Scholarship applications due December 15
Are you currently working as a paraprofessional in a health science and/or medical library? Are you working towards your degree in library/information science? One annual scholarship of $1,000 is awarded by MLGSCA to a paraprofessional pursing a degree with the intention of following a career path in health sciences librarianship. Paraprofessional must meet eligibility and […]
Call for Virtual Posters at MLGSCA Symposium
MLGSCA is soliciting submissions for a contributed poster session at the 2012 Symposium, “Information Treasure Hunt: Supporting Evidence-Based Practice @ Your Institution.” Posters will be presented virtually as the Symposium will be a full day. You do not need to attend the Symposium in order to present a poster. We strongly encourage you to share […]
Best Bytes: Accessing PubMed on the Go
Contributed by Lisa Federer, Health and Life Sciences Librarian, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA As much as we’d love to see our patrons in the library every day, the reality is that we as 21st century librarians often provide services to patrons we may never actually meet in person. Whether it’s a busy clinician […]
NLM Announces Launch of Its YouTube Channel
NLM now has a YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/nlmnih. By incorporating the use of YouTube, NLM has added what “most studies list as the third most popular website” to its tools for disseminating information. According to NLM’s announcement its YouTube channel will post videos including “database training, lectures, NLM exhibitions (such as an overview of the […]