Social Media: Facebook’s Community Is 2 Billion Strong
Facebook announced at the end of June that their monthly user base reached 2 billion.Just let that sink in for a moment. Two. Billion. Users.That…
Technology: R for Librarians: Resources for Learning
Edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP If you have spent any time around research communities, you have probably heard discussion of “R” and its capabilities for…
Technology: Call for Submissions
A great many of you attended MLA ’17 in Seattle last month! I hope you were inspired by many of the great plenaries, paper, and…
FYI: Changes
The “battle” over copyright Who has the right to settle copyright? A battle on the subject is materializing in the Capital pitting opponents against each…
Social Media: A Librarian by Any Other Name
Edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Way back in September of 2012, I started writing a blog, “A Librarian by Any Other Name.” I chose this…
Technology: Jeopardy-Style Review in the Classroom
Submitted by Molly Knapp, AHIP, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) National Training Office, University of Utah–Salt Lake City, and Tony Nguyen, AHIP, NNLM…
Technology: Editor’s Note
This month, the MLA News welcomes a new technology column editor: Tony Nguyen, AHIP. Tony currently holds the position of technology and communications coordinator at…
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, AHIP In her January…
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…
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…