NNLM Covid-19 Symposium. Keynote Speakers Announced. Registration is Open

Hello All, The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the disparities of underserved, minority, and underrepresented communities. This includes ensuring equal understanding of accurate health information, education in hard hit communities, and valuing inclusion in clinical research to overcome COVID-19. The NNLM Virtual Symposium: Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic is an opportunity to address

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Survey of clinical librarians supporting DEI

*Just a reminder, this survey closes on March 24.  Thanks to those who already completed; there’s still time if you haven’t.*   ******************************************************************************************************   Dear Colleagues,   We are presently gathering information for a paper on how clinical librarians are supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their institutions.  Preliminary results will

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MLA Webinars: 3/25, Appraise Diagnosis Studies, and two more in April!

MLA Late March Webinar Critical Appraisal of Diagnosis Studies Amy Blevins, Laura Menard   Thursday, March 25, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., central time As medical schools, clinics, and hospitals increasingly promote EBM, it is more important than ever for health science librarians to be able appraise the methodology and reporting of medical literature.

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CALL – EBLIP seeking Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) and Copyeditors

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is seeking an Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) and two Copyeditors. See the attached calls for more information. The new Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) is expected to begin their role by August 2021 and serve a 3-year term (with possibility of renewal). This role shares workload with

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A Free NNLM Virtual Symposium: Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic. April 8-9, 2021

An NNLM Virtual Symposium: Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic Symposium website: https://nnlm.vfairs.com/en/ We are excited to announce that free registration is open for a new NNLM virtual symposium focused on addressing the COVID-19 Infodemic in our communities. What is the Symposium about? The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the disparities of underserved, minority and

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Survey of clinical librarians supporting DEI

Dear Colleagues, We are presently gathering information for a paper on how clinical librarians are supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in their institutions.  Preliminary results will be shared in a paper presentation at MLA 2021. As part of the research, we’ve created a brief survey for clinical librarians to describe their

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Job Opening, New Position – Electronic Resources Manager

Electronic Resources Manager Research Triangle Park, NC The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBiotech) seeks an Electronic Resources Manager (ERM) to join the Life Science Intelligence (LSI) team. Salary: Minimum salary 56,500; offer commensurate with experience Life Science Intelligence The Life Science Intelligence team enables the success of NCBiotech staff as well as

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Sold-Out MLA Expert Searching Courses Available Again! . . . and Almost Sold Out Again!

MLA Instructor-Led Blended Courses in Expert Searching Julie Glanville & Carol Lefebvre, well-known and popular expert searching instructors, offer a reprise of their two sold-out fall Advanced Searching courses. These courses are expanded, blended versions of popular courses offered at MLA Annual Meetings since 2014. Spaces will fill up quickly. Save up

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Position Opening: Natural Language Processing Specialist (AI) at the University of Florida

The University of Florida’s, George A. Smathers Libraries seek a creative, collaborative, and services-oriented candidate to enhance research support in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Digital Sciences. As part of UF’s partnership with Nvidia and the university’s AI Initiative, this position leads the Smathers Libraries’ commitment to “AI for

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