Library Resources for Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Updated Recommendations from the Dental Caucus
By Lorraine Porcello, MSLIS, MSIM; Natalie Clairoux, MSc, MSI; Nicole Theis-Mahon, MLIS, AHIP; Sean M. Stone, MLS; Bradrick McClam, MEd, AHIPRaskin and Hathorn published the first…
Audience Analysis: Meet Your Learners Where They Are
By Anna Ferri and Megan De Armond The first phase of designing a new learning intervention involves identifying a problem or goal the instruction is…
From the Back Burner to Done: Time Management Tips
First published in Southern Expressions, Vol. 38, No. 1. By Terri Gotschall, Rachel Walden, Nakia Woodward, and Emily Weyant. Don’t want to write an article,…
In Memoriam: Patricia Gallagher
Patricia Gallagher, MA, MLS, AHIP, FMLA, passed away on December 1, 2021, after a ten-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was sixty-seven years old. To…
In Memoriam: Patty Davies
Patty Davies (right) with Jim Morgan (left), who was OHSU library director for many years Patty Davies, former librarian at The Oregon Health and Science…
In Memoriam: Edward Janavel Huth
Edward Janavel Huth, 98, of Bryn Mawr died November 2, 2021, with his wife of sixty-four years by his side. Ed was born in Philadelphia…
Busting Myths about Preprints
Preprints are increasingly in the public eye, in part due to their contribution to the research corpus during the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. But what exactly…
In Memoriam: Ann Brooks
Ann Brooks was a distinguished librarian who held two master’s degrees in library science and business administration. Ann began her career at the Texas A&M…
In Memoriam: William Dosite Postell, Jr.
A native of New Orleans, Bill attended Spring Hill College and Tulane University, where he earned his undergraduate degree and was a member of Sigma…
In Memoriam: Janet Louise (Earnshaw) Minnerath
During her distinguished career, Janet was the founding director of the VAMIS (Virginia Medical Information System), based at Virginia Commonwealth University, and established medical libraries…
In Memoriam: Ronald D. Padot
Ronald D. Padot, 53, died peacefully at home in the Detroit area surrounded by family on November 23, 2021, after being diagnosed earlier this year…
In Memoriam: Mitzi Williams
Submitted by [Link removed (Trenton Boyd)], [Link removed (Vicki Croft)], and Gretchen Stephens Mitsuko “Mitzi” Williams passed away on November 11, 2021, from complications of a genetic…
Peer-to-Peer Instruction
At a time when library budgets are not as healthy as in years past, increased efficiency can be vital to continued library growth and success.…
What Do We Really Mean by “Open”?
The terms open access (OA), open educational resources (OER), and open science get batted around a lot, but what does “open” really mean? Open access,…
Developing a Medical Library Instruction Program
This article was originally published in the Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services Caucus Newsletter (Vol. 41, No. 4, October 2021). I want to…
Sharing Health Information with the Wary: A Consumer Health Librarian’s Tips
The first frame of the Association of College & Research Libraries’ Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, an outline of essential information literacy concepts,…
Best Practices for Finding Research Data
In the spring of 2021, librarians from the University of California, San Francisco Library and the University of Nebraska Medical Center McGoogan Health Sciences Library…
WikiProject Medicine: A Medical Informatics Elective for Enhancing the Quality of Patient Education
In the fall of 2016, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Medical Informatics team was invited to plan and develop an innovative course…
In Memoriam: Mary E. Youngkin
Mary E. Youngkin passed away on July 11, 2021, at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah. A dear friend and colleague, she is survived…
Getting Started with Publishing in Academia
Writing an original research manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed journal may feel like jumping off the high dive into the deep end before you’ve…