FYI
Submitted by Donald WelchWho Is Alexandra Elbakyan…and Why Should You Care?In an age burgeoning with renegades—or revolutionaries—another has risen and taken center stage in an…
MLA 2016 Tech Trends Roundup
If you missed the MLA Tech Trends in Toronto, here is a roundup to catch you up! Tiffany Grant – An Informatics Lab: A Collaborative…
Technology: The Gene Expression Omnibus as an Introduction to Genetic Data Sharing for Health Sciences Librarians
Submitted by Dorothy Ogdon, AHIP, Library, Touro University California–Vallejo; edited by Jean M. Gudenas The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), provided by the National Center for…
Social Media: Using Flickr for Library Reference
Submitted by Patricia F. Anderson, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Once upon a time, I received a…
Staffing the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Bradley A. Long, AHIP, Park Library, Central Michigan University–Mount Pleasant Campus Editor’s…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch HUSH and SHHH Not Just for Libraries A library has been cut; sad, but true. But it’s not one of brick…
Technology: 3D Printing in Medical Libraries
Figure 13D print from an MRI scan of the right hemisphere of a brainUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center Submitted by Peace…
Social Media: Making the Most of Your Library’s Social Media Accounts
Submitted by Katherine Ghezzi-Kopel, Fayetteville, NY; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Building a presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (or elsewhere) provides the opportunity for…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Rebuke in Dubuque? Ever heard of the rebuke in Dubuque? Probably not…unless you are into art. The Board of Trustees of…
Personals
Dean Hendrix was named dean of libraries at the University of Texas–San Antonio (UTSA). As dean of UTSA Libraries, he will provide leadership for the…
MLA Welcomes 2016-2017 Rising Stars to a Sparkling New Program
The Rising Stars program is MLA’s member leadership development program. After running the Stars program three times in alternate years since 2010, the Rising Stars…
Technology: Citation Management on Mobile Devices
Submitted by David Petersen, AHIP, Dr. Lon & Elizabeth Parr Reed Health Sciences Library, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN; edited by Jean M. Gudenas The…
A Space of One’s Own: Library Space Planning in “Born Digital” Libraries
Submitted by Joanne Muellenbach, Library and Learning Resources Center, California Health Sciences University–Clovis, and Matthew Wilcox, New Haven, CT; edited by Nadine Dexter, AHIP What…
Social Media: More than GoodReads: Which Online Reading Network Is Right for You?
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Nova Scotia Health Authority–Halifax, Canada I started 2016 feeling like I wanted to make more time…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Bill Gates Reviews Books Would you like to enlarge your circle of reviewers in 2016? Someone even-minded, with lots of cents?…
Social Media: Periscoping a “Slice of Life,” Inside and Outside of the Library
Submitted by Mark Vrabel, AHIP, Library Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP MLA members are by now likely familiar with Periscope,…
Technology: Browsing the Stacks in a Discovery Tool
Submitted by Harold S. Bright IV, A.T. Still Memorial Library, A.T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa, AZ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas How…
Technology: Managing E-Resources
Submitted by Erin Wentz, Henrietta DeBenedictis Library, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University–Boston; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Electronic resource management systems…
Social Media: Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
Submitted by Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Top tips when working with…
Leadership and Management: Are You Happy?
Submitted by Nancy Tannery, Chair, Leadership and Management Section John Helliwell, University of British Columbia economist, writes about happiness and well-being. His research has examined…