The National Library of Medicine, Middle Atlantic Region has share that they have a new  Academic Coordinator, Elaina Vitale.  “Elaina will have primary responsibility for increasing awareness of, and providing training in the use of NLM’s information resources to librarians, faculty and staff at academic institutions, with an emphasis on community colleges and colleges/universities with programs in the health sciences, health and science education, library science, emergency management, and environmental health.  She will also assist in coordinating MAR educational programs that create opportunities for information professionals to increase their skillset and support various phases of research data management.”

 They following NN/LM or NLM online sessions are FREE:

 1.       Beginning DOCLINE (Wednesday, April 6, 1:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NN/LM Midcontinental Region – No registration required 

2.       PubMed® for Librarians: MeSH (Thursday, April 7, 2:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NLM Training Center – Registration is Required 

3.       LinkOut for Libraries – Transforming Your Product Knowledge From Good To Great In 15 Minutes (Monday, April 11, 1:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NN/LM Midcontinental Region – No registration required

4.       Underneath It All: Archives in Medical Libraries (Tuesday, April 12, Noon – 1pm ET) Presenters: Lisa A. Mix, Head, Medical Center Archives, Weill Cornell Medicine and Paul Theerman, Associate Director, Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine Description: Does your medical library have an archives? Are you a librarian transitioning into archival work? Are you interested in how archives help support medical centers? Then this webinar is for you.  Lisa Mix (Weill Cornell Medicine) and Paul Theerman (New York Academy of Medicine) will present on basic archives functions, including acquisition, description, reference, and preservation. The webinar will also cover privacy regulations (HIPAA, etc.), digitization, funding sources, professional associations, and outreach.  At its best, a robust archives program underlies and supports the mission of its parent institution.  https://webmeeting.nih.gov/boost2/ (No registration required)

5.       DOCLINE: Routing Tables (Wednesday, April 13, 1:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NN/LM Midcontinental Region – No registration required

6.       PubMed® for Librarians: Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) (Wednesday, April 13, 2:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NLM Training Center –Registration is Required

7.       PubMed® for Librarians: Building and Refining Your Search (Thursday, April 14, 2:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the NLM Training Center – Registration is Required

8.       NLM Express: Effective Use of PubMed! (Thursday, April 14, 4:00 PM ET) – Sponsored by the Pacific Southwest Region – Registration is Required

9.       PubMed® for Librarians: Customization – My NCBI (Friday, April 15, 2:00 pm ET) – Sponsored by the NLM Training Center – Registration is Required

And finally, on April 12, our very own  will be teaching 2 in-person classes at Capital Library Resources Council.  (Click on the class name and follow the link to Register)

·         PubMed and Beyond: Clinical Resources from the National Library of Medicine

·         From Beyond Our Borders: Providing Health Information to Refugee Populations

These and future trainings being offered through NN/LM and NLM may be viewed on their class schedule.

Information provided by: 

Renae Barger

Michelle Burda

Lydia Collins

Kate Flewelling

Ida Joiner

Elaina Vitale