Since the launching of the Seeing the Picture blog in July, 2008, postings have been added at the rate of about one per week. As the announcement of the blog stated, the general theme is the unique aspects of pictures on the Web, using the background of work with pictures in Hardin MD. Themes discussedContinue reading “Seeing the Picture : Revisited”
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Seeing the Picture (Hardin MD blog)
A new blog — Seeing the Picture — has just been launched, for discussion of issues relating to work on Hardin MD. As the title suggests, much of the discussion will center on the unique aspects of pictures on the Web, and how pictures are being handled in digitization efforts by libraries and other groups,Continue reading “Seeing the Picture (Hardin MD blog)”
Hardin, MLA, & Google combat Salmonella
With the recent outbreak of Salmonella infection, the Hardin MD Salmonella Symptoms page has gotten heavy traffic from Google searches. Much of this traffic has come from people clicking the symptom label assigned by a group of Medical Library Association (MLA) librarians, who are a part of the Google Health Coop project. This is aContinue reading “Hardin, MLA, & Google combat Salmonella”
Hardin MD serves Iowa & the World
See Flickr pictures of 21 pages linking to Hardin MD in Iowa … … and 50+ countries around the world – Canada, UK, China, Spain, Turkey … * * * * * * [medical information, medical sites, medical websites, health info, hardinmd]
Hardin does Good
We recently found these kind words about Hardin Library and Hardin MD in Google Book search, in the book Health information on the Internet, by Rowena Cullen (Univ of Wellington, New Zealand). “Medical Libraries with a Public Good Focus — There are a number of medical school libraries that consciously fill a public good role.Continue reading “Hardin does Good”
Pictures from classic medical books in Hardin MD
Many of the pictures in Hardin MD are public-domain, meaning that they are not copyrighted. One useful source for pictures that are not copyrighted is classic medical books that are old enough that their copyright has run out. Hardin MD has pictures from three of these books, described below. Dermochromes, by Jerome Kingsbury, pictures byContinue reading “Pictures from classic medical books in Hardin MD”
Hardin MD now has pictures
Over the last three years, close to 800 pictures on about 100 diseases/conditions have been added to the Hardin MD Medical Picture Gallery. The new Hardin MD home page makes these easy to find — Try it out!
NIH seeks comments on Public Access Policy implementation
NIH is seeking comments regarding the implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy. NIH would like comments from researchers and those who are facilitating implementation of the policy. The deadline for submitting comments is 5pm EST on Monday, March 17, 2008.
Koffel appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jonathan Koffel, Education and Outreach Librarian, has been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy Division of the College of Pharmacy. This is a 3 year appointment. Jonathan will teach sessions on drug information skills and concepts within College courses (notably the Pharmacy Practice Lab sequence), serve on the College Curriculum Committee,Continue reading “Koffel appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor”
Hardin Scholarly Communication News – January 2007 | Issue 1.07
A Newsletter for the Health Sciences Campus at the University of Iowa January 2007 | Issue 1.07 Hardin Scholarly Communication News brings together a variety of topics that affect the current system of scholarly communication, with emphasis on new developments, open access and alternative publishing models in the health sciences. This newsletter aims to reflectContinue reading “Hardin Scholarly Communication News – January 2007 | Issue 1.07”