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Event Title Date(s) Summary
Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications (January - April 2023) January 17, 2023 - April 21, 2023 This 14-week, 30 credit-hour self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases.

Platform/Location: Moodle

NNLM Book Discussion, Feb 1- April 30, 2023, Bad Advice February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023 Join us for our fourth NNLM Book Discussion. February 1 - April 30, 2023 we will read "Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information" by Paul A. Offit, M.D.

Platform/Location: Zoom, Moodle

Wellness in the Library Workplace (March 2023) March 13, 2023 - March 27, 2023 Join us for this 2-week, 4 credit-hour online class to discover ways to improve your own personal well-being and create a healthy workplace.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Transgender Visibility Day Journal Discussion March 29, 2023 This journal discussion is in observance of Trans Visibility Day which occurs on March 31, 2023.

Platform/Location: Zoom

Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository (March 29, 2023) March 29, 2023 Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you to common data elements (CDEs) and the NIH Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R).

Platform/Location: Zoom

NLM Office Hours: PubMed Proximity Searching March 31, 2023 This NLM Office Hours: PubMed Proximity Searching will include a brief presentation by Amanda Sawyer from NCBI's PubMed team, demonstrating the new feature. Following the demonstration, product staff from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) PubMed team will be available to answer your questions.

Platform/Location: Zoom

Building Reference Skills for Nursing and Allied Health Research (April 3-21, 2023) April 3, 2023 - April 21, 2023 This 3-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class is designed for library staff who support, or want to support, nursing and allied health professionals with NLM resources.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Regional Events

Event Title Date(s) Summary
Region 6 Public Libraries Connections June 2023 June 13, 2023

This meeting is for librarians and library workers that work in public libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 

Platform/Location: Zoom

On-Demand Classes

Event Title Date(s) Summary
A Bird's Eye View of Health Data Standards - On Demand On-demand through December 31, 2023 Understand the big picture of health data standards and how they are used, including relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services, in this 1 hour, on-demand, online class. Expect to spend 1 hour learning through videos and exercises.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Assessing Health Materials On Demand On-demand through April 18, 2025 Get an overview on assessing health materials, and learn how the National Library of Medicine uses a health education materials assessment tool to figure out if health education materials are easy-to-read in this 90 minute self-paced tutorial.

Platform/Location: Moodle

CHIS On Demand On-demand through April 30, 2026 5 independent 1-hour learning modules cover the basics of providing consumer health information in libraries and organizations. Earn up to 5 hours credit towards a Consumer Health Information Specialization.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection On-demand through September 1, 2023 This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using common data elements (CDEs).

Platform/Location: Moodle

Consumer Health Collection Management - On Demand On-demand through October 31, 2023 This 4 credit-hour, on-demand class reviews collection management principles and resources for health-related collections in public libraries.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Data Management Sharing Policy Webinars (DMSP) On Demand On-demand through July 21, 2023 This on-demand online class contains 5 webinars introducing the basics of data management and the new NIH requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Disaster Planning Recorded Webinars On-demand through November 1, 2023 This Moodle class supports the provision of information to institutions and communities during disaster situations.

We've gathered several of our past webinars in one place. Each webinar features one or more guest speakers. Each recording is worth 1 MLA CE credit.

Platform/Location: Moodle

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