MLA and AAHSL comments to NLM addressing ClinicalTrials.gov Modernization
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Request for Comments…
MLA and AAHSL comments on Draft Desirable Characteristics of Repositories for Managing and Sharing Data Resulting from Federally Funded Research
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the Request for Comments from the White House Office…
Education: Make That Transition from Face-to-Face to Virtual Instruction
Many health sciences librarians employed in academic institutions can come to feel pressured to enhance medical library education by offering online courses versus traditional face-to-face…
Personals: Erin E. Reardon, AHIP, Joins the University of Minnesota Bio-Medical Library
Erin E. Reardon, AHIP, recently joined the Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota–Minneapolis, as one of four librarians working with the Medical School. As a liaison…
London’s Cholera Epidemic and 21st Century America – Strikingly Similar
Recently, I’ve been working on a research project about access to health information during the 19th century London cholera epidemics. My interest in the subject…
Personals: Retirement of Donna B. Flake, AHIP, FMLA
Donna B. Flake, AHIP, FMLA, retired from her job as library director of the South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) Medical Library in Wilmington,…
Personals: Joyce Backus Honored with Diversity and Inclusion Lecture
Some readers may know that National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Director for Library Operations Joyce Backus will be “taking the leap” and retiring on…
Personals: Retirement of Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP
Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP, director of the Shiffman Medical Library and Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Learning Resources Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, retired in…
Personals: Karen Bontekoe Recognized as Employee of the Month
Karen Bontekoe, Kaweah Delta Health Sciences Library, Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, CA, was honored as the district’s Employee of the Month in December…
MLA and AAHSL Comment on Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have responded to the Request for Comments from the National Institutes of Health…
Medical Library Education: Acronyms and Initialisms
Rooting out topics worthy of mention or of special significance to medical library education can be a challenging yet at the same time rewarding pursuit,…
Finding World Health Organization documents with the Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS)
The World Health Organization’s bookstore recently suspended its standing order service for libraries in order to transition to a new order processing system. Its website…
Rachel F. Fenske Reflects on Receiving the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award
From left to right: Patricia Brennan, Rachel F. Fenske, Carla J. Funk. Each year, the Friends of the National Library of Medicine honor recipients of…
MLA Comments on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has responded to the National Library of Medicine’s Request for Information (RFI) on Evolving the National Network of Libraries of…
MLA and AAHSL comments on the use of the FHIR standard for capturing and sharing clinical data
Today, the Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) [Link removed (16055)] on how the Health Level Seven International (HL7®) Fast Healthcare…
Personals: UAMS Library Announces New Library Director, Lisa Smith
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Library is pleased to announce that Lisa Smith has accepted the position of library director for the…
Public Health Primary Sources
Posted on behalf of the blog writer, Erin Anthony. As the Public Health and Research Support Librarian for Brown University’s Rockefeller Library, I am always…
Personals: Jessica A. Garsed: Jeopardy! Champion
Jessica Garsed is the librarian for the Veterans Affairs Maine Health Care System–Togus. Garsed was a three-time (night) Jeopardy! champion in October. Garsed plans to…
ToxNet Alternatives: Occupational Health Resources
I suspect that many PHHA members have already heard that ToxNet is going offline as of December 2019. Some of its many databases/tools will be…
Personals: Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, Receives the NNLM SCR 2019 Emerging Leader Award
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NNLM SCR), is proud to announce that Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, UAMS Library, University of…