At the 2013 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and WebJunction, a program of OCLC, to assure that librarians have the information and connections with local expertsContinue reading “Affordable Care Act – Open Enrollment Begins Oct. 1”
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Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs
University of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photograhs are now available through the Iowa Digital Library. The collection includes 194 images from 1844-2010. The collection is a composite of several collections held at the Hardin Library including two boxes of lantern glass slides from ca. 1910. The original slides are now housed in the UniversityContinue reading “Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine Historical Photographs”
Philanthropy Day: Hardin Library construction funded through gifts and NIH grant
Hardin Library for the Health Sciences opened in 1974. The building was designed by Walter Netsch, and was funded by $1.4 million in gifts and a National Institute of Health grant for $2.3 million. The John Martin Rare Book Room was started by a generous donation of books and funding from Dr. John Martin. SeeContinue reading “Philanthropy Day: Hardin Library construction funded through gifts and NIH grant”
Happy Match Day to Carver College of Medicine Students!
Today is Match Day. This is the day when 4th year medical students find out which programs they have matched with and where they will be starting their residencies. If you’d like to learn more, the Carver College of Medicine has a map showing where students headed last year along with other data from previous years onContinue reading “Happy Match Day to Carver College of Medicine Students!”
Update iPhone/iPad/iTouch software immediately if you use Exchange email or calendars
On Tuesday, 2/19, Apple released update 6.1.2 that reportedly fixes the issues that iOS 6.1 devices were causing with Exchange. ITS strongly encourages iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to update their devices as soon as possible. See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4623 for instructions on updating your device.
Archives Journals changing names as of January 1, 2013
Effective on January 1, 2013, all of the Archives Journals will be official renamed: JAMA Dermatology JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery For more information, please see this article from JAMA.
Fall back – daylight savings time ends on Saturday, November 3
What is Open Access?
Confused about Open Access? Check out this PHD Comic to get a good overview of what is open access and how it can benefit you. http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1533
Celebrate Open Access Week, October 22-26
Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder. OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance. JustContinue reading “Celebrate Open Access Week, October 22-26”
National Physician Assistants Week
This week, October 6-12, is National Physician Assistants Week. Last year, Rep. Karen Bass recognized PAs during a short statement to the House of Representatives. This year, a group of PA’s and students will be heading to Rockefeller Plaza to appear on the Today Show. You can learn more about PA’s and what they do from the American AcademyContinue reading “National Physician Assistants Week”