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Oct
01
0 comments Tags: 99th Ingersol Lecture on Immortality & Convocation, Atul Gawande, Being Mortal, chronic illness
“I think I’m very uncomfortable with imperfection and in being fallible and how you live with your own imperfection,” says Atul Gawande. A little ironic, as he shared these words as part of his talk for the 99th Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality and Convocation at Harvard Divinity School held on September 6, at Sander’s Theatre… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Oct
01
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, eScience, science librarians
This is the eighth 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. In this installment, describes science boot camp as a networking event. Please watch for more posts about resources from this event and views from… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Sep
24
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Health Literacy, hospital librarians, public libraries, science, science librarians
NNLM Wikipedia FALL Edit-a-thon Call for volunteers! Are you interested in improving the consumer health information available on Wikipedia? Do you want to utilize your librarian research skills towards making Wikipedia a better, evidence-based resource? Have you always wanted to participate in an edit-a-thon? Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine on November 7,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
27
0 comments Tags: Big Data, Data, data_science, open science, professional development, science librarians
Health sciences librarians are invited to apply for the online course, Biomedical and Health Research Data Management Training for Librarians, offered by the NNLM Training Office (NTO). The course is a free, 7-week online class with engaging lessons, practical activities and a final project. The course runs October 15 – December 14, 2018. The goal… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
27
0 comments Tags: community engagement, Community of Interest, graphic medicine, health disparities, Health Literacy, professional development
Held this year in White River Junction, VT at the Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) and Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), the 9th Annual Comics in Medicine Conference brought together a mix of creators, medical professionals, librarians and others to discuss how graphic novels are being used by a wide array of professionals and artists… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine