Update on EFTS Continuation
Submitted by Kevin Baliozian, MLA Executive Director, and Janice Swiatek, Director, Lyman Maynard Stowe Library, University of Connecticut (UConn) Health Center–FarmingtonOn July 18, 2019, MLA…
In Memoriam: Laura Brown
Submitted by Alan F. Carr, AHIP, Louise Darling Biomedical Library, University of California–Los Angeles, on behalf of Carolyn Fischel Laura Brown passed away on August…
In Memoriam: Mary M. Asbell, AHIP
Mary M. Asbell, AHIP, passed away August 28, 2019. Before her retirement from the Preston Smith Library, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)–Lubbock, in…
Technology: DataBasic.io and the Data Culture Project
Guest post written by Kiri Burcat, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by…
In Memoriam: Donald A.B. Lindberg
Dear Colleagues, Sadly, MLA shares the news that Donald A.B. Lindberg passed away Friday evening after a short illness. We are grateful for his leadership…
Social Media: Back to It and Looking for Future Content!
Hi MLA! I just transitioned to a new position as the manager of research and instruction at the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.…
Technology: Location-Based Storytelling with StoryMap
Guest post submitted by Jarrod Irwin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore StoryMap, a…
Update on EFTS Continuation
On May 22, 2019, Electronic Funds Transfer System (EFTS) users received a communication from Janice Swiatek, director of the Lyman Maynard Stowe Library at the…
TAKE ACTION TO OPPOSE THE CASE ACT OF 2019
Members of the health sciences library community are encouraged to contact your Senators and urge them to oppose the CASE Act, The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of…
Technology: Pew Research Center: Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 Report
The Pew Research Center released the Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 report [1]. This report is based on telephone interviews conducted January 8–February 7,…
Scholarly Communications Slide Decks
The Medical Library Association’s Scholarly Communications Committee has gathered [Link removed (slide decks)] on the following scholarly communications topics prepared by health sciences librarians during the…
Technology: 2018 Technology Articles in the JMLA
Are you reading the Journal of the Medical Librarian Association (JMLA)? If not, you may be missing several fantastic publications from medical librarians who wrote…
Developments Spring 2019 v. 30 #2
Table of Contents Hello from Your Editors Message From the Chair Get to know CDS members CDS Members Presenting at MLA Recent Publications of Interest…
In Memoriam: Tanji Gibson
Submitted by Amy Allison, AHIP, Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, and Tara Douglas-Williams, M. Delmar Edwards, M.D., Library, Morehouse School of…
Technology: Technology Showcases and Sessions at MLA ’19
Are you attending MLA ’19? A number of exciting sessions are planned this year, including many that will feature uses of technology and its benefits…
Announcing the NNLM Spring 2019 Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!
When was the last time you used Wikipedia? With more than 7 billion views a year on over 155,000 health topic pages, Wikipedia may be…
In Memoriam: Lila Pedersen
Librarians at the University of North Dakota (UND) were saddened to hear of the death of Lila (Gandolf) Pedersen who passed away on March 19,…
Technology: Jisc Report “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education”
On March 13, 2019, Jisc released the “Horizons Report on Emerging Technologies and Education.” The report is an analysis of emerging technologies that are most…
In Memoriam: Catherine M. Boss, AHIP
Catherine (Cathy) M. Boss, AHIP, passed away March 3, 2019. In November 2018, she was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer, then had renal…
Technology: Do-It-Yourself Biohacking
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018, divided five trends into five major categories. These are the beginning stages of a “trans-human” age where…