About the Disaster Information Specialist Program
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The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Specialist Program promotes the role of information specialists in the provision of disaster-related health information resources. The Program facilitates a network of information professionals and librarians ready to take on the role of "information responder" in their communities and organizations. It provides opportunities to enhance skills in supporting the disaster workforce through training classes, monthly webinars, and connections with others of similar interests.
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Training and Continuing Education (CE)
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NLM Disaster Health offers free online training courses on accessing and using disaster health information, which can be taken for CE credit. See our training course page for a complete list of courses with descriptions.
The Medical Library Association (MLA) offers an MLA Disaster Information Specialization which is a mechanism for earning MLA continuing education credits and a certificate of achievement.
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Webinars
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You can find recordings of previous NLM Disaster Health webinars on our Disaster Information Specialist Webinars page.
You can earn Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education (CE) credit for watching the webinars.
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Connecting with Others
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Stay connected with like-minded professionals through email and social media:
- DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB Listserv
Email discussion list to connect professionals interested in disaster health information. Topics include new resources, trends, training opportunities, conferences, etc. - Email Updates
Announcements-only email service with news and updates about NLM Disaster Health resources, including the NLM emergency response tools WISER, CHEMM, and REMM. - @NLM_DIMRC on Twitter.
- DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB Listserv
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Publications About Libraries and Librarians in Disasters
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See our Bibliography page for examples and stories about how librarians and libraries prepare for and respond to disasters.