Technology: Apple HealthKit
Submitted by Sharon Whitfield, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ; edited by Jean M. GudenasIn September of 2014, Apple introduced the iPhone 6…
Social Media: Using #TBT to Highlight the History and Work at City of Hope, Its Archival Collections, and National Health Awareness Months
Submitted by Heather Lanctot, Lee Graff Medical & Scientific Library, City of Hope, Duarte, CA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Laura Solomon, in her book…
September 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
Analytics and Data From the Tableau blog, a guest post by Tableau Zen Master Jeffrey Shaffer (@HighVizAbility). In this post, Jeffrey shares to awesome Tableau…
Technology: Game On: Online Serious Gaming to Build Interprofessional Competencies
Submitted by Dana Thimons, AHIP, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Alexandria, VA; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Unlike the classroom…
Correction
Incomplete and incorrect affiliation information was provided for Jenny Pierce, contributing author for the June/July social media column in the MLA News. It should read:…
MLA and AAHSL Take Our Message to the Hill
The Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force met in Washington, DC June 28-29. Here is a recap of the very productive meeting. Mary Langman, Director, Information…
Congress Proposes Increased National Library of Medicine Funding
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have proposed increasing National Library of Medicine’s funding for 2017: The House bill provides $403,086,000 (7.5 million above FY 2016),…
Carla Hayden Named Librarian of Congress
On July 13th, the Senate approved the nomination of Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress. When nominating Ms. Hayden, President Obama pointed out that “Her…
July 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
This is the July installment of News to Know…bits and bytes from around the social web. The CMS Open Payments Data Explorer tool allows you…
Social Media: New (and Illegal) Ways Academics Access Research
Submitted by Jenny Pierce, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Historically, academics have always found ways…
Technology: Research Data Loss
Submitted by Sue Espe, AHIP, Merril W. Brown Health Sciences Library, Banner Health–University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Scientists, during the…
MLA 2016 Tech Trends Roundup
If you missed the MLA Tech Trends in Toronto, here is a roundup to catch you up! Tiffany Grant – An Informatics Lab: A Collaborative…
MLA Endorses Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group Statement
The MLA Board of Directors has endorsed the following statement prepared by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Librarians Special Interest Group. The Medical Library…
Technology: The Gene Expression Omnibus as an Introduction to Genetic Data Sharing for Health Sciences Librarians
Submitted by Dorothy Ogdon, AHIP, Library, Touro University California–Vallejo; edited by Jean M. Gudenas The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), provided by the National Center for…
Social Media: Using Flickr for Library Reference
Submitted by Patricia F. Anderson, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Once upon a time, I received a…
Staffing the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Bradley A. Long, AHIP, Park Library, Central Michigan University–Mount Pleasant Campus Editor’s…
Introducing the Director of the National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. has announced that Patricia Flatley Brennan, R.N., Ph.D. will become Director of the National Library of…
MLA and AAHSL Recommend NLM FY 17 Funding
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries have recommended that the National Library of Medicine receive $395,110,000 in FY 2017. In…
MLA & AAHSL Recommend Carla Hayden Become Next Librarian of Congress
Today, the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) recommended to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration that Dr. Carla…
Technology: 3D Printing in Medical Libraries
Figure 13D print from an MRI scan of the right hemisphere of a brainUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center Submitted by Peace…