Technology: Free Data Visualization Resources
Edited by Jean M. GudenasWith the strong emphasis on data, research, and statistics in academic environments, librarians are frequently requested to assist patrons or colleagues…
Social Media: Making Time to Stay Social
Getting started with—or staying committed to—participating in the social media landscape can be daunting. You may have seen a poster or conference presentation showing how…
I’ve earned my credential. What about you?
When the MLA board of directors hired me to serve as MLA’s executive director two years ago this month, they asked me to obtain the…
MLA Education: Expanded Committee Structure
The MLA Board of Directors met November 3-4, 2016 in Chicago, IL amidst the celebration of the Cubs historic World Series win. The board focussed…
Technology: Altmetrics: New Approach for Evaluating Research Impact
Submitted by Barnaby Nicolas, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Altmetrics, altmetrics, altmetrics. What…
Social Media: The Noun Project and Nounji for iMessage
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Nova Scotia Health Authority–Halifax, Canada Check out Lara Killian’s quick video explanation of Nounji on Instagram.…
Medical Library Education: Emotional Intelligence and You: A Predictor of Career Success
Submitted by Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP, Department of Library and Information Sciences, College of Information, University of North Texas–Denton My dissertation research focused on the…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch “Smile!” Remember when asking someone to “smile” only meant they were going to be in front of a camera, as in,…
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…
Expert Searching: Myth, Magic, and Mystery in MeSH
Submitted by Kelly Farrah, AHIP, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), Ottawa, ON, Canada; edited by Melanie Norton, AHIP As the end…
Technology: Automatic Confirmation Emails with Calendar Event Attachment via Google Forms
Submitted by Shirley Zhao, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Google Forms is an incredibly…
Social Media: Social Media for Scientists: A Workshop Approach
Submitted by Gali Halevi and Robin O’Hanlon, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Lara Killian Workshop…
Technology: Apple HealthKit
Submitted by Sharon Whitfield, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In September of 2014, Apple introduced the iPhone…
Social Media: Using #TBT to Highlight the History and Work at City of Hope, Its Archival Collections, and National Health Awareness Months
Submitted by Heather Lanctot, Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library, City of Hope, Duarte, CA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Laura Solomon, in her book…
Expert Searching: A New Way to Access National Library of Medicine Training Materials
Submitted by Sarah Helson, Bibliographic Services Division, National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the new NLM Learning…
Use of Journal Display Space in a Digital Library
Submitted by Michael Kronenfeld, AHIP, FMLA, A.T. Still Memorial Library, A.T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa, AZ Editor’s note: This article provides a…
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…
The Future of Education at MLA is Signed, Sealed, and Soon to be Delivered: Please Welcome Medlib-Ed!
MLA is proud to announce that we’ve signed a contract with LearnSomething to use their LearnerCommunity platform to host all MLA educational offerings starting in…
Technology: Game On: Online Serious Gaming to Build Interprofessional Competencies
Submitted by Dana Thimons, AHIP, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Unlike the classroom…