Notes on the 2017 MLA Annual Conference in Seattle
Despite the significant fatigue from the 69+ hour bus ride from NYC to Seattle, I enjoyed the 2017 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual conference immensely. Of…
Eight Lessons Learned While Developing a Health Information Class for Family Caregivers
Approximately 43.5 million adults in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult or child in 2015 [1]. How can librarians reach this enormous…
Medical Library Education: Data Science: Degree or No Degree?
Universities are quickly working to capitalize on the need for data scientists by either improving their existing programs or creating new programs. Data scientists can…
Hospital Librarianship: How Was I Affected by Downsizing?
Edited by Angela Spencer Good question. Worth pondering. Huge paradigm shift. I never imagined that my medical library would be downsized. At the time of…
FYI: Text Classification Systems: Whimsy and Structure from G org s P r c (aka Georges Perec)
Submitted by Kelly Evans, Library, and Frank Houghton, Department of Public Health and Health Administration, Eastern Washington University–Spokane Editor’s note: The FYI column, normally compiled…
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…
Hospital Librarianship: Budgets
Edited by Angela Spencer Let’s talk budgets. I confess, I shuddered at the mere mention of the word. I groaned at the work necessary to…
Best Practices: Retractions: An Annual Update on Ethical Misconduct in Research and Publishing
Submitted by Kelly Evans, Library, and Frank Houghton, Department of Public Health and Health Administration, Eastern Washington University–Spokane “To make a deliberate falsification for personal…
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…
Hospital Librarianship: Preparing a Library for a Hospital Merger
Submitted by Isaac Huffman, AHIP, System Library Services, Providence Health & Systems, Olympia, WA; edited by Angela Spencer The hospital buying spree has taken on…
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…
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…
Correction
The correct reference 4 for the Hospital Librarianship column in the September 2016 MLA News is: 4. Martin HJ, Delawska-Elliott B. Combining resources, combining forces:…
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.…