In Memoriam: Maxine Hanke
Photo credit: National Library of MedicineDigital CollectionsMaxine Hanke passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Hanke received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Portland…
Technology: Updated Emerging Technology Resources
If you are interested in keeping up with new technologies, two resources were recently updated for 2018. The 2018 NMC Horizon Report was released August…
Consumer Health: Institute for Healthcare Advancement Annual Health Literacy Conference
Submitted by Ophelia Morey, Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; edited by Christine Willis, AHIP May 2018 marked the 17th year that the…
Diversity and Inclusion Fish Bowl, MLA ’18, Special Workshop Summary
Submitted by Jane Morgan-Daniel, AHIP, and Amy Taylor, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force On May 21, the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force ran a special…
In Memoriam: Robert Bartlett, AHIP
Robert Bartlett, AHIP, died August 26, 2018. He worked as a reference librarian, an integral part of the Houston Methodist system, making sure everyone had…
2018 PH/HA Research Awardee – Rosie Hanneke
The Public Health/Health Administration Section (PH/HA) presented the 2018 PH/HA Research Award to Rosie Hanneke, Assistant Professor and Information Services Librarian at UIC Library…
Technology: Data Visualization Methods
Modern software has made it easier to merge and visualize data. Even with a great program, it can be difficult to develop the best visualization…
Expert Searching: Reaching for That Brass Ring
As a mid-career librarian, I recently made the move from general education to higher education, leveraging my first degree and career in clinical and instructional…
Target: Data
Students at my institution are required to analyze raw data as part of their capstone course. The professors define raw data as data about an individual rather…
Technology: Infographic Design Tools
According to Beverley E. Crane in the book Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, the terms “data visualization” and “infographics” are often used interchangeably; however,…
In Memoriam: Rochelle Minchow
Rochelle Minchow, of Irvine, CA, passed away on May 2, 2018, at age seventy. She retired as librarian in 2005 at the Biomedical and Science…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 3
This is the third article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 2
This is the second article in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
FYI: Harassment
A post recently by a lawyer and the namesake of Heather Hansen Presents raised a proposition recently about harassment that intrigues her. Saying in a…
ACRLog – Amping up Diversity & Inclusivity in Medical Librarianship
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PH/HA Travel Stipend Enables Thinking about Librarianship, Public Health, Social Justice and Health Equity
Public health is always on my mind, but daily activities can push big picture concerns to the backburner. I applied for the PH/HA Travel Stipend…
How the National Library of Medicine Can Add Evidence to Your mHealth App, Part 1
This article is the first in a three-part series about how the free, evidence-based, online resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) can be…
Technology: Screencasting Tools
Screencasting is an easy way to capture what is happening on your screen along with your voice or video of you speaking. You can use…
Digging into the News: HealthNewsReview
In the course of my recent reading on health/science literacy, I came across HealthNewsReview. The site’s tagline is “Improving Your Critical Thinking About Healthcare,” and…
Expert Searching: My Experience at NLM Working on the Genetics Home Reference
In March 2017, I had the honor of working at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). I was given a tour of the clinical hospital…