Nov
07
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, nursing education, nursing research
Kerry Dhakal’s recent article in the Journal of the Medical Library Association identifies librarians and nurses as natural partners in establishing evidence-based practice. Nurses participate in lifelong learning activities, and highly value the assistance that they receive from librarians. To explore this topic, I asked New England hospital librarians about their work in supporting nursing… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Oct
31
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Are you curious about receiving NNLM NER funding? What is the process? What do we look for? Want ideas, or bounce your ideas off others? Have you received funding before and want to share what you know and your projects with others? You are invited to the NNLM NER Funding Meeting. Thursday, December 6, 2018… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Data, hospital librarians, science, science librarians, Training
Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity both attend and to give a lightning talk at the North American Health Science Libraries, Inc. (NASHL) annual conference in Manchester, NH. The theme was Remaining Strong in an Ever-Changing Landscape. It was a way to network and celebrate NAHSL’s 60 years of membership. For those who are not… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
30
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, eScience, science librarians
This is the eleventh blog post in a series authored by twelve individuals who received scholarships to attend the 2018 Science Boot Camp held at Brandeis University on June 13-15, 2018. This article was written by Jaclyn Wilson, an Access Services Associate at MIT, and MLIS Student at Simmons College. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a paraprofessional in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Oct
18
0 comments Tags: Health Literacy, MedlinePlus, Public Health, vaccines
It’s that time of year again, the wind turns cold, the leaves change color and everyone is talking about the flu. This year get the facts and get vaccinated to protect yourself, your family and your community. Anyone can get the flu and have serious complications, but people over 65, people with chronic conditions… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, Public Health