[NNLM-Region5] NNLM Region 5 Weekly Digest - August 2, 2022

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Region 5 Weekly Digest – August 2, 2022

Your weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5.

Region 5 includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific

Professional Development
NNLM Classes

  *   Visit the NNLM website for a complete listing of scheduled NNLM educational opportunities<https://nnlm.gov/training/schedule>.
  *   Missed a class? Many are recorded<https://nnlm.gov/training/recordings>.
  *   Registration requires creating a free individual user account, learn how<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/consumer-health-minute-creating-an-nnlm-user-account/>.

Beyond an Apple a Day: Providing Consumer Health Information at Your Library<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/beyond-apple-day-providing-consumer-health-information-your-library-3>, August 21- September 16, 2022

This 4-week, 4 credit-hour self-paced online class covers the health information seeking behavior of consumers and the role of the librarian in the provision of health information for the public.


Bioinformatics and Biology Essentials For Librarians: Databases, Tools and Clinical Applications<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/bioinformatics-and-biology-essentials-librarians-databases-tools-and-clinical-0>, August 29, 2022 - December 9, 2022

This 15-week, 30 credit-hour self-paced online class reviews basic biology concepts and takes a deep dive into NCBI Molecular Biology Databases. This class is designed both for librarians who offer, or intend to offer, bioinformatics services; and also for librarians who use gene and protein information on a periodic or irregular basis to serve their patrons.



Additional learning opportunities

Have you heard that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a new Policy on Data Management and Sharing<https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-013.html> that will impact nearly all NIH grant applicants? During this two-part webinar series, you will learn more about NIH’s new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, which goes into effect January 25, 2023.

  *   Session 1: Understanding the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy<https://vfairs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CtZuYKxtTeioXptg43JDgg> August 11, 2022, 6:30-8:30am SST, 7:30-9:30am HST, 9:30-11:30am AKDT, 10:30am-12:30pm PDT, (8/12/22) 3:30-5:30am ChST

  *   Session 2: Diving Deeper into the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy<https://vfairs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3y9GFMc2SsWpv2GhIzOGsg> Sept. 22, 2022, 6:30-8:30am SST, 7:30-9:30am HST, 9:30-11:30am AKDT, 10:30am-12:30pm PDT, (8/12/22) 3:30-5:30am ChST

Need to catch up on the new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy? View recorded webinars from NNLM<https://nnlm.gov/training/class/data-management-sharing-policy-webinars-dmsp-demand> (5.5 MLA CE available)



News from the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM)
August NNLM Reading Club: Infant Feeding<https://news.nnlm.gov/region_5/announcing-august-nnlm-reading-club-infant-feeding/>

In support of the National Health Observance’s Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the NNLM Reading Club explores infant feeding from several different perspectives. For information on each of our three featured books, free downloadable book club discussion guides, customizable promotional materials and more, visit NNLM Reading Club Infant Feeding<https://nnlm.gov/nnlm-reading-club/infant-feeding>.

NNLM Funding Opportunity: Community Award Grants

NNLM All of Us Community Engagement Network (NAPC) Community Award grants<https://allofus.nnlm.gov/community-award-request-proposals> for libraries and community organizations provide funding for NNLM members to design and implement programming to increase community skills in health literacy, digital literacy and/or public understanding of clinical research, build community partnerships, and promote All of Us and NNLM resources.

  *   Award Amount: $30,000
  *   Number of Awards Available: 5
  *   Application Deadline: August 26, 2022
  *   Questions? Email LIB-NAPCengage at uiowa.edu<mailto:LIB-NAPCengage at uiowa.edu>

News from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)


>From the NLM Director’s blog: Is age really just a number?<https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/27/is-age-really-just-a-number/>



NLM Announces 2022 Lindberg-King Lecture & Scientific Symposium<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/NLM_Announces_2022_Lindberg_King_Lecture_Scientific_Symposium.html>



>From NLM Historical Collections: Studies in the Anatomy of the Nervous System and Connective Tissue, 1875-76<https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2022/07/28/studies-in-the-anatomy-of-the-nervous-system-and-connective-tissue-1875-76/>




>From the NLM Technical Bulletin: PubMed Update: Journals Search Improvement<https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ja22/ja22_pubmed_journals_search.html>: The PubMed journals translation table has been updated to include journal names without initial articles such as: the, le, la, a, an, etc. This means that such journal titles can now be searched with or without initial articles and they will map to the appropriate journal.




Resource Spotlight

Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal<https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/cchhl/> indexes peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health. The index provides access to literature from around the world and is maintained by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.


Lymphedema: Living with swelling and stiffness<https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/lymphedema-living-with-swelling-and-stiffness>: Lymphedema is chronic swelling that happens when something upsets the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is part of the body’s immune system and includes tissues like bone marrow and bowel lining; blood vessels; and organs like your tonsils, spleen, and lymph nodes. Lymphedema can be painful, but many have learned how to live with it. Learn more in the latest articles from MedlinePlus Magazine<https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/>.


The State of Hawaii, Emergency Management Agency’s Language Resource Hub<https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/language-resource-hub/> offers information about emergency preparedness, including the video "What to do in case of a Tsunami in Hawaii," in Hawaiian, Chuukese, English, Ilokano, Korean, Samoan, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Marshallese, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.



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