“Developing a Bioinformatics Program and Supporting Infrastructure in a Biomedical Library” Blog
This month I’ve read “Developing a Bioinformatics Program and Supporting Infrastructure in a Biomedical Library” by Nathan Hosburgh, MLIS, MSCIS, and Library Systems Administrator at…
“perceptions of the role and duties of health information-providing librarians” a review blog
Hello MIS! This round I’ve read “A study comparing public and medical librarians’ perceptions of the role and duties of health information-providing librarians”, authored by…
FYI: The Latest about Sci-Hub
Something probably falling under the definition of a “statement or report disseminated without a source of truth or veracity”—in other words, a rumor—appeared recently in…
“Metropolis revisited: the evolving role of librarians…” review blog
Hello again MIS, Here goes the first review blog! This month I’ve read “Metropolis revisited: the evolving role of librarians in informatics education for…
FYI: Eponymous Librarians
An article in College & Research Libraries recently took issue with the upshots of “Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers” by Jeffrey Beall. The authors…
FYI: Predators in the Periodicals
As if libraries (and patrons presumably) do not have enough to worry them—like ransomware, acts of terrorism, rascals in raincoats, news that is fake, theft,…
Hello from our Secretary-Treasurer
Hello, MIS! My name is Rex Robison and I’m the secretary/treasurer for MIS (until May). Several years ago, I earned a PhD doing neuroscience research…
MIS/MLA Career Development Grant, Bioinformatics, & Me: a journey
In November 2015 one of my colleagues, Rolando Garcia-Milian of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, told me about a great training program he…
Hi from the Past Chair!
Hello MIS members! My name is Lisa Federer and I’m the past chair of MIS and the current chair of the nominating committee – so you may…
FYI: Whither Books and Learning?
Demise of books? If the findings of a survey outlined in an article published by Inside Higher Education are indicative of trends to come, then…
Hi from the Membership Committee
I have been serving in my current role as Biomedical Informatics and Emerging Technologies Librarian at Penn State College of Medicine for the last 5…
Greetings from the Chair-elect
Greetings MIS members! My name is Andrea Kepsel and I am the current chair-elect of MIS. I have been a health sciences educational technology librarian…
Medical Library Education: Data Mining: Unlocking Patterns to Improve Health Care
Submitted by LeAnn K. Boyce and Jodi L. Philbrick, AHIP, Department of Information Science, College of Information, University of North Texas–Denton Big data, data science,…
Hello from the Chair!
Hello MIS members! A few weeks ago you heard from Jennifer Dinalo, our new community manager, about her informatics background and some upcoming program ideas.…
Hi from the new MIS Community Manager
Hello! My name is Jennifer Dinalo, and I am the new community manager for the Medical Informatics Section. Informatics is not currently my main job…
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. …
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…
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…