Social Media: Harmonizing Many Voices on Social Media
By Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, and Robin Taylor, Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; edited by Lara Killian, AHIPIn her January 30,…
Call for MLA News Technology Editor
The MLA News is currently seeking a column editor for the technology column. Individuals are selected based on a desire to serve MLA and the…
FYI: “ACK!” Have We Been Hacked?
Remember when “being hacked” only meant being angry or offended at someone. Now, “being hacked” means being assaulted or mugged electronically…which oddly enough leads to…
Technology: Free Data Visualization Resources
Edited by Jean M. Gudenas With the strong emphasis on data, research, and statistics in academic environments, librarians are frequently requested to assist patrons or…
Social Media: Making Time to Stay Social
Getting started with—or staying committed to—participating in the social media landscape can be daunting. You may have seen a poster or conference presentation showing how…
Consumer Health: “I Saw It on the Internet”: A Trustworthy Resources Class for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Editor’s Note: With this column, the MLA News welcomes the new Consumer Health column editor, Christine Willis, Shepherd Center, Noble Learning Resource Center, Atlanta, GA.…
Technology: Altmetrics: New Approach for Evaluating Research Impact
Submitted by Barnaby Nicolas, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Altmetrics, altmetrics, altmetrics. What…
Social Media: The Noun Project and Nounji for iMessage
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Nova Scotia Health Authority–Halifax, Canada Check out Lara Killian’s quick video explanation of Nounji on Instagram.…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch “Smile!” Remember when asking someone to “smile” only meant they were going to be in front of a camera, as in,…
November 2016 News to Know…bytes and bits from around the social web
PolicyViz Podcast I am huge fan of the Graphic Continuum that was developed by Severino @SR_Visual_Info and Johnathan @jschwabish. So, I was super excited to…
Am I Leaking Data Everywhere?
Like many others, I have jumped on the fitness tracking bandwagon with my FitBit firmly strapped to my wrist. I love charts and graphs, so…
Technology: Automatic Confirmation Emails with Calendar Event Attachment via Google Forms
Submitted by Shirley Zhao, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Google Forms is an incredibly…
Social Media: Social Media for Scientists: A Workshop Approach
Submitted by Gali Halevi and Robin O’Hanlon, Levy Library, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; edited by Lara Killian Workshop…
Technology: Apple HealthKit
Submitted by Sharon Whitfield, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In September of 2014, Apple introduced the iPhone…
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…
Consumer Health: Public and Academic Libraries Partnering for Community Events about Mobile Health Resources
Submitted by Carolyn Schubert and Mark Lane, East Campus Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, and Susan Versen, Massanutten Regional Library, Harrisonburg, VA; edited by…
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:…
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…