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Scheduled Courses in Information Management

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A Bird's Eye View of Health Data Standards On Demand

This course will help students to understand the big picture of health data standards and how they are used, including relevant National Library of Medicine (NLM) products and services.
Information Management Health Information Professionalism Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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A Straightforward Guide to Working Effectively with Technical Services (Recording)

Two experienced technical services librarians take you behind the scenes to demystify technical services and give you straightforward knowledge that will enable you to work effectively with your technical services staff and better serve your patrons.
CE Passport Information Management MLA
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But Where is My Data? Teaching a Two-Stage Data Search Process (Recording)

If you are a health, biomedical sciences, or instructional librarian or other health information professional looking for new ways to serve your patrons, learning how to conduct and explain the unique process needed for a successful dataset search may be just what you need!
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
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Clean & Tidy Data: Getting Started with Spreadsheet Data (Recording)

If you work with your own data or advise researchers on theirs, you’ll want to get started right.
CE Passport Information Management MLA Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization
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Clean & Tidy Data: Making Data Usable (Recording)

Learn how to identify the components of a clean and tidy dataset and describe the steps needed to process and normalize a "dirty" dataset.
CE Passport Information Management MLA Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization
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Collection Development: Subscribing to and Renewing Electronic Resources

Learn how to acquire and make renewal decisions about your library’s most valuable resources.
CE Passport Information Management MLA
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Collections Budgeting: It’s More than Spreadsheets - CE201

If you are new to collections budgeting and feel overwhelmed by the myriad of challenges, this webinar is for you. Susan Kendall, an experienced collections manager, is your guide to navigating the financial and non-financial aspects of collections budget management. Join us at MLA ’24.
MLA '24 Information Management
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Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection

This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using Common Data Elements.
Information Services Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Consumer Health Collection Management - On demand

This 4 credit hour online course reviews collection management principles for health-related collections in public libraries. Watch a recorded presentation and complete 2 assignments to evaluate your own library's health collection.
Information Services Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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CURATED Data for Long-term Preservation and Public Sharing (Recording)

Take your data management skills beyond common data management practices to another level.
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization

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Citizen Science & Libraries: Advance Alzheimer's Research Online Presentation and Q&A*

Register for this event for an introduction to citizen science, to learn more about libraries as hubs for citizen science, and to learn how to participate in the Stall Catchers citizen science project through an engaging presentation and online Q&A.
Information Services Information Management NNLM/NLM
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Clean & Tidy Data: Getting Started with Spreadsheet Data*

In this webinar, you will learn the best data principles while working with spreadsheets, identify how to curate and identify common issues with spreadsheets, and set the foundations for getting data more interoperable with downstream processes.
Instructor-owned Information Management Evidence-Based Practice & Research
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Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection*

This online, self-paced course describes how librarians and other information professionals can facilitate data standardization and research data sharing using common data elements (CDEs)
Information Services Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Community-Based Health Information*

In this online course, learn about consumer and public health information services and programs that can impact the health of the communities you serve.
Information Services Instructor-owned Information Management Health Information Professionalism Evidence-Based Practice & Research Consumer Health Information Specialization
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Consumer Health Collection Management - On demand*

This 4 credit-hour, on-demand class reviews collection management principles and resources for health-related collections with a focus on collections in public libraries and consumer health.
Information Services Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Creating Data Management Plans with DMPTool*

This webinar focuses on the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. The class will provide training on the DMPTool to librarians who help researchers with data management and policy adherence.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Creating NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans with DMPTool*

This webinar will also cover the basics of data management planning, NIH and NLM data management resources, and practice building a plan with DMPTool online.
Information Services Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
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Disaster/Emergency Management for Information Professionals*

Want to learn how you can play a role in all the stages of disaster management as an information profession? If so, this is the online course for you.
Leadership & Management Information Services Instructor-owned Information Management Health Information Professionalism
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Drug Terminologies and RxNorm*

This course will introduce you to the basic concepts of medical terminologies (including what they are and why they are important), followed by a deep dive into RxNorm, an NLM-authored medical terminology specializing in drug information.
Information Services Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Fundamentals of Health Data Science*

This online class covers the basics of programming in Python for data science projects, with a general look at data science and algorithmic concepts. It also looks at coding topics such as the understanding and tools needed to clean data, create data visualizations, and share reproducible results.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Fundamentals of Health Sciences Research Data Management*

This 8-week online course provides information professionals with an introduction to research data management. The primary goal of this course is to improve your knowledge and skills in research data management and enable you to add or enhance research data management training and services.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect*

This one-hour, on-demand training session with videos and exercises is intended to introduce you to what MedlinePlus Connect does and how, and point you to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution.
Information Services Information Management Evidence-Based Practice & Research Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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Health Bytes with Region 3: Regional Medical Library Educational Webinar Series*

This monthly webinar from the NNLM Region 3 features expert guest speakers presenting on topics of interest to all our users.
Leadership & Management DEIA Information Services Information Management Free Health Information Professionalism Evidence-Based Practice & Research NNLM/NLM Instruction & Instructional Design
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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.
Information Services Instructor-owned Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization
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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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LIS 60620 Health Information Resources*

LIS course for Kent State University graduate students only. LIS 60620 Health Information Resources identifies print and electronic sources of health information with emphasis on electronic sources. Medical patient and consumer health information is presented.
Information Services Instructor-owned Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization
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LIS 6475 Health Sciences Librarianship*

Online, asynchronous LIS course for University of South Florida graduate students only. This course covers all aspects of health science librarianship, including administration, acquisition, organization, and use of information resources.
Leadership & Management Information Services Instructor-owned Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization
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Making the Most Out of your Grant Application*

Applying for a grant can be stressful and intimidating at times. This webinar is designed to demystify the grant application process. From understanding the parts of the grant to completing the details of the budget, this webinar provides all information needed.
Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
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MedlinePlus for Librarians and Health Educators*

This interactive, narrated tutorial provides a tour of the MedlinePlus website and explains why MedlinePlus is a trusted reference when answering health information questions.
Information Services Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
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National Center for Data Services Webinar Series*

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.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Immersion Workshop*

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).
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview*

This webinar will present the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and explain which aspects are most pertinent to librarians. Learners will be able to explain the importance of the NIH DMSP, highlight the areas where their work may be impacted by it, and assist researchers with adhering to it.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
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NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy Workshop On-Demand*

The NNLM National Center for Data Services hosted an all-day workshop to
provide an extensive look at the upcoming NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan requirements that went into effect on January 25, 2023. Its recordings were re-purposed for this on-demand, online class offered in Moodle.
Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
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NIH Data Management and Sharing Requirements Webinar Series*

The NIH Data Management and Sharing Requirements Webinar Series will introduce the basics of data management and the new requirements for data management and sharing that will be in place beginning in 2023.
Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
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NNLM Carpentries Workshop Series*

Library Carpentry workshops teach people working in library- and information-related roles how to: cut through the jargon terms and phrases of software development and data science and apply concepts from these fields in library tasks
Information Management Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM