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Student Engagement Interest Group: Preparing Students For The Library And Health Information Workforce, Heather Holmes, Samantha Nunn
Student Engagement Interest Group: Preparing Students For The Library And Health Information Workforce, Heather Holmes, Samantha Nunn
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BACKGROUND
The purpose of the Network of the National Library of Medicine’s (NNLM) Student Engagement Interest Group (SEIG) is to advance the mission of NNLM by sharing participating regional offices and center's (ROCs) student engagement-related activities and prioritizing those appropriate for national coordination. Additionally, the SEIG prioritizes students, high school age and older, from traditionally marginalized communities and those underrepresented in biomedical research when conducting student engagement activities.
Since the creation of the SEIG, the group has explored how NNLM can support students in acquiring experience in a professional setting, gaining access to mentors who can guide them in preparation …