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Information Roles in Disaster Management

This self-paced course introduces health sciences librarians to disaster management roles related to health information.

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Insider's Guide to Accessing NLM Data: Welcome to E-utilities for PubMed*

Want to do more with PubMed? Want to extract just the PubMed data you need, in the format you want? This introductory webinar covers the basics of the E-utilities API and introduces powerful and flexible ways of accessing PubMed data.

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Institutional Repositories: Shining a Light on Your Community’s Assets*

If you’re like us, you’re short on time, have tons on your plate, and have a never ending list of “someday” projects. Join us for a webinar on best practices, tips, and tricks for establishing a rich, vibrant, evolving institutional repository for your organization.

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Instructional Design: Proven Principles and Practices for Librarians Who Teach*

This interactive, face-to-face course is for librarians who are seeking best practices or who would like to strengthen and refresh their instruction.

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Interacting with Community Health Data: Building Analysis Tools in Tableau Public

Data visualizations can empower libraries to engage in evidence based, data-driven research in order to create or change social health policies. This face-to-face course will teach you how to identify health inequalities through the application of data visualization concepts.

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Introduction to Data Analysis and Visualization with R*

In this face-to-face course especially for non-programmers, you’ll learn the basics to get started with using R.

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Introduction to Data Visualization with R

In this face-to-face course, students will learn and use basic commands and packages in R/RStudio to manipulate and visualize data. Participants will understand the basic functionality of R and practice writing scripts to create some impactful graphics.

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Introduction to Genomic Data Repositories and Data Analysis Resources

The goals of this face-to-face course include: familiarizing participants with common genomics/genetics data repositories and 2) explaining why medical library patrons (basic and translational researchers) want to utilize these data repositories as part of their research toolkit.

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Introduction to Research Design for Librarians*

This face-to-face course provides an overview of research study designs, including quantitative and qualitative approaches.

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Introduction to Systematic Reviews for Librarians (four hours)*

In this face-to-face course, librarians will learn the history and current state of systematic reviews, how systematic reviews are different from other types of reviews, and what their role can be based on current guidelines.

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Introduction to Systematic Reviews for Librarians (six hours)

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Keeping Up with PubMed-

This hands-on class will have attendees use features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to discuss features of PubMed, build a search strategy, and more! Class is available both in person and online.

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Leading the Way: Preparing For and Developing Your Leadership Role

Are you a new or emerging leader? Do you feel ready to take on more formal leadership roles? Or would you like a leadership refresher? In this face-to-face course, we will explore definitions of leadership, identify leadership styles and discuss strategies to position oneself for leadership.

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Lean Process Improvement Demystified

This face-to-face course will prepare librarians to lead and foster lean process improvement within their institutions. Participants will become familiar with key terminology and lean philosophy and gain an understanding of lean process improvement and how it can be applied in their work.

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Learning to Liaise with Health Professions

This course will feature active participation to help participants more effectively support health professions with distinct standards and cultures of practice. Participants will explore best practices and formulate plans to apply these practices in their own institutions.

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Libraries as Partners in Healthy Communities Self Enrollment*

Public libraries around the country are magnifying the role they play as key contributors to community health. By understanding the health needs and challenges specific to our communities, libraries are able to respond with relevant services and programming, created in collaboration.

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Library Instructional Design

The Library Instructional Design (LID) CE face-to-face course provides training in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction and includes opportunities to share best instructional design practices among library instructors.

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LinkOut for Libraries*

LinkOut for Libraries provides journal access to PubMed users. Join us for an informational webinar to learn more about this service from the National Library of Medicine. Erin Latta, from the National DOCLINE Coordination Office, will lead this webinar.

Information Services Information Management Free NNLM/NLM

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Literature Surveillance Apps: Tools for the next generation of Table of Contents notification services

"Literature surveillance tools" refer to apps that provide customized table of contents monitoring services for mobile devices. This 2 hour face-to-face course offers an overview of the current literature monitoring apps available.

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Locating Information on Developmental Disabilities using NLM and Other Resources*

This blended class will provide an introduction to developmental disabilities, learn about NLM resources to answer health related needs, caregiver information, ideas for programming, as well as ways to provide awareness to the community regarding developmental disabilities.

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Maintain Momentum in Marketing

It is essential for libraries to build and promote their brand even if they don’t have a dedicated staff or a huge budget. This face-to-face course, taught by librarians with real world marketing experience, will focus on planning strategic marketing campaigns for health sciences libraries.

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Make Your Point: Good Design for Data Visualization

A good data visualization communicates dense amounts of information quickly and effectively. This webinar will teach you the basic principles of chart design, skills that apply whether you are using sophisticated data visualization technology or tried-and-true Excel.

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Making PubMed Work for You*

This hands-on class (online or in person) is intended to hone basic searching techniques and the ability to develop effective search strategies that will take advantage of the PubMed interface to MEDLINE.

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Mapping an Outreach Project: Start with Information; End with a Plan

If you want to develop a project that requires stakeholder support, you need more than a solid plan. This webinar series will show you how to use the tools and methods of program evaluation to plan a compelling program.

Leadership & Management Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research NNLM/NLM

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Memes and GIFs and Videos -- Oh My!: Using Pop Culture to Promote Health Information

Are you looking for ways to use a favorite meme or TV show to promote quality health information? Then this self-paced, online course is for you! The course will cover the benefits of using pop culture, tools for creating content, and ideas to connect health information resources to popular media.

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MeSH Changes and PubMed Searching - On Demand

Every year, the Medical Subject Headings are updated. How does this affect your PubMed searches? What happens when a term gets changed, or added, or removed; or moved to a different part of the MeSH hierarchy? How do you accommodate vocabulary changes over time in your comprehensive searches?

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Midday at the Oasis: How Librarians can make a difference in combating Predatory Publishers

Midday at the Oasis is a webinar series presented by the Pacific Southwest Region, NNLM on various topics of interest to health sciences librarians and others. Topics include National Library of Medicine resources, new trends in health care and librarianship, data management, and mobile apps.

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More Than a Bandage: Health Information Resources for K-12 Professionals*

This class teaches K-12 professionals about Health and Wellness through National Library of Medicine resources covering general health resources, drug information, multi-cultural and multi-language resources, career/professional resources, and youth heath issues.

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National Center for Data Services Webinar Series: Analyzing Health on the Local Level: Accessing State and Regional Substance Use Data

The NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) provides training and resources to increase data science capacity among information professionals, in alignment with the NLM strategic plan.

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NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Workshop On-Demand

The NNLM National Center for Data Services is hosting this all-day webinar workshop to provide an extensive look at the upcoming NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan Requirements (effective January 25, 2023).

Data Services Specialization

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NLM Georgia Biomedical Informatics Course*

The course offers participants a week-long immersive experience in biomedical informatics to health care professionals interested in the application of computer technologies to medicine, biomedical administrators, faculty, and others are strongly encouraged to apply.

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NLM Resources for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing*

Citizen science library programs are perfect for all ages, and all types of libraries. Nor prior scientific knowledge is required, simply a willingness to participate!

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NLM Resources for Images*

The National Library of Medicine offers several unique resources for locating various types of images related to medical and health topics. This one-hour webinar tailored to health sciences librarians will cover several of these resources.

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NLM Resources Update*

Explore the latest and greatest from the National Library of Medicine treasure trove of online resources! This class focuses on selected databases such as ClinicalTrials.gov, Drug Information Portal, Genetic Testing Registry and PubMed Health.

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NLM's Online Playground: K-12 Science and Health Education Resources*

Are you interested in learning about freely available and engaging K-12 science and health resources that you can use with K-12 populations? If so then this course will provide you with information on resources from the National Library of Medicine.

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NNLM Emerging Trends and Topics Webinar Series*

This webinar series brings expert speakers to discuss various emerging trends and topics.

Information Services NNLM/NLM

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NNLM NER COI - Teach Me To Fish

Taught by Dianne Brown and Megan Bresnahan, this free, informal, interactive workshop is designed to support science and health science librarians in moving from instructors to teachers.

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NNLM Reading Club Presents*

Hear online from authors of books that start great health discussions.

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NNLM Research Data Management Webinar Series: Supporting Open Science in Health Science Libraries: Sharing Strategies for Sustainability and Success

The NNLM Research Data Management (RDM) webinar series is a collaborative, bimonthly series intended to increase awareness of RDM topics and resources. The series aims to support RDM within the library to better serve librarians and their institutional communities.

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NNLM SEA Journal Club

The NNLM SEA Journal Club is an opportunity from NNLM SEA to discuss new research and trends in the field of health sciences and health sciences librarianship! Articles selected are designed to promote the professional interchange of participants’ experiences, knowledge, ideas, and opinions.

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On the Horizon: Emerging Technology and Your Library

As new technologies continue to shape how learners access and use information, the library must be ready to incorporate new technology into library services and training. This face-to-face class will provide participants with an overview of how new technology is impacting education.

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Once Upon a Time: Using Evaluation Findings to Tell Your Project's Story

This webinar covers a five-step process for developing reports, then shows two different structures that can be used to organize narrative and content to be interesting and motivational to the reader or listener.

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One Health: Information Resources*

Find One Health informational resources and learn about One Health, and how animals, insects, and the environment are interconnected with the health of people.

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Online Resources to Support Evidence-Based Practice on Population Health*

This course is designed to teach public health professionals and librarians to use National Library of Medicine resources in order to find reliable health information and data related to population health and Healthy People 2020. Introductions to MedlinePlus, PubMed, and HSRProj will be covered.

Information Services Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research NNLM/NLM

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Open Science*

Open Science pursues the goals of transparency in experimental methodology, observation, and collection of data; publicly availability and reusability of scientific data; public accessibility, and using web-based tools to facilitate collaboration.

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Oregon Health Science University (OHSU) Library Data Science Institute*

The OHSU Library Data Science Institute aims to bring together researchers, librarians, and information specialists for formal training on key topics in data science. The program will be offered as a three-day workshop.

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Owning Your Health: Wellness Resources for Young Adults 18 to 24 Years*

This course will offer exposure to the credible and trusted online health and medical resources from the National Library of Medicine and some partner organizations that will guide young adults ages 18 to 24, as they begin to "own their health."

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Participatory Approaches for Learning More about Your Data

Encourage your stakeholders to use your data by including them in facilitated group activities! In this highly interactive in-person workshop, attendees will practice using different participatory techniques for interacting with data: planning, collecting, analyzing, and even reporting data.

Evidence-Based Practice & Research

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Perspectives in Research Data Management*

This face-to-face class will provide an introduction to the key topics underlying research data management and the current climate around data management and data sharing, as well as exploring ways in which libraries have become stakeholders in this area.

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Plan to Succeed: The Basics of Library Project Management (Recording)

Plan to Succeed: The Basics of Library Project Management gives you an overview of basic project management tools and skills that will help you succeed at any project you are charged with leading.

This catalog lists courses that are no longer available for MLA CE credit or for enrollment. Peruse this list if you are looking for ideas for new courses or need your memory jogged about the content of an old course.

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