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Aug
20
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The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) has partnered with national associations to carry out health programs and initiatives with public libraries, to provide health information and services to patrons. NNLM network member libraries have partnered with community partners to carry out heath related programming, at times incorporating health devices into their collections and… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Community Engagement, Consumer Health, Health History, Oklahoma, Outreach, Public Health, Resource Libraries, Texas
Aug
08
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We’re pleased to present this guest post from Tim Nutt, Director of the Historical Research Center (HRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. All photos are courtesy of the HRC. The Historical Research Center (HRC), a unit of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Library, is the state’s only repository exclusively… Read More »
Posted in: Arkansas, Blog, Community Engagement, Consumer Health, Health History, Health Literacy, Network Member Spotlight, Research, Resource Libraries, SCR Regional Highlight
Jun
20
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Since Spring 2018, coordinators across NNLM offices have organized a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. In the first event, the topical focus was rare diseases. The next time we held an event in the fall, we selected Women’s Health as our theme. The response has been fantastic, with several libraries and other organizations hosting their own edit-a-thons and… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Community Engagement, Consumer Health, Outreach, Resources, Social Media, Technology, Training