Technology: Teaching with JupyterHub
Submitted by Shirley Zhao and Jessi Van Der Volgen, AHIP, Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIPJupyter Notebooks…
Technology: LibKey and LibKey Nomad
Submitted by Andrew Hickner on behalf of the MLA UX Caucus; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Note: The purpose of the new MLA UX Caucus…
Technology: New Tool Discovery: HubMed Citation Finder
Submitted by Kathryn Vela, AHIP, Evidence Synthesis Program, Portland VA Health Care System, Portland, OR; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Earlier this week, I found…
Technology: The Virtual Reality Studio at Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
Submitted by Dorothy C. Ogdon, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama–Birmingham; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP In February 2019, the University…
Technology: Write for MLAConnect!
Have you been inspired by technology recently? Do you know of a new web resource or program that you would like to share with others?…
Technology: DataBasic.io and the Data Culture Project
Guest post written by Kiri Burcat, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by…
Social Media: Back to It and Looking for Future Content!
Hi MLA! I just transitioned to a new position as the manager of research and instruction at the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.…
Technology: Location-Based Storytelling with StoryMap
Guest post submitted by Jarrod Irwin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore StoryMap, a…
Technology: Pew Research Center: Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 Report
The Pew Research Center released the Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 report [1]. This report is based on telephone interviews conducted January 8–February 7,…
Technology: 2018 Technology Articles in the JMLA
Are you reading the Journal of the Medical Librarian Association (JMLA)? If not, you may be missing several fantastic publications from medical librarians who wrote…
Consumer Health: Consumer Health Information Specialization, Part II
Monique Mason, AHIP, Science & Technology Division, Akron-Summit County Public Library, at a recent Ohio Health Sciences Library Association meeting. Photo by Donald Pearson, AHIP…
Technology: Technology Showcases and Sessions at MLA ’19
Are you attending MLA ’19? A number of exciting sessions are planned this year, including many that will feature uses of technology and its benefits…
Announcing the NNLM Spring 2019 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!
When was the last time you used Wikipedia? With more than 7 billion views a year on over 155,000 health topic pages, Wikipedia may be…
Consumer Health: Consumer Health Information Specialization, Part I
Between 6% and 20% of public library reference questions are health-related [1], but some librarians feel inadequately prepared to answer them [2]. In 2001, MLA…
Technology: Jisc Report “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education”
On March 13, 2019, Jisc released the “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education.” The report is an analysis of emerging technologies that are most…
FYI: Post-Nominals
When next contemplating the stars in the heavens or the leaves in a cup of tea, think a moment about this, too, if you can…
Technology: Do-It-Yourself Biohacking
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018, divided five trends into five major categories. These are the beginning stages of a “trans-human” age where…
Social Media: Finding the Right Platform to Reach Your Target Audience
Submitted by Lin Sun, Marketing Specialist, Lane Medical Library, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; edited by Michelle B. Bass, AHIP I joined Lane…
Technology: MIT Technology Review: 10 Breakthrough Technologies
The MIT Technology Review looks at emerging technologies that have a chance to solve big problems and open up new opportunities. The 2018 Breakthrough Technologies…
Technology: A Closer Look at Canva
Submitted by Elizabeth Waltman, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by Tony Nguyen,…