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ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services and the Latino SIG of the Medical Library Association (MLA) have partnered to present the following free recorded webinar on the Unique Aspects of Health Sciences Librarianship! 

Five health sciences librarians discussed key aspects about their work in academia and public health information centers. The panel talked about information technologies, outreach programs for underserved communities, data management, research collaborations, and embedded library services in the educational setting. Tips on developing experience in health science librarianship and examples of successful services and programs that are unique to their respective constituencies were shared. 

1. Access the roughly 1 hour recorded webinar at: http://ala.adobeconnect.com/p6gyk87rg0e/


2. Thank you in advance for completing a brief survey after reviewing the session: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/odloshealth


3. View the presentation slides at https://www.slideshare.net/secret/K33Cc8wSaCP3oz

Many thanks to our panelists who have also made themselves available for ongoing questions.  Please feel free to contact them at the email addresses below or to leave comments on this post.   

• Allison Herrera, Technology & Communications Coordinator -National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region | Allison.Herrera@umassmed.edu


• Jeff Oliver, Bioinformationist Specialist- University of AZ Health Sciences Library | jcoliver@ahsl.arizona.edu 


• Annabelle Nuñez, Mel and Enid Zuckerman college of Public Health Liaison Librarian- University of AZ Health Sciences Library | anunez@email.arizona.edu


• Brenda Linares, Outreach & Liaison Librarian-University of NC | blinares@email.unc.edu


• Yamila El-Khayat, Outreach Services Librarian - University of AZ Health Sciences Library | yme@email.arizona.edu

Resources Shared During the Presentation:

• Medical Library Association funding for mid-career professionals: http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=47#mid 


• For current or prospective MLIS students,  Medical Library Association Scholarships: http://www.mlanet.org/p/cm/ld/fid=47


• National Library of Medicine Fellowship Program: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/training/associate/    


• National Network of Libraries of Medicine Professional Development: https://nnlm.gov/professional-development 


• Map of National Libraries of Medicine - https://nnlm.gov/regions

Thank you in advance for completing a brief survey and giving our presenters feedback. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/odloshealth

We look forward to providing useful webinars to support your career development goals!