Technology: Color Blindness Simulators
Color is frequently used to quickly convey meaning. Most of us share a common color vision sensory experience. Some people, however, have a color vision…
Social Media: Call for Submissions
What is your experience using social media at work? Consider writing about it for the MLA News [Link removed (Social Media column)]. You can share…
Technology: Updated Emerging Technology Resources
If you are interested in keeping up with new technologies, two resources were recently updated for 2018. The 2018 NMC Horizon Report was released August…
Technology: Data Visualization Methods
Modern software has made it easier to merge and visualize data. Even with a great program, it can be difficult to develop the best visualization…
Technology: Infographic Design Tools
According to Beverley E. Crane in the book Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, the terms “data visualization” and “infographics” are often used interchangeably; however,…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 3
This is the third article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 2
This is the second article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 1
This article is the first in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
Technology: Screencasting Tools
Screencasting is an easy way to capture what is happening on your screen along with your voice or video of you speaking. You can use…
We’ve Got a Plan! (for the Future of MLA Education)
The Education Steering Committee (ESC) released its curriculum plan to the education curriculum committees last month. We are very proud of this accomplishment! We spent…
Technology: Call for Submissions
Are you attending MLA ’18 in Atlanta next month? I hope you will be inspired by the scheduled plenary sessions, paper and poster presentations, and…
Technology: Nearpod for Instructional Use
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an educational technology tool that is primarily used by many school educators in the classroom. It is a platform that…
Social Media: Get to the Point! Writing Tips for Social Media
If you have dipped into any of the major contemporary social media platforms, you are aware that there are different conventions for aspects as varied…
Technology: From Screaming to Screening: An Evaluation of Free Systematic Review Software
Submitted by Elizabeth Moreton, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and Jamie Conklin, Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC; edited by Tony…
Technology: Get to Know 4D Printing
Libraries with makerspaces are aware of 3D printers. These specialized printers can turn digital blueprints into a physical object. Complex 3D printed objects may be…
Technology: Covidence: Web-Based Systematic Review Software
Submitted by Dorothy Ogdon, AHIP, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama–Birmingham; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Covidence is a web-based software package designed to streamline…
Technology: What Is IFTTT?
Edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Image Credit: Blog: The new IFTTT is here IFTTT stands for IF THIS THEN THAT. According to the website, it…
Social Media: Social Media for Research Dissemination
Edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Social media has been around for quite a while but has an iffy reputation, especially in the academic community. Social…
Technology: Get to Know HyperDocs!
What are HyperDocs? HyperDocs are digital lessons that you can use to create engaging inquiry-based learning. They are used to replace the worksheet method of…
Technology: Gamification in Medical and Dental Student Orientation
Submitted by Gregg A. Stevens, AHIP, and Jamie Saragossi, Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Editor’s note:…