Technology: The Gene Expression Omnibus as an Introduction to Genetic Data Sharing for Health Sciences Librarians
Submitted by Dorothy Ogdon, AHIP, Library, Touro University California–Vallejo; edited by Jean M. GudenasThe Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), provided by the National Center for Biotechnology…
Social Media: Using Flickr for Library Reference
Submitted by Patricia F. Anderson, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Once upon a time, I received a…
Staffing the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Central Florida–Orlando, and Bradley A. Long, AHIP, Park Library, Central Michigan University–Mount Pleasant Campus Editor’s…
Technology: 3D Printing in Medical Libraries
Figure 13D print from an MRI scan of the right hemisphere of a brainUT Southwestern Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center Submitted by Peace…
Social Media: Making the Most of Your Library’s Social Media Accounts
Submitted by Katherine Ghezzi-Kopel, Fayetteville, NY; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Building a presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (or elsewhere) provides the opportunity for…
Technology: Citation Management on Mobile Devices
Submitted by David Petersen, AHIP, Dr. Lon & Elizabeth Parr Reed Health Sciences Library, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN; edited by Jean M. Gudenas The…
Social Media: More than GoodReads: Which Online Reading Network Is Right for You?
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Nova Scotia Health Authority–Halifax, Canada I started 2016 feeling like I wanted to make more time…
Social Media: Periscoping a “Slice of Life,” Inside and Outside of the Library
Submitted by Mark Vrabel, AHIP, Library Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh, PA; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP MLA members are by now likely familiar with Periscope,…
Technology: Browsing the Stacks in a Discovery Tool
Submitted by Harold S. Bright IV, A.T. Still Memorial Library, A.T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa, AZ; edited by Jean M. Gudenas How…
Technology: Managing E-Resources
Submitted by Erin Wentz, Henrietta DeBenedictis Library, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University–Boston; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Electronic resource management systems…
Social Media: Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
Submitted by Caitlyn Ford, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Top tips when working with…
FYI
Submitted by Donald Welch Did You See That?! Samuel F. Morrison may be retired as the director of the Broward County Library, Fort Lauderdale, FL,…
Social Media: How to Hashtag Chat: Twitter Tips from #medlibs
Submitted by Nicole (Nikki) Dettmar, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Washington–Seattle; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP You’ve seen the weekly #medlibs hashtag Twitter chat (linked…
Technology: Translator Apps
Submitted by Shelie Vacek, AHIP, University Libraries, University of South Dakota–Vermillion; edited by Jean M. Gudenas A 2014 article from the British Medical Journal published…
Technology: The colwiz Research Collaboration Tool
Submitted by Lynne M. Fox, AHIP, Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver Anschutz Medical Campus [retired]; edited by Jean M. Gudenas A free tool for…
Social Media: How Libraries Are Using Instagram
Submitted by Lara Killian, AHIP, Nova Scotia Hospital Library, Capital Health, Dartmouth, NS, Canada Introduction to Instagram Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform now owned by…
Technology: Mobile Applications for Molecular Visualization and Research
Submitted by Dorothy May, John A. Burns School of Medicine Health Sciences Library, University of Hawaii−Honolulu; edited by Jean M. Gudenas In recent years, the…
Technology: Passport to Digital Citizenship
Submitted by Emily J. Hurst, AHIP, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University–Richmond; edited by Jean M. Gudenas Editor’s Note: This month’s issue…
Social Media: Social Media and Health: Digital Citizenship in a New Age of Patient Care
Submitted by Denise Smith, Health Sciences Library, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Editor’s Note: This month’s issue features two articles…
Social Media: Twitter’s Best Kept Secret: Curated Twitter Lists
Submitted by Sheryl Ramer Gesoff, Peter Nicholas Memorial Library, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY; edited by Lara Killian, AHIP Check out the video version of…