Personals: Jessica A. Garsed: Jeopardy! Champion
Jessica Garsed is the librarian for the Veterans Affairs Maine Health Care System–Togus. Garsed was a three-time (night) Jeopardy! champion in October. Garsed plans to…
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…
ToxNet Alternatives: Occupational Health Resources
I suspect that many PHHA members have already heard that ToxNet is going offline as of December 2019. Some of its many databases/tools will be…
Medical Library Education: Celebrating Health Sciences Libraries!
Medical library education—and all forms of librarianship really—revolve around, as well as depend upon, the universal goodwill of core stakeholders to help foster positive patron…
Personals: Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, Receives the NNLM SCR 2019 Emerging Leader Award
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (NNLM SCR), is proud to announce that Lindsay E. Blake, AHIP, UAMS Library, University of…
Personals: Joyce Backus to Retire
Joyce Backus began her career at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) as graduate student thirty-six years ago and, after careful consideration, decided to retire…
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?…
MLA October Webinar: Find the Light in a Grey Literature Search!
Being asked to do a grey literature search does not have to darken your mood. If you know how to identify the most valuable types…
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…
Honoring Our Past
Reading about the passing of Donald A. B. Lindberg, former director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), is a reminder of the commitment to…
Personals: New Position for Sarah Towner Wright at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Sarah Towner Wright is School of Medicine librarian and clinical team lead at the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina (UNC)–Chapel Hill.…
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…
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske – Recipient of the 2019 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award!
Congratulations to Rachel Fenske, Information Services and Outreach Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama. She is the recipient of the 2019 Michael…
All That Potential – Finding Potential Partners
All That Potential – Finding Potential Partners Public health is a group effort. A person’s health is the result of complex interactions between the environment,…
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,…
Assessment Strategies for Understanding and Retention
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Whether you are in a classroom, in a health care setting, or out working with the public, clear communication…
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…
An Evolving Resource: CAPHIS’s Most Trusted Health Websites
If you are a member of MLA’s Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS), the phrase “top 100” probably means something very different to you…
ELEVATED and Connected – PH/HA Travel Stipend Recap
The 2019 MLA Annual Meeting centered the conversations around improving support and services and growing the profession. The theme this year was ELEVATE, and that reflected…