LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Medical Librarianship category. http://www.libworm.com/rss/index.php/Medical-Librarianship/11/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:30:02 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/504049219/digicmb Adding Third-Party Widgets to Your Share Point 2007 Site Special Online Collection: Education and Technology (Source: DigiCMB) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:03 +0100 690286 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1597 It’s a new series of classes presented by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region! We’re focusing on the “spotlight” aspect - choosing limited databases on which to focus, and practice time with exercises in each monthly session. The first is “Update on PubMed” - presented by Rebecca Brown on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 for one hour - 1:00 MT, 2:00 CT. This online training is FREE, and requires no registration. All you need is a computer with Internet access and a phone. All classes can be accessed by going to https://webmeeting. nih.gov/mcrupdate. The series is targeted for the fourth Wednesday each month. Upcoming dates and topics include: Feb. 25 -MedlinePlus and the Household Products Database., March 25 - Educational Resources for Kids, and April 22 - Drug Resources. We hope to “see” you there! (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:38:28 +0100 690174 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/504354904/elsevier-grand-challenge-finalists.html The Elsevier Grand Challenge: Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences is a contest created to improve the way scientific information is communicated and used. Participants were to submit a description and prototype a toll that would improve the interpretation and identification of meaning in online journals and databases. Examples of what they were interested in:Ways improve the process, methods, or results of creating, review and editing scientific contentMethods to interpret, visualize, or connect knowledge more effectivelyTools or ideas for measuring the impact of these improvementsFour finalists have been chosen:Seán I. O' Donoghue, Lars Jensen Heiki Horn, Evangelos Pafilis, Michael Kuhn, Nigel P. Brown, and Reinhard Schneider, Germany, for “Reflect: Automated Annotation of Scientific Terms” Vıt Novacek, Tudor Groza, Ioana Hulpus, and Siegfried Handschuh, Ireland, “CORAAL – Dive into Publications, Bathe in the Knowledge ” Amr Ahmed, Andrew Arnold, Luis Pedro Coelho, Joshua Kangas, Abdul-Saboor Sheik, Eric Xing, William Cohen and Robert F. Murphy, USA, “Structured Literature Image Finder” Stephen Wan, Cecile Paris, Robert Dale, Michael Muthukrishna, Ilya Anisimoff and Julien Blondeau, Australia, “Citation Sensitive In-Browser Summarisation of Cited Documents”Keep an eye on these tools, some of these could have some applications in research libraries. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 690302 http://tscott.typepad.com/tsp/2009/01/a-pile-of-books.html It was introvert heaven.  Lynn left around noon the day after Christmas to take her dad back to Little Rock and to spend a few days sorting through more of her mom's stuff.  Marian and Josie had come over to say goodbye, but they left shortly thereafter.  From then until Tuesday evening, when Lynn got home, I had no obligations, nobody that I had to see, no place that I had to go, nobody that I had to talk to. (Source: T. Scott) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 690289 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1592 The Radiation Event Medical Management System (REMM) http://remm.nlm.gov/ is available for download to mobile devices (Blackberry®, Windows Mobile®, Palm®) with selected key files from the full online version.  REMM is produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine®, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject matter experts from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many US and international consultants. For more see http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd08/nd08_sis_reprint_remm.html [NLM New files for the week of Dec 29, 2008] WISER 4.2 is now available!  You may download it from the WISER web site http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/ , or access the on-line version, WebWISER. http://webwiser.nlm.nih.gov/ WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. [NLM-WISER-L] DisasterAssistance.gov http://www.disasterassistance.gov/ DisasterAssistance.gov is an easy to use website that consolidates disaster information in one place. Currently, 17 U.S. Government agencies, which sponsor more than 40 forms of disaster assistance, contribute to the website. You can apply for many forms of assistance with a single, online application. Your application information is shared only with those agencies that you identify and is protected by the highest levels of security. Ultimately, DisasterAssistance.gov will speed the application process and allow you to check the progress of your application online. [[DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB ] Ready or Not 2008 http://healthyamericans.org/assets/files/bioterror-report-2008. ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:57 +0100 689875 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1590 The January 2009 issue of NIH News in Health is now available online.  Learn how cold weather can affect medical conditions, find out about the most common uses for complimentary and alternative medicine, and read about the results of two clinical trials studying alternative medicine for the treatment of prostate cancer. [da] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:03:28 +0100 689876 http://tscott.typepad.com/tsp/2009/01/asking-students-about-open-access.html I had an ulterior motive. (Source: T. Scott) Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 690290 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/503488033/haworth-press-now-at-informaworld.html (from liblicense)All journal titles formerly published by Haworth Press are now available at informaworld. This marks the first stage in migrating the ejournals from www.haworthpress.com to informaworld. Informaworld site that hosts journals, eBooks, abstract databases and reference works published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.Things You Need To Know in General:Taylor & Francis will be publishing these titles on a calendar year basis. All Haworth journal titles are available from informaworld. From this point, no new content with a 2009 volume year will be added to www.haworthpress.com, nor will any new accounts be created on the siteThe Haworth Press site will run in tandem with informaworld until 30th March 2009, after which date the Haworth Press site will be closed.Things You Need To Know For Online Access:informaworld licensed access will be current content with a current subscription along with a backfile to 1997, where digitised. Older content will be available through Online Archive PackagesPurchased content will be available in perpetuity.Online Access to Ceased Titles -informaworld plans to host ceased titles from Haworth Press. A list of these titles can be found at www.informaworld.com/uploads/haworth_ceased_merged_renamed.xls. (Users will need to claim online access to ceased titles by contacting support@informaworld.com.)In most cases, online access should be transferred automatically to your institution's informaworld account. It is advised that you to check your access thoroughly whilst they are dual hosting and report any anomalies to the informaworld support team at support@informaworld.com. Statistics -Currently the usage statistics on www.haworthpress.com are not COUNTER Compliant. Because the data is not compliant they do not plan to migrate the Haworth Press usage statistics to informaworld.Users wishing to access these statistics should download them from www.haworthpress. ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 690041 http://tscott.typepad.com/tsp/2009/01/a-couple-of-simple-pasta-recipes.html My sister writes to say that her daughter, now in her second year at MIT, is looking for recipes.   Dining halls and many other campus dining options aren't open during January, so she and a group of her friends are doing a dinner rotation.  Here's a couple of my favorites that are easy, fun and delicious. (Source: T. Scott) Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 690291 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/501537737/digicmb OpenSimulator: The Choice for 2010 Gwyn’s Home » Blog Archive » (Source: DigiCMB) Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:10:08 +0100 689491 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1586 The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region is sponsoring a workshop on Knowledge Management.  Participants of this workshop must include a team consisting of a hospital librarian and a professional from another department in the same institution.  The goal of the workshop is for each team to explore the potential of knowledge management in the hospital setting, and to develop and implement a program in each respective institution.   In addition to the April 16-17, 2009 workshop, there are required readings, two required online pre-workshop sessions and post-workshop communication sessions.  These pre-workshop sessions will be held on March 9 and April 7 on Adobe Connect.  The post-workshop sessions will be scheduled at a later date.   Cost of the workshop is $35: this includes one lunch and all break refreshments. This workshop is open to participants nation-wide; however preference will be given to members of the MidContinental Region.  The first 2 teams of MidContinental Region network members accepted for the workshop will have their travel expenses paid.  Those 2 teams will be responsible to attend all sessions and either present their project within 18 months of the session or publish their work in a MidContinental Region publication.   To apply for this workshop, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mU0l95vzMYPHKD8L1WY87A_3d_3d and complete the application form.  Deadline for submission of applications is January 19, 2009. (bbj) (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:33:26 +0100 689214 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2009/01/02/2964 In dem Artikel Es ist Wissensmarkt - und keiner geht hin beleuchtet der jedem AGMB-Mitglied bekannte Cochrane-Papst Dr. Gerd Antes in der FAZ Wunsch und Wirklichkeit der Wissengewinnung. Er beklagt den know-do-gap - die “oft sehr großen Lücken oder Barrieren zwischen vorhandenem, überprüfbarem Wissen und tatsächlichem Tun von Ärzten und Patienten”. Er weist aber darauf hin, dass Deutschland auf dem Gebiet der Knowlegde Translation leider keine Rolle spielt. Kanada, Australien, Großbritannien, Neuseeland, die Niederlande und die skandinavischen Länder haben dagegen “dieses Anliegen bereits auf ihre Agenda genommen, und zwar sowohl auf der Seite der Wissensgenerierung wie auch der systematischen Wissensnutzung.” Wenn man entsprechenden Studien glauben darf, können oder wollen 80 Prozent der deutschen Ärzteschaft in der beruflichen Routine nichts in englischer Sprache lesen… [Die] anderen 20 Prozent [...] werden von ihren Organisationen und Verbänden weitgehend im Stich gelassen. Bei den deutschen politischen Instanzen und Organisationen ist eine erstaunliche Ignoranz und weitverbreitetes Desinteresse gegenüber diesen Entwicklungen festzustellen, die dazu führen, dass selbst etliche Universitätskliniken sowie der größte Teil der Ärzteschaft keinen Zugang zu den relevanten Wissensquellen hat.* Mit “relevanten Wissensquellen” meint Antes wohl vor allem die - nicht nur von ihm - als Krone der evidenz-basierten Medizin angesehene Cochrane Library, die tatsächlich nicht von allen Universitätsklinika Deutschland lizenziert wird. ... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:09:58 +0100 689797 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1582 “PrintWhatYouLike is a free web page editor that gives you control of how web pages look when printed. ”  Watch the short demo and see how easy it is to print only the elements you want on a web page.  You can eliminate inline ads and unwanted text. There is nothing to download.  Just enter the URL for the page you want to print.  http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/  [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:47:17 +0100 688800 http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar/archives/049879.html When asked by close friends and colleagues, I answer without hesitation: Twitter is the hottest social media tool of 2008. And yet, Twitter seems to continue to perplex many who try it. Why is that, do you suppose? ****************** For me, what's really surprising is how few Canadian academic librarians... (Source: UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 688908 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1572 NLM and MCR offices will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2009 for New Year’s holiday. We wish you all the best in 2009! (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:31:04 +0100 688529 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/30/2963 Ich habe mal alle meine Blogbeiträge des Jahres 2008 aus medinfo bei der VG Wort gemeldet. Seit kurzem(?) kann man dort auch im Rahmen einer Sonderausschüttung Internettexte melden, die keinen Zählpixel des ehrenwerten Vereins “Verwertungsgesellschaft WORT” enthalten. Mal gucken, was die daraus machen… Vielleicht gibt es ja doch den einen oder andere müden Euro und ich kann mich zur Ruhe setzen. Da die Mindestlänge für einen meldefähigen Text 1800 Anschläge beträgt (mit Leerzeichen), kamen nur aber wenige meiner Blogeinträge in Frage, so sehr ich mir auch immer Mühe gegeben habe, möglichst eloquent und weitschwafelig zu formulieren. Von meinen 380 Beiträgen in 2008 waren de facto nur 15-20 länger als diese eine Schreibmaschinenseite. Wenn ich dafür 50 Euro aus den Einnahmen der VG Wort (Bibliothekstantieme, Fotokopiergebühren, Kopienversand, CD-Brenner, usw) bekomme, kann ich wahrscheinlich schon froh sein. Related posts ZPID-Pressemitteilung vom 9. Juli 2007 bezieht sich auf UbMUW-INFO und medinfo (1) Zeitschrift liest medinfo liest Zeitschrift (0) Umfrage: Reichweitenanalyse (0) medinfo neues Lieblingsblog von krimi.mimi (0) Jubiläum: 500. Ausgabe des Bibliotheksnewsletters (2) (Source: medinfo) Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:54:24 +0100 688929 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1569 From School Library Journal http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1410038141.html [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:14:36 +0100 688317 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1566 I am reposting a post I made a year ago.  With the whole year ahead of us, you might want to consider backing up important files on your home and work computer. If you ever save a file to your Desktop or other place on your local hard-drive, there is a chance that it is not included in nightly Network back-ups. Microsoft has a short article on the subject at: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/what.mspx Windows XP Professional, XP Home and Windows Vista all have a built-in back-up utility. You can read more about it here: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/backup.mspx Instructions for making manual back-up copies are included in the article. And then, once you have backed up your files, you need to protect your back-up files. You can read more about it here: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/tips.mspx You can read about different external storage options at: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/data/storage.mspx There are also online storage options available: SugarSync http://www.sugarsync.com/  Drop Box http://www.getdropbox.com/ (Free) [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:08:56 +0100 688318 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1561 The National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association want to show you how to find the information that will help you achieve good health. The site introduces the resources of the National Library of Medicine and provides information that helps communities of color in rural settings make good health decisions. Visit http://olos.ala.org/goodhealth/ today! [da] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:56:19 +0100 688287 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1558 WISER 4.2 is out! Updates include substance’s protective distance data interactive maps for WISER for Windows. Visit http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/index.html to download the latest version. [da] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:09:31 +0100 688288 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/29/2950 Manfred STADLER, Jürgen STICKELBERGER: Kliniken auf dem Weg zur digitalen Informationsversorgung: Evaluation und Neustrukturierung der Zeitschriftenbeschaffung eines Klinikkonzern [Product Review] Zusammenfassung: Die umfassende Literaturversorgung in Kliniken und der gemeinsame Wunsch von Ärzten und Einkauf nach Optimierung durch den Einsatz geeigneter Lösungen stellt alle Betroffenen vor neue Herausforderungen. Der Artikel beschreibt eine Fallstudie von der Evaluierung der Ist-Situation bis zur Umsetzung der einzelnen Projektschritte. Schlüsselwörter: Aboverwaltung, Zeitschriften, Online-Zugänge, Bereitstellung, Optimierung, Gespag, Swets, Swetswise, Umstellung auf Online Manfred STADLER, Jürgen STICKELBERGER. Hospitals heading for digital information supply: evaluation and restructuring of the journal acquisition of a group of affiliated hospitals [Product Review] Abstract: The provision of professional information in hospitals as well as the need of both physicians and purchasers to streamline the process by means of appropriate solutions challenge all players in the value chain. This article describes a case study from the evaluation of the status quo to the implementation of the resulting project steps. Keywords: subscription management, journals, online access, provision, optimization, Gespag, Swets, SwetsWise, migration to online GMS Med Bibl Inf 2008;8(3):Doc31 Die elektronische Version dieses Artikels ist vollständig und ist verfügbar unter: http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/2008-8/mbi000128.shtml Wie auch bei früheren Ausgaben von GMS MEDIZIN - BIBLIOTHEK - INFORMATION werden die Beiträge des aktuellen Schwerpunktheftes zum Thema AGMB-Jahrestagung in Magdeburg 2008: “AGMB: weiter bilden - Netze knüpfen - Zukunft sichern”, jeweils mit Abstract in deutscher und englischer Sprache, in medinfo vorgestellt. Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +0100 688930 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/496108524/digicmb Academia.edu | Home (Source: DigiCMB) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:40:04 +0100 688118 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/496800817/digicmb Apple iPhone for physicians - UBC Health Library Wiki Defrosting the digital library at WoW! Wouter on the Web (Source: DigiCMB) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:40:04 +0100 688117 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/28/2949 Markus SCHMIEL: Die Hochschulbibliografie als Instrument der Mittelvergabe Zusammenfassung: Im März 2008 erfolgte die Implementierung eines neuen Verfahrens zur Erfassung der Publikationsdaten von Angehörigen der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover. Ziel der Umstellung auf zentrale Datensammlung in der MHH-Bibliothek war, die Abteilungen von der dezentralen Erstellung jährlicher Listen zu entlasten, die Berechnung leistungsorientierter Mittel seitens des Präsidialamtes zu erleichtern sowie eine aktuelle, transparente Hochschulbibliografie zu erzeugen. Durch die Verbindung von Bibliografie und leistungsorientierter Mittelvergabe (LOM) anhand von Publikationsdaten wird zum einen eine hohe Vollständigkeit der Daten gewährleistet, zum anderen präsentiert sich die Bibliothek als wichtiger Partner der Wissenschaftsadministration und erhöht so ihre Außenwahrnehmung. Die Entwicklung und Durchsetzung eines geeigneten Systems erfolgte unter Einbeziehung verschiedener Hochschulbereiche und stellte auch einen Versuch dar, die Bibliothek im Netz von Forschung, Lehre und Verwaltung neu zu verorten. Dabei offenbarte sich, dass die professionellste Lösung nicht immer die beste sein muss. Schlüsselwörter: Hochschulbibliografie, leistungsorientierte Mittelvergabe, RefWorks Markus SCHMIEL: The University Bibliography – a tool for ‘performance-related bonuses’ Abstract: In March 2008 the Hannover Medical School installed a new procedure for the collection of the publication data of its members. Aim of this reorganisation to a central database by the library was to disburden the institutes from the creation of annual lists, to convenience the calculation of the “performance-related bonuses” and to generate an actual, transparent University Bibliography. ... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:00:19 +0100 688931 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/27/2946 Doreen THIEDE: Bibliothekarischer Service für Patienten im Krankenhaus: Patientenbibliotheken im Spannungsfeld von Gesundheitspolitik und Informationsgesellschaft Zusammenfassung: Die Idee der Versorgung von kranken Menschen mit Literatur, die zur Genesung beiträgt, hat eine lange Tradition. Die Grundlagen einer benutzerfreundlichen Arbeit in einer Patientenbibliothek bilden dabei eine hohe Kommunikationskompetenz und ein ausgeprägter Service-Gedanke. Wie steht es um diesen Service zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts? Sparzwänge auf Seiten der Krankenhäuser durch die jüngste Gesundheitsreform einerseits und die veränderten Ansprüche der Menschen im Informationszeitalter andererseits stellen heutige Patientenbibliotheken vor große Herausforderungen. Nur wenn es den Patientenbibliotheken jedoch gelingt, durch engagierte Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und ein attraktives Medienangebot (z.B. Hörbücher) ihren besonderen Mehrwert für die Klinik herauszustellen, können sie die Genesung der Patienten im Sinne ganzheitlicher Versorgung fördern. Schlüsselwörter: Patientenbibliothek, Krankenhausbibliothek, Gesundheitspolitik, Kommunikation, Informationsgesellschaft, Hörbuch Doreen THIEDE: Library Service for hospital patients: Patients’ libraries between the conflicting priorities of health care policy and information society Abstract: The idea of supplying sick people with literature in order to support their recovery has a long tradition. The basics for a user centered work in a patients’ library are well-trained communication skills and distinct service awareness. Under which circumstances is this service provided at the beginning of the 21st century? Today patients’ libraries are faced with two main challenges: on the one hand there is the need to operate economically the hospital’s budget due to the latest health care reform, on the other there are the altered requirements of people in the information age. ... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:00:28 +0100 688030 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/26/2945 Melanie KINTZEL, Sabine HOYER: Die zukünftige Ausrichtung der AGMB: ein Bericht aus der Task-Force Zusammenfassung: Im Frühjahr 2008 lud der Vorstand der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB) e.V. die Mitglieder ein, eine Task-Force zu bilden, die sich mit der zukünftigen Ausrichtung des Verbandes beschäftigt und dazu Vorschläge und Visionen entwickelt. Anlass dafür waren u.a. in den letzten Jahren stagnierende Teilnehmerzahlen bei den Jahrestagungen sowie Schwierigkeiten bei der Suche von künftigen Tagungsorten und bei der Rekrutierung von Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten für die Vorstandswahlen. Dieser Beitrag stellt die Task-Force und ihre bisherige Arbeit vor, insbesondere die im Sommer 2008 durchgeführte Mitgliederbefragung und die ersten Ergebnisse daraus. Schlüsselwörter: AGMB, Verbandsarbeit, Strategie, Mitgliederbefragung Betty Melanie KINTZEL, Sabine HOYER: The future strategic concept of the AGMB: a preliminary report given by the task force Abstract: In the spring of 2008 the managing-committee of the Medical Library Association (AGMB) invited the members to form a task force in order to concentrate on a new strategic concept for the association and develop corresponding recommendations and visions. Stagnating attendance at the association’s annual conferences in recent years as well as difficulties in finding future venues and new candidates for the elections to the board gave reason to this scheme. This article introduces the members of the task force and their work hitherto with a special focus on the member survey conducted in the summer of 2008 and its first results. Keywords: AGMB, association work, strategic plan, member survey GMS Med Bibl Inf 2008;8(3):Doc28 Die elektronische Version dieses Artikels ist vollständig und ist verfügbar unter: http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/2008-8/mbi000125. ... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:00:03 +0100 688031 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/494623700/digicmb SCRAPPLET New app enables DIY social website design - news from Bluhalo, a leading digital agency. (Source: DigiCMB) Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:50:01 +0100 687652 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1552 Network members  have been invited to complete the 2008 Network Member Questionnaire. Have you responded? Just click on the link in the email you received and complete the questionnaire by January 16, 2009. If you’ve deleted the email contact Betsy Kelly and she’ll send it to you. We do this just once every 5 years and the information we collect impacts the programs and services we offer. Don’t let someone else decide what’s important in this region. We want to hear from everyone! (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:28:17 +0100 687363 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/24/2944 Betty JOHANNSMEYER, Sandra PFOB, Alexander SCHRÖDER: Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans durch Weiterbildung: Die Bibliothek eines Gesundheitsunternehmens als kompetenter Partner beim lebenslangen Lernen Zusammenfassung: Die althergebrachte Weisheit „Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr“ ist längst überholt. Der wichtigste Produktionsfaktor bei der Erstellung der Dienstleistung „Gesundheit“ ist zweifelsfrei das Humankapital. Es werden gut ausgebildete, hochqualifizierte und zum Weiterlernen befähigte Menschen benötigt, um diese Dienstleistung für den Patienten in höchster Qualität zu erbringen. Für ein Unternehmen, das erfolgreich am Gesundheitsmarkt bestehen will, bedeutet das, seinen Mitarbeitern ein lebenslanges Lernen zu ermöglichen. Zur Unternehmensstrategie der HELIOS Kliniken gehört es deshalb, das Wissen der Mitarbeiter zu mehren und optimale Voraussetzungen dafür zu schaffen, sich fortlaufend weiteres Wissen anzueignen. Ziel ist es, die vorhandenen Wissensstrukturen des Konzerns zu bündeln und komfortabel auf einer Plattform zur Verfügung zu stellen. Wie sich auch bibliothekarische Dienstleistungen in die Wissenslandschaft eines Gesundheitskonzerns einbringen und sich mit strategischen Partnern in Sachen Wissen vernetzen können, wird am Beispiel der Zentralbibliothek des Unternehmens dargestellt. Schlüsselwörter: Wissensmanagement, Wissensvernetzung, Bibliotheken in Gesundheitsunternehmen Betty JOHANNSMEYER, Sandra PFOB, Alexander SCHRÖDER: What you do not learn as a child, you will learn through further education: The library of a health enterprise as a competent partner in lifelong learning Abstract: The traditional wise saying “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks“ has long been outdated. The most important production factor in the establishing of a “health” service is no doubt the human capital. ... Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:00:16 +0100 688032 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/494132493/library-rock-and-roll-for-holidays.html This will probably be my last post until the new year. I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays. I thought I would end this year with a fun post on libraries. Recently I heard about the site Rock Music For Education. Justin Pugh, a 4th grade teacher at Pine Grove Elementary, has recorded The Read Day CDs. The Read Day CDs are parodies of Green Day songs featuring reading and libraries. Here are some samples of his songs:American LiterateBoulevard of Where I ReadGo and ReadIt is really obvious I am a librarian geek because I thought these were hillarious and great, I was tapping my foot while listening to them and writing this blog entry.It is too late to order them and have them shipped in time for this year's holidays, but hey there is always next year, birthdays, national library month, etc. The Read Day CD's are free with a $5 donation to the Pine Grove PTA. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 687417 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1545 Members of the MidContinental Region, Have you been thinking about your need for extra funding for library services and considered applying for the Continuity of Health Information Award? The NN/LM MCR is still offering up to $15,000 for projects and efforts in three broad areas: Health Information Literacy, Hospital Library Advocacy, and Emergency Preparedness. We’ll be holding the final sessions to go over the intention of these awards, review the proposal form and talk over your ideas. Full details are at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/ Sessions will be held Monday (Dec 29) and Tuesday (Dec 30), Mon (Jan 5), Tues (Jan 6 ) and Wed (Jan 7) at 1pm MT, 2pm CT. The length of the session will depend on your questions and your ideas. Plan on 45 minutes for the introduction and review of the proposal form plus additional time to talk over your ideas and get advice. If you’ve attended once and now have questions, feel free to drop in again. Join us at http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcrupdate/Sign in as a guest with your first and last names. Enter your phone number when prompted, for the system to call you. Remember: Your state liaison is available to advise you on applying for this (and other funds) if you can’t make a scheduled session./ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:32:14 +0100 687070 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/23/2953 Herr Korwitz (The Future of Medical Publishing in the 21st Century) hat mich auf die Idee gebracht, einmal zur Diskussion zu stellen, was in den nächsten - na sagen wir mal - 5 Jahren wohl die wichtigsten Themen für Medizinbibliotheken sein werden: Auf welchen/m Gebiet(en) werden wir die größten Veränderungen sehen, wo werden unsere wichtigsten Handlungsfelder sein? Mehrfachnennungen möglich. Hier ein Zitat aus dem von ihm zitierten Vortrag (Bousfield, Folie41). Elsevier publishes more than six million pages of medical book and journal content each year. Clinicians have one immediate question: ‘What should I do next?’ The answer is very probably in the pages of medical books and journals; the trick is to get to that answer as rapidly as possible. Advanced CDS tools help healthcare professionals search for the answers they need quickly and easily, and then transform that information into actionable orders, care plans, procedural techniques and medication choices. Unsere Umfragen um Jahreswechsel (Der Bibliothekar wünscht sich im Neuen Jahr …) sind ja berüchtigt. Zur Diskussion stehen zunächst* folgende Szenarien: Klinische Informationssysteme (positiv: Bibliotheken binden sich und ihre Ressourcen in KIS ein und werden dadurch sichtbarer, negativ: Kliniken kaufen Komplettsysteme mit Literaturzugang ein) Open Libraries (Bibliotheken unterstützen Open Access und Langzeitverfügbarkeit z.B. ... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:28:21 +0100 687038 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1534 This three-day summit attempted to showcase the collective contribution of NIH in the development of new knowledge in the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities; highlight the progress of NIH minority health and health disparities research activities to improve prevention, diagnostic, and treatment methods; increase awareness and understanding of disparities in health; showcase best-practice models in research, capacity-building, outreach, and integrated strategies to find solutions to health disparities; and identify gaps in health disparities research. View the webcast at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=3091 [scb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:17:26 +0100 687071 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/23/2951 Sie werden es sicher schon gemerkt haben: Manchmal lädt sich medinfo relativ flott und manchmal dauert es quälend lange (ja Minuten), bis die Seite hochkommt. Letzteres scheint insbesondere für interne Seiten zu gelten, wie z.B. das Editieren von Beiträgen. Dies stelle ich schon seit einigen Monaten fest und auch netbib ist betroffen. Woran es genau liegt? medinfo und netbib sind wohl zu erfolgreich und generieren zu viel “Serverlast”. Außerdem verzeichnet die UB DO manchmal Netzwerkausfälle. Und sicher gibt es noch weitere Gründe… Die gute Nachricht ist, dass die UB uns nächstes Jahr einen neuen Server spendieren will . Also haben Sie bitte noch etwas Geduld, auch wenn es ärgerlich ist, es lohnt sich. Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:54:40 +0100 687039 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/23/2948 Die Umfrage Wollen Sie Thieme Examen online lizenzieren? lief vom 2.-23.12. und brachte folgendes Ergebnis: # Nein (43%, 9 Stimmen) # Nur wenn der Preis sinkt (24%, 5 Stimmen) # Studenten sollen selber kaufen (10%, 2 Stimmen) # Keine Preiseskalation einläuten (10%, 2 Stimmen) # Ja (5%, 1 Stimmen) # Gute Gelegenheit, Kompetenz zu zeigen (5%, 1 Stimmen) # Must-have (5%, 1 Stimmen) # Keine Finanzierung aus Studienbeiträgen (0%, 0 Stimmen) Summe: 21 Stimmen von 19 Antwortenden. Kommentar: Es war erstmals möglich, mehrere Optionen anzuklicken. Die Hälfte (9/19) sprach sich gegen einen Kauf aus, ein weiteres Viertel (5/19) empfand den Preis wohl als prohibitiv. Es ist im Gegensatz zu den einzelnen Studentenabos auch nicht wirklich günstiger, so dass sich die Frage stellt, warum die Bibliothek sich hier dazwischen schalten sollte. Nur drei votierten explizit für ein Angebot. Die Finanzierung aus Studienbeiträgen scheint im Hinterkopf immer eine Option zu sein. Related posts Springer White Paper on eBooks in Libraries (0) Nutzer an die Hand nehmen? (0) Informationskompetenz - Wie bring ich’s meinen Studenten nur bei? (0) Hochschulranking mit sehr guten Noten für Medizinbibliotheken (0) Heute im Bus … (0) (Source: medinfo) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:47:52 +0100 687040 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/23/2943 Bruno BAUER: Medizinbibliothekarische Bibliographie 2007 Zusammenfassung: In der Medizinbibliothekarischen Bibliographie 2007 sind sämtliche Beiträge von GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information sowie medizinbibliothekarisch relevante Beiträge in folgenden Zeitschriften erfasst: ABI Technik, Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, Bibliotheksdienst, BIT online, BuB: Forum Bibliothek und Information, Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare, nfd, Online Mitteilungen, Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen & Bibliographie. Schlüsselwörter: medizinische Bibliothek, Medizinbibliothekar, Bibliographie Bruno BAUER: The Medical Librarian’s Bibliography 2007 Abstract: The Medical Librarian’s Bibliography 2007 lists all articles from GMS Medizin – Bibliothek – Information and selected publications relevant to medical librarians from following journals: ABI Technik, Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis, Bibliotheksdienst, BIT online, BuB: Forum Bibliothek und Information, Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, Mitteilungen der Vereinigung Österreichischer Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare, nfd, Online Mitteilungen, Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen & Bibliographie. Keywords: medical library, medical librarian, bibliography GMS Med Bibl Inf 2008;8(3):Doc24 Die elektronische Version dieses Artikels ist vollständig und ist verfügbar unter: http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/2008-8/mbi000121.shtml Wie auch bei früheren Ausgaben von GMS MEDIZIN - BIBLIOTHEK - INFORMATION werden die Beiträge des aktuellen Schwerpunktheftes zum Thema AGMB-Jahrestagung in Magdeburg 2008: “AGMB: weiter bilden - Netze knüpfen - Zukunft sichern”, jeweils mit Abstract in deutscher und englischer Sprache, in medinfo vorgestellt. Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:20:47 +0100 687041 http://browsing.blogspot.com/2008/12/yale-image-finder.html Yale Image Finder is from the Krauthammer Lab at Yale, searches the images in 34000 open access articles from PubMed Central.It searches the text within the images, but you can also search on image captions or on the article text. I tried it using the search string streptococcus pneumoniae. Searching the default of "image text (high recall)" found many genome and phylogenetic tree images, and a screenshot of the ISABEL diagnostic program. Searching "image text (high precision)" found the same (I assume) 18 images. Searching captions instead found more, including an image of S. pneumoniae infection. You can search within, say, captions and full text.There is more detail on how this works in a paper in Bioinformatics.BioText, from Berkeley, searches image captions and article full text.Tidying my desk I found a paper from Bioinformatics from 2004 describing FigSearch, a text mining system for figures from full text biological papers, developed at the University of Oslo. But the URL is no longer found, and a search of the UiO site finds nothing. A Google search for FigSearch finds lots of things about it, but not it itself. If you know where it is, please leave me a comment. (Source: Browsing) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 687634 http://browsing.blogspot.com/2008/12/molecular-movies.html Molecular Movies is a directory of animations of processes at the cellular level, including, for example, immunity relevant to Crohns Disease, the lifecycle of malaria, transcription, the structure of DNA. The "about" link seems to be broken, so it isn't clear whose site this is, although the email address for enquiries is at a company called Digizyme. There are also tutorials for those creating animations, and a link to a blog that announces developments and additions to the site. (Source: Browsing) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 687633 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/493175270/pubmed-year-end-processing.html NLM finished the Year End Processing December 15th. The NLM Catalog, MeSH database, and translation tables were updated to reflect 2009 MeSH and the information is now current. Important to note, the Index to the NLM Classification will not reflect 2009 MeSH changes until Spring 2009.Here are some other changes you might be interested in:NLM Bibliographic records will now include three new Publication Types; Cookbooks, Formularies, and Poetry.NLM implemented the new PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) Guidelines for field 440 (i.e., use 490/830 in lieu of 440) beginning November 24, 2008. NLM will now copy tables of contents (TOC) and summary notes available from the Library of Congress 856 links into the bibliographic records. Go to the NLM Technical Bulletin for more information on these changes and links to many others. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 687058 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/22/2942 Wie auch bei früheren Ausgaben von GMS MEDIZIN - BIBLIOTHEK - INFORMATION werden die Beiträge des aktuellen Schwerpunktheftes zum Thema AGMB-Jahrestagung in Magdeburg 2008: “AGMB: weiter bilden - Netze knüpfen - Zukunft sichern”, jeweils mit Abstract in deutscher und englischer Sprache, in medinfo vorgestellt. Diana KLEIN: medinfo quergelesen: Informationen aus dem Weblog medinfo (Mai–Dezember 2008) Zusammenfassung Sind Sie auf dem Laufenden? Dieser Beitrag enthält eine Auswahl der interessantesten Inhalte aus dem medinfo-Blog von Mai bis Dezember 2008. Schlüsselwörter:Bibliotheken, Copyright und Fernleihe, Literatursuche, medinfo, Medizinisches Bibliothekswesen, Open Access, Publikationswesen, Web 2.0. Diana KLEIN: Skim through medinfo: Information from the medinfo weblog (May–December 2008) Abstract Are you up to date? This article provides a selection of the most interesting contents of the weblog medinfo from May to December 2008. Keywords: libraries, copyright and interlibrary loan, search for literature, medinfo, medical librarianship, open access, publishing, web 2.0. GMS Med Bibl Inf 2008;8(3):Doc23 Die elektronische Version dieses Artikels ist vollständig und ist verfügbar unter: http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mbi/2008-8/mbi000120.shtml Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:07:31 +0100 687042 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/21/2941 Auf der Online Information war der angefuehrte Vortrag zu hoeren, dessen PPTs jetzt hier erschienen sind. Das alte Problem des Information Overload wird ja immer draengender, auf der anderen Seite steht eine unertraegliche Wiederholung von voellig gleichartigen Experimenten, besonders zur Anwendung von Pharmaka, die aus mangelnder Literaturrecherche resultieren. Was sind die Trends? The “New Medical Publishing Landscape” geht von der elektronischen Krankenakte aus, am Ende stehen Werkzeuge fuer Prozessmangement und fuer Clinical Decision Support (CDS) im der Klinik. Die grossen Verlage (Elsevier, Thomson Reuters, Kluwer Health, Hearst Business Media) kaufen Firmen im Bereich CDS auf und entwickeln marktreife Produkte. In GB gibt es aber auch eine staatlich gestuetzte Initiative OpenClinical hierzu, die ein White Paper publiziert hat. Die Entwicklungen sollte man beobachten. In Deutschland bewegt sich im Bereich “Semantic Search” ja durchaus etwas, z.B. die e-science-Initiative StemNet. Auch die ZB MED Koeln ist hier taetig. Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:17:21 +0100 687043 http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar/archives/049814.html Nine (9) groups or categories, seventy-five (75+) medical web 2.0 services of note in 2008. Not necessarily by importance, influence, utility or value – merely mentioned 'most often’ by bloggers & traditional media (see this easy-to-print version). ************************** 1. Academic science 2.0 (social networking) (8 services) i. BioCrowd - http://www.biocrowd.com/... (Source: UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog) Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 686605 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/19/a-message-from-the-rml-director-winter-2008/ Season’s Greetings to the GMR membership! Our character-building Midwestern winter began in earnest in November this year, bringing an abrupt end to favorite fall activities. The economic conditions, however, in which our institutions operate were anything but moderate during the past weeks. Rescissions, hiring freezes, layoffs, furloughs, subscription and license cancellations, moratoria on travel, and deferred maintenance deferred [...] (Source: The Cornflower) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:10:36 +0100 686265 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/19/2940 Subito hat jetzt auch einen GALS-Lizenzvertrag für die Taylor & Francis-Zeitschriften. Nach einer kleinen Stichprobe können diese offensichtlich elektronisch bestellt und geliefert werden. Die EZBppv zeigt noch keine Einträge zu Taylor an. Related posts Nationallizenzen, Pay-per-use-Zugang auf Laufendes (0) IOP Publishing bei EZBppv (5) EZB nun mit Nachweis für pay-per-view-Angebote (3) 20.3.: Wiley-Vertrag mit subito (0) Zweigbibliothek Medizin stellt alle Bücher auf online um (1) (Source: medinfo) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:55:05 +0100 686198 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/19/2938 An der Medizinischen Bibliothek in Aachen wird ein neuer Abteilungsleiter (wie ich vermute in Nachfolge der unvergessenen Frau Egry ) gesucht. Bewerbungschluß ist der 31.12.2008. Related posts Mannheim sucht Dipl.Bibliothekar (0) Job: Medical Library Director / Adjunct Professor (0) Österreichische Zentralbibliothek mit neuer Homepage (0) Öffnungszeiten über Ostern (5) ÄZB sucht Diplombibliothekar (0) (Source: medinfo) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:00:36 +0100 686199 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/19/2937 Heft 3/2008 von GMS MEDIZIN - BIBLIOTHEK - INFORMATION wurde heute freigeschaltet. Die aktuelle Ausgabe ist dem Schwerpunktthema “AGMB Jahrestagung in Magdeburg” gewidmet. Inhaltsverzeichnis AGMB: weiter bilden – Netze knüpfen – Zukunft sichern (Editorial) Bauer B GMS Med Bibl Inf 2008; 8(2):Doc12 (20080917) Eröffnung der Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für medizinisches Bibliothekswesen (AGMB e.V.), 23. bis 25.09. ... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:16:36 +0100 686200 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/18/outreach-projects-at-the-hardin-library/ Two outreach projects from the Hardin Library of the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa, Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness (PPECA) and Critical Access Hospitals... (Source: The Cornflower) Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:02:17 +0100 686266 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/488361226/digicmb LIBER Annual Conference 2009 (Source: DigiCMB) Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:50:11 +0100 685442 http://nnlm.gov/mar/blog/2008/12/18/additional-ntcc-pubmed-class-in-new-york-city-january-292009/ The National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC) has scheduled an additional PubMed class for January 29, 2009 at New York University School of Medicine Frederick L. Ehrman Medical Library, New York, NY. Sign up soon before this class fills up! PubMed®  (7.5 MLA CE Hours) Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:30am to 5:00pm Class description: Anyone who has [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog) Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:45:56 +0100 685451 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1531 iSpring Free will convert your PowerPoint documents into a Flash document, which can then be easily uploaded to your website, blog, or e-mail.  iSpring Free is a free download and includes a PowerPoint plug-in.  [SD] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:52:06 +0100 685322 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/488863402/trying-to-find-money-in-this-economy.html I have been planning on attending the MLA Conference in Hawaii. It won't all be fun in the sun, I am on a few committees and I plan on presenting. My library had originally told me they would support my trip, just like they did when I attended the conference in Chicago. Unfortunately yesterday an email was sent out to all hospital employees detailing some ways that the hospital will be tightening its financial belt in these tough economic times. One of those ways is to halt travel. "Travel should be limited to trips that are critical to our organization's mission." Uh oh.So I immediately did what any librarian would do, I jumped on to the computer and started looking for travel grants. Fortunately I found quite a few grants that might work. Unfortunately it is too late apply for most of them. It is either past the deadline (MLA grants) or it will take too long to get funding, as is the case for the NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings grant, the process takes approximately 6 – 9 months from the application receipt date.For me this has nothing to do with the fact that the conference is in Hawaii. Aside from airfare, the cost to go to the conference in Chicago and Hawaii are fairly close. Basically, I wouldn't be able to attend an MLA conference in any city (except Cleveland) without institutional support. I value that institutional support, without it I would not be able to be as active in the profession as I am. Note, there are no MLA grants for mid career librarians who have attended the conference before, even if it was 20 years ago.Now I am looking for money in other places. CNN recently published an article, "Unusual and Legal Ways to Make Money" where a woman was paid $1,200 for 27 inches of her hair that she sold on HairTrader.com. That won't work, I just cut my long hair last month.I have made commitments that require my attendance at the annual meeting. ... Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 685507 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1523 Members of the MidContinental Region, Have you been thinking about your need for extra funding for library services and considered applying for the Continuity of Health Information Award? The NN/LM MCR is still offering up to $15,000 for projects and efforts in three broad areas: Health Information Literacy, Hospital Library Advocacy, and Emergency Preparedness. We’ll be holding repeated sessions to go over the intention of these awards, review the proposal form and talk over your ideas. Full details are at http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding/ The first sessions will be this Friday (Dec 19), Monday (Dec 22) and Tuesday (Dec 23), at 1pm MT, 2pm CT. The length of the session will depend on your questions and your ideas, but plan on 30 minutes for the introduction and review of the proposal form. Join us at http://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcrupdate/ Sign in as a guest with your first and last names. Enter your phone number when prompted, for the system to call you. Remember: Your state liaison is available to advise you on applying for this (and other funds) if you can’t make a scheduled session./ch (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:01:41 +0100 684914 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nnlm/dragonfly/~3/487004975/ by Gail Kouame - guest blogger Some of you may remember Alison’s Thanksgiving post about technologies for which we are thankful. I chose Skype as my gratitude-inducing resource. Why? Well, read on… Skype is a free piece of software you can download so that you can communicate with people around the world easily (and [...] (Source: Dragonfly) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:47:59 +0100 685032 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/17/2935 Ab Januar erhöht BioMed Central seine Article Processing Charge (alte APC) deutlich, gemunkelt wird von einem Betrag um 8%. Interessanterweise ist dieser Betrag fast identisch mit den von Elsevier und Nature propagierten “ethischen” Price Caps von 6 bzw. 7%. Begründet wird die Erhöhung in einem Brief an die Editoren mit dem Wert der BMC-Kollektion: The APC of $1500 for your journal remains excellent value when compared with competing open access journals. For example PLoS Biology charges $2850. Naja, PLoS Biology hat auch ein paar mehr Impact Punkte. Wenn man die mit einkalkuliert, sind wohl eher die PLoS-Zeitschriften ein Schnäppchen. Mich wundert, dass man nach dem Springerkauf nicht länger auf die - erwartete - APC-Erhöhung gewartet hat. Nach jeder Übernahme wird doch in der Schamfrist so getan, als ob sich nichts verschlechtert hätte. Nun muß Springer sich aber nicht wundern, wenn durch diesen Schritt des BMC-Vorstands negative Schlagzeilen für’s eigene Unternehmen produziert werden. Aber wen wundert’s, denkt doch der Springer-Chef Derk Haank: We’ll make a lot of money selling Open Access. Related posts Springer will make a lot of money by publishing open access (0) Springer kauft BioMed Central (2) Springer & Co.: Wie viele Autoren leisten sich die Open-Access-Option? (2) Neue Zeitschrift: “Nature Nature” (0) Gratis/Libre: Trennscharfe Definitionen für Open Access (0) (Source: medinfo) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:04:44 +0100 685030 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/487440542/odiogo-podcasts-empty.html After installation and registration for Odiogo a couple of days ago, it first looked all ok, but now it seems the latest posts of this blog NO LONGER CONTAIN THE ACTUAL AUDIO, JUST THE PROMO. Where is "my" content gone? The Google Maps post is the first that actually contains a audio message... Let's see how fast the support is for Odiogo. I mailed them yesterday... Tags: odiogo, podcast This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 685500 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/487495024/tag-cloud-blogger-based-on-wp-cumulus.html Here is the post about the Blogger version of the Wordpress Cumulus Tag Cloud by Roy Tanck: http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/08/blogumus-flash-animated-label-cloud-for.html This explains in detail how to install it on Blogger to work with your labels! Tags: blogumus, wp-cumulus, tagcloud This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 685475 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/487995407/cme-search-continuing-medical-education.html AltSearchEngines is really a site to watch on a regular basis if you want to know about new search engines out there! Today they post about CME Click . a search engine for Continuing Medical Education. According to the review: "CME Click is neither perfect nor very pretty, but it is a handy tool when a procrastinating physician (or a highly efficient one who has only just been informed about a new mandate) needs to meet a CME requirement as quickly as possible" Something to give a closer look for sure. Although the review mentiones no available RSS feed, I found that the following page is RSS-enabled: http://www.cmeclick.com/node/ It looks like all new CME content is published in these nodes. Just give your RSS-feed reader, preferably NETVIBES this url and it will turn in a nice overview of titles. So you can keep up, but unfortunately you can NOT see extra info. The feed is just the titles & links. Some improvement to be done... This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 685456 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/488018761/liber-quarterly-published-now-in-open.html From the Liber website:LIBER Quarterly 18-3/4 Published The last 2008 issue of LIBER Quarterly has been published on open access at http://liber.library.uu.nl/ . It features this year’s Annual General Conference which dealt with strategic issues such as Quality versus Quantity and Changes in Scholarly Communication. Although much of the content deals with the digital world, the impressive new Additional Storage Building of the British Library at p. 388 is not to be missed. Read more This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 685448 http://nnlm.gov/mar/blog/2008/12/16/fdas-medical-product-safety-network-medsun/ http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/medsun/ provides a representative profile of reports from healthcare facilities, such as hospitals. MedSun improves understanding of medical device problems so FDA, healthcare facilities, clinicians, and manufacturers can better address safety concerns. Over 350 health care facilities, primarily hospitals, participate in the network. MedSun is unique because it educates health care professionals about the importance of [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:18:26 +0100 684705 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1519 Tiddly Backpack is a free, easy to use off line wiki.  After downloading the software, place it on a USB memory stick and edit your wiki any where.  Then, you can e-mail or upload the wiki so others can view it.  The wiki is all in one file.  Download it here:  http://www.tiddlybackpack.com/ [SD] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:44:17 +0100 684390 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/16/evaluation-in-the-gmr/ Network members wishing to add a library service or program or are considering applying for a subcontract with the GMR (See http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/ for Funding information), might benefit from assistance in the areas of planning and evaluation. GMR evaluation services are provided in consultation with the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC) of the National Network of [...] (Source: The Cornflower) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:15:25 +0100 684704 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1509 Christmas Holiday: NLM will be closed December 25 and 26. MCR offices will be closed December 24, 25, and 26. New Year’s Holiday: NLM and MCR will be closed January 1. We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year! (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:06:55 +0100 684322 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/16/2933 Peter Suber weist uns auf einen Essay von Thomas Krichel zu “Open Libraries” hin: From Open Source to Open Libraries, ASIS&T Bulletin, December 2008 / January 2009. …This contribution…outlines a number of direct correlations between the functions of libraries and the characteristics of OSS [open source software], and by extension, how the principles of OSS can be applied to the distribution of “open libraries” as a future direction for librarianship….I want to look at what can be learned from the OSS software to understand the changing nature of libraries…. Libraries traditionally have been working with non-free information. They have argued that resources should be pooled to purchase access to such information for community members. Their promotion of free information has been hypocritical. They have advocated free access to information as long as it requires paying libraries to provide it. The most important trend libraries are facing is the increase of free access information resources. Nowhere is this more obvious than on the web. More and more serious information is being made available for free on websites…. Generally, we see societies moving from an economy of information to an economy of attention. In the economy of information, information is rare and attention is plentiful. In the economy of attention, it is the opposite….So far the library sector is stuck in the economy-of-information track. It will wither if it does not get out of there. Libraries have the opportunity to participate in the creation of open libraries that provide structured information on behalf of community members for free reuse by others, which can be a value-added business model for them. Building open libraries requires technical skill current librarians generally don’t have. It requires a business sense they have problems perceiving. ... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:54:41 +0100 685031 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/486946543/libraries-and-it-why-cant-we-just-get.html This is a common reoccurring topic among libraries, especially among hospital libraries. There is a very interesting podcast from the Chronicle, "Tech Therapy: Why Can't Librarians and IT Departments Just Get Along?". It is a little more focused on academic library relationships with IT departments, but there are a lot of interesting points and questions raised that hit across the board to all types of libraries. The co-hosts Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss some of the differences and similarities among the two departments. Some of the differences are social (male and female, older generation and younger generation) while other difference are primarily department focus (libraries tend to be mission driven while IT departments are task driven). Surprisingly to some people, there are some striking similarities between the two groups. These similarities can be how the interact with their clientele, rapidly changing work environment, job/profession security and value to the overall organization. I think what is most interesting are the anonymous comments the co-hosts solicited from librarians and IT regarding each other.Max Anderson at the Cornflower blog posts about Social Software as a Malicious Tool. He describes the difficulties many medical libraries have accessing social software tools like blogs, wikis because their IT departments.Perhaps by knowing the a little more about the differences and similarities between the two departments we can have a better understanding as to how we can get things done together. I am often asked by various people how they can get IT to listen to them or to approve of something. There is no magic formula and it might take a long time for success to happen. But you will increase your chances for better communication and getting the services you need by educating yourself about the product, going to IT early (before you decide to actually adopt the product), polite persistence, and presenting the big picture. ... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 684521 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1503 On Thursday, December 18, from 3 – 4 pm EST, join The Disparities Solutions Center and representatives from the American Hospital Association and the National Association of Public Hospitals (both to be confirmed) as [they] continue [the] Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sponsored web seminar series with an event launching Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for Hospital Leaders. This Guide is constructed to be clear, concise, practical, and easy to read. It is targeted to hospital leaders - including CEO’s, VP’s, and others that focus on quality, safety, finance, and risk management. The 60-minute, interactive, web-based seminar is free and open to the public. Register online now as space is limited. http://tinyurl.com/63d4en [posted on Joint Commission Hospitals, Language, and Culture List] scb (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:16:15 +0100 684025 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nnlm/dragonfly/~3/485946652/ Join us in January 2009 during our second RML Rendezvous series with 4 units of continuing education credit for registered participants. ‘Community Assessment’ will help librarians and others involved in health information outreach to design quality programs and garner support for those programs by taking the right first step: collecting community and needs assessment information [...] (Source: Dragonfly) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:21:09 +0100 685033 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1498 Google also has a new ‘branch’ called Google.org.  The site “aspires to use the power of information and technology to address the global challenges of our age: climate change, poverty and emerging disease.”  Included in the new site is a section called: Explore flu trends across the U.S.  The page includes a flu shot locator by zip code.   http://www.google.org/flutrends/  [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:41:57 +0100 683981 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1494 There is a new video called Why Flu Vaccination Matters posted to the Centers for Disease Control web site.  The site provides the code for you to copy & paste the video into your library web site.  There is also a direct link to the video, if you don’t want to embed the video into your web site: www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/PersonalFluStories/  [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:31:30 +0100 683983 http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2008/11/journal-of-access-services-jumps-shark_17.html Yes, this topic is old. It was discussed last month - a lifetime in blog years. Not to beat the dead horse, but I continue to be concerned over the decision to use an issue of the Journal of Access Services to publish posts from an anonymous blogger. My concern has nothing to do with the blogger. The constitution gives them the right to write what they want. My concern continues to focus on the editorial decision to publish this issue.  In response to a post by Wayne Bivens-Tatum, whom edited the much discussed journal issue, T Scott (who has edited a LIS journal) comments:As I said in my post on the matter (http://tscott.typepad.com/tsp/2008/11/too-predictable-to-be-annoying.html) I'm fond of the Annoyed Librarian as well. But I find the decision to devote a quarterly issue of a supposedly peer-reviewed journal to a collection of edited blog posts to be somewhat bizarre. For those of us who don't have access to your introductory essay, I wonder if you might explain why you think this was a sensible move?Wayne's response:...that's a very good question. It is bizarre, but I don't see that one satirical issue of one journal amounts to that much.""The journal issue was the idea of the journal editor, though. I don't know the motive. I'd have to look back through emails to make sure, but as I understand it the journal already had a regular humor column. Perhaps the AL special issue was supposed to be an extension of that."The issue editor thought is was bizarre but didn't think one satirical issue of one journal amounts to much. What?! Would any peer-reviewed journal in any other profession ever make the decision to publish a satirical issue? Would we ever see The New England Journal of Medicine decide to post a series of satirical essays from Dr. Phil? We want our profession to be taken seriously but then are willing to compromise standards. ... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 686196 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/486037836/why-do-they-keep-changing-pubmed.html I feel like this month is flying by and that I am constantly treading water to stay a float. It is a busy time for me personally and professionally so unfortunately this blog hasn't been updated as much as I would like it to be. If you like reading it, don't worry, I am not getting bored with blogging. I just don't have the time right now, which frustrates me because I think blogging allows me to get some of my ideas out into the open. I will do my best to keep posting regularly and hopefully after the holidays I will be able to get on a consistant posting schedule again. Thankfully, the Eagle Dawg blog has taken up the slack and she has posted a very interesting post titled, PubMed and the Discovery Initiative discussing some of the changes happening with PubMed. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 684028 http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar/archives/049712.html A while back, I wrote about the top five reasons that building and maintaining a wiki is hard work. Throughout this exploration of web 2.0 tools, I continue to ask myself: what am I trying to accomplish by blogging, podcasting and wiki'ing? Is all of the effort worth much? Are... (Source: UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog) Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 683982 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/483909522/odiogo-free-service-turn-your-blog-into.html I just added the Odiogo free service " Voice your content" to this blog. It "only" supports English language blogs, but it is so easy to use. Within a few minutes you have an RSS feed for the seperate posts, a link to the complete stream. It is now also available on the Netvibes Universe and via the Library Toolbar radio player! This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 683627 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/482385785/digicmb nordbalt: Nordic-Baltic Association for Medical and Health Information New Technologies - Web 2.0 for Libraries, Kaunas 2008 Latvijas Medicīnas bibliotēka (Source: DigiCMB) Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:55:02 +0100 683140 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/12/a-collaborative-space-for-native-peoples-health-information/ Outreach Connections is a Native health information wiki available at the following URL: http://native.outreachconnect.info/. Described as a participatory network, this wiki is designed to serve as a collaborative space: for those who work with health care providers serving Native peoples (American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians), for those who work with Native health information [...] (Source: The Cornflower) Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:11:15 +0100 683144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nnlm/dragonfly/~3/482246328/ Is your library closing for the holidays? If you’ll be closed for two or more consecutive working days, please remember to deactivate your DOCLINE account by using the feature within DOCLINE: Go to Institutions, Update, then Out of Office. Enter the date range when requests should not route to your library and click REQUEST APPROVAL. This notifies [...] (Source: Dragonfly) Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:00:09 +0100 683390 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/11/mla-webcast-recording/ “Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library’s Services in Times of Disaster,” the MLA webcast that originally aired on Wednesday, November 12, 2008, is now available for checkout via the GMR Lending Library. You can do a search by title, or just the keyword of “disaster.”  It will come up as one of the results.  We [...] (Source: The Cornflower) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:58:46 +0100 683145 http://nnlm.gov/mar/blog/2008/12/11/reminder-mar-awards-applications-due-monday-december-15/ Reminder: Applications are due next Monday, December 15 for two awards, Electronic Access/Document Delivery Access to Health Information and Outreach Training. See below for more information. Electronic Access/Document Delivery Access to Health Information Awards For Full Network members to encourage and facilitate access to the biomedical literature by unaffiliated health professionals, including the use of Loansome [...] (Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:05:31 +0100 683146 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/11/2931 Dieses Buch müssen Sie lesen! Nicht nur, weil der Autor es empfiehlt, sondern weil Ich es beinahe selbst geschrieben hätte. Related posts Ziele und Zukunft der AGMB: “AGMB 2.0″ (0) YouTube an Google (0) WYDTW-Day: Take your dog to the library (0) Will Web 2.0 revolutionise information providers or kill them? (0) Wie messen sie den Erfolg ihres Weblogs? (1) (Source: medinfo) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:40:47 +0100 682601 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/11/2930 Stewart weist uns auf eine weitere die ultimative Formel für den IF hin: Not the real formula for Impact Factor. Astonishingly close! PHD Comics: Your Impact Factor Related posts Thomson kauft Reuters (0) SJR: Konkurrenz zu den Impact Faktoren (0) SCOPUS mit Affiliation Identifier (1) Scopus benutzt den h-index (0) Science Blogging @ ECSP2 (0) (Source: medinfo) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:16:54 +0100 682602 http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/dentlib/archives/2008/12/nyc_postpones_p.html Here's a follow-up story from the NY Daily News. The city is currently studying ways to make the program more efficient (that is, they still want to cut its budget). This will be discussed at a NYC city council meeting this month. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2006/11/22/2006-11-22_city_yanks_cuts_at_free_dent.html (Source: Dentistry Library) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 683142 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TScott/~3/481648169/go-away-from-my-window.html I can pull the little guy down onto the map and look up along Southlake Parkway, following the route that I take when I come back from my exercise walks.    As the little guy crosses the dam, we look to the left and I can just about pick out my dock.   We continue on a bit and I make the left turn, start up the hill.  (Source: T. Scott) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 683141 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/10/2929 Zum Anlass der heutigen Verleihung des Medizin-Nobelpreises hat die ZB MED Köln seine von ihm selbst autorisierte Publikationsliste veröffentlicht. Related posts No related posts. (Source: medinfo) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:17:18 +0100 682603 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nnlm/dragonfly/~3/479820899/ by Hope Leman Library Technical Specialist Murray Memorial Library Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Corvallis, Oregon There is so much for those of us in medical libraries to keep up on: wikis, social networking, Twitter, RSS and on and on. I worry that a basic tool of our trade, the search engine, is getting lost in the whirlwind that is [...] (Source: Dragonfly) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:31:03 +0100 682604 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/10/a-brief-history-of-iowa-go-local/ Since August of 2007, the staff at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa have been working on getting our Iowa Go Local project completed for the public unveiling at the Iowa State Fair on August 11th, 2008. I started working at Hardin at the end of February of 2008 and part of my responsibilities as the community outreach liaison, is to promote Iowa Go Local across the state. (Source: The Cornflower) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:30:27 +0100 682560 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1470 Deadline: No later than Feb. 1, 2009. The National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region (NN/LM MCR) is accepting proposals for the Continuity of Health Information Award. The purpose is to fund innovative projects in three areas: Advocacy Health Information Literacy Emergency Preparedness This solicitation asks Network members to choose one focus area and develop a project that will be funded up to $15,000. Full and affiliate members (with the exception of Resource Libraries) are eligible to apply. Further information is at at: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/funding. Proposals not funded may be resubmitted in subsequent years. Project awards to be announced Mar. 1, 2009 with project completion by Nov. 1, 2010. If you have questions, or require assistance call 1-800-338-7657 or contact these liaisons who have details: Marty Magee Barb Jones Siobhan Champ Blackwell John Bramble Jim Honour Dana Abbey Contact Information: http://nnlm/gov/mcr/about/staff.html. [jh] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:41:59 +0100 682097 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TScott/~3/480549344/rain-and-snow.html For reasons that I won't go into here, there's been an increasing amount of email chatter among my siblings, my mother and me over the past few months.   Yesterday, it was all about a snow day in Wisconsin -- that, and the plans that everyone is making to get together for a Christmas dinner on the 20th. (Source: T. Scott) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 682555 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/480466876/selfcheck-systems-for-checkout-in.html The Library of the University of Groningen has chosen the SelfCheck™ Systems for Checkout by 3M as default self-service provider. Just last week we installed the SelfCheck desk with a special piece of furniture (above). The systems works with the LBS4 module of OCLC/Pica. We are the 3rd library within the organization that offers their users the option to check-out their books (and more will follow). Below you see the service desks at the FWN Library (white) and the University Library itself. Currently the libraries, 3M and OCLC/Pica are working together to get rid of some unpredictable errors. When these problems are solved, the service can be offered to the public. Tags: 3M, OCLC, Pica, selfcheck, UMCG, FWN, LBS4 This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 682550 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/480497399/webcast-libraries-and-research-20.html The webcasts of the Nordlib 2.0 are now also available as seperate tracks! This is my contribution: Guus Van den Brekel: Webcast: Libraries meet Research 2.0 (See the slides here: Slides)I advice to -at least- have a look at the opening talk by Richard Gatarski ánd the closing Keynote by Brian Kelly. Tags: nordlib2.0, nordlib, research2.0, webcast This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 682549 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/481165291/ebsco-nursing-reference-center.html The last two weeks following Thanksgiving have been very hectic for me. First week back we all got the stomach bug that made the rounds this season. This week pink eye has struck. Unlike previous times the little bug that is causing all the itchy redness is viral, so antibiotics are useless and we must let it run its course. Cross my fingers the little one will be able to go back to daycare soon and the older one doesn't get it.Even though I have been in and out of the library recently, I did run across a very interesting article/review of EBSCO's Nursing Reference Center in the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries.Nursing Reference Center: A Point-of-Care Resource from EBSCO by Christee King DOI: 10.1080/15424060802453779Nursing Reference Center (NRC) is a new database offering from EBSCO Industries, Inc. The intended audience is nurses at all levels of the profession: students, hospital nurses, nurse educators, administrators, and faculty. Content is derived from a number of resources ranging from legal cases to research instruments. It is a big product with lots of ways to approach the information. Most end users will probably not use all of the product's capabilities. Librarians who will support and/or teach NRC should plan to spend time making sure they understand how all the pieces fit together.I know we have been interested in NRC, so I am going to have to get this article and read more about it. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 682296 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/478155126/digicmb Pass the Technology: Dragonfly » Blog Archive » Mednar: About (Source: DigiCMB) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:05:02 +0100 681840 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1467 The online class - “Thinking Like an MBA” - will be offered beginning Jan. 12 , 2009 and ending Feb. 6., 2009. The four one-week modules include topics on Project Management, Time Management, Money, Resources (people) and Change Management. The class is free and upon completion students will receive four MLA CE credits. To register, e-mail mmagee@unmc.edu. (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:37:40 +0100 681583 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/479785967/screencasting-and-podcasting.html Screencasting and Podcasting: Experience of the Yale Medical LibraryView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: cla yale) Excellent, practical and detailed overview of the proces followed! Very useful for a follow-up. You can almost start right away ... Low cost, many free and web 2.0 tools. This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Guus van de den Brekel (Source: DigiCMB) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 681839 http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/googlescholar/archives/049663.html Award-winning blogger, Canadian health librarian, Laurie Blanchard and I are going to be offering a continuing education (CE) course at the 2009 CHLA/ABSC Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba in May 2009 called "Cool tools for busy health librarians". ********************* By way of introduction, look at this 1.5 minute video on Google... (Source: UBC Academic Search - Google Scholar Blog) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 681666 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nnlm/dragonfly/~3/479049166/ Please join us in welcoming nine new members to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region. Our newest members are … MIKE Program Portland, Oregon Jennifer Schoenbeck, Executive Director The MIKE Program empowers youth to be ambassadors of health in service to their diverse communities through mentorship, partnership, and the promotion of healthy kidneys.   Northern Rockies Medical Center and [...] (Source: Dragonfly) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:38:18 +0100 681574 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=1464 In Other Words…Health and Health Literacy Information Resources From the NLM  By Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L On Call Magazine, December 4, 2008 The NLM is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It is the largest medical library in the world and contains numerous databases and electronic resources. A PubMed search, though, can return an overwhelming list of resources. This article highlights ways to narrow searches so users can more quickly find the specific materials they need. http://www.healthliteracy.com/articles.asp and http://www.boston.com/jobs/healthcare/oncall/ [scb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:02:06 +0100 681343 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/08/2925 Das Ohio State University College of Medicine stellt jedem Studenten einen iPod Touch zur Verfügung (Pressemeldung). Related posts Österreichische Universitäten für alle offen (0) Weg des geringsten Aufwands oder warum keiner mehr zu Schulungen kommt (0) Virtuelle Anatomie-Lehre in Hannover (0) Unis dürfen 60% Ihrer Medizinstudenten selber auswählen (0) Studenten-welt.de (0) (Source: medinfo) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:03:10 +0100 681572 http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2008/12/05/showcasing-womens-health-in-fargo-nd/ The Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota has been seeking new venues for consumer outreach. Traditionally we have focused our outreach program on health professionals with a few smaller health fairs or public library events thrown in. (Source: The Cornflower) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:48:33 +0100 681239 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/smwm/~3/477249864/digicmb Last.fm: UMCG Member Radio (Source: DigiCMB) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:40:02 +0100 681229 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2008/12/08/2842 Wenn man - im Vertrauen auf steigende Kurse, - zu früh einen Impact Faktor vergibt, dann kann dies gut gehen, wie bei PLoS Biology, dann kann dies aber auch eine Eintagsfliege werden, wie bei PLoS Clinical Trials (PCT): Dieser Titel wurde 2006 und 2007 als selbständige Zeitschrift mit Originalliteratur publiziert. Seit Sept. 2007 ist es - aus Mangel an guten Artikeln? - in PLoS One aufgegangen. Da Thomson Reuters nicht warten konnte, sondern für PCT bereits nach einem Jahr (üblich zur Berechnung sind 2 Jahre) einen Impact Faktor vergeben hat, ist dieser Titel nun einmalig und letztmalig im JCR 2007 nachgewiesen. Related posts SJR: Konkurrenz zu den Impact Faktoren (0) Thomson kauft Reuters (0) New impact factors for PLoS journals (0) Center for Journal Ranking (0) Zweigbibliothek Medizin stellt alle Bücher auf online um (1) (Source: medinfo) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:38:48 +0100 681573 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kraftylibrarian/OLay/~3/478520850/going-to-mla-2009.html (reprinted from MEDLIB-L)Is MLA '09 in Your Future?Let us know! Planning for MLA '09 is well underway, but 2009 National Program and Local Assistance committees still need your help. Please take five minutes to help the committees finish planning programs and events with our quick survey. We greatly appreciate your time and feedback. The survey deadline is December 15, 2008. (Source: The Krafty Librarian) Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0100 681364