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National Center on Biotechnology Information (NCBI) News
A newsletter to inform the scientific community of NCBI's research activities and availability of new databases and software services.

National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
This agency at the National Library of Medicine whose mission is to improve "..the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology." On NICHSR's web site there are numerous links to their databases, Outreach and training programs, Publications and related HSR web sites.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Technical Bulletin
The electronic newsletter for the National Library of Medicine's web-based databases and information.

Navigating the FPIN Librarian Community
The PowerPoint training packages available at this website provide the user, whether an OVID or PUBMed searcher, with information about the Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN). The user may use one of these two packages to learn about the search process required to produce evidence-based search results. These results are delivered to the physician author who will incorporate the references into his/her Clinical Inquiry to be published in Journal of Family Practice or American Family Physician.

NER'eastah Blog
Newsletter/Blog covering the activities of the National Network/ Libraries of Medicine New England Regional Medical Library Program for the states of MA, CT, RI, NH, VT, and ME.

net.TUTOR
This tutorial introduces the Web browser and basic techniques for using it effectively.

NICHSR Introduction to HSR: Class Manual
This manual is used in conjunction with the course also found at "http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/hsrr_search/" and is designed to provide health sciences librarians with a greater appreciation of the issues and methodologies of health services research in order to support and partner health services researchers.

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine
NIH MedlinePlus Magazine is a new quarterly guide for patients and their families. It brings the latest and most authoritative medical and healthcare information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as featured online on the MedlinePlus website. "Need Adobe Acrobat to read PDF documents."

NLM Fact Sheets
These are one-two page descriptions of NLM programs and services. See this web site for the extensive listing of these publications. Updated frequently and available for printing free of charge.

NLM Gateway Brochure [PDF]
This informational brochure, in trifold format, explains the basic elements of the NLM Gateway which allows users to search multiple databases of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Adobe Acrobat (PDF) is required to print the brochure.

NLM Training: PubMed
This full day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed accurately and efficiently to search MEDLINE. It also includes an overview of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. This is a free class. This course has been approved for 7.5 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits. To register online go to http://nnlm.gov/mar/online /request.html

NLM Training: The NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov
This half day class is designed to teach individuals the NLM Gateway and ClinicalTrials.gov. This course has been approved for 3.5 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credits. To register online go to http://nnlm.gov/mar/online /request.html

NLM's Consumer Health Databases
the National Library of Medicine has produced a number of databases designed for the general public. These databases range from health information to environmental conditions that impact health. This 4 hour hands-on course is designed to be an overview of these databases. These databases can also be taught as a single class, individual modules, or combined for specific needs.

NN/LM Members Directory
A searchable directory of NN/LM members.

Non-English Guides to PubMed
A collaboration of the NN/LM Outreach Librarians, this on-going project centralizes links to tutorials, guides, brochures and handouts on PubMed in languages other than English.

Nursing on the Net: Health Care Resources You Can Use
Looking for the latest developments in patient care but finding too much, too little or inadequate information? This course is designed for librarians responsible for information services to the Nursing and Allied Health professions. Participants will learn to use and evaluate web based health information resources, find online news services, continuing online education courses, and consumer health web sites. Participants will also learn to search the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE database of over 18 million citations using the PubMed interface. This course will also cover MedlinePlus the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer health information. This class is available in person and via distance learning.

Nutrition in Pregnancy
A short video to educate patients on nutritional needs during pregnancy.