e-Books and Digital Library Projects
The continued growth of digital content and e-books has lead to an explosion of digital library projects. According to a study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project released this past summer, trends show that American’s are gradually reading more materials in digital form. Recent developments related to the legality of large-scale projects such as Google Books project has further brought attention the growing demand for e-book content and services. As librarians and publishers continue to sort through legal issues related to e-book licensing it is important to note that several digital library projects are ...
Source: Network News - December 11, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology Source Type: news
Creative Commons 4.0 Licenses
Have you been interested in using Creative Commons licenses on your work but unsure about the options? Last month Creative Commons announced the latest version of their license which makes registering and using the license much easier. The 4.0 licenses are available for adoption and use worldwide. The new license structure makes it easier share and reuse CC licensed materials. The CC license is one of several public copyright licenses that enable free distribution of otherwise copyrighted work. The new version of the license provides an easy to use interface that allows license seekers to select how they want their materia...
Source: Network News - December 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology copyright creative commons sharing Source Type: news
Updates on the Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Healthcare.gov website continue to be much in the news, and several important updates have taken place recently. The Healthcare.gov website has undergone a number of updates related to the numerous technical problems previously encountered, and the site now has a new look. Three options are immediately presented to visitors to the site: See Plans Before I Apply; See If I Can Get Lower Costs; and Apply Now for Health Coverage. The deadline for coverage beginning January 1, 2014 has also been extended to December 23, 2013.
Regular scheduled maintenance to the site has provided software...
Source: Network News - December 4, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: Consumer Health General (all entries) Source Type: news
Why Use MedlinePlus Connect? What Key Informants Say
Health care is undergoing a virtual information revolution, fueled by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which permits reimbursement incentives for eligible professionals and hospitals that meet criteria for becoming “meaningful users” of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.
“Meaningful use” is defined, in part, as using EHRs to improve and demonstrate the quality of care, such as e-prescribing, electronic exchange of health information, and submission of quality measures to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS has set standards to meaningful use that are to...
Source: Network News - December 2, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: EHR General (all entries) Technology meaningful use medlineplus medlineplus connect national library of medicine NLM phr Source Type: news
Visual Literacy Competency Standards
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) recently released Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. According to the standards “visual literacy is a set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media. Visual literacy skills equip a learner to understand and analyze the contextual, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, intellectual, and technical components involved in the production and use of visual materials. A visually literate individual is both a critical consumer of visual media and a competent contributor to a ...
Source: Network News - November 27, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology Source Type: news
Turkey Time!
It’s that time of year again! Cooking meals for friends and family is one of the best parts of the holidays–be sure you know how to do it safely.
The four biggest health issues when preparing a turkey include:
Thawing
Preparing
Stuffing
Cooking
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest three safe ways to thaw food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in a microwave oven. It’s also important to be aware that turkeys must be thawed at a safe temperature; between 40 and 140°F is when foodborne bacteria multiply the fastest!
As always, be mindful that preparing raw poultry includes ...
Source: Network News - November 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Consumer Health Public Health Source Type: news
Project Spotlight: Environmental Health Student Portal
Guest author: David Duggar, MLIS, Reference Librarian and Will Olmstadt, MSLS, MPH, Associate Director, LSU Health Shreveport, Health Sciences Library
In 2011 the National Library of Medicine debuted the The Environmental Health Student Portal.
In May 2012 the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport Library (LSUHSC-S) received an Express Outreach Award to promote the Environmental Health Student Portal (EHSP) through the Caddo Parish public school science teachers and librarians. Caddo Parish had 23 public schools covering 7th grade life science, high school biology, or environmental science. Working with the District ...
Source: Network News - November 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding K-12 Network Member Spotlight Outreach award environmental health express outreach lsu national library of medicine project Source Type: news
NLM’s New Traveling Exhibition
The National Library of Medicine’s Exhibition Program has a new traveling banner exhibition: From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry. The exhibition explores some of the processes, problems, and potential inherent in technologies that use microorganisms for health and commercial purposes. Over the past two centuries, scientists, in partnership with industry, have developed techniques using and modifying life forms like yeast, molds, and bacteria, to create a host of new therapies and produce better foods and beverages. The exhibition illustrates the history of this dynamic relationship among micr...
Source: Network News - November 21, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Cheryl Rowan Tags: General (all entries) NLM Announcements Source Type: news
Social Media for Crisis Communications
Last week HowTo.gov hosted a free webinar devoted to social media communication use in crisis situations. Social Media for Crisis Communication; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly presenter Nicole Stillwell from the United States Department of State provided ten best practices for using social media during a crisis. In this presentation Stillwell presented a crisis as not only a natural disaster or unexpected event but also a public relations crisis.
An overview of the 10 best practices for the use of social media include:
Cease Normal Operations – Halt any scheduled posts that were to be sent out once a crisis has bee...
Source: Network News - November 20, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Technology .gov crisis crisis communication education free learning social media webinar Source Type: news
Data Management Curriculum Now Available
The Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has recently released the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum which offers openly available materials that librarians can use to teach research data management best practices to students in the sciences, health sciences and engineering fields, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The materials in the curriculum are openly available, with lecture notes and slide presentations that librarians teaching RDM can customize for their particular audiences. The curriculum also has a database of real life research cases that can be inte...
Source: Network News - November 18, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: Data General (all entries) Technology Source Type: news
Top Strategic Tech Trends for 2014
Leading information technology (IT) research advisory company Gartner recently revealed their Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2014. According to Gartner a strategic technology is “one with the potential for significant impact on the enterprise in the next three years.” Included in the factors defined as significant are the potential to disrupt current IT or business models, the need for financial investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.
Strategic technology may be an emerging technology that offers benefits to early adopters or it may be an existing technology which has matured or become suitabl...
Source: Network News - November 13, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology emerging technology planning strategic technollogy Source Type: news
e-Collection Publication Model for PubMed
A new publication model (PubModel) called Electronic-eCollection was recently introduced for PubMed citations from electronic-only journals. The PubModel value is carried in the journal citation and is used for the citation display in PubMed. The new value Electronic-eCollection means an article is published electronically on a specific date (this date must include year, month, and day in numerical format) and then is also associated with an electronic collection date (akin to an issue; this date can be a year or a year and month, but never a year, month, and day).
(Source: Network News)
Source: Network News - November 11, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Michelle Malizia Tags: General (all entries) PubMed Source Type: news
New Titles Added to Lending Library
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region added two new books to the Lending Library. Among the new titles are another book on video creation which provides many good tips and best practices for video creation and a book on supervising library staff.
Fundamentals of Library Supervision (Second Edition)
Author: Joan Giesecke and Beth McNeil
Description: Two experienced library managers explain how to create a productive workplace as they weave expert advice and commentary into an easy-to-use resource. This revised edition focuses on daily, real-world practices offering
Specific strategies for new ...
Source: Network News - November 11, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Lending Library Technology book books review reviews Source Type: news
Not All Digital Natives Connected
This study demonstrates that despite the stereotypes or preconceived notions about youth or millennials, not everyone is connected. Individual preferences about access to and use of systems continues into younger generations. (Source: Network News)
Source: Network News - November 6, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Technology connected digital age digital divide digital natives report statistics Source Type: news
Project Spotlight: School Nurses
Guest author: April Schweikhard, MLIS, Reference and Instructional Services Librarian, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Schusterman Library
The school nurse — I, myself, have fond memories of my childhood school nurses who conducted our health screenings and oversaw our health from elementary school through high school. I must admit that I was more than once guilty of faking ailments in order to escape class to visit the school nurse. But beyond our memories, what do we, as library professionals, know about school nurses? What are their needs and how might we be able to support them through health information outreach? W...
Source: Network News - November 5, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily Hurst Tags: General (all entries) Grants and Funding Network Member Spotlight Outreach assessment award community assessment needs assessment nurse nursing oklahoma project school nurse tulsa Source Type: news
