Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Introduction to Health Sciences
$250.00
Dates: January 4 - January 31Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This foundational course provides an overview of the health sciences librarianship profession and the structure of the certificate program. Learners will explore the history and evolution of health sciences libraries and examine how the field differs from other areas of librarianship in scope, stakeholders, and impact.
Participants will examine the diverse environments in which health sciences librarians work—including academic health centers, hospitals, government agencies, and specialized research institutions—and explore emerging roles and career pathways. Core professional functions such as team science, evidence-based practice support, teaching and learning, and the distinctive nature of health sciences resources are introduced.
By the end of the course, learners will understand the competencies, opportunities, and professional expectations that shape contemporary health sciences librarianship and will begin identifying pathways for their own career development and leadership within the field.
Course Description
This foundational course provides an overview of the health sciences librarianship profession and the structure of the certificate program. Learners will explore the history and evolution of health sciences libraries and examine how the field differs from other areas of librarianship in scope, stakeholders, and impact.
Participants will examine the diverse environments in which health sciences librarians work—including academic health centers, hospitals, government agencies, and specialized research institutions—and explore emerging roles and career pathways. Core professional functions such as team science, evidence-based practice support, teaching and learning, and the distinctive nature of health sciences resources are introduced.
By the end of the course, learners will understand the competencies, opportunities, and professional expectations that shape contemporary health sciences librarianship and will begin identifying pathways for their own career development and leadership within the field.
Ayaba Logan
Ayaba Logan, PhD, MPH, MLIS, AHIP is a medical librarian, maternal, global, and family health researcher, educator, and consultant committed to health equity and social justice. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences in Global Health, a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan, a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Spelman College. Through her consulting practice, she partners with universities, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, labs, research organizations, and doctoral students to translate complex health research into meaningful, equitable action.
Matthew Noe
Matthew Noe (he/him) is currently Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School's Countway Library. He also teaches as a Part-Time Instructor at the University of Kentucky, School of Information. He is most well-known for work in comics librarianship, health sciences librarianship, and in particular, graphic medicine. Matthew was the 2021-2022 President of the American Library Association’s Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and has been the Treasurer for the Graphic Medicine International Collective since 2019. He is currently serving a six-year term on the Worcester Public Library Board of Directors. In addition to numerous book chapters on collection management and graphic medicine, Matthew is a comics reviewer for both Booklist and his Diamond Bookshelf column, "Noe's Comics Nook." You can often find him overcaffeinated, ranting about all manner of things on Twitter, or curled up with two dogs, a book, and not enough hands.
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