{"id":70318,"date":"2023-10-18T15:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=70318"},"modified":"2023-10-18T15:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:24:29","slug":"all-of-us-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/all-of-us-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Cline Library tapped for national pilot focused on improving research capacity of health researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has awarded $44,500 to NAU\u2019s Cline Library for its work in the pilot cohort of NLM\u2019s <\/span>All of Us <\/span><\/i>Data Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The program aims to increase researcher capacity at NAU and other institutions by providing librarian training and support for the <\/span>All of Us <\/span><\/i>Researcher Workbench<\/span><\/a>, a robust dataset of biomedical and public health data from a diverse group of participants from across the United States.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An NLM goal for the program is to \u201cprovide opportunities to build and strengthen the research capacity of libraries at institutions with a historic and current commitment to, or track record of, educating underrepresented students.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the extensive training on the Researcher Workbench we had, we saw a lot of untapped potential for the dataset, especially for researchers focused on health in diverse populations,\u201d Pamela Buzzard, lead for Cline Library\u2019s project team, said. \u201cThe research they can do with this dataset now could have a big impact on health in the future.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buzzard said NAU\u2019s designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution contributed to NLM\u2019s selection of Cline Library to be among 15 academic libraries in the pilot.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think our invitation from NLM shows that they\u2019re focused on increasing diversity of future researchers, not just the future of research on<\/span> diverse populations,\u201d Buzzard said.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An <\/span>All of Us <\/span><\/i>guide<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for faculty and student researchers at NAU has been created by Buzzard and fellow project team members Brittany Blanchard<\/strong> and Bridget Wipf<\/strong>. Aside from developing and sharing information and training related to the use of the Researcher Workbench, the team has a growing list of actions planned, including collaborations:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n