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Aug
05
0 comments Tags: business of healthcare, hospital librarians
In late June, I took a trip up to Vermont. I was visiting libraries in Rutland County for our Focused Outreach initiative, as well as visiting several hospital libraries in Vermont. At the end of my first day, I checked my email. I had a message from Stacy Wein. She was just notified that her library… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Jul
29
0 comments Tags: Boot Camp, bootcamp, Citizen Science, Data, data_science, eScience, science, science librarians
This is the second blog post in a series authored by several individuals who received scholarships to attend the and the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians. In this installment, a scholarship recipient, Jodi Coalter, describes her opportunity to attend the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians. For more information about upcoming research… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
22
0 comments Tags: data_science, eScience, Instructional Design, professional development, science librarians, Training
The story behind the NNLM/NER & MCPHS University Instruction Retreat for Health Sciences Librarians by Shanti Freundlich Inevitably I leave professional development events with brilliant new ideas. Hand-scribbled notes, a new understanding of learning theory, worksheets, new active learning techniques to try, meaningful quotes, starred tweets, and/or new articles and books to read. The next… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
22
0 comments Tags: professional development, Teaching, Training
If you’re reading this blog, than you’re probably familiar with what NNLM and NNLM NER do. And one of the big things that we do is plan, host and teach classes. Whether we’re teaching a webinar or through Moodle, we’re working to fulfill the NNLM’s mission to “advance the progress of medicine and improve the… Read More »
Jul
16
0 comments Tags: Focused Outreach, Health Literacy, public libraries
This June, I took a drive up to Vermont to set the groundwork for this year’s Focused Outreach work. NNLM NER is looking for ways to support health information dissemination in Rutland County. My first appointment was to speak with Jason Broughton, Vermont State Librarian. I was curious to hear his impressions of the health… Read More »
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