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Aug
22
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Wikipedia is a widely used, freely available, advertisement free, multilingual information resource. Recognizing that Wikipedia is used regularly by the public, health sciences students, and professionals alike, the #CiteNLM team hosts twice-yearly Wikipedia Edit-a-thons to enhance the quality of information in health-related Wikipedia articles. During these campaigns, editors collaborate to add trustworthy information and citations… Read More »
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Aug
16
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September is National Preparedness Month! And this year R7 is excited to be a (small) part of Climate Prep Week by sharing the below announcement from partners at CREW and the Blue Marble Librarians. CPW will be held the final week of September, September 24th-30th. This year, the official theme for Climate Prep Week is… Read More »
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Aug
01
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This guest post is contributed by Mary Murtland as part of her MLS internship with NNLM R7. Mary has an extensive resume including working as a library director in a rural library for over a decade! We are fortunate to have her spend her University of Rhode Island internship experience with us. Do you have… Read More »
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Jul
26
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Kym Powe is the Children and Young Adult Consultant with the CT State Library. I learned about Kym’s work through a series of professional development offerings that she and a colleague have been hosting called Growing Equitable Library Services (GELS). I had the opportunity to hear from Kym about some of her special projects there… Read More »
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Jul
15
0 comments Tags: Funded Projects, Member Spotlight, public libraries
Julie Holden is the Assistant Library Director at Cranston (RI) Public Library. Over the years, Cranston Library has been a great partner that participated in several NNLM R7 opportunities including funding, training, and borrowing a Graphic Medicine Book Club Kit. Would you rather travel back in time to meet your ancestors, or to the future… Read More »
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