Personals: Dixie Alford Jones
Dixie Alford Jones, AHIP, director of the Health Sciences Library at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health–Shreveport, will retire on January 31. She received her master’s…
Personals: Elizabeth Connor
Elizabeth Connor, AHIP, professor of library science and leadership studies, has been named coordinator of the new leadership scholars program at The Citadel, the Military…
CDS Newsletter Fall 2016 v. 28 #2
Developments Fall 2016 v. 28 #2 Message from the Editors In this issue of Developments we are delighted to bring updates from our Chair, Liz Lorbeer…
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,…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA In 1968, the members of the State University of New York (SUNY) Biomedical Communication Network became the first…
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.…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA One of the most recognized names in MLA is Janet Doe. Each year, a member is chosen to…
CDS Newsletter Summer 2016 v. 28 #1
CDS Newsletter Summer 2016 v. 28 #1 Message from the Editors Welcome back to the CDS Newsletter. In this issue, you’ll…
Internet Resources: Research Data Management, Part One: Self Help
Submitted by Jane Kinkus Yatcilla, Veterinary Medical Library, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; edited by Talicia Tarver Editor’s note: This month’s Internet Resources column is…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Before the advent of online databases, literature searching was a major function of the reference staff in medical…
Internet Resources: Bibliotherapy and Poetry Therapy
Submitted by Judy Griggs, Family Resource Center, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH; edited by Talicia Tarver In 1966, the Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Editor’s note: As the National Library of Medicine (NLM) prepares to welcome its newly appointed director, Patricia Flatley…
Internet Resources: Skin Cancer Awareness and Prevention
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Editor’s Note: Submissions to this column are always welcome for consideration! Please…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA A symposium of 4 papers on medical literature and the library was published in the October 1963 issue…
Congratulations to Melissa Rethlefsen for winning the section research award
Congratulations to Melissa Rethlefsen for winning the section research award for herself and her two section coauthors of the paper “Librarian co-authors correlated with higher…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA The Second International Congress on Medical Librarianship was held on June 16–22, 1963, in conjunction with the 62nd…
Internet Resources: Zika Virus
Submitted by Richard McGowan and Carlita Anglin, NYU Health Sciences Library, New York University–New York; edited by Talicia Tarver The Zika virus, a member of…
Honoring Our Past
Submitted by Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA Thomas P. Fleming, medical librarian and professor at Columbia University, outlines his thoughts on the nature and individuality…
Internet Resources: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Tompkins-McCaw Library, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an enigmatic condition defined by a prolonged period of fatigue (lasting…