Class Recordings

NCDS 2024 Internship Information Session

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) provides internships for people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. These are paid opportunities to work in a guided environment on structured data-related projects as practical experiences outside of the classroom with mentoring. The goal of this program is to introduce students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to data librarianship within the health sciences and provide practical experiences that provide them with skills needed to enter data librarian…
Date: March 20, 2024

Snapshot on Health and Wellness Programs @PGCMLS

Prince George’s County Memorial System (PGCMLS) fosters the well-being of the community it serves by connecting customers to trusted health information resources, programs, and opportunities. The current strategic plan of the library system includes Healthy Living as one of the areas of focus.  PGCMLS seeks to have a tangible impact on the health and wellness of its customers by expanding the types of services and information throughout the county. In this webinar, Area Directors from PGCMLS will provide a snapshot on two programs that are aimed at improving the health and wellness…
Date: March 14, 2024

Empowering At-Risk Adolescents: Understanding Bullying Dynamics Through Rap Music

In this webinar Tai Chambers will discuss the initial learning phase of a music-guided program where students learned about non-bullying and conflict resolution utilizing rap and hip hop. Potential future uses and practical applications will be explored.

This presentation meets the NLM/NIH strategic plan goal of maximizing the NLM’s impact through enhanced engagement and the NIHs strategic plan goal of advancing biomedical and behavioral sciences. This presentation addresses health equity through information.

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to…
Date: March 14, 2024

2-1-1 Texas Overview

211 Texas is a free information and resource line that is answered 24/7. We have access to a language line and can help people in over 150 languages. This training will cover what 211 Texas is, how to reach 211 Texas, the resources listed with 211, how 211 provides information and resources for disaster events, The State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, and how to use the 211texas.org website.

Speaker 

Amy Callaway graduated from the University of Arizona in May of 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. She spent over a decade working in the child…
Date: March 13, 2024

Region 1 Funding Program Office Hours

Region 1 staff are available to answer your specific questions regarding the call for applications for the upcoming engagement and training project awards. We'd love to hear about your project ideas, answer questions about the application process, and discuss NNLM training and NLM resources available to enhance your application prior to submitting your application. 

PATIENTS Program Part 2: Continuous Engagement after the PATIENTS Professors Academy: Methods and Pathways

This is part two of a series, continued from the From Problem to Prevention: Evidence-Based Public Health webinar on Jan 30, 2024

In authentic community-engaged research, continuous engagement in does not end when a grant ends. In this webinar, PATIENTS Professors will share how they have helped their academic research partners improve engagement and provide resources to support patient advocacy, grant writing, and community engagement workshops. After attending this session, participants will be able to challenge narratives about how different communities participate…
Date: February 27, 2024

Integrating Research, Publishing, and Presenting Into Your Career

This presentation will discuss strategies for getting started in research and the pros and perils of publishing your work and navigating such factors as open access, predatory publishers, and research metrics. Finally, we will discuss ways to submit and present your work effectively and with confidence.

This webinar is brought to you through a partnership with the Early Career Librarian Initiative (ECLI) a volunteer-based group within SCC/MLA.

Speaker Information

Adela V. Justice, AHIP, is a Senior Librarian at the UT MD Anderson…
Date: February 21, 2024

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview

This online class meets the NLM/NIH strategic plan goal of accelerating discovery and advancing health through data driven research in order to increase health information access and use.

The NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy requires funded researchers to submit a plan outlining how scientific data from their research will be managed and shared. This session is intended for information professionals who are unfamiliar with this policy and it will review the policy components and how you can prepare to address the policy at your institution. Topics to be covered include…
Date: February 15, 2024

Artificial Intelligence & Healthcare: An Overview for the Curious - Love Data Week 2024

AI is widely utilized in healthcare. This presentation provides a friendly introduction to the topic for librarians, health professionals, and anyone with an interest in the topic. Attendees will come away informed about the field’s history, conversant with definitions of important concepts, an understanding of how AI can become biased (and what that means for patients), and familiar with some of the many ways that AI is currently being used in healthcare.

This session will be taught by Kimberley R. Barker, MLIS, the Librarian for Belonging & Community…
Date: February 13, 2024

Health Literacy of People Living with Mental Health or Substance Use Disorders

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This presentation will shed light on the health literacy of individuals living with mental health and substance use disorders. Despite often facing health inequalities, poorer outcomes, and difficulties accessing good healthcare, this group remains understudied. The webinar will provide an overview of a program of research examining the multidimensional health literacy levels of this population and how it affects their health outcomes. The research draws comparisons with other populations and explores the connection between health literacy and service…
Date: February 7, 2024