International News
Free website enhances medical education globallyAs the millennial generation enters medical school, educators are presented with new challenges. Among the challenges is the issue of…
FYI: Spinning Your Wheels
Is there huffing and puffing in YOUR library? Did a craze to huff and puff and sweat in the library begin in 2016? Here in…
Leadership and Management: Champion “Team You”
As we embark upon a new year, many of us have a routine of setting goals for the year in our personal and professional lives.…
Liaison Committee on Medical Education Requirements and the “Born Digital” Library
Submitted by Elizabeth R. Lorbeer, AHIP, Library, Western Michigan University School of Medicine–Kalamazoo, and Nadine Dexter, AHIP, Harriet F. Ginsburg Health Sciences Library, University of…
An Anthem for Librarians?
Submitted by Frank Houghton and Kelly Evans, Eastern Washington University–Spokane Dear Editor, If you have studied history at college, as both authors have, it is…
Librarians without Borders® HINARI and Internet Resources Workshop Report Bhutan: September 5-8, 2016
Bhutan (September 5-6 and 7-8, 2016) Two 2-day workshops were conducted at Keysar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences, Bhutan. They were supported by the World…
Librarians Without Borders® HINARI/Health on the Internet Resources Workshop Report: June 17, 2016
HINARI/Health on the Internet Resources Workshop, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (June 13-17, 2016) This five day workshop was conducted at the Provincial Health Authority/Mt.…
Leadership and Management: Let’s Continue to Make a Difference
Submitted by Tara Douglas-Williams, Chair, Leadership and Management Section Editor’s note: Tara Douglas-Williams is the current chair of the Leadership and Management Section. Learn more…
An experience at Bracken Health Science Library – forth week
Time flies! It’s the last week of my visit in Bracken and also a short week (Monday was the Thanksgiving Holiday in Canada). This week…
An experience at Bracken Health Science Library – third week
It’s the third week I have been here. I got more time to talk with Bracken’s librarians one-on-one during this week. Sarah, a librarian…
MLA HINARI/Research4Life Grants Recipients Announced
MLA and the Elsevier Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2016 MLA HINARI/Research4Life Grants. Funded by the Elsevier Foundation, these grants will…
International News
Edited by Gayle Graham, AHIP Innovative Online Health Care Portal Launched in Nova Scotia, Canada In a world where consumers can make hair appointments and…
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,…
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.…
Sneak Peek on MLA Award for Research Advancement
By Margaret Bandy and Michelle Kraft, Research Imperative Task Force (RITF) Does your organization support your involvement in research activities? The MLA Board has approved…
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…