Class Recordings

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

Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library

Knowing what you don't know: Medical Micro-aggressions

Health care access, serving patients, and working within your community is incredibly important work. To best do this work, we need to know who we are, what we bring to the table, and what we don't know. Join in for a lively conversation to uncover what we don't know, and how Step One is asking the right questions of ourselves and listening to others.

Health Literacy in an Academic Environment

This webinar focuses on identifying stakeholders, liability, goal setting and content creation. The webinar will highlight how a library from a mid-size university was able to collaborate with the university’s health service center to promote health literacy.

Benchmarking Study of Hospital Libraries

Join us as we discuss a recent survey to assess the current landscape of hospital libraries by collecting benchmarking data from hospital librarians in the U.S. and other countries. Since the last MLA benchmarking survey in 2002 hospital libraries have faced significant changes including downsizing, position and library elimination, and hospital mergers. The results suggest implications for hospital librarians regarding staffing levels and the depth of services within their unique settings, especially within the context of rapidly expanding health systems.

Taking Care of Us: Inreach for Library Staff

Stressed out? Notice you are taking more sick days than usual or have less enthusiasm or energy than normal? Whether you are knotted up over work, personal issues, climate change, or politics, it seems like there are plenty of reasons to feel overwhelmed. Join library director, yoga teacher, and physical literacy researcher, Jenn Carson, as she teaches you how to de-stress at your desk, maintain proper posture, avoid injury, and regulate your emotions through breathing, stretching, and other techniques. Participants will learn an easy self-care routine that will help to reduce stress at…
Date: February 27, 2020