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Sep
24
0 comments Tags: censorship, Health Literacy, open science, public libraries, science librarians
This week, September 22, through September 28, is Banned Books Week. It is an annual event celebrating the freedom to not be in the dark and read. It brings attention to both current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. According to the American Library Association (ALA), banned books week was launched… Read More »
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Aug
19
0 comments Tags: Boot Camp, bootcamp, Citizen Science, Data, data_science, eScience, science, science librarians
This is the final 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, Anne Marie Engelsen, the Science Reference Librarian at Fogler Library at the University of Maine, describes her favorite parts of the… Read More »
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Aug
12
0 comments Tags: Boot Camp, bootcamp, Citizen Science, Data, data_science, eScience, science, science librarians
This is the third 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, Amanda Doughty, a library student describes the New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians. For more information about upcoming research data… Read More »
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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 »
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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 »
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