Consumer Health: Emotional Health in the Library: Part II: Emotional Labor
Miriam Matteson, associate professor at Kent State University,presented on emotional labor at theOhio Health Sciences Library Association Fall 2019 Meeting.In “Emotional Health in the Library:…
EFTS Update: February 27, 2020
Your MLA Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) team has been hard at work to implement the new EFTS. Latest news 610 libraries have completed their EFTS…
London’s Cholera Epidemic and 21st Century America – Strikingly Similar
Recently, I’ve been working on a research project about access to health information during the 19th century London cholera epidemics. My interest in the subject…
Personals: Retirement of Donna B. Flake, AHIP, FMLA
Donna B. Flake, AHIP, FMLA, retired from her job as library director of the South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) Medical Library in Wilmington,…
Personals: Joyce Backus Honored with Diversity and Inclusion Lecture
Some readers may know that National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Director for Library Operations Joyce Backus will be “taking the leap” and retiring on…
Personals: Retirement of Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP
Sandra Irene Martin, AHIP, director of the Shiffman Medical Library and Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Learning Resources Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, retired in…
Personals: Karen Bontekoe Recognized as Employee of the Month
Karen Bontekoe, Kaweah Delta Health Sciences Library, Kaweah Delta Health Care District, Visalia, CA, was honored as the district’s Employee of the Month in December…
EFTS User Agreements Now Available
On Friday January 17, 812 libraries received the MLA Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) user agreement for their review. Here are some fun facts: 300…
Caucus News: Book Review
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, page 6. Elaine Birchall and Suzanne Cronkwright. Conquer…
Developments Fall 2019 v. 31 #1
Developments Fall 2019 v. 31 #1 From the Editor Message from the Chair Get to Know Collection Development Members Watch and Learn Focus on Types…
Finding World Health Organization documents with the Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS)
The World Health Organization’s bookstore recently suspended its standing order service for libraries in order to transition to a new order processing system. Its website…
Rachel F. Fenske Reflects on Receiving the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award
From left to right: Patricia Brennan, Rachel F. Fenske, Carla J. Funk. Each year, the Friends of the National Library of Medicine honor recipients of…
750+ Libraries Support the New EFTS
Great news, and thank you! 750+ libraries have expressed their interest to join the new EFTS by requesting a user agreement from MLA. MLA will…
EFTS Is Here to Stay
Poem posted to MEDLIB-L on November 22, 2019, by Fred King, AHIP Subject: Re: We need 75% of current EFTS users to keep the system…
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform: Update
As you may have learned (and apologies if you have already received a similar message), MLA has developed the specifications of a new Electronic Funds…
Kickstart the New EFTS Platform
MLA has developed the specifications of a new Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) platform. MLA will proceed with actual development and implementation if a minimum…
Personals: UAMS Library Announces New Library Director, Lisa Smith
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Library is pleased to announce that Lisa Smith has accepted the position of library director for the…
Public Health Primary Sources
Posted on behalf of the blog writer, Erin Anthony. As the Public Health and Research Support Librarian for Brown University’s Rockefeller Library, I am always…
Personals: Jessica A. Garsed: Jeopardy! Champion
Jessica Garsed is the librarian for the Veterans Affairs Maine Health Care System–Togus. Garsed was a three-time (night) Jeopardy! champion in October. Garsed plans to…
ToxNet Alternatives: Occupational Health Resources
I suspect that many PHHA members have already heard that ToxNet is going offline as of December 2019. Some of its many databases/tools will be…