Genetics, Genomics, and Precision Medicine - Past, Present and Future

Putting the Self back in Self-Care: Wellness in the time of COVID-19

Whether you are working remotely or within the library building, COVID-19 has changed the way we work and live. In a profession where the desire to serve the public often subsumes the needs of library workers, our panelists will share strategies for self-care as well as tips for overcoming challenges related to (re)creating a work-life balance that can be done for free, remotely or in the building.   Panelists Amanda M. Leftwich (she/her/hers) is currently the Online Learning Librarian & Faculty Diversity Fellow at Montgomery County Community College. Leftwich has a Master of Science…
Date: April 28, 2020

ClinicalTrials.gov April 23, 2020

Leading with Compassion during the COVID-19 Crisis

Leading is hard. Global pandemics are harder still. Leading during a global pandemic is not only hard, but it is also traumatic, upending and confusing with competing priorities, community needs, personal values and more. Let’s spend time learning together. Library leaders will join us to discuss how they are leading with compassion. Learn how they are making decisions, what is influencing them and the challenges they have experienced along the way. Participate with your questions and ideas – we are all in this together.   Panelists Beth Gallaway is the director at the Grafton (MA) Public…
Date: April 22, 2020

PNR Rendezvous: Make it Work—Managing Your Solo or Small Hospital Library

Whether you work by yourself or with a small staff, the nitty-gritty of successfully delivering your services can be challenging. Join two successful solos as they discuss the importance of building partnerships throughout their organization, staying visible and valuable, all at the best possible price.

Providing Virtual Programming in a Health Crisis

Our buildings may be closed, but our libraries should be open. See how you can provide vital health programming to your patrons at little cost and without extensive technology. Join Tony Iovino, Assistant Director for Community Services for the Oceanside (NY) Library as he discusses how his library has already provided dozens of virtual health information programs for patrons of all ages. Topics discussed will be types of programming, technology used, staff training, use of outside experts, and how to present health programming at little or no cost.

Supporting Open Science in Health Science Libraries: Sharing Strategies for Sustainability and Success

Watson’s definition of Open Science (OS): “...Open science is the practice of making everything in the discovery process fully and openly available, creating transparency, and driving...discovery by allowing others to build on existing work”. In this webinar, two health sciences librarians will provide an overview of open science services (OSS) and research in libraries and outline the challenges encountered in supporting researchers in this space. We will engage attendees in a discussion of how libraries can build on their support of open science by aligning programs and services with the…
Date: April 9, 2020

Health Programming for Summer Reading & Virtual Engagement

For a second year, the Network of the National Library of Medicine has partnered with the Collaborative Summer Library Program to bring health programming to your library for Summer Reading! For 2020, the slogan is Imagine Your Story with a theme of fairy tales, mythology, and fantasy. We have written program plans with ideas for fairy tale nutrition, nature walks, graphic medicine, tooth fairy dental health storytime, and more. Full program plans are posted online now! During this one hour webinar, attendees will be introduced to small and large health programming ideas that can be used…
Date: April 7, 2020

#CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Training

How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping