Tox Town Redesign
Tox Town, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur, has some new design features and content organization. Due to low usage, the Website no longer contains Spanish language materials. For more information, please see the NLM Technical Bulletin. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 22, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
DOCLINE 6.0 preview coming in November!
The preview period for the newly redesigned DOCLINE 6.0 will begin in November 2018; watch for an email with your library’s invitation. During the preview, please confirm your login and connection to your library.
As you might imagine, NLM DOCLINE customer support resources are limited. In order to provide support to each library that needs it, there will be phased login testing over multiple weeks. You will receive an email when your individual preview period begins.
The existing system will be available until DOCLINE 6.0 is ready for borrowing and lending.
If you have any questions, please send them to the NLM Help D...
Source: MCR News - October 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
Webinar Discusses Reaching Latino Population
Hear how one agency reached Latinos in rural Minnesota at a webinar on Addressing Latino Health and Wellness Disparities Through Virtual Community Health and Wellness Workshops on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 1-2 pm CT.
The session offered by the Greater Midwest Regional Medical Library will describe how CLUES (Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio) designed, implemented, and evaluated a virtual health and wellness workshop series covering mental health and wellness topics and targeting the Latino community. The session will wrap up with considerations for other organizations when targeting outreach efforts to the Latino po...
Source: MCR News - October 19, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Tomorrow – Breezing Along with the RML
Join us tomorrow for Breezing Along with the RML!
Public Health Resources – Breezing Along with the RML
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 – 2 MT/3 CT
Register
The public health work force can have barriers to accessing tools to find the best evidence in public health research and practice. They can get help to break through those barriers from the NNLM Public Health Coordination Office (NPHCO.) We will provide an overview of their services and profile some of the organizations that benefit from those service along with future plans. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Register for Activate, Collaborate, and Educate: Health Outreach and Programming in Your Community
Register for the Activate, Collaborate, and Educate: Health Outreach and Programming in Your Community course and learn how to introduce your community members to resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and other trustworthy organizations in exciting and engaging ways.
This course will give participants the ability to plan a potential health outreach or health program for their organization and to effectively provide NLM resources that are relevant to health needs of their community. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Community Source Type: news
New Website Design for Tox Town
The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur.
The new design, informed by extensive user research has:
Enhanced search optimization
Improved readability
New Tox Town features reflecting consumers’ frequently asked questions include:
New Community Action Tools Page with guidance for community engagement and resources for finding local data
Newly added Reduce Your Risk information with practical steps to avoid and address exposure
New content organ...
Source: MCR News - October 11, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Apply for the 2019 Research Training Institute
Applications are open through December 1, 2018, for the 2018 cohort of MLA Research Training Institute for Health Sciences Librarians (RTI) research fellows. Please follow links to the application instructions and the online application form. The institute is a weeklong residential workshop held in Chicago, July 15–19, 2019, with follow-up activities and support, mentoring, and membership in an ongoing research community. Read more in the MLA News article. For questions regarding the institute, application process, or scholarships, please contact Project Director Susan Lessick, AHIP, FMLA. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 9, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
American Library Association 2019 Midwinter Registration is Now Open!
The 2019 American Library Association Midwinter symposium is now open for meetings and exhibit registration! The conference will be taking place in Seattle, Washington on January 25th-29th.
This year’s symposium will be focusing on the future of Libraries, where participants will examine the future of academic, public school, and special libraries. The conference will reflect the trends that are inspiring innovation in libraries and how they will be able to adapt to the evolving needs of their communities.
If you would like to register and to learn more, visit 2019alamidwinter.org. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 5, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List ALA Source Type: news
October NIH News in Health Now Available
The October 2018 issue of NIH News in Health is now available online. In this issue learn about non-opioid pain management and preventing ear infections. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - October 1, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Course Opportunity to Better Understand the National Opioid Crisis
Check out the upcoming course “Understanding the Opioid Crisis: Where do I Begin” instructed by Michelle Burda, an education and health literacy coordinator for the Middle Atlantic Region. This one-hour course on Nov. 28 will give participants a better understanding of the opioid crisis that is negatively impacting the nation. Students will learn how to give users effective health information on opioid abuse, prevention, and treatment;, find resourceful statistics on opioid use; and create outreach programs for their library or organization.
For more information, go to nnlm.gov. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - September 28, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Opioid Source Type: news
Upcoming webinar: Planning, Developing, and Evaluating R Curriculum at the NIH Library
Join NNLM for the next iteration of the Research Data Management webinar series: Planning, Developing, and Evaluating R Curriculum at the NIH Library October 12, from 2-3 pm ET. To register for this free webinar, visit: https://nnlm.gov/class/Rtraining. Can’t make it on the 12th? Don’t worry, the webinar will be recorded!
This webinar will describe a pilot project to evaluate current R training at the NIH Library, and based on an evaluation of the data, revise the library’s R training curriculum. This will include a discussion of the development of a training plan, weekly R check-in sessions, managing documents using...
Source: MCR News - September 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #Health Sciences List Data Science Source Type: news
NNLM Wikipedia FALL Edit-a-thon Call for Volunteers!
We’re working hard to make our Fall edit-a-thon even more of a success than than our April event! To achieve this goal, we are inviting more librarians to join our #citeNLM2018 Wikipedia Help Team. Volunteers are needed for each 1-hour shift from 9AM to 7PM CT / 8AM to 6PM MT on November 7, 2018.
Want to utilize your research skills to make Wikipedia a better, evidence-based resources? Sign up to provide virtual support to participants by contacting the RML staff listed in the Schedule Table. Plan to attend and register for the following training sessions:
October 3, 1PM to 1:30PM CT / 12PM to 12:30 MT
Introduction to th...
Source: MCR News - September 26, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
Creating our own pathway
In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course, to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not, explain why. You may also combine a “should/should not” approach if you would like to argue both sides. NNLM will feature responses from different participants over the coming weeks.
Written by: Kristin Whitehair, Director of Library Services, St. Luke’s Health Syst...
Source: MCR News - September 25, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #Health Sciences List Data Science Source Type: news
Librarians and Research Data Management Services: Branching Out Into Big Data
In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course, to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not, explain why. You may also combine a “should/should not” approach if you would like to argue both sides. NNLM will feature responses from different participants over the coming weeks.
Written by: Rose Fredrick, Digital Repository Librarian, Health Sciences Library, Creight...
Source: MCR News - September 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Data Science Source Type: news
St. Charles City-County Librarian Spreads the Word about Precision Medicine
Check out the blog post “The Future of Health: Precision Medicine” created by Alison Griffith, a Consumer Health Librarian for the St. Charles City-County Library. In Griffith’s blog, Ask Alison, she describes how the Precision Medicine Initiative is aiming to better understand every individual’s genetic makeup, lifestyle, and their surrounding environment. Health professionals can then use the information to develop more precise and effective treatments for every individual.
Visit Ask Alison on St. Charles City County Library’s website to read more about precision medicine. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - September 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All of Us Precision medicine Source Type: news
