Technology: DataBasic.io and the Data Culture Project
Guest post written by Kiri Burcat, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by…
Honoring Our Past
Reading about the passing of Donald A. B. Lindberg, former director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), is a reminder of the commitment to…
Personals: New Position for Sarah Towner Wright at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Sarah Towner Wright is School of Medicine librarian and clinical team lead at the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina (UNC)–Chapel Hill.…
Social Media: Back to It and Looking for Future Content!
Hi MLA! I just transitioned to a new position as the manager of research and instruction at the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.…
Technology: Location-Based Storytelling with StoryMap
Guest post submitted by Jarrod Irwin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore StoryMap, a…
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske – Recipient of the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award!
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske, Information Services and Outreach Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama. She is the recipient of the 2019 Michael…
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…
Expert Searching: Converting an Ovid MEDLINE Search to PubMed in 10 Easy Steps
Submitted by Helena VonVille, Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; edited by Christy Tyson I recently signed up for the “Expert Searching”…
Technology: Pew Research Center: Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 Report
The Pew Research Center released the Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 report [1]. This report is based on telephone interviews conducted January 8–February 7,…
Technology: 2018 Technology Articles in the JMLA
Are you reading the Journal of the Medical Librarian Association (JMLA)? If not, you may be missing several fantastic publications from medical librarians who wrote…
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…
A Career Spanning Five Decades and Half a Continent: J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA
J. Michael Homan, AHIP, FMLA, may be best known for his twenty years at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where he served as director of…
History: Gwendolyn S. Cruzat, AHIP, FMLA
Gwendolyn S. Cruzat, AHIP, FMLA, chose librarianship over mathematics, which led to a long and distinguished career, ultimately in medical librarianship. Cruzat had earned her…
Technology: Technology Showcases and Sessions at MLA ’19
Are you attending MLA ’19? A number of exciting sessions are planned this year, including many that will feature uses of technology and its benefits…
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…
Personals: Janice E. Kelly, FMLA
After a long and distinguished career in health sciences librarianship, Janice E. Kelly, FMLA, announced she will retire at the end of June 2019. Kelly…
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…
Technology: Jisc Report “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education”
On March 13, 2019, Jisc released the “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education.” The report is an analysis of emerging technologies that are most…
Personals: Sarah L Carnes, AHIP
Sarah L. Carnes, AHIP, Bedford Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, MA, was interviewed by Michelle L. Eberle, AHIP, Massachusetts Library System (MLS), in an article…
Expert Searching: What Do Swiflet Bird Nests and Prolonged Bleeding Have in Common?
A searching experience submitted by Elizabeth Stellrecht, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; edited by Christy Tyson The Background Recently, a patient at…