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Region 7 Update September 12th, 2026
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Aug

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My Artificial Intelligence Journey

Posted by on August 6th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

This is part of a series of blog posts from hospital librarians using AI in their work. This recording was submitted by Mary Shah, Health Sciences Librarian and Archivist, Norwalk Hospital, Northwell Health (CT). During the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Hospital Library Advisory Group for NNLM Region 7, hospital librarians expressed a need for a… Read More »

Posted in: Communities of Interest

Aug

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What’s Next for Region 7

Posted by on August 3rd, 2026 0 comments

Region 7 concluded our fifth year of our five-year award cycle back at the end of April, so as many have asked, what’s next? In late 2025/early 2026, R7 and our colleagues in the other regions had an opportunity to apply for an extension year through what is called an administrative supplement application for NIH/NLM… Read More »

Posted in: Announcements, Blog

Aug

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Update on Kimberly Carlo’s work and her new position at Region 7

Posted by on August 3rd, 2026 0 comments

After working for Region 7 as a part-time consultant since February 2025, I have now become one of the Education and Outreach Coordinators for Region 7 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) as of July 2026. During my time at the NNLM so far, I has contributed to monthly blog posts,… Read More »

Posted in: Blog

Jul

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Resources for Caregivers

Posted by on July 23rd, 2026 0 comments

Caregiving has come up in many ways with our work at NNLM. We are hearing this theme in our focused outreach work, in classes such as Connecting Older Adults to Health Information, have spotlighted this topic in the NNLM Reading Club, and presented on this topic in conferences. In this blog post, we celebrate the… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Trainings

Jul

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Resources You Can Use: World Hepatitis Day

Posted by on July 20th, 2026 0 comments Tags: , ,

July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, which is a great opportunity to learn more about hepatitis and share information on the kinds of hepatitis, how it affects health, prevention, treatment and more. From the World Health Organization: The World Hepatitis Day 2026 theme, “Hepatitis: Let’s break it down,” is a call to remove the barriers that stand between people… Read More »

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