Librarians without Borders® HINARI Internet Resources Train the Trainers Workshop Bosnia and Herzegovina: May 14-17, 2018
From May 14-17, 2018, the Hinari/Internet Resources ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop was conducted at the Hollywood Hotel, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trainer was Lenny…
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Text messaging service battles counterfeit drugs in India Patients in India will soon be able to perform their own quality control checks on prescription drugs.…
Hospital Librarianship: Health Sciences Library Closings
Many libraries across the United States have closed, and other libraries are facing closure. A study of health sciences library closings found that from 1989–2006…
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Ghana Health Service digitizes patient data The Ghana Health Service has begun a revolutionary process of digitizing their health data. The initiative was made possible…
Hospital Librarianship: Education and Travel by Hospital Librarians: Results of a Survey
MLA frequently offers webinars for a charge to members. I knew from my personal experience that my hospital library does not have an education budget,…
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Mental health counselling sessions are offered in public libraries Mental health services are a necessity to citizens of every community. Paradoxically, they can also be…
FYI: The Latest about Sci-Hub
Something probably falling under the definition of a “statement or report disseminated without a source of truth or veracity”—in other words, a rumor—appeared recently in…
FYI: Eponymous Librarians
An article in College & Research Libraries recently took issue with the upshots of “Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers” by Jeffrey Beall. The authors…
Hospital Librarianship: Collaboration to Achieve Innovation
Submitted by Wanda Sebrena Thomas, Skelton Medical Library, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA; edited by Angela Spencer, AHIP Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in a hospital…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI Internet Resources Train the Trainers Workshop Malawi: December 5-7, 2017
This three-day workshop was conducted at the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Lilongwe, Malawi. The instructor was Lenny Rhine, Librarians Without Borders/Medical…
FYI: Barbara Alice Ringer
Remember the reportage here in June of 2017 that the House of Representatives in DC had approved a bill to take from the librarian of…
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WHO’s mobile program to manage diabetes For sufferers of diabetes, managing their condition is an ongoing and complicated task. Fast, reliable, and clear information is…
FYI: Predators in the Periodicals
As if libraries (and patrons presumably) do not have enough to worry them—like ransomware, acts of terrorism, rascals in raincoats, news that is fake, theft,…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI Internet Resources for Researchers Guyana: October 10-13, 2017
This four day workshop was conducted at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana. The instructor was Lenny Rhine, Librarians Without Borders/Medical Library Association…
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WHO launches free courses in health emergencies To aid both health care personnel and the general public in obtaining education on epidemics, pandemics, and other…
FYI: Whither Books and Learning?
Demise of books? If the findings of a survey outlined in an article published by Inside Higher Education are indicative of trends to come, then…
Hospital Librarianship: A Workplace Solution and Rewarding Collaboration
Edited by Angela Spencer The Saint Marys* staff library supports the health care information needs of staff and affiliated students at Mayo Clinic Hospital–Saint Marys…
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Schizophrenia library launches in Australia Patients and families affected by schizophrenia now have access to a virtual collection of reliable information comprising 2,000 fact sheets,…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI Train the Trainers Report Ghana: March 13-15, 2017
Accra, Ghana (March 13-15, 2017) This three day workshop was conducted at the University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu Computer Centre. The…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI and Internet Resources Workshop Report New Guinea: May 22-25, 2017
Papua New Guinea (May 22-25, 2017) This four day workshop was conducted at the Lutheran School of Nursing (LSON), Madang. It was supported by…