Class Recordings

Hosting a Hackathon: Lessons Learned from Libraries

Join us during Love Data Week for a panel discussion on how to organize and host a hackathon!

A hackathon is an opportunity to bring people with diverse backgrounds together for collaborative, hands on learning, exploring data, analyzing problems, and developing creative solutions. Libraries provide spaces and support for community members to learn, practice, solve problems and make new things!

In this virtual discussion, panelists will share their experience hosting hackathons/codeathons in library…
Date: February 14, 2023

NNLM Grants and Proposal Writing

NNLM Grants and Proposal Writing is a 1-hour live webinar worth 1 MLA Continuing Education credit.

Designed for beginning grant proposal writers interested in NNLM funding, this class presents a general overview of grant and funding processes, as well as the level of detail required for a successful proposal.

Each component of the NNLM grant writing process will be addressed, including:

• Documenting the need
• Identifying the target population
• Writing measurable objectives
• Developing a work plan…
  Date: February 9, 2023

Sources of Airborne PCBs in Schools, a Region 6 Spotlight Speaker Webinar

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are a set of human-made chemicals that are found in the environment worldwide.  More than 2 billion pounds of PCBs were purposely manufactured in the United States and sold by Monsanto under the trade name Aroclor.  They were banned from sale in 1979 when the public learned that they were likely carcinogens.  Now, these chemicals are known to cause cancer, disrupt hormones, and are implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders like ADHD and autism.  Unfortunately, although Aroclors were banned from sale, they were not banned from use.…
Date: February 8, 2023

Celebrating Moon Times: Flipping the Script on Period Poverty and Standard Puberty Education

Eva Marie Carney will give an overview her work with The Kwek Society. She founded the nonprofit in 2018 after learning that Indigenous students in the United States were regularly missing school while on their “moon times” because they did not have period supplies. Informed by her work with schools and community-based organizations across North America, she will discuss the reach and impact of “period poverty” -- or inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products. She also will explain how The Kwek Society…
Date: February 8, 2023

Making the Most Out of Your Grant Application (Region 3)

Applying for a grant can be stressful and intimidating at times.  This webinar is designed to demystify the grant application process. From understanding the parts of the grant to completing the details of the budget, this webinar provides all information needed to prepare clear goals, objectives, a competitive project proposal. Participants will learn where to find available funding, important documents to include in the proposal, where to go for data to support the proposal, how the application is scored, and post-award reporting requirements.

This class is provided by…
Date: January 30, 2023

Effective Health Communication and Health Literacy: Understanding the Connection

How are health communication and health literacy connected? How can you be more effective in providing health information to consumers, patients, clients, library patrons and your community?  This 1 hour webinar introduces the concepts of health literacy and health communication, outlines components of clear health communication, and identifies online resources from NLM, government agencies and other recognized resources for health literacy and health communication.

ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians

Learn about the significance of ClinicalTrials.gov Search and interpret the results database Be informed about the number of study records with results, and Learn how health sciences librarians can advocate to clinical researchers the importance of complying with the results submission requirements mandated by federal law.

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the NNLM Code of Conduct

Making Sense of Numbers

Numeracy  is the ability to access, use, interpret, and communicate mathematical information and ideas, to engage in and manage mathematical demands of a range of situations in adult life. (CDC, 2021).  Numeracy literacy can be a challenge not only for individuals receiving health information, but also for those providing information. This 90 minute/1.5 credit hour webinar is an introduction to communicating numerical health information…
Date: January 19, 2023

R4 Connections. January 2023.

Join NNLM's Region 4 along with two guest speakers to discuss the role health information access has on Diabetes Education for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Michelle Litchman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FADCES, FAAN is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, and Nurse Practitioner at the Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center. She serves as the Medical Director of the Intensive Diabetes Education and Support Program at the…
Date: January 12, 2023

Creativity, Ideation, and Engagement: How a grant idea is formed

Forming partnerships, thinking of grant ideas, and finding the time to execute projects can feel daunting, especially when it isn’t clear where to start. Gibson D. Lewis Library at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth dedicates full-time staff to outreach and community engagement, an intentional focus for over 30 years. Grants have been a central part of our efforts since 2002. This session will walk through a practical process of identifying grant ideas, provide real-life examples, and explore learned insights. Together we will…
Date: January 11, 2023