a similar fashion to previous years, was planned and presented by an… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Patient Engagement, Public Health
May
17
From Silos to Strength – librarians at the intersections
Posted by Martha Meacham on May 17th, 2017 0 comments
If you listen to the worries and anxieties of other professions, one, you start to realize that they often have the same concerns as librarians; and two, you start to repeatedly hear about breaking down silos. We talk about silos in librarianship as well – which may be a topic for another day – but… Read More »
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