Consumer Health: Documenting a Pandemic through Comics
Submitted by Kathryn Houk, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Nevada–Las Vegas; edited by Donald Pearson, AHIPEditor’s Note: Kathryn Houk, MLIS, AHIP, CHIS (she/hers), assistant…
Consumer Health: Emotional Health in the Library: Part II: Emotional Labor
Miriam Matteson, associate professor at Kent State University,presented on emotional labor at theOhio Health Sciences Library Association Fall 2019 Meeting. In “Emotional Health in the…
Caucus News: Enhancing Patient Experience through Patient-Centered Library Services
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, pages 3–4. The Bedford Veterans Administration (VA) provides…
Caucus News: Book Review
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, page 6. Elaine Birchall and Suzanne Cronkwright. Conquer…
Consumer Health: Emotional Health in the Library: Part I: Trauma-Informed Libraries
Meghan Harper, professor at Kent State University, presented a class on “Trauma-Informed Libraries.” Emotional and psychological health issues can be overlooked in service professions, both…
MLA October Webinar: Find the Light in a Grey Literature Search!
Being asked to do a grey literature search does not have to darken your mood. If you know how to identify the most valuable types…
Consumer Health: Plain Language Is Not for Dummies!
Editor’s Note: “Plain Language Is Not for Dummies!” by Ruti Volk, AHIP, was originally published in Consumer Connections, the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section…
Consumer Health: Consumer Health Information Specialization, Part II
Monique Mason, AHIP, Science & Technology Division, Akron-Summit County Public Library, at a recent Ohio Health Sciences Library Association meeting. Photo by Donald Pearson, AHIP…
Announcing the NNLM Spring 2019 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!
When was the last time you used Wikipedia? With more than 7 billion views a year on over 155,000 health topic pages, Wikipedia may be…
Consumer Health: Consumer Health Information Specialization, Part I
Between 6% and 20% of public library reference questions are health-related [1], but some librarians feel inadequately prepared to answer them [2]. In 2001, MLA…
FYI: Post-Nominals
When next contemplating the stars in the heavens or the leaves in a cup of tea, think a moment about this, too, if you can…
Consumer Health: Mutualistic Collaboration
Elizabeth Kiscaden, AHIP, and Jacqueline Leskovec at the Midwest Chapter of MLA 2018 conference in Cleveland, OH. Kiscaden and Leskovec work for the National Network…
It’s Called Predatory Publishing for a Reason!
One of the outcomes of the open access publishing phenomenon has been the proliferation of what has come to be known as predatory journals. This…
Medical Library Education: Critical Appraisal: An Evolving Topic in Health Sciences
Saturating a broad swath of current literature surrounding medical library education today—at least at the academic level—are the similar principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and…
Report from InSight Summit 2: How Can Librarians, Publishers, and Providers of Discovery and Management Tools Collaborate to More Effectively Communicate the Value of Information?
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando; Deborah Harris, F1000, London, United Kingdom; Emma Cryer Heet, AHIP,…
NMLM Feature: Paws to Read @ the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital – Family Resource Center Library
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Report from InSight Summit 2: How Information Providers and Libraries Can Collaborate in Supporting Users in Developing Information Literacy through the Research/Publishing Life Cycle
Submitted by Priya Arora, Wolters Kluwer; John Gallagher, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Tracy Gardner, Renew Publishing Consultants; Susan…
Consumer Health: Institute for Healthcare Advancement Annual Health Literacy Conference
Submitted by Ophelia Morey, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; edited by Christine Willis, AHIP May 2018 marked the 17th year that the…