Semantic web and Medline
November 2, 2009 at 4:47 pm | In General News | Leave a CommentTags: tools
Hi all!
I thought those of you who attended the plenary speakers on Monday morning would like to see a clinical application of this idea. There is a project called PEOTagger to tag Medline abstracts for PICO elements. One of our docs at Maine Med was approached about participating – perhaps you will hear of this from others. You can find a summary of the project here.
I have been in touch with Lorie Kloda, a librarian working on this project, if there are any questions.
~ Dina McKelvy, MA, MLS Library Manager for Automation and Planning Maine Medical Center Library
PubMed Redesign Overview
November 2, 2009 at 4:41 pm | In NLM Databases | Leave a Comment[From Lauri Kolakoski Fennell, Outreach Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region]
I did plan on holding an online session to review the PubMed Redesign later in November but given that the redesign is now live I will hold a few brief half hour sessions sooner. The content will be similar to the session held at NAHSL. These sessions will not require registration but will be offered as drop- in sessions.
PubMed Redesign Overview
Tuesday November 3rd at 10am-10:30am
Monday November 9th at 2 pm-2:30pm
The system has a limit of 50 participants so please try to log in early at https://webmeeting.nih.gov/nereducation
Sign is as Guest with your name.
Some Adobe Connect tips:
The audio portion is done through telephone lines. It works well to have the system automatically call your phone. There should be a pop up prompt asking you to enter your phone number just after you log in. If your telephone has an extension you will have to call in, the number and code is included in this e-mail and will also be displayed in a “Notes Pod” in the opening screen.
Please note that the system suggests you mute your phone by using *6.
Your phone may also have a mute button. We have learned from past experiences that placing a phone on hold will play “hold music or messages”, if your institution has them, to all of the participants so please be aware of this.
The number and passcode to call in if needed are: Conference Number:
1-866-846-3997 Participant Code: 938184
Here is a copy of the Diagnostic to test your computer in case you haven’t used this program before.
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Connect Diagnostic
Use this link to verify that your personal computer can connect to Adobe Connect in advance of a session. This will give you time to address any problems. The link will determine whether connection speed is sufficient, network access is allowed, flash player is installed, etc.
Here is the link: http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm
If you have questions please feel free to contact me.
Enjoy the day, Lauri
Annual Meeting Survey
November 2, 2009 at 4:35 pm | In NAHSL Annual Meeting 2009 | Leave a CommentTo those who attended NAHSL 2009, thank you for coming! We enjoyed your company and your participation.
To those who did not attend, we missed you! We want to know why you didn’t come and how we could help you make it next year.
So, whether you attended NAHSL 2009, or not, please complete our SURVEY.
Your responses are very important for planning future conferences.
Thank you!
Ann Jordan
On behalf of the NAHSL 2009 Conference Planning Committee
What is it that a medical librarian does?
October 30, 2009 at 5:53 pm | In Advocacy and Gov't Relations, General News | Leave a CommentAs National Medical Libraries month comes to a close, please take the time to listen to this podcast on the ACareer@HCA website: http://rctu.acareerathca.com/?p=1488. This is a podcast, created for HCA health professionals. It’s an interview with Mimi Guessferd, Medical Librarian/Information Specialist at Parkland Regional Hospital in Derry, NH. Mimi was very articulate in explaining what it is that we do. Congratulations, Mimi!
M. Coletti
A librarian in search of a repository
October 27, 2009 at 12:15 pm | In NAHSL Annual Meeting 2009 | Leave a CommentOur guide through the world of Open Access in this last plenary session was Peter Stuber. Our role in this world is that of educator and facilitator. Peter has detailed the ways in which we can help our authors in clearing up the misunderstandings regarding OA and in finding and/or creating appropriate repositories for their work.
We can also help by supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA). This legislation, sponsored by Rep. John Conryn, would change the 12-month minimum embargo which currently exists in the NIH mandate to a 6-month embargo, bringing the NIH in line with most British and Canadian medical research funders. Watch for this legislation! Peter suggests that NAHSL add its name to the list of endorsers. (NAHSL, not NEC/MLA!)
Finally, a fact that should close the deal in convincing our researchers to participate in OA: OA significantly increases citation impact.
Margo
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