(via the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s Region 6)
Are you a librarian working with NIH (National Institutes of Health)-funded researchers? Want to stay ahead of the curve in supporting their compliance with federal requirements? The new on-demand course “NIH Public Access Policy for Librarians” is designed just for you. Unlike many NIH Public Access Policy trainings aimed at researchers, this course offers practical guidance expressly for librarians.
Whether you’re just starting to navigate NIH policies or you want to fine-tune your skills, this course provides everything you need to know in a librarian-friendly format. Learn how to guide researchers through the NIH Manuscript Submission process, track compliance with NCBI and My Bibliography, and discover how you can become an essential part of the research ecosystem.
Course Highlights
- Understand the NIH Public Access Policy: Learn why manuscript submission is vital and how it furthers public access to research results.
- Navigate the Manuscript Submission Process: Get step-by-step instructions on how to submit manuscripts in compliance with NIH guidelines.
- Build NCBI & My Bibliography Skills: Become proficient in using these tools to track manuscript compliance and make your researchers’ lives easier.
- Discover Your Role as a Librarian: Identify ways you can directly assist NIH-funded researchers with submission, tracking, and compliance.
This course is worth 2.00 hours of MLA CE credit. It is a National NNLM class.
For more information, and to register, please go here. Registering requires having an NNLM user account. Create one here.