NNLM SEA Digest News – April 2, 2021

Join us for the latest edition of NNLM SEA Digest News: NNLM News Registration Now Open: Responding to the COVID-19 Infodemic NNLM Transgender Health Series: March 31 – April 12 Living on the Data Fringes: Open Science Goes Beyond Open Data NNLM SEA Announces the Healthy Haiku Contest! Selected Upcoming Webinars Telehealth

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NNLM Covid-19 Symposium. Spotlight on Day 2 Paper Presentations. Registration is Open!

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 misinformation and

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NNLM Covid-19 Symposium. Spotlight on Day 1 Paper Presentations. Registration is Open!

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 misinformation and

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Health Sciences Librarian

Call for Proposals: MAC Research and Assessment Grant Do you have an idea for a research or assessment project in health sciences librarianship? The MAC Research and Assessment Committee would like to invite you to apply to our grant with an award up to $2000! For more information on past awardees, eligibility,

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NAM needs our participation and input for initiative on authoritative health information sources

ANNOUNCEMENT The National Academy of Medicine has launched an initiative, supported by YouTube, to identify preliminary definitions of “authoritative” sources of health information in order to enhance the accessibility of trustworthy health information on YouTube. A public webinar will take place on April 5 to gather information. Learn more here: https://nam.edu/programs/principles-for-defining-and-verifying-the-authority-of-online-providers-of-health-information/ You

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CALL EBLIP Journal Seeking Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) and Copyeditors

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice is seeking an Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) and two Copyeditors. See our latest issues for more information: Associate Editor Evidence Summaries: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/29928 Copyeditors: https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/eblip/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/29929/22353 The new Associate Editor (Evidence Summaries) is expected to begin their role by August 2021 and serve a 3-year term (with possibility

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AAHSL Leadership Diversity Scholarships

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries is pleased to announce the availability of AAHSL Leadership Diversity Scholarships. The scholarships support career development opportunities for persons from diverse and under-represented racial and ethnic backgrounds who are interested in leadership roles at all levels in academic health sciences libraries. The scholarships are also

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