Posted on January 31, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
Susannah Fox at Pew Internet & American Life compares two Pew reports that seem to say different things about how consumers seek health information, in part because they asked the question in different ways.
In E-Health Reality Check, she notes that the recent “Information Searches that Solve Problems” study showed that about 80% of respondents who [...]
Filed under: Consumer Health | Tagged: cancer information, Consumer Health, information seeking, Pew Internet and American Life, Susannah Fox | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
Blizzard conditions here in west Michigan make it a good day to catch up on blogwatching –
David Rothman is compiling a list of wikis for health librarians. He also points us to a Mayo press release touting their collaboration with Microsoft to develop consumer health products: Mayo Clinic, Microsoft Announce Strategic Agreement To Develop [...]
Filed under: Consumer Health, Future of Libraries, Health Sciences Libraries, Internet Resources, Patient Education, Productivity, medical education | Tagged: blogs, emerging technologies, Firefox, health librarians, information literacy, medical education, Productivity, Public Health, Sirsi Dynix, virtual surgery, wikis | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
MHSLA member Mike S. posted this on the MHSLA listserv:
This from the BBC News.
Interesting piece on Web 2.0 Technologies. Reference is to the media,
but the implications to libraries and society as a whole will be apparent.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/7208520.stm
Filed under: Internet | Tagged: Internet | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
Dear MHSLA members,
An online survey has been created in an attempt to identify the current use of Web 2.0 technologies by MHSLA members, barriers to use, and needs in applying the technologies in practice. The information gathered will be used to inform decisions on CE or other program offerings. Your input is very important. Please [...]
Filed under: MHSLA | Tagged: online surveys, web 2.0 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
Fade Library, the library service of Liverpool Primary Care Trust, offers a blog tracking gray literature on health topics. From their home page:
What is Grey Literature?
“Information produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by commercial publishing i.e. where publishing is not the primary activity of [...]
Filed under: Health Sciences Libraries, Internet Resources | Tagged: gray literature, grey literature, Health Sciences Libraries, podcasting | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 19, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
David Rothman compares several free online consumer-oriented drug-interaction checkers to see how they handle a particular contraindicated combination. Read the article: Online Drug Interaction Checkers.
Filed under: Consumer Health, Internet Resources | Tagged: Consumer Health, David Rothman, drug interactions, drugs, Internet | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 17, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
The Krafty Librarian posts a list of online tutorials and handouts for OvidSP from various university libraries, for those who want to see what others are doing to customize training in the new system. One of the tutorials details using PICO to search Ovid CINAHL. See Online Tutorials and Handouts to OvidSP from other libraries [...]
Filed under: Databases, Electronic collections, Internet Resources, Self-directed Learning | Tagged: Nursing, online tutorials, OvidSP, university libraries | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 16, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
At Nolocast.com, Nolo writer and attorney Richard Stim presents dynamic discussions of the law, interviews with authors and other experts, and answers to everyday questions — all in Nolo’s signature plain-English style.
Mary Minow, author of LibraryLaw Blog, discusses the current state of “fair use” with Richard Stim in a podcast at http://www.nolocast.com/?p=113 .
The [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
ScienceRoll (scienceroll.com) bills itself as “a medical student’s journey inside medicine and genetics through web 2.0″. Author Bertalan Meskó recently updated his Medical/Scientific Video List.
Additional medical videos available free from U.S. government agencies:
CDC’s Public Health Training Network
Satellite Broadcasts and Webcasts – forthcoming, and archived.
Web-based, and Web on Demand – CE available
FDA Patient Safety News - A [...]
Filed under: Internet Resources, medical education | Tagged: cme, medical education, Video | Leave a Comment »
