DataFlash: Data Indexers
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is “an independent population health research center at UW Medicine, part of the University of Washington, that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world’s most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them.” Their mission is to improve the health of the world’s populations by providing the best information on population health, and to do so, IHME enlists the expertise of countless individuals, including researchers, data analysts, data scientists, and thirteen data indexers. What is a data indexer? ...
Source: Dragonfly - April 2, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Madhavan Tags: Data Science Source Type: news
Data Flash: Exploring Historical Data
It’s so easy to think of data as a modern phenomenon, that we forget that data analysis and data visualization are phenomena which go way back. A marvelous example is John Graunt’s Bills of Mortality, which this post by John Appleby calls “a 17th century spreadsheet of deaths in London”. Appleby goes on to do some ultra-modern visualizations of the data, which illuminate connections that Graunt probably didn’t make at the time scientifically, but may have understood intuitively.
If you find this concept intriguing, either to read about or to explore more directly, consider taking a mosey through the series fr...
Source: Dragonfly - March 27, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Glusker Tags: Data Science GIS data historical data John Graunt NLM Historical Division Pew Research Center Source Type: news
Guides to consumer health reference
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) and the Public Library Association (PLA) have been partnering to promote health and wellness reference services and programs at public libraries. NNLM coordinators often present and exhibit at local, regional and national conferences where many public library staff attend in an effort to bring awareness to the many freely and authoritative resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). These resources provide helpful and trusted information for patrons who may have health concerns as well as to help provide information for social media, brochures and programming....
Source: Dragonfly - March 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Literacy/Consumer Health Public Libraries Source Type: news
SAVE THE DATE — NNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, 4/17
Are you interested in improving the consumer health information available on Wikipedia? Do you want to utilize your librarian research skills towards making Wikipedia a better, evidence-based resource? Have you always wanted to participate in an edit-a-thon? Join the National Network of Libraries of Medicine on April 17th as we add citations to existing Wikipedia articles on rare diseases! We’ll be working on those diseases listed by the Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center, using trusted National Library of Medicine resources like Genetics Home Reference, MedlinePlus, and PubMed.
If you’re new to adding cit...
Source: Dragonfly - March 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Glusker Tags: News from NNLM News From NNLM PNR Training & Education Edit-a-thon Wikipedia Source Type: news
NLM ’s 2017-2027 Strategic Plan
“Every day more than four million people use NLM resources; every hour, a petabyte of data moves in or out of our computing systems.”
The National Library of Medicine Board of Regents has released the Strategic Plan for 2017-2027: “A Platform for Biomedical Discovery and Data-Powered Health.” Working in conjunction with NLM planning staff, the Board identified themes to use as a framework to develop future priorities and directions. Public input was solicited on these themes:
Advancing data science, open science, and biomedical informatics
Advancing biomedical discovery and translational science
Su...
Source: Dragonfly - March 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: Data Science News from NLM Source Type: news
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Addiction
A new guideline released by the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse has recommended that opioid addiction should be treated with prescribed medication when possible. A national review committee which vetted the guideline included primary care physicians, addiction medicine specialists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, all of whom received no funding from the pharmaceutical industry. Short term detox treatment, without further intervention and followup, is not recommended by the committee. “The guideline advises against detox programs that discharge patients after several days, with no further ...
Source: Dragonfly - March 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: News from NIH Opioid Use Disorder Source Type: news
Monthly PNR Rendezvous webinar, March 21
Join us for the next PNR Rendezvous session, “Institutional Library Services in Washington State”
This session of PNR Rendezvous will provide an overview of institutional library services in Washington state, including history, challenges, and information regarding services for incarcerated populations. Attendees will find this session informative no matter in which state you reside.
Presenters: Anna Nash, Institutional Librarian and Kathleen Benoun, Library Associate, Washington State Library
Registration is encouraged.
The session is worth 1 Medical Library Association (MLA) CE credit for attending the live ...
Source: Dragonfly - March 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News from Network Members Public Libraries Training & Education Source Type: news
NLM Resources: LactMed for Nurses
LactMed, a free database about drugs and lactation, is produced by the National Library of Medicine. It is available via the website, https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/lactmed.htm, or as a mobile app. LactMed provides information on many of the drugs and chemical to which nursing mothers may be exposed, including dietary supplements. The information contained in LactMed includes: Summary statement about use of the drug during lactation; Measurement of levels of the drug in breastmilk; Effects in breastfed infants; Effects on lactation; Alternate drugs to consider.
References to research studies are also included with ea...
Source: Dragonfly - March 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Devine Tags: News from NLM Training & Education Source Type: news
Focus Group for Public Library Workers
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Public Library Association are continuing to partner with an opportunity for public library staff, both professional and paraprofessional, to participate in virtual focus groups this spring.
The purpose of the research is to better understand the challenges and rewards of providing health information in public libraries. We are interested in library workers’ questions, experiences, concerns and success stories – it’s all useful to us!
The focus groups will happen by telephone and will last 1.5 hours; we are scheduling on all days of the week except Sundays...
Source: Dragonfly - March 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News from NNLM Public Libraries Source Type: news
DataFlash: Love Data Week Poetry
For your Love Data Week poetry enjoyment…
Life is filled with normal distributions
But you are an outlier
You skewed my mean(ing)
Showing me a world beyond average
Somehow helping me find my significance
And yet still bring me back to center
-@epilady
For researchers loving their data,
There are no divisions or strata!
Their passion is strong
As the grip of King Kong,
And their tables and charts even greata!
-@AGlusker
Your still have time to submit your Love Data Week poem! Post it to @NNLM_RD3 and let the world know how much you love data. (Source: Dragonfly)
Source: Dragonfly - February 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Madhavan Tags: Blog Source Type: news
DataFlash: Data Horror Stories
In the spirit of Love Data Week’s 2018 theme, Data Stories, it’s important to consider cautionary tales as well as good outcomes. We should, after all, learn from our mistakes. Perhaps the best known collection of data horror stories is Dorothea Salo’s Research Data Management Horror Stories pinboard. Dorothea, a University of Wisconsin academic librarian and library-school instructor, has been pinning data tales of woe since 2010.
We probably all have our own personal examples of data hell, but here are a few of my favorite themes…
Submitting a grant proposal and neglecting to include a well thought out data mana...
Source: Dragonfly - February 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Madhavan Tags: Data Science Data_Science Source Type: news
February PNR Rendezvous webinar- decolonizing data
Join us for our next PNR Rendezvous, “Hope From Our Grandmothers: Decolonizing Data Through Stories of Resilience”
When: Wednesday, February 21, 1:00pm PT, Noon Alaska Time, 2:00pm MT
Much research has been historically rooted in controlling American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) and other indigenous peoples to exploit land and natural resources, or even heredity and group identity. Yet, AIAN community ties, tribal sovereignty rights and claims, and cultural values are emerging as critical elements of resiliency key to reversing the very health and social issues that have plagued indigenous populations as ...
Source: Dragonfly - February 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Data Science News from NNLM PNR Training & Education Source Type: news
DataFlash: How DO You Tell a Story With Data Anyway?
As you may know, it’s “Love Data Week”! Formerly “Love Your Data Week”, this is the third year of this international data extravaganza, which seeks to “raise awareness and build a community to engage on topics related to research data management, sharing, preservation, reuse, and library-based research data services.” The theme this year is “Data Stories”, which leads to the important question, “How DO you tell a story with data anyway?”
There are many sites that will help you get started on this quest; here, here and here are some good ones. But, the main prerequisite is to KNOW YOUR DATA. ...
Source: Dragonfly - February 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Glusker Tags: Blog data storytelling Data_Science Love Data Week Source Type: news
DataFlash: Love Data Week 2018 (Monday, 2/12/2018 – Friday, 2/16/2018)
Happy Love Data Week! This year’s theme is data stories. Formally known as Love Your Data Week, this social media event has been going on since 2016 when a group of enterprising research data specialists decided it would be a great way to raise awareness about research data management. Over the past two years, Love Data Week has grown to include participants in Europe, Asia, and Australia, and shows no sign of slowing down. The event is marked by Tweets, Facebook posts, Blog posts, webinars and live events, and this year’s theme is the broadest yet. Data stories is envisioned as an entry point for conversations about h...
Source: Dragonfly - February 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Madhavan Tags: Data Science Data_Science Source Type: news
Consumer Health Class for Public Libraries, second cohort opportunity
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) is recruiting public library staff to participate in the online training, “Stand Up for Health: Health and Wellness Services for Your Community.” This is a 4-week, online, asynchronous (all self-paced) course where participants will earn 12 continuing education (CE) credits and a certificate. The course is designed to provide public library staff with core competencies of providing health information services and the essential skills and knowledge that library staff need to build those competencies.
The course will begin March 5, 2018, with new content released each ...
Source: Dragonfly - February 6, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: Health Literacy/Consumer Health News from NNLM Public Libraries Training & Education Source Type: news
