International News
Edited by Gayle Graham, AHIPInnovative Online Health Care Portal Launched in Nova Scotia, CanadaIn a world where consumers can make hair appointments and order pizza…
Cancer Informatics and Tech companies
In recent years, major technologies companies such as Google and Microsoft have started large-scale data analytic research programmes to investigate the major diseases. Here are several…
Providing Hands-on Training with Bioinformatics Databases: A Collaboration Between VCU Libraries & Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Earlier this year, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries partnered with VCU’s Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research (Wright CCTR) to offer a bioinformatics database…
Chao-yu’s experience at Bracken Health Science Library – second week
written by Chao-yu Wu, National Taiwan University This week, I observed 3 different classes to see how librarians in Bracken teach students in literature searching.…
Budgeting for an Opening Day Collection in “Born Digital” Libraries
Submitted by Joanne Muellenbach, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University Libraries, University of Nevada–Las Vegas; Debra Rand, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine,…
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…
eHealth Ontario on YouTube
eHealth Ontario is the Government of Ontario’s eHealth division. Ontario is the largest province in Canada by population. I would like to draw your attention…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Get Ready for High Tech Shelving Help Would you have trouble finding the place to shelve R2-D2? How about shelving C-3PO?…
International News
Edited by Gayle Graham, AHIP Editor’s note: This month we welcome incoming International News columnist, Gayle Graham, AHIP, Library Service, Nova Scotia Provincial Health–Halifax, Canada.…
rapid and relevent information in the clinic setting
As a librarian-physician I am still trying to figure out my place in informatics. I have been interested for 15 years, beginning with some years…
Librarians without Borders® Regional HINARI Train the Trainer Workshop Reports: February 19 and March 4, 2016
Los Angeles, CA (February 19, 2016) and New Orleans, LA (March 4, 2016) Submitted by Lenny Rhine, April 14, 2016 Background: These workshops were held…
MLA 2016 CE305 Workshop Report
Toronto, Canada (May 14, 2016) Submitted by: Lenny Rhine, Karin Saric 06 June 2016 Background: The one-day Workshop, “Hinari and Internet-based Information Resources for Health Professionals…
Librarians without Borders® National HINARI Train the Trainer Workshop Report: April 17-19, 2016
Dhaka, Bangladesh (April 17-19, 2016) This three day workshop was conducted at the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC), Dhaka. It was supported by the…
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…
The Data Discovery Bootcamp Challenge!
Truthfully, I was tired and not sure if I felt up to attending The Data Discovery Bootcamp Challenge! on the last morning of MLA 2016,…
eHealth 2016
Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the annual eHealth conference organized by COACH: Canada’s health informatics organization. This year, the eHealth conference…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Who Is Alexandra Elbakyan…and Why Should You Care? In an age burgeoning with renegades—or revolutionaries—another has risen and taken center stage…
MLA 2016 Tech Trends Roundup
If you missed the MLA Tech Trends in Toronto, here is a roundup to catch you up! Tiffany Grant – An Informatics Lab: A Collaborative…
Cunningham Fellow to Attend Mosaic ’16 in Toronto
Submitted by Megan von Isenburg, Chair, International Cooperation Section MLA will host the Cunningham Fellow at this year’s annual meeting in Toronto, ON, Canada. The…
International News
Submitted by Katie D. McLean, AHIP CHLA/ABSC Elects New Executive Roles and Board Members The 2016 Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé…