Last call for research survey: Burnout and Stressors among Academic Librarians in Higher Education in the U.S. (closes 2/21)

Last call for research survey: Burnout and Stressors among Academic Librarians in Higher Education in the U.S.(closes 2/21) Thank you to those who have already responded! If you are a full time academic librarian working in the United States and have less than 50% administrative duties, please consider participating in this research

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MLA March Webinar: Basic Statistics for Research Design

MLA March Basic Statistics Webinar Basic Statistics for Research Design Wednesday, March 25, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time. Do you have a basic understanding of research or assessment, but are confused by statistics? This webinar will help you identify the statistical analysis that best fits your data and questions and help you

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Job posting: Associate Librarian, Booker Health Sciences Library, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ

Associate Librarian, Booker Health Sciences Library, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ The Associate Librarian assists the director in the operation of the library of the Medical Center and provides educational programs and appropriate information services to the Medical Center’s staff, resident/students and to the community. To learn more about the

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NNLM webinar session about genetic testing

The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing Advertising for DNA testing companies proliferates the media these days, but many individuals spit or swab, but then wonder how to get beyond their ethnicity results. The first questions usually asked regarding genetic testing are: “Where should I test?” and “I got my

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LAUNC-CH Conference registration is now open!

The Library Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Conference Committee has opened registration for the 2020 LAUNC-CH Conference, scheduled for Monday, March 9, 2020 at the FedEx Global Education Center. Details on the conference and registration information are available at http://launcch.web.unc.edu/conference/ This year we are excited to hold

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Job posting: Medical Librarian, Princeton, NJ

Seeking a Full-time Medical Librarian MedVal/PharmaWrite is seeking a full-time librarian to work on-site in Princeton, NJ. The librarian will perform biomedical literature searching and analysis, scientific journal and conference research, document delivery, and maintain the electronic reference database.  We have various electronic database subscriptions and online research tools. General Description The

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New on-demand class from NNLM – Introduction to Health Reference: Ethics and Best Practices

Now available: Introduction to Health Reference: Ethics and Best Practices – on demand To register, go to: https://nnlm.gov/classes/introduction-health-reference-ethics-and-best-practices Learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies in this 4 credit/4 module asynchronous online class. Through interactive, self-paced tutorials, discussion forums, and a synthesis exercise, users will learn:

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PubMed Training Tools for You and Your Patrons

The National Library of Medicine has updated and created new training materials for you to use and/or share with your patrons about the new PubMed. Quick Tour Videos (2 minutes each) *       PubMed: Find articles by author A brief tutorial on how to find articles by an author using PubMed. * 

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Webinar: Nursing Information Literacy Framework: Developing a Disciplinary Companion Document

Join the upcoming ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG) webinar to gain an understanding of the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document efforts. Learn about the comparison and contrast between the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document and Framework for Information Literacy. The webinar will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at

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