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Health Sciences Libraries: A Changing Landscape, Janet Bolduc, Elizabeth J. Dyer, Linda Kerecman, Dina J. Mckelvy

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Health sciences libraries provide specialized resources and services to learners, clinicians, patients and the community. The authors describe how health sciences libraries continue to evolve in a changing healthcare system landscape. New technologies, roles, educational resources and learner expectations provide challenges and opportunities for health sciences libraries.

Introduction To Health Reference: Ethics & Best Practices, Megan Bell Mlis, Ahip, Damiana Fortenberry Mlis

Libraries Professional Work

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Newly Redesigned Digital Commons Website, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Digital Commons @ TMC has a new redesigned website. The new website will match the design of the main library website. Additionally, the labels peer-reviewed and journal series have been changed to "Open Journals."

New Photo Collections On Digital Commons@Tmc, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Did you know Digital Commons@TMC also have old photograph collections? Check out our Featured Page to find out more.

New Student Journal On Digitalcommons@Tmc, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The first student journal, "Nexus Health Policy Journal," launched on Digital Commons@TMC. This is a first-of-its-kind student-run, peer-reviewed journal founded in 2023 and managed by Students for Social Organization, Advocacy, and Policy.

Through a collection of high-quality scholarly articles researched and written by medical students, Nexus aims to explore many sections of health policies including but not limited to: Public Health, Healthcare Access, Health Insurance, Health Equity and Disparities, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse, Pharmaceutical and Drug, Medical Research and Development, Global Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Patient Rights and Privacy, Health Technology and Telemedicine, and End-of-Life Care and …

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will observe the following Holiday Schedule, closing from December 17th to January 1st, 2024.

Accessing Full Text Articles, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library provides our students, faculty, and researchers access to over 70,000 online journals, over 1 million ebooks, and more than 300 databases.

Need help figuring out how to get to the full text? Check our YouTube video, "Getting to Full Text" for easy instructions.

Need more help? Please click the Ask A Librarianbutton to the right.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Health Medicine, And Politics In 19th Century Texas, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The Texas Redbacks are a rare series of banknotes that played a vital role in the fledgling nation’s economic landscape. With its red ink, impressive design, and engravings, the Redback is an intriguing chapter in the story of Texas’ fight for independence.

For detailed information about this unique collection, visit the McGovern Historical Center Blog.

Academic Commons Annual Report (2022-2023), Elizabeth D'Angel

Annual Reports & Administrative Documents

Contents

• Recap of the Year
• Jefferson Libraries
• Archives & Collections
• Professional Communications
• Educational Technologies & Instructional Design
• AV Equipment Services, Graphics, Photography & Video Production
• Staff Highlights

The Pornography Industry's Disinformation Campaign On Addiction Recovery Resources, Darryl Mead

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

As pornography became increasingly popular online, many unsuspecting consumers reported adverse effects. These included sexual dysfunctions, such as lack of response with real partners, delayed ejaculation, erectile difficulties, and sexual compulsivity. Some pornography consumers began congregating in online self-help portals (forums and websites) to assist one another in quitting or reducing problematic pornography use. The popularity of the self-help resources and their potential to dampen the profits of a lucrative industry resulted in disinformation campaigns run by individuals connected to the pornography industry. In this article, I examine how a paper containing significant inaccuracies about the people organising the online …

Statpearls New Library Resource, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

What is StatPearls? it is a database with a collection of standardized tests that includes over 100,000 multiple-choice questions in more than 500 specialties. The StatPearls Q-Banks prepare students for their Licensing Exams, Board Exams, and Specialty Certifications.

Register and then log in here to access your personalized dashboard.

Information Literacy Curriculum Mapping In The Health Sciences, Devon Olson, Sandi Bates, Shannon Yarbrough, Sara Westall, Megan Keely Carroll Denis, Montanna Barnett

Librarian Publications

Instructional medical librarians are uniquely positioned in a context governed by multiple instructional frameworks emerging from librarianship and the professions with which they liaise. Yet very little literature exists on medical librarians’ use of curriculum mapping to align their instruction with these frameworks. This review illuminates the current state of curriculum mapping in medical librarianship.We searched five bibliographic databases for articles published between 2010 and August 2021 and centred on information literacy(IL)curriculum mapping within a health sciences university context. Studies were included based upon pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted using an instrument developed primarily a priori, with …

Rrh Library Newsletter, Fall 2023, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: Transformation Work Streams; Deprescribing Opioid Analgesics Guideline; Looking for patient education materials?

Digitalcommons@Tmc, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Digital Commons@TMC, an online repository sponsored by The TMC Library, experienced a busy year with 702 new articles, images, dissertations, and audio-visual materials submissions (255% increase from 2022), bringing the total count to 8,338, viewed monthly by 7,066 institutions and 210 countries (up 5.5% from 2022) around the world.

The Digital Commons@TMC also includes historical materials. The McGovern Historical Center recently digitized and shared online more than 50 archival films, videos, and sound recordings. Digitization was made possible by funding from the South Central Academic Medical Libraries Consortium.

Health Medicine, And Politics In 19th Century Texas, Sandra Yates

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Give 2 History: Secure the Past. Help the McGovern Historical Center secure the history of the Texas Medical Center. Give Today! Donors of $50 or more will have their names permanently inscribed on an archival box label. https://library.tmc.edu/make-a-gift/

Resiliency Strategies For Brightly Burning Librarians, Christine Andresen, Irene Lubker

MUSC Conference Presentations

Purpose: Librarianship is a helping profession which means caring is one of our superpowers, yet also makes us more likely to cross our own boundaries in our efforts to support our users, leaving us vulnerable to burnout. Our best intentions, fears of missing out, and need to prove our value often drive us to the limits of our abilities to sustain the levels of service we provide. This presentation will prepare librarians with strategies to promote overall well-being and foster resiliency.

Description: Health sciences librarians often happily agree to new, exciting opportunities, only to find that our best intentions end …

Literature Review Handout: A Simple Literature Search For Health Sciences, Mickel Paris

Library & Learning Center Administrative Documentation

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The Experiences Of Lgbtqia+ Health Sciences Students: A Content Analysis Of Health Sciences Education Journals, Julie H. Schiavo

Library Faculty Publications

2023 Joint Chapter Meeting : South Central Chapter (SCC)/Southern Chapter (SC), New Orleans, LA, September 21-26, 2023

Redesigning Libguides: How To Improve Experience For Users And Staff, Chandler D. Smith

Library Faculty Publications

Objective: To create a template for LSUHSC-NO’s LibGuides to give them a unified look and feel and make navigation of the LibGuides easier.

Methods: Using LibGuides template editor, changed the navigation from “tabbed” to “side nav” and created a style guide for other librarians to base their LibGuides on and have a centralized place to look for resources and other help on building a LibGuide. Assessed relevance of individual guides, edited the tags list to get rid of unnecessary tags. Added Alt Text to images to increase accessibility of guides.

Results: Other staff members seem happy with the changes, LibGuides …

Building A Campus Art Collection In An Institutional Repository, Jennifer K. Lloyd

Library Faculty Publications

2023 Joint Chapter Meeting : South Central Chapter (SCC)/Southern Chapter (SC), New Orleans, LA, September 21-26, 2023

Launching A New Data Management Service In A Health Science Library, Sharon J. Duffy

Library Faculty Publications

2023 Joint Chapter Meeting : South Central Chapter (SCC)/Southern Chapter (SC), New Orleans, LA, September 21-26, 2023

I Heard You Like Posters: Adventures In Free Research Poster Printing, Rowan Marye

Library Faculty Publications

2023 Joint Chapter Meeting : South Central Chapter (SCC)/Southern Chapter (SC), New Orleans, LA, September 21-26, 2023

Creating An Institutional Repository (Ir) For A Health Science Campus, David G. Trillo

Library Faculty Publications

2023 Joint Chapter Meeting : South Central Chapter (SCC)/Southern Chapter (SC), New Orleans, LA, September 21-26, 2023

Welcome New And Returning Students, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Do you need help refining your research question or developing a search strategy? Do you have an assignment that requires searching the library databases, but you are not sure where to start? We are here to help.

Contact the Liaison Librarians to schedule an appointment for a consultation.

Did you know the library can get books or journal articles not available at the library for you at no cost? Limited to 15 free articles per year, fill out an InterLibrary Loan request form to request that service.

Mcgovern Historical Center Collections, Matt Richardson

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The team at the McGovern Historical Center has been working its way through collections new and old and has posted several updated descriptions online.

Tmc Library Closed For Labor Day, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The library will be closed Monday, September 4 in observance of Labor Day.
Regular hours resume Tuesday, September 5.

Information Need And Seeking Behaviour Of Pregnant Women In Ughelli General Hospital, Delta State., Stanley Efe Okolo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Thisreg paper examined the topic on information needs and seeking behaviour of Pnant Women in Ughelli General Hospital, Delta State to this end therefore, the researcher came up with four objectives which are: to identify the information needs of pregnant women in ughelli general hospital, to ascertain the information seeking behaviour of pregnant women in ughelli general hospital, to identify the information sources used by pregnant women in ughelli general hospital, to identify challenges pregnant women faced with when seeking for information. The paper succinctly outline some challenges that tend to hamper information needs and seeking behaviour of Pregnant Women …

Offering Social Connections For Students During An Epidemic Of Loneliness And Isolation, Jennifer Leigh Hoyt

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

Faculty strategically design their course plans to generate discussion and exploration among students, placing growth and evaluation as priorities throughout any given semester. Yet, when loneliness and isolation creep into classrooms, final outcomes may fall short of a well-developed syllabus. Notably, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced this spring that the country currently deals with loneliness and isolation at an epidemic level, leaving educators searching for more opportunities to offer social connectivity as they guide students toward academic success.

Pubmed Use At The Tmc Library, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally. It contains more than 36 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature.

In the last 12 months, our users downloaded 303,882 articles from PubMed, via our library’s PubMed account.