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MLA ’13: The Role of Librarians/Informationists in the Systematic Review

Systematic Review Reporting Quality in General Medical Journals: The Influence of Librarian Authorship A Collaborative Approach to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Instruction An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Teach Systematic Review Methods What Happens after: Outcomes of a Systematic Review Course Abstracts here Systematic Review Reporting Quality in General Medical Journals: The Influence of Librarian Authorship Melissa … Continue reading »

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MLA ’13: New Methods of Publishing

Scholarly Video Journals to Increase Productivity in Medical Research and Education The Pace of Change in Practice-Driving Medical Knowledge in New Models of Publishing Tricked into Submission: Health Sciences Librarians’ Role in Fighting Predatory Publishing and Spamferences Creating a New “Gratis Open Access” Family Medicine Research Journal Abstracts here Continue reading »

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MLA’13: Plenary II – Richard Besser, ABC News

The John P. McGovern Award Lecture. Richard Besser is ABC News’s senior health and medical editor, providing medical analysis and commentary for all ABC News broadcasts and platforms, including World News with Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, and Nightline. Overall an interesting talk from an engaging speaker, though on the Twitter backchannel there was some … Continue reading »

books / review

The Month in Books – April

Including a book that I just finished today, which is not included in this list, I’m 6 books behind my pace for my Goodreads challenge this year. The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge Daughters of the North, Sarah Hall Black-Out, Connie Willis Heads in Beds, Jacob Tomsky Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl Continue reading »

review / travel

Trip Diary: Indianapolis

I was in Indianapolis recently for the ACRL 2013 conference. I hadn’t done a whole lot of prep before I left, but I did take the time to quickly make a map of interesting places to eat for this conference, as using my Seattle vacation map when I was back in Seattle for Midwinter was … Continue reading »