Staff Bio
April Hobbs
Research and Data Strategist, Region 2
April Hobbs is the Research and Data Strategist of NNLM Region 2. She has been involved in research relating to disaster and emergency preparedness for librarians since 2017 and has an active research interest in how it intersects with public health and health literacy. She served as the Graduate Student Outreach Librarian at the University of Memphis for almost two years before joining the NNLM. She also served as an Adult Services Librarian in a public library system for two and a half years prior to her academic library position.
Classes I Teach
| Event Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| A Librarian's Guide to Consumer Health | This 4-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public. |
| How PubMed Works: Introduction | This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about: What PubMed is and what's in it. Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article. Finding articles by a specific author. Searching for articles on a specific subject. Narrowing search results to a more specific subset Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History. |
| How PubMed Works: Introduction | This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about: What PubMed is and what's in it. Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article. Finding articles by a specific author. Searching for articles on a specific subject. Narrowing search results to a more specific subset Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History. |
| Making Sense of Numbers (November 6, 2024) | This 1.5 hour webinar explains how to interpret statistics and numbers. |
| Strengthening Our Foundation: Disaster Preparedness, Community Resilience, and the Future of Libraries | This one-hour session distills nearly a decade of research on disaster preparedness and community resilience, sharing lessons from disaster-affected public libraries to help you strengthen your own emergency readiness. |
| The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? | Are you curious about what this whole data thing entails? Are you interested in starting new research data services at your institution? Have you considered a career in data services? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, this webinar is for you. We'll discuss how to start and where your library fits in. |
| The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start and Where Does Your Library Fit In? | Are you curious about what this whole data thing entails? Are you interested in starting new research data services at your institution? Have you considered a career in data services? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, this webinar is for you. We'll discuss how to start and where your library fits in. |
Contact Information
last updated: 08/20/25 15:20