Musings of an NNLM Intern
During my master’s program at the University of Missouri, I discovered health sciences librarianship through a professional development award given by NNLM Region 3. After that experience, I knew that I wanted to learn more, but I had already exhausted my program’s courses in health and medical librarianship. As a resident of Minnesota, I reached out to Erica Lake of Region 6 to see if there were any internships or projects that I could work on. To my delight, she and her team created a virtual internship that kept me busy this semester.
During my internship, I studied the social determinants of health and how organiza...
Source: The Cornflower - April 18, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog NNLM Internship Source Type: news
Celebrate National Library Workers Day with the Region 6 Movers & Shakers
Tuesday, April 9th is National Library Workers Day, a day for everyone to recognize the valuable contributions made by library workers. We wanted to help celebrate some librarians from Region 6 who have received a 2023 Movers & Shakers recognition from Library Journal.
Katie Clausen | Movers & Shakers 2023—Educators
In addition to being a beloved story time leader and early childhood literacy advocate, Katie Clausen—“Miss Katie” to her youngest stakeholders—holds a professional certification in Adverse Childhood Experiences. When she realized that families in her community needed age-appropriate mental-he...
Source: The Cornflower - April 9, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog National Library Week National Library Workers Day Source Type: news
Celebrate National Library Week – April 7-13, 2024
The theme for National Library Week 2024, “Ready, Set, Library!,” promotes the idea that in our always-online world, libraries give us a green light to something truly special: a place to connect with others, learn new skills, and focus on what matters most. Find your crew at your library’s author talks, workshops, and book clubs.
No matter where you find yourself on the roadmap through life’s journey—preparing for a new career, launching a business, or raising a family—your library provides an inclusive and supportive community where everyone belongs.
Get ready to explore, become inspired, and connect with you...
Source: The Cornflower - April 8, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog National Library Week Source Type: news
A Telehealth Room at the Storm Lake Public Library
My dream of a Telehealth Room at our library began when I read an article on the Pottsboro Area Library’s Telehealth Space in Texas in the May 2021 issue of American Libraries. I greatly admired the concept of telemedicine at a public library. That was during the pandemic, when our library was closed to the public but preparing to re-open at 50% capacity. Our patrons were eager to browse the shelves again. The staff were also tired because we had books everywhere due to a leaking roof that damaged a portion of the nonfiction area. Among all the reshelving, I stared at the Pottsboro Area Library photo and wondered how we ...
Source: The Cornflower - March 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Darlene Kaskie Tags: Blog telehealth Source Type: news
Le Mars Public Library is Making an Impact on Community Health Thanks to NNLM Book Discussions
Discussion program offers librarians, health professionals, and public health workers a unique opportunity to explore health issues affecting their communities while enhancing their health information services and outreach.
We recently received feedback about the direct impact of participating in these discussions on health information outreach in public libraries. Shirley Taylor, Library Director of Le Mars Public Library in Iowa, shares her experience:
“I would like to say that I really loved the book club discussion on Palaces for the People. This book & discussion re-energized me to serve our community. It was...
Source: The Cornflower - March 4, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Public Libraries Public Libraries Spotlight Le Mars Public Library NNLM Book Discussion public libraries and health Source Type: news
NNLM ’ s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series
Join us March 5-April 2 for the NNLM’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series! This series will feature experts in social determinants of environmental health, who will present on environmental health disparities and populations disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards, share informative resources, and discuss interventions to reduce environmental health disparities. This webinar series explores research-based aspects of environmental health, which may include topics such as: health effects of climate change, indoor/outdoor air quality, natural- and human-caused disasters, toxins in co...
Source: The Cornflower - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Toolkits & More for American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month and throughout the month, there are reminders on how we can make the effort to be heart healthy.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) encourages all of us—especially women—to listen to our hearts and speak up for our health. According to the CDC:
Heart-health disparities specific to women widen and deepen when combined with race, ethnicity, and other social factors.1 We encourage individuals, health care and public health professionals, and our partners to help close the disparities gap.
To help combat these dispari...
Source: The Cornflower - February 16, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jacqueline Leskovec Tags: Blog American Heart Month Source Type: news
Register for the NNLM ’s Social Determinants of Environmental Health Webinar Series
Registration is now open for the Social Determinants of Environmental Health webinar series. This series addresses a variety of topics related to the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s initiative, Environmental Determinants of Health.
The series includes 9 individual webinar sessions scheduled from March 5 – April 2, 2024 starting at 12:00 p.m. PT. When you register and are logged into NNLM, you will see what time the session begins in your time zone.
Each session is 1.5 hours long and will include the guest speaker(s) presentation, a Q&A time, and an additional activity to further reflect, discuss, or d...
Source: The Cornflower - February 7, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Environmental Health Source Type: news
Join us for the first offering of Exploring Complementary and Integrative Health: Information, Resources, and Evaluation (CIH)
Photo by Elina Fairytale from Pexels
In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, integrating Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) practices alongside traditional medicine is gaining momentum. As healthcare consumers explore alternative treatments and approaches, we must equip ourselves with the right knowledge and resources to help them make informed decisions. Bobbi Newman of Region 6 teamed up with Margie Sheppard of Region 4 and Abby Dowd of NTO to develop a new online class to provide you with a foundation in complementary and integrative health information.
Our upcoming class, “Exploring Complementary and ...
Source: The Cornflower - February 1, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Consumer Health complementary health integrative health Source Type: news
Public Librarians You ’ re Invited!
Join us for our upcoming Public Library Connection Meeting, where we bring together dedicated public library professionals like yourself, committed to serving their communities and meeting the health information needs of library patrons.
This event is divided into two informative halves. In the first half, Bobbi Newman from Region 6 of NNLM will provide insights into how we support public libraries in addressing the health information needs of their communities.
The second half is open for dialogue, brainstorming, and collaboration. This is your opportunity to ask questions, offer suggestions, provide feedback, and activel...
Source: The Cornflower - January 26, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Public Libraries Source Type: news
Join Us for the NNLM Book Discussion A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship in the United States
Discussion! From February 1, 2024, to April 30, 2024, we’ll be diving into the pages of A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era by Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.
You can pick up your preferred book format and jump right in whenever it suits you within this period. There are multiple ways to join the conversation, whether it’s online discussions or engaging Zoom sessions.
Our NNLM Book Discussion is a fantastic opportunity for librarians and library staff eager to gain insights into our communities’ health i...
Source: The Cornflower - January 23, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: NNLM Book Discussion book club librarian book discussion Source Type: news
Calling all LIS and iSchool Students!
We are excited to announce that we are hosting a free Data Carpentries Workshop for LIS and iSchool students on February 19th and 20th from 9am – 4pm CT. If you are a student, please consider registering – if you know a student, please forward this information to them.
What Kind of Workshop?
Carpentries Workshops focus on building software and data skills within library and information-related communities. The hands-on, approachable workshops can help LIS and iSchool students prepare to work with their own data, and promote data tools and best practices to researchers and faculty in future roles. Prior experience...
Source: The Cornflower - January 10, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erica Lake Tags: Blog Data Carpentries Workshop Source Type: news
NNLM Showcase January 24-26, 2024
Are you curious about partnering with the NNLM to bring your health outreach idea to life but don’t know where to begin? Join us January 24-26, 2024 for a free virtual symposium that will highlight successful past funded NNLM projects, feature grant writing advice, and offer ideas on how to partner with NNLM to turn your project into reality!
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The 2024 NNLM Showcase Symposium features several sessions over three days in a virtual meeting platform (vFairs).
Participants must register for the full symposium to access individual sessions when the symposium goes live in the vFairs platform.
You can view the full...
Source: The Cornflower - January 8, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Miles Dietz-Castel Tags: Blog Funding Outreach symposium Source Type: news
Musings on MeSH
Around here, January is MeSH Month.
It’s when NLM and NNLM staff highlight the new and updated MeSH terminology, offer training on how your PubMed searches may be affected by the MeSH updates, and answer your MeSH and indexing questions. Mark your calendar for our 2024 sessions – if you use PubMed, you won’t want to miss them!
NLM Webinar: 2024 MeSH Highlights
January 10, 12-1pm CT
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NNLM Class: MeSH Changes and PubMed Searching
January 25, 12-1:30pm CT
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In preparation for these sessions, I found myself reflecting on the MeSH conversations I’ve had this year. Several librarians express...
Source: The Cornflower - December 22, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Erica Lake Tags: Blog Source Type: news
Nursing Continuing Education Credit is Now Available from NNLM!
Good news for nurses! We heard your feedback that offering continuing education credit would make our classes more valuable to you, and we’ve made some changes as a result. NNLM now offers CNE for three on-demand classes:
PubMed Essentials
Health Literacy On-Demand
Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information
These courses offer Illinois Certified Nursing Education (CNE), but you don’t need to be licensed in Illinois to benefit. Many states accept Illinois CNE. See if your state accepts Illinois CNE here. All of classes are on-demand, meaning you can take the...
Source: The Cornflower - December 20, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Nora Barnett Tags: Blog CNE continuing education Nursing Source Type: news
