Global Health & Health Equity: Resource Limited but Knowledge Rich: Hinari and Systematic Review Training in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe in Africa.Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.Submitted by Lilian Hoffecker, Global Health and Health Equity Column Editor, MLAConnect, with contributions from Karin Saric, Sarah Young, Erin…
Global Health & Health Equity: A Call to Action: Read, Reflect, Include, Repeat
Submitted by Mary Shah, AHIP, Wiggans Health Sciences Library, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT; edited by Lilian Hoffecker George Floyd’s murder on May 25 set off…
Global Health & Health Equity: Assisting Clinicians in Addressing Human Trafficking
Written by Amy Sharpe, Sharp HealthCare, and Founder and Cochair, Health Subcommittee, San Diego Human Trafficking & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Advisory Council,…
Consumer Health: Emotional Health in the Library: Part II: Emotional Labor
Miriam Matteson, associate professor at Kent State University,presented on emotional labor at theOhio Health Sciences Library Association Fall 2019 Meeting. In “Emotional Health in the…
Introducing the Global Health & Health Equity Column!
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay. Welcome to the inaugural Global Health & Health Equity column! This column will cover hub activities and be a platform…
Transition: Retiring the Social Media Column
The MLAConnect Editorial Board made the decision to retire the Social Media column at our last meeting. While I do not have the exact date…
Ending on a High Note: Top 10 Technology Articles
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Earlier last month, it was announced that a few of the MLAConnect columns will be retired to better align…
Technology: Teaching with JupyterHub
Submitted by Shirley Zhao and Jessi Van Der Volgen, AHIP, Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah–Salt Lake City; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Jupyter…
Caucus News: Enhancing Patient Experience through Patient-Centered Library Services
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, pages 3–4. The Bedford Veterans Administration (VA) provides…
Caucus News: Book Review
Editor’s Note: Republished and edited with permission from the September 2019 Consumer Connections, volume 35, issue 3, page 6. Elaine Birchall and Suzanne Cronkwright. Conquer…
Technology: LibKey and LibKey Nomad
Submitted by Andrew Hickner on behalf of the MLA UX Caucus; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Note: The purpose of the new MLA UX Caucus…
Technology: New Tool Discovery: HubMed Citation Finder
Submitted by Kathryn Vela, AHIP, Evidence Synthesis Program, Portland VA Health Care System, Portland, OR; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP Earlier this week, I found…
Technology: The Virtual Reality Studio at Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences
Submitted by Dorothy C. Ogdon, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama–Birmingham; edited by Tony Nguyen, AHIP In February 2019, the University…
Technology: Write for MLAConnect!
Have you been inspired by technology recently? Do you know of a new web resource or program that you would like to share with others?…
Technology: DataBasic.io and the Data Culture Project
Guest post written by Kiri Burcat, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore; edited by…
Social Media: Back to It and Looking for Future Content!
Hi MLA! I just transitioned to a new position as the manager of research and instruction at the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.…
Technology: Location-Based Storytelling with StoryMap
Guest post submitted by Jarrod Irwin, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore StoryMap, a…
Technology: Pew Research Center: Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 Report
The Pew Research Center released the Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019 report [1]. This report is based on telephone interviews conducted January 8–February 7,…
Technology: 2018 Technology Articles in the JMLA
Are you reading the Journal of the Medical Librarian Association (JMLA)? If not, you may be missing several fantastic publications from medical librarians who wrote…
Technology: Technology Showcases and Sessions at MLA ’19
Are you attending MLA ’19? A number of exciting sessions are planned this year, including many that will feature uses of technology and its benefits…