Meet Brittney Thomas, Manager for the NNLM All of Us Coordinating Center. Brittney joined the Greater Midwest Region of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine in November and has spent the last few weeks learning as much as she can about health librarianship. In her new role, Brittney will be coordinating outreach andContinue reading “Brittney Thomas, MLIS | All of Us Manager”
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UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative
Originally published in IowaNow online. UI to lead national campaign educating Americans, health care professionals about precision medicine $3.6 million NIH grant will make the UI a national hub for creating and distributing educational information for the ‘All of Us’ initiative By: Richard C. Lewis | 2017.11.29 | 09:45 am The University of Iowa is poised to lead aContinue reading “UI awarded $3.6M NIH Grant for “All of Us” personal medicine initiative”
Librarian Activities at Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2017
The Midwest Chapter of The Medical Library Association (MLA) and Michigan Health Science Library Association joint annual conference is in Yipsilanti, Michigan this year. Our librarians are going to be busy! Heather Healy, Clinical Education Librarian and Mahrya Carncross, Scholarly Communications Librarian for UI Libraries will present Picture This! Teaching Ethical Use of Health Sciences Images, aboutContinue reading “Librarian Activities at Midwest Chapter of Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2017”
Librarian Eric Rumsey retires | 35 years of service @Hardin Library
Eric Rumsey, one of Hardin Library’s most senior employees, retired on April 3, 2017. As Web Services Librarian, Eric most recently worked on Hardin Libraries Twitter @hardinlib, and conducted research on searching PubMed and Embase for plant-based foods and other nutrition-related topics. He also taught classes on library resources such as Embase and provided referenceContinue reading “Librarian Eric Rumsey retires | 35 years of service @Hardin Library”
Open Access Week | Guest Post by Leonardo Marchini, DDS, MSD, PhD Preventative and Community Dentistry
by Willow Fuchs During Open Access week (October 24-30, 2016) we will be highlighting a number of guest posts from University of Iowa Faculty and Staff who have personal experience making their work Open Access. Leonardo Marchini, DDS, MSD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventative and Community Dentistry. See his Iowa Research Online deposited publications here.Continue reading “Open Access Week | Guest Post by Leonardo Marchini, DDS, MSD, PhD Preventative and Community Dentistry”
Bindings, UI Libraries Magazine, features story on Regional Medical Library @Hardin
The Spring issue of Bindings has a story on Hardin Library’s $6.5 million dollar grant and designation as a Regional Medical Library. Bindings also contains other information about the University of Iowa Libraries services, programs, and exhibits. Read the complete issue online. Request printed copies.
NIH new policy | Single IRB for multi-site studies
Accelerating clinical research studies benefits researchers, research participants, and all who stand to gain from research results. Today, the time it takes to go from a sound research idea to the launch of a new, multi-site clinical research study is too long. A major contributor to the delay is that too many institutional review boardsContinue reading “NIH new policy | Single IRB for multi-site studies”
Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Office
Meet Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Greater Midwest Regional Office. Jacqueline Leskovec, MLIS, MA, RN has been with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine since 2005. Her roles at the former office in Chicago evolved from Outreach and Communications Coordinator, Outreach and Evaluation Coordinator, and Outreach, Planning,Continue reading “Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Office”
Elizabeth (Liz) Kiscaden, Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Midwest Regional Office
As of May 1, Elizabeth (Liz) Kiscaden is the new Associate Director for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s (NN/LM) regional office, located at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. This office serves the Greater Midwestern Region (GMR), comprising of a ten-state area surrounding Iowa. In her new role, Liz will be responsible for operationsContinue reading “Elizabeth (Liz) Kiscaden, Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Midwest Regional Office”
Welcome Darlene Kaskie, Technology & Communication Librarian for the Regional Medical Library
Please welcome Darlene Kaskie, our first Regional Medical Library (RML) librarian to join the team. Darlene will be serving as the Technology and Communications Librarian for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Greater Midwest Region (GMR) program office. In her new role, Darlene will be managing the GMR website and social media, andContinue reading “Welcome Darlene Kaskie, Technology & Communication Librarian for the Regional Medical Library”