A health information professional curates and makes accessible bioscience, clinical, and health information data, information, and knowledge.



Additional Educational Resources

Competencies for Lifelong Learning and Professional Success

Free Competencies Self-Assessment

Frequently Asked Questions

Transcripts



Scheduled Courses in Information Management

Found 51
Sort By
Face-to-Face
Member N/A
Non-Member N/A
View Cart

Master Data Cleaning and Wrangling with OpenRefine and Python - CE200

If you begin this course with no understanding of OpenRefine or Python or if you know some Python, you’ll leave the course with data management programming skills that will enable you to increase your value in your workplace! Join us at MLA ’24 in Portland, OR for this course.
MLA '24 Information Management Data Services Specialization
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Matching a Research Question to a Review Method (Recording)

Learn how to assist researchers in the very important task of determining if a research question can be answered with a review and, if it can, which type of review best addresses the question.
Information Services Systematic Review Services Specialization Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

NIH Data Management and Sharing Requirements Webinar Series: Introduction to the NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan*

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 Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

NNLM Research Data Management Webinar Series: Better than Best Practices: Inclusive Data Visualization

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.
Information Management Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM Instruction & Instructional Design
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

NNLM Research Data Management Webinar Series: Ethical Issues in Citizen Science Research

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.
Information Management Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM Instruction & Instructional Design
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

NNLM Research Data Management Webinar Series: What’s in a Data Story?

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.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

NNLM Research Data Management: The Charts are Off: Approaches to Ethical Decision-Making in Data Visualization

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.
Information Management Free Evidence-Based Practice & Research Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM Instruction & Instructional Design
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Picture This! Exploring Copyright Issues Through Image Use Case Studies (Recording)

Enter the world of copyright law and issues, not through words, as most training does, but through images.
Information Services CE Passport Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Preparing Your Workshops on the New NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans - DMSPs (Recorded)

2022 is a great year for your library to offer new data services and for you to expand your data services skill set!
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Putting Evidence in the Best Light: Supporting Data Visualization in Systematic Reviews and other Evidence Syntheses (Recording)

Expand your role on review teams with new skills in advising and educating review teams on the power of data visualization and the strategies and tools needed to tap into this power. Presenters are experts who have published on the topic.
Systematic Review Services Specialization Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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.
Information Services Information Management Free NNLM/NLM
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Curation and Documentation

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Security, Storage and Preservation

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management - On Demand: Data Sharing and Publishing

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management - On Demand: Open Science and Data Science

Research Data Management On Demand is made up of four stand-alone classes that introduce principles and practices of research data management. Topics include: Open Science, Data Science; Data Curation and Documentation; Data Security, Storage and Preservation; Data Sharing and Publishing.
Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA) TEST: Course not available

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
Online
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

Research Data Management Librarian Academy (RDMLA): Foundations of RDM TEST-Not available

The RDMLA curriculum is designed to address current and future education and learning needs of research data management practitioners.
Instructor-owned Information Management Free Data Services Specialization
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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.
DEIA Information Services Information Management Consumer Health Information Specialization NNLM/NLM
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

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.
Information Services Systematic Review Services Specialization Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Sharing it Ethically: Research Lifecycle Support for Sharing Human Participants Data (Recording)

Health sciences librarians: Learn how to take advantage of your unique position to guide researchers through the complicated process of ethically sharing human subjects data.
Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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.
Information Services Information Management Free Data Services Specialization NNLM/NLM
Online
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

The Basics of Scholarly Communication

Learn the basics of scholarly communications!
CE Passport Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

The NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy for non-data librarians: An Introduction - May 2024

The new NIH data management and sharing (DMS) policy is now in effect, but, where does a non-data librarian start? This webinar will introduce the DMS Policy, give an overview of DMS Plan writing, and explain how to help researchers find repositories for sharing data from NIH grants.
NNLM Information Management Data Services Specialization
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Timelines, Teams, and Tools: Helping Review Teams Organize and Coordinate Their Systematic Review Projects (Recording)

Do you work on systematic reviews and want to increase your publication numbers and status? Two highly experienced librarians on review teams will show how you can accomplish this by adding review team selection, organization, and project management to your skillset.
Systematic Review Services Specialization Information Management MLA
Webinar
Member
Non-Member
View Cart

Uninformed Participants and Informed Choices: Social Media Data in Health Sciences Research (Recording)

If you work with data or support researchers who do, this webinar will prepare you to address legal and ethical issues in the use of social media data in health sciences research.
CE Passport Information Management MLA Data Services Specialization

Unscheduled Courses in Information Management

Found 43
Sort By
Unscheduled
Member N/A
Non-Member N/A
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member N/A
Non-Member N/A
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member N/A
Non-Member N/A
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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
Unscheduled
Member Free
Non-Member Free
View Cart

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