DOCLINE Talkline: Introducing DOCLINE 6.0
Wednesday, July 25 – 12 MT/1 CT
Presented by NDCO
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In the inaugural session of DOCLINE Talkline, Erin Latta, NNLM DOCLINE Coordinator and Lis Unger, NLM DOCLINE Team Lead will introduce users to DOCLINE 6.0. In this session users will
Understand the Google sign-in process
How to link accounts to DOCLINE
Get a sneak peek at library records in the redesigned DOCLINE.
If you would like to ask a question ahead of time, please e-mail DOCLINE@hshsl.umaryland.edu (link sends e-mail). This will allow the presenters an opportunity to present the webinar to meet your needs. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - July 24, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
DOCLINE Talkline
Please join us tomorrow for the National DOCLINE Coordination office’s DOCLINE Talkline that is scheduled for tomorrow at 2pm Eastern. Lis Unger, DOCLINE Team Lead, any I will be introducing the Redesigned DOCLINE for NNLM staff.
Details below:
Date/Time: July 18, 2018 2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT/12:00 PM MT/11:00 AM PT
Topic: DOCLINE Talkline: Introducing DOCLINE 6.0
Host: Erin D. Latta
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Time: 2:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Session number: 620 078 576
Session password: docline
To Join the Training Session (Quick Jump)
Go to https://nih.webex.co...
Source: MCR News - July 17, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
Tomorrow – Breezing Along with the RML
Discussion – Health Information for Public Librarians Symposium
Wednesday, July 18 – 2 MT/3 CT
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Please note the New Time – 2pm MT/3pm CT
Public librarians from the MidContinental Region joined colleagues from throughout the country in May to discuss a duty that they perform on a regular basis, providing reliable health information to their patrons.
The Health Information for Public Librarians Symposium held at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association in Atlanta provided librarians with a day and a half of presentations and discussions on health information.
Several participants from the MidCo...
Source: MCR News - July 17, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
National Guideline Clearinghouse to Shut Down July 16
Due to budget cuts, the National Guideline Clearinghouse is scheduled to shut down July 16th. Read more about this from the American Academy of Family Physicians. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - July 13, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
July issue of NIH News in Health
Check out the July issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research. Download a PDF version for printing.
We’re debuting a new feature this month! Take a look at our Clinical Research Corner, which highlights NIH-funded clinical studies looking for volunteers.
Preparing for Menopause
A Woman’s Midlife Change
Menopause is a phase of life that brings gradual changes. Learn ways to manage the mid-life transition.
Acne Breakouts
Controlling Problem Pimples
Doctors don’t know why only some people get acne. But they can help you control it...
Source: MCR News - July 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
Data Management for Librarians CE workshop
The University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries is hosting a 4-hour Data Management for Librarians CE workshop in Minneapolis, MN on August 6th. Registration for the workshop is free, and there are a select number of travel stipends available for up to $1,000. The Workshop will introduce participants to key elements of research data management in the health sciences, including best practices for documentation, metadata, backup, storage, and preservation. Participants in the CE course may also partake in an online data management skills community of practice, which will meet quarterly to take a deeper dive into data...
Source: MCR News - July 3, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List Source Type: news
Salt Lake County Library Is Providing Opioid-Overdose Reversal Drug Kits to Patrons in an Effort to Save Lives.
Salt Lake County Library is taking action in the opioid crisis by supplying Naloxone kits containing opioid-overdose reversal drugs to its patrons. Anyone can go to their local library in Salt Lake County to obtain a kit. No questions or personal information is required.
This initiative is one of several across the country in which librarians are recognizing and responding to opioid overdoses in their communities. Read an article about Salt Lake County’s efforts on Route Fifty website. You can also go to Ted Med to a Philadelphia librarian’s story about serving amid the opioid crisis. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - June 29, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Opioid Salt Lake County Library Source Type: news
HerbList: An Informative App to Better Understand Herbs and Herbal Products
NIH’s National Center of Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has released a new mobile app called HerbList. HerbList is an innovative way to deliver information about herbal safety and effects to users. The information is supported by research-based data on herbs and herbal supplements.
The app was created in an effort to inform the public about the effects of specific products. This can help consumers, health care specialists, and patients keep informed. If you would like to learn more about HerbList, visit the NCCIH website or go to HerbList App. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - June 21, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List HerbList Source Type: news
Sewell Travel Award for Public Health – 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo
Call for applicants 2018
Is your position related to public health? Would you like an opportunity to immerse yourself in the public health field for a few days? Then you need to apply for the Sewell Travel Award for Public Health and attend the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo. This year’s meeting theme is “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now.” The meeting will be held Nov. 10 – 14 in San Diego, CA.
We anticipate funding approximately 8 non-local librarians (at least $1,235) and 2 local librarians (at least $730). The award will reimburse you for the cost of APHA members...
Source: MCR News - June 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects
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Source: MCR News - June 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
This Wednesday – New Time: Breezing Along with the RML 2pm MT/3pm CT
Breezing Along with the RML: Updates on VR project and All of US Initiative
Wednesday, June 20 – 2pm MT/3pm CT
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Please note the New Time – 2pm MT/3pm CT
Join us for updates on two projects:
Brandon Patterson and Donna Baluchi from Eccles Health Sciences Library will share their Virtual Reality (VR) Studio:
As campus demand and interest in VR education expand, library personnel interviewed VR champions and potential users of a future library space dedicated to VR play and development. Funds for VR equipment were secured through the Technology Improvement Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine M...
Source: MCR News - June 18, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: ssawyer Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List Source Type: news
PainTracker: An Online Survey to Underline the Needs of Chronic Pain Patients.
How do you treat a patient with complex chronic pain in a way that accounts for factors like genetics or their medical histories? For some patients, it is hard to find a treatment that aligns with their individual needs and conditions with the very few options available.
The article, “To treat pain, you need to treat the patient” describes how researchers at the University of Washington Center for Pain Relief created an online form called PainTracker to help determine the effectiveness of the patient’s treatments and improve their quality of life.
If you would like to learn more about the PainTracker, go to Sci...
Source: MCR News - June 15, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List PainTracker Source Type: news
Course Registration Now Open – Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles
Would you like to better understand the issues of big data in clinical outcomes and what roles health sciences librarians can take on in this area? If so, consider registering for Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles.
COURSE:
Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles
Students who successfully complete the course will:
Explain the role big data plays in clinical patient outcomes.
Explain current/potential roles in which librarians are supporting big data initiatives
Illustrate the fundamentals of big data from a systems perspective
Articulate their views/options on the role health sciences sector libra...
Source: MCR News - June 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
The Dish on “ The Dish ”
Eric Dishman, director of the All of Us Research Program, produces a video blog called The Dish that can update you on this ambitious effort to recruit a million or more people to share their biomedical data. You can view his comments on his YouTube channel. (Source: MCR News)
Source: MCR News - June 8, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Interest List #Health Sciences List #Public/K-12 List All of Us Blog Dish Source Type: news
Introduction to Software Carpentry for Librarians
If you missed the online forum “Introduction to Software Carpentry for Librarians” with speakers Cam Macdonell and Clara Llebot Lorente on 5/24/2018 the recording is now available: https://youtu.be/Gi6Ic3IaAYw.
Slides and other documents such as the chat transcript are viewable in this Google Docs folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DfJK8vi6ch0GjQj3zyfdNYoTLUcuGpcT.
Sponsored by ACRL ULS Technology in University Libraries, they would appreciate your feedback http://bit.ly/tuls-eval-carpentry.
Carpentries folks ask for feedback here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd90vQzJcxGsT3rRtY5bZsf4oMRX0HE...
Source: MCR News - June 6, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: #CC/Academic List #Health Sciences List Source Type: news
