Category Archives: Feature Articles

Submitted by Edith Starbuck, Health Sciences Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Shelley Paden, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH The growing awareness of disparities in health literacy and multicultural competency led us … Continue reading →

Submitted by Carol A. Powell, John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH This poster describes how librarians at the Ohio State University (OSU) Prior Health Sciences Library became instructors of a required course in a … Continue reading →

Submitted by Mike McGraw, Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH My poster was billed in advance under the title “Two Methods for Limiting PubMed Searches to Nurse-Authored Research Articles” but appeared at the conference with the … Continue reading →

Submitted by Elizabeth Fine Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN A survey sent out to National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region (NN/LM GMR) members during the GMR’s mid-contract review for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) … Continue reading →

Submitted by Abigail Jones,Library for Health Information/John A. Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Consumer health information is provided at The Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) by the Library for Health Information in the Atrium … Continue reading →

Submitted by Jean Gudenas, Health Sciences Library, Loyola University, Chicago, IL As the second part of a continuing analysis evaluating the digital content needs of the Loyola University medical community, this project explores the results of an electronic book (e-book) … Continue reading →

Submitted by Elizabeth Fine Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis Strong searching abilities are arguably the most important skill set for health sciences librarians. It takes a great deal of time and practice to become an expert searcher, and cultivating a … Continue reading →

Submitted by Janice Flahiff Mulford Library, University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH Thirty years ago I left Liberia after two satisfying years of Peace Corps service teaching math and science in a rural junior high school. This past … Continue reading →

Interview by Jason Young, MIDLINE editor Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA Ruth Holst grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and obtained her bachelor’s degree in education and her master’s degree in library science both from the University of … Continue reading →

Submitted by Karla Block Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN The recent flooding of the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota provided an opportunity for these states to use Go Local to respond to disaster-related information needs. Both … Continue reading →

Submitted by Chris Childs Hardin Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA A new resource guide containing information on Influenza A (H1N1) has been created and is available from the University of Iowa Hardin Library. The guide includes national and … Continue reading →

Submitted by Anne Beschnett Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN The Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership and Boutwells Landing Senior Living Community in Oak Park Heights, Minn., … Continue reading →

Submitted by Kay Crampton Gundersen Lutheran Health Resource Libraries, La Crosse, WI Low health literacy cuts across education and income levels. Patients don’t always understand the information they receive from their health care providers, and health care providers don’t always … Continue reading →

Interview by Jason Young, MIDLINE editor Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA Melissa Rethlefsen is education technology librarian/assistant professor of medical education at the Learning Resource Center, the library of the Mayo Medical School. She writes extensively on social media for … Continue reading →

Submitted by Merle Rosenzweig, Anna Ercoli Schnitzer, Mark MacEachern, and Chrysta Meadowbrooke University of Michigan Health Sciences Libraries, Ann Arbor, MI Many health sciences librarians and the researchers they work with have questions about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) … Continue reading →

Submitted by Jonathan Koffel Hardin Library, University of Iowa The Hardin Library, like many libraries, does not have as many people walking through our doors and using our physical space as we once did. In an effort to increase use … Continue reading →

Submitted by Karen Hanus Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries, Milwaukee WI The Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries consists of three libraries. Todd Wehr Library is the main branch in the Medical College of Wisconsin, and there are hospital libraries in … Continue reading →

Submitted by Jean Gudenas Health Sciences Library, Loyola University, Chicago, IL The outcome of my survey was to better understand the digital content needs of the Loyola University medical community. By identifying patron satisfaction with electronic books and recognizing the … Continue reading →

Submitted by Daria Drobny Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, MI Access to emerging technologies is critical to a level playing field in the modern world. The purpose of this poster is to share information about how libraries can make the … Continue reading →

Submitted by Linda A. Draper Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Since 2004, Shiffman Medical Library staff members, under the guidance of former director and principal investigator for this project Ellen Marks, have been actively developing an online … Continue reading →

Submitted by Chris Childs Hardin Library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Patient safety is a serious issue in the medical profession. Though most of the responsibility for it falls on providers, patients can help ensure safe care. This is … Continue reading →