Developments Spring 2022 v. 33 #1
Developments Spring 2022 v. 33 #1Message from the Co-EditorsMessage from the ChairNew Member Highlight: Sonia PescuaUpdate on Collection Development 2.0Caucus Elections MLA ’22 Sessions of Interest Message…
The UX Caucus Database Tips Blog
By Kate Saylor and Andy Hickner The User Experience (UX) Caucus recently launched a new Database Tips blog. The project began in February 2021 when…
Zines in the Health Sciences Library
Zines have long been an integral part of library collections, but can they be useful in a health sciences library? The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is home to…
New Ed-Tech Apps to Try This Year
It is a new year and a great time to try out new technology! One of the few good things to come out of the…
Collection Development Matters
Although traditional library infostructures emerged out of a collection of materials housed in an edifice of some type or another, the library of today often…
VA Chaplains Virtually Connect Veterans in the ICU with Their Families
This is an edited version of an article that was originally published here: https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/83907/va-chaplains-virtually-connect-veterans-icu/. A few weeks ago, a veteran in an intensive care unit…
It’s Never Too Early to Start the Conversation
Yes, we could talk about something more pleasant, but death and dying are an inevitable aspect of our lived human experience. End-of-life decision-making recognizes the…
Little Free Library: Building Community During the Pandemic
If you’ve encountered a brightly painted book box, chances are it’s a Little Free Library book exchange. The nonprofit, global book-sharing movement has grown to…
Consumer Connections: Special Edition on Graphic Medicine
The special edition issue of the CAPHIS Caucus’s newsletter Consumer Connections is dedicated to graphic medicine and is now available! It can be found [Link…
EFTS Unbilled Transactions Announcement
This is an update regarding the processing of unbilled transactions for EFTS lending libraries. Unbilled transactions are transactions imported from DOCLINE that a lending library…
EFTS Custom Pricing Groups Now Launched
This is an announcement regarding the launch of EFTS Custom Pricing Groups for lending libraries. A primary objective of the EFTS Powered by MLA platform…
Understanding the Currency of Trust in Health Literacy
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Developments Spring 2021 v. 32 #2
Developments Spring 2021 v. 32 #2 Message from the Editor Message from the Chair Caucus Leadership Statement of Solidarity with Asian Americans Pacific Islanders (AAPI)…
Culinary Literacy Programs: Recipes for Success
Setting up and preparing for a virtual culinary literacy program making salsa and guacamole. Reading a recipe, knowing and understanding basic kitchen terms and…
Education
What comes to mind when you read or hear the words “data visualization (DV)?” Some might imagine a sort of data “placebo” that works on…
Using Social Media to Correct Health Misinformation
Mass media and social networks have long played a role in the distribution of health information as people try to make sense of evolving research,…
Developments Fall 2020 v. 32 #1
Developments Fall 2020 v. 32 #1 From the Editor Message from the Chair Get to Know Collection Development Members Wish lists as a Collection Development…
EFTS Successes and Growing Pains
One short year ago, MLA agreed to develop a new Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) platform to ensure continuity of service for the many libraries…
COVID-19 Conversation: Engaging Our Communities in the Time of COVID-19
Clinical and academic health libraries are facing novel challenges in engaging their patrons, stakeholders, and other members of their communities. A panel of three librarians…
Consumer Health: Improving Wikipedia through #CiteNLM Edit-a-Thons
Submitted by Elizabeth Waltman, Network of the National Library of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by Heidi…