The Incidental Informationist is officially an informationist!
I recently found out that the NLM Administrative Supplement for Informationist Services that I am included on received funding! This opportunity is very exciting to me because I will be working on an interesting project with a great group of people.
I will be providing data curation services for an R01 project by Dr. Katerina Kechris that generated a Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) dataset from an inbred mouse panel. The mice are closely related, but have known genetic differences. They also exhibit an array of behavioral traits that relate to alcohol use disorders, such as ethanol sensitivity, tolerance and consumpti...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - September 11, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tobin Magle Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
I need a vacation after my co-worker’s vacation…
As I stated in my introductory post, I work in a One Librarian Library. I have a .24 FTE library tech. Time manages us more than we manage it.
I dread the middle of August. That is when my co-worker goes on vacation every year. So, last week I was alone. The time alone caused me to gain a greater appreciation of actual One PERSON Libraries. I don’t know how they manage to get everything done. Everything is important to everybody.
So I sat down each morning and had to decide who I would make happy and who I wouldn’t. Do I do searches or do I process Interlibrary Loans? I think the only thing I new for sure that ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 20, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Alexia Eastabrook-Isely Tags: Other Medical Library Stuff Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Searching in a Comparative Effectiveness Research Way
I know you have been thinking and searching in an evidence based way, but have you switched to thinking in a broader comparative effectiveness way? The mantra for EBP is “based on the evidence available to me today, I will practice.” The mantra for CER starts there and pays attention to real life settings and can have different sizes to the populations. So, for CER, the mantra chatted is, “what works best for what populations in real world settings.” EPB and CER involve experiences of the health care provider, what the literature shows and the preferences of the patient.
There are 4 main ways to search for CER info...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 19, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Helen-Ann Brown Epstein Tags: NLM Uncategorized comparative effectiveness research CER PubMed Health Source Type: blogs
The Incidental Informationist: NCBI Office Hours
I attended a web meeting last week hosted by NCBI staff member Peter Cooper. These meetings are open to anyone who has participated in the course A Librarian’s Guide to NCBI. This course is composed of an asynchronous web class (Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Searching) and a week long training at NCBI. The course itself is free, but you have to provide your own lodging and travel expenses.
I attended this course last spring, and it was great. Because of my background, I already knew a lot of the molecular biology background information, but attending the course allowed me to observe and example of how to teach ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 18, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tobin Magle Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Plain Language Summaries for Translation in Science
At MLA last May, I was walking around the vendor hall, like most of us who attended, I assume. I was on a mission, though. I stopped by every vendor table that had anything to do with publishing or translational science, and talked with them at length about the idea of having plain language abstracts. I’ve been a fan of plain language initiatives for a long time, as evidenced by our library’s Plain Language Medical Dictionary app from some years ago. I wish I could say that I was doing this as a direct result of the PNAS article on the topic published in March, but no such luck. That would have helped make my a...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 18, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Anderson Tags: Annual Meeting Other Medical Library Stuff accessibility plain language science translation Source Type: blogs
Value of Libraries: Presentations at IFLA
I went to the session for the Measuring Impact and of course like all conferences there is another session, What is Value, I want to attend is at the same time and on the opposite side of the convention center. I have my walking shoes on today.
Here is the summary of the two sessions I mentioned.
Measuring Impact: This focused on measuring the impact on IFLA’s Lyon Declaration. Interesting to an American because I think we take our access to information so granted.
What is Value: I came late to this program so I only got some of the session. British National Library talked about the value to the cities they serve. Th...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 17, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Live from Cape Town its IFLA
Since most readers will be reading this when I’m asleep, I probably should say this has been previously recorded. I will be posting pictures and thoughts on the fly on my Facebook page so check it out.
So this is my first IFLA conference and so far I’ve attended the U.S. Caucus meeting, Newcomers breakfast, the Opening Ceremony, and the Exhibits Opening.
I will give my quick thoughts on the sessions I have attended.
US Caucus: It is like the business meeting for the Americans. They summarize IFLA business as a whole. CEO of ALA started everything off and introduced people. The planning committee members for 2...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 17, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
The Accidental OPL
My name is Alexia Estabrook and I am honored to be part of the group of fine librarians assisting Michelle Kraft with her blog during her tenure as MLS President. Some of you may remember me as the Medlib Maven from a while back. It’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged and I’m excited to be back.
I am the Librarian at Providence-Providence Park Hospital (PPPH), Southfield Campus, and have been a medical librarian for over 20 years now. When I started at PPPH, the library had a staff of 5 FTE’s and now we are down to 1.5 FTE’s. While I plan to write on a myriad of topics, my mail focus will ...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 12, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Alexia Eastabrook-Isely Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Another Kraft Worker
It’s an interesting idea to have a communal blog.
My name is Rob Penfold and like one of the other posters (Tobin), I also have a PhD in microbiology and genetics and funnily enough also worked in the malaria area.
I now work in a hospital library setting and hail from Down Under so perhaps can provide a different perspective.
Once, at the forensic library where I worked, we had a Crappy Craft day. My contribution was Krappy Koasters made out of Kraft cheese slices. This rather bemused the lucky recipient. This is my passport for being able to post to the Krafty Librarian blog. (Source: The Krafty Librarian)
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 10, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Rob Penfold Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Wearable technologies in a library setting
Next time you are at the gym, take a look around! Look at the people on the treadmills, the elliptical or even in the bikes. How many of them are wearing wearable technologies, like the Fitbit, Jawbone’s Up or the Apple Watch. Wearables are on the rise. Studies show that the markets for smart watches, smart glasses, personal health and fitness products will be worth USD 101.2 billion in 2018.
Wearables are not just for health tracking either. There are wearables that help companies track worker productivity (http://wearkinetic.com/); perform 3d scanning (https://www.fuel-3d.com/) and electronic glasses that help th...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - August 10, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Sharon Whitfield Tags: SmartPhones Technology wearables Source Type: blogs
Hello!
I’m Rebecca Carlson, the Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences Library Director at Southwest Baptist University in Springfield, Missouri. I’ll be one of the guest writers sharing Krafty posts with you this year.
I am the solo librarian on the SBU health sciences campus and I work with faculty and students in our nursing and radiology programs. I wear many hats and have a lot of “other duties as assigned,” but I love the challenges and unique opportunities of medical librarianship. This summer I have been teaching an online class with a nursing instructor on professional writing and APA...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 24, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Rebecca Carlson Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Getting Ready for IFLA Meeting
I leave for South Africa in two weeks for the IFLA meeting. I will spend the first week traveling with my husband, sister, and brother in law. My brother in law is South African so we are fortunate to have our own personal tour guide to take us around. August is winter in South Africa (highs of 60-70 degrees and lows of 40-50 degrees). It is chilly but coming from Cleveland, that ain’t winter, that’s spring weather in my mind.
As excited as I am about touring around the country that first week, I am just as excited about going to my first conference outside of North America. Along with this exciteme...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 24, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Other Medical Library Stuff Tales from MLA President Source Type: blogs
Introducing an incidental informationist
An Incidental Informationist
I’m Tobin Magle, the Biomedical Sciences Research Support Specialist at the Health Sciences Library on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. I’m so excited to be a guest writer for the Krafty Librarian as she takes on her responsibilities as MLA president.
My dirty little secret is that I don’t have a library degree: my background is in research science. I have a PhD in microbiology, and my research focused on parasites like Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria.
While working on studying these pathogens is a very worthwhile...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 24, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Tobin Magle Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m Katie Mulik Dayani, a solo librarian at a special medical library in Kansas City. I nerd out on all things related to solo-librarianship, copyright issues, taxonomy/metadata development and advocacy/outreach. I’m excited to connect with more cool librarians here. If you can name the song referenced in the title of this post, I want to be your friend. Thanks so much, Michelle, for the opportunity to be a Krafter! (Source: The Krafty Librarian)
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 23, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Katie Mulik Dayani Tags: New Blogger Introduction Source Type: blogs
Krafty & Clever, or Just Perplexed? (Introduction)
Patricia Anderson here, one of the cohort of new writers for the Krafty Librarian blog, and delighted to be here. You might know me better as @pfanderson on Twitter (and many other places in social media), or as the person behind the ETechLib blog, or as Perplexity Peccable in Second Life. (I chose that name because both being perplexed and having a less-than-impeccable office are part of what I consider to be my natural condition!)
I am the Emerging Technologies Informationist at the newly renovated Taubman Health Sciences Library at the University of Michigan. I bet some of you will want to hear about our renovation, so...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - July 23, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Patricia Anderson Tags: Uncategorized introduction Source Type: blogs
