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Event Title Date(s) Summary
5 Steps to an Accessible Document May 4, 2023 NNLM offers funding for projects that improve access to health information, increase engagement with research and data, expand professional knowledge, and promote awareness and use of NLM resources in local communities. Part of that commitment to access includes making materials accessible to those who use screen reader assistive technology.

Platform/Location: Zoom

The Research Data Services Landscape: How Do You Start And Where Does Your Library Fit In? May 9, 2023 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. Research data services (or RDS) covers a broad span of service types, service models, and approaches.

Platform/Location: Webex

National NNLM Update: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 May 11, 2023 Join NNLM Project Director, Martha Meacham, to hear about the work and accomplishments of the NNLM over the past year. Find out what is in store for the future of the NNLM. There will also be time for questions.

The online event is free and available to all.

Platform/Location: Zoom

Region 6: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 May 11, 2023 Meet the NNLM Region 6 during NNLM Day at MLA 2023!

Platform/Location: Zoom

Region 5: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 May 11, 2023 Meet the NNLM Region 5 during NNLM Day at MLA 2023!

Platform/Location: Webex

Region 4: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 May 11, 2023 Meet the NNLM Region 4 during NNLM Day at MLA 2023!

Platform/Location: Zoom

Region 3: NNLM Day at MLA 2023 May 11, 2023 Meet the NNLM Region 3 during NNLM Day at MLA 2023!

Platform/Location: Zoom

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
PubChem (On Demand) On-demand through July 21, 2024 PubChem is the National Library of Medicine’s open chemistry database and the largest freely accessible reference tool for chemical information. This online, self-paced course for anyone interested in chemical information walks users through the major functions and features of PubChem with interactive exercises and quizzes.

Platform/Location: Moodle

PubMed Essentials On-Demand 2022-2023 On-demand through April 30, 2023 If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher, this online class is designed for you.

This is a self-paced course offered via Moodle. The class is available 24/7.

The class is made up of 10 short units that include videos, exercises and quizzes.

The class gives you the chance to explore PubMed at your own pace with guided tours and exercises.

This class takes about 1 hour to complete.

Platform/Location: Moodle

RDM On-demand: Data Curation and Documentation On-demand through April 24, 2023 Learn about data curation in this introductory, four-hour, on-demand course, including the definition, types, and elements most important to document. You will also learn about file naming conventions and check a dataset for issues using a case study.

Platform/Location: Moodle

RDM On-demand: Data Security, Storage and Preservation On-demand through April 24, 2023 How do you keep data secure and preserved? This introductory, four-hour, on-demand course uses readings, tutorials, videos, and hands-on scenarios to show how to evaluate preservation needs of a dataset, identify appropriate data repositories for a given dataset, examine security/privacy issues with data, and explain how data policies affect data ownership, security, and storage.

Platform/Location: Moodle

RDM On-demand: Data Sharing and Publishing On-demand through April 24, 2023 What are the FAIR data principles, and how do they relate to research reproducibility? This introductory, four-hour, on-demand course describes principles and challenges of data sharing, as well as data sharing incentives, open data, data citations, and data journals. Through readings, tutorials, videos, and hands-on scenarios you will increase your knowledge about data sharing and publishing.

Platform/Location: Moodle

RDM On-demand: Open Science and Data Science On-demand through April 24, 2023 What is open science, and how does it differ from data science, and research data management? How can library staff support data science in their own work? This introductory, four-hour on-demand course introduces the concepts of open science, data science and research data management through readings, tutorials and videos. After taking this course, you will be able to describe the differences between research data management (RDM), data science, and open science, articulate how open science supports research integrity and reproducibility, and list ways librarian staff can support data science.

Platform/Location: Moodle

Recorded Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Webinars On-demand through April 30, 2026 View previously recorded webinars that qualify for the Medical Library Association's Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) certificate program.

Platform/Location: Moodle

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