Expert Searching: Patient, Intervention, Control, and Outcome (PICO): An Overrated Tool
Submitted by Wichor M. Bramer, Medical Library, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; edited by I. Diane Cooper, AHIPMany searches start with the…
Blogs to Follow: Unquiet Librarian and DMLcentral
Submitted by Kelly R. Gonzalez, AHIP Unquiet Librarian and DMLcentral It’s the name that caught me, The Unquiet Librarian. The author, Buffy Hamilton, was a…
Technology: Using Guide on the Side to Build More Interactive Tutorials
Click Images to enlarge. [Link removed ()] Figure 1 Patron view guide [Link removed ()] Figure 2 Guide on the Side design…
Social Media: Librarians without Limits? Twitter Can Help
Submitted by Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Check out the video…
Editor’s Note
Laurie L. Thompson, AHIP, FMLA, Editor, MLA News I’m excited to announce a new column this month: “Social Media,” edited by Lara Killian, AHIP. In…
Technology: Uses of Research Networking Systems
Submitted by Diana Nelson Louden, Health Sciences Library, University of Washington–Seattle; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Numerous research networking systems (RNSs) have been developed [1],…
Technology: There’s an App for That in Our Catalog: Circulating iOS Apps in the Library
Submitted by Dana Thimons, AHIP, Sewell Learning Fellow, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA; edited by Jean Gudenas When students at Nova Southeastern…
Member Spotlight: Mary Nelson Peters, AHIP
Fast Facts: MLA Member Since: 1976First Professional Position: Serials librarian, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine–Fort Worth (now University of North Texas Health Science Center)Current Position:…
Internet Resources: Freely Available Medical Images
Submitted by Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP, Libraries, Michigan State University−East Lansing; edited by Talicia Tarver Finding medical images freely available online can be difficult. Often…
Expert Searching: Explosions in PubMed: What Google Doesn’t Do
Submitted by Eric Rumsey and Janna C. Lawrence, AHIP, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa–Iowa City, and Chris Shaffer, AHIP, Library, Oregon…
Technology: Virtual Note Taking
Submitted by Andrea C. Kepsel, AHIP, MSU Libraries, Michigan State University–East Lansing; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In 2010 the Pew Research Center showed that…
Social Media: Health-Related Wearables and Social Sharing
Check out the video version of this column on MLA’s YouTube channel. Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP With Apple’s recent announcements about the availability of…
Technology: Scanning Documents with Your Mobile Device
Submitted by Daniel Trout, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Many people carry powerful cameras with them every day, and these…
Expert Searching: Finding 19th and Early 20th Century Materials Online
Submitted by Melissa Grafe, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT; edited by Melanie Norton, AHIP PubMed comprises more than 24…