Blessings of digital communication in medicine
I have the perspective of a doctor beginning practice at a time when typewriters were used for correspondence to consultant physicians and in letters to…
“Born Digital” Series Concludes
Since January 2016, the MLA News has run a series of articles on “Born Digital” medical libraries. These articles were written by members of the…
The Start-Up Culture at the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Bradley A. Long, AHIP, Park Library, Central Michigan University–Mount…
Top 25 Informatic Master Programs
Health Informatics is a relatively new and versatile field. As this field expands and changes, many medical librarians want to provide relevant services to…
Moving from data points to population(s) support
Moving from data points to population(s) support In our clinic we track data utilized by insurance companies. Data points include hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c) lab results…
Development of a Medical Informatics Program in “Born Digital” Libraries
Submitted by Joanne Muellenbach, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, UNLV University Libraries, University of Nevada–Las Vegas; and Debra Rand, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Hofstra Northwell School…
MLA AAHSL comments NIH data strategies
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have filed [Link removed (comments)] with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that…
MLA AAHSL comments NLM strategic plan
The Medical Library Association and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have submitted comments in support of the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Strategic Plan. The…
Fiscal Year 2017 Funding Update
Congress has passed a stopgap spending bill (also known as a continuing resolution) to keep the government running through April 28th. H.R. 2028, the Further…
OSTP Records Progress on Science, Technology, and Innovation
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released its “Exit Memo,” highlighting the impact President Obama’s policies have had on science…
Cures Act Becomes Law
In signing into law the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34) President Obama noted its important contribution to his agenda for science and technology, specifically the…
Internet Resources: Breast Cancer: Financial and Assistance Resources
Submitted by Lisa Huang, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA; edited by Talicia Tarver Breast Cancer Awareness Month may be over,…
November 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
PolicyViz Podcast I am huge fan of the Graphic Continuum that was developed by Severino @SR_Visual_Info and Johnathan @jschwabish. So, I was super excited to…
Am I Leaking Data Everywhere?
Like many others, I have jumped on the fitness tracking bandwagon with my FitBit firmly strapped to my wrist. I love charts and graphs, so…
Internet Resources: Research Data Management, Part Two: Data Reuse
Submitted by Jane Kinkus Yatcilla, Veterinary Medical Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; edited by Talicia Tarver Editor’s note: Part 1 of this column on Research…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Rx for Reading Doctors should start hanging posters in clinics and offices to “Read” like the posters that hang in libraries.…
Cancer Informatics and Tech companies
In recent years, major technologies companies such as Google and Microsoft have started large-scale data analytic research programmes to investigate the major diseases. Here are several…
Providing Hands-on Training with Bioinformatics Databases: A Collaboration Between VCU Libraries & Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Earlier this year, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries partnered with VCU’s Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR) to offer a bioinformatics database…
Internet Resources: Research Data Management, Part One: Self Help
Submitted by Jane Kinkus Yatcilla, Veterinary Medical Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; edited by Talicia Tarver Editor’s note: This month’s Internet Resources column is…
September 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
Analytics and Data From the Tableau blog, a guest post by Tableau Zen Master Jeffrey Shaffer (@HighVizAbility). In this post, Jeffrey shares to awesome Tableau…