Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs: Supporting Patients with Evidence-Based Information-On Demand

This 1 credit hour on-demand course will cover differences between prescription and over the counter medications, data regarding use in the United States, and three free resources from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health: the NIDA website, DailyMed and LactMed.

PubChem

PubChem is NNLM’s open chemistry database and the largest freely accessible reference tool for chemical information. This online, self-paced course for anyone interested in chemical information walks users through the functions and features of PubChem with interactive exercises and quizzes.

PubMed Essentials - On Demand

If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher this online class is designed for you. The class is made up of 10 short units that include very short videos, exercises and quizzes. The class gives you the chance to explore PubMed at your own pace with guided tours and exercises.

R for All of Us: Basic Coding Training - April 2024

Dive into R and discover its endless possibilities. This 2-day, live, online course will cover installing/loading packages, loading data, creating data objects, learning basic R commands, shaping and filtering data, writing data/graphics into output files, visualizing, and merging data.

Rural Health Resources - 2024

This webinar will describe hallmarks of rural America, identify access challenges of living in rural communities, and equip participants with tools to service the health information needs of those living in rural communities.

Selecting and Using Data Extraction Tools for Systematic Reviews (Recording)

Gain powerful knowledge and skills in finding, assessing, using, and advising on data extraction tools that will significantly increase your value on review teams.

Show Your Work! How to Document and Report Search Strategies for Gold Standard Systematic Reviews (Recording)

Don’t let documentation get you down! This webinar will show you exactly what to track for a systematic review that meets the gold standard of search methods rigor and reporting.

Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Elements Repository - On Demand

This interactive, online course is intended to introduce researchers and librarians to common data elements (CDEs) and how to use the NIH Common Data Elements Repository.

Systematic Review Protocols: Collaborating to Develop the Foundation of a Review (Recording)

This recorded webinar will help you develop skills in effectively collaborating with research teams on developing protocols.

Systematic Reviews for Beginners: How Librarian Participation Creates Better Evidence (Recording)

Learn how you can play an important role in the systematic review process.

Health Literacy On Demand*

This one-hour narrated online tutorial introduces the concepts of personal and organizational health literacy, and looks at communication practices and resources you can use to improve health literacy.

Health Misinformation Webinar Series*

This webinar series addresses the widespread problem of health misinformation, including false or misleading information about cancer and COVID-19. Sometimes questionable health information is obvious, but it can also be difficult to recognize and can potentially reach millions of people.

Health Scientists, Libraries and Public Health: Partnerships for Community Health*

This face-to-face session focuses on how libraries can promote community/public health by creating healthy social and physical environments through cross-sector collaboration to address topics such as disease prevention, health misinformation, digital literacy, expansion of broadband, and wellness.

Health Statistics on the Web*

Learn the difference between data and statistics, key features and use of health statistics, steps to finding health statistics, and sources of health statistics at the local, state and national level in this 90 minute webinar.

Health Stories in the Media*

This 4-week online class covers news literacy and health reporting. Learn how health is reported in the news, sources journalists use, and challenges in reporting health research. You will use NLM’s Evaluating Health Information rating tool to evaluate real-life science and health stories.

HI 60419 Consumer Health Informatics*

LIS course for Kent State University graduate students only. This course examines history and trends in consumer health informatics and health information seeking, examining how consumers (patients, clinicians, and healthcare stakeholders) manage health and health information in the digital age.

How PubMed Works On-Demand: Automatic Term Mapping*

Learn about PubMed's automatic term mapping feature that kicks in automatically when you enter untagged terms into the search box.

How PubMed Works On-Demand: Introduction*

Are you new to PubMed? Maybe you'd like a refresher. This on-demand module will walk you through all the parts of the PubMed interface.

How PubMed Works On-Demand: MeSH*

What is MeSH and how can it help you search?

How PubMed Works On-Demand: Selection*

Have you ever wondered how journals are chosen to become MEDLINE journals? Take this class to explore the selection criteria and process for MEDLINE and PMC.