Congress Boosts National Library of Medicine Funding
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 increases the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) funding approximately 3.36 percent above Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The legislation provides NLM with…
Consumer Health: Popular Health Reading Collection in a Hospital Library
Submitted by Fred King, William B Glew, MD, Health Sciences Library, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; edited by Jana Liebermann The William B Glew,…
Internet Resources: Epilepsy: The Disease of a Thousand Names
Submitted by Frances Delwiche, Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont–Burlington, VT; edited by Talicia Tarver Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by a history of…
MLA and AAHSL affirm need to protect human subjects in research
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Association of Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have commented on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Proposed Rule, Federal Policy for…
Congress passes stop-gap funding
Today, the House and Senate passed legislation that will fund the government through December 11th, just hours before the start of the new fiscal year.…
2015 Sewell Stipend Recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Sewell Stipend to attend the 2015 APHA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Alex Carroll, University of Maryland Jamie…
MLA supports the FY 2016 budget
MLA has joined 2,500 organizations in sending a letter to Congress urging: that sequestration be replaced with a balanced approach to deficit reduction; and that sequestration…
Internet Resources: Asthma
Submitted by Lauren Wojcik, Clinical Education Center Library, Seton Healthcare Family, Austin, TX; edited by Talicia Tarver Asthma affects approximately 25 million people in the…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Medical Articles in Wikipedia? Are you a fan of Wikipedia? Do you like…or detest…the articles? Soon, the editors of those articles,…
MLA and AAHSL weigh in on the NIH-wide Strategic Plan
MLA and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have submitted comments and recommendations to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on a framework for…
Internet Resources: The Write Stuff: Resources for Scholarly Writing and Publishing
Submitted by Talicia Tarver, Health Sciences Library, Louisiana State University Health Science Center–Shreveport Whether you are preparing your own scholarly paper or assisting clients with…
Consumer Health: Health Authority and Public Library Partner in Nova Scotia to Increase Access
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Capital Health, Halifax, NS, Canada; edited by Jana C. Liebermann Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) partnered with…
Internet Resources: Patient Education Resources in Tagalog (Filipino)
Submitted by Sondhaya Sritongsook McGowan, Melisa Reasner McGuire Health Sciences Library, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA; edited by Talicia Tarver At 2.6 million, Filipinos…
Consumer Health: Developing Collection Management Guidelines for an Embedded Consumer Health Library
Submitted by Mira Geffner, Bay Area Cancer Connections, Palo Alto, CA; edited by Jana Liebermann This summer, it has been my task to develop a…
Internet Resources: Aerospace Medicine
Submitted by D. Garon Bailey, Franzello Aeromedical Library, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, and Maureen Humphrey-Shelton, AHIP, Robley…
MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals who have received MLA’s Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from October 2014 through December 2014. MLA’s CHIS program is a…
Internet Resources: Resources for Supporting and Sustaining Community Outreach
Submitted by Jon Goodell, AHIP, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX; edited by…
Consumer Health: Helping the Military Community: The Brickell Library Outreach Initiative at Eastern
Submitted by Ruth M. Smith and Judith Mercer, Brickell Medical Sciences Library, Eastern Virginia Medical School–Norfolk; edited by Jana C. Liebermann The Eastern Virginia Medical…
Internet Resources: Health Disparities
Submitted by Tiffany Moxham, Orbach Science Library, University of California–Riverside; edited by Talicia Tarver Healthy People 2020 defines a health disparity as “a particular type…
MLA supports cures for patients
MLA and AAHSL have signed onto a community letter commending the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ (HELP) for its effort to draft legislation that…