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Continuing to evolve: opportunities to share technology enhancements with health sciences library peers through the Virtual Projects Section
J Med Libr Assoc. 2023 Oct 2;111(4):829-830. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2023.1824.ABSTRACTBeginning in 2012, the Virtual Projects section of the Journal of the Medical Library Association has provided an opportunity for library leaders and technology experts to share with others how new technologies are being adopted by health sciences libraries. From educational purposes to online tools that enhance library services or access to resources, the Virtual Projects section brings technology use examples to the forefront. Virtual Projects highlighted in this year's section include new ways to use virtual reality for library instruction,...
Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA - November 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Emily J Hurst Source Type: research

Lost in translation: the history of the Ebers Papyrus and Dr. Carl H. von Klein
J Med Libr Assoc. 2023 Oct 2;111(4):844-851. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2023.1755.ABSTRACTWhile the Ebers Papyrus is understood to be one of the oldest and most complete contemporaneous perspectives on Ancient Egyptian healing practices, nothing has yet been said about the biography of its first English-language translator, Dr. Carl H. von Klein. A German immigrant and surgeon in the American Midwest, von Klein spent twenty-some years meticulously translating and annotating the Papyrus, but ultimately his manuscript was destroyed. In this paper, we examine the societal- and personal-scale forces that thwarted his efforts to transfo...
Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA - November 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jane A Hartsock Colin M E Halverson Source Type: research

JUNTOS Radio: a podcast created in collaboration with Spanish-speaking healthcare providers, Juntos Center for Advancing Latino Health, and a medical librarian
J Med Libr Assoc. 2023 Oct 2;111(4):831-832. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2023.1653.ABSTRACTSpanish speaking healthcare providers, JUNTOS Center for Advancing Latino Health, and a medical librarian partnered to create a podcast on essential health topics relevant to the Latinx community. The podcasts were recorded in Spanish and included Spanish supplementary consumer health information from credible resources such as MedlinePlus en Espanol. The podcasts covered important topics about COVID-19 such as vaccines, clinical trials, and social distancing. It also includes other relevant topics that are affecting the Latinx community.PMID:...
Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA - November 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Brenda M Linares Mariana Ramirez Source Type: research

From Digital Commons to Alma/Primo: enhancing the dissemination of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) projects
J Med Libr Assoc. 2023 Oct 2;111(4):835-836. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2023.1624.ABSTRACTThe Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project collection is a group of approximately 120 DNP projects archived between 2017 and 2022 in Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC), the health sciences institutional repository (IR) for the George Washington University. Our project focused on expanding avenues for the dissemination of DNP projects beyond our Digital Commons IR by integrating this content into the library's instances of Ex Libris Alma and Primo VE. By utilizing the Ex Libris Repository type import profile rather than the OAI-PMH feed,...
Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA - November 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Sara Hoover Source Type: research

Introducing the < em > Journal of the Medical Library Association < /em > 's policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence in submissions
J Med Libr Assoc. 2023 Oct 2;111(4):747-749. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2023.1826.ABSTRACTWith the arrival of ChatGPT, the academic community has expressed concerns about how generative artificial intelligence will be used by students and researchers alike. After consulting policies from other journals and discussing among the editorial team, we have created a policy on the use of AI on submissions to JMLA. This editorial provides a brief background on these concerns and introduces our policy.PMID:37928115 | PMC:PMC10621693 | DOI:10.5195/jmla.2023.1826 (Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA)
Source: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA - November 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Jill T Boruff Michelle Kraft Alexander J Carroll Source Type: research