The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions about Genetic Testing Advertising for DNA testing companies proliferates the media these days, but many individuals spit or swab, but then wonder how to get beyond their ethnicity results. The first questions usually asked regarding genetic testing are: “Where should I test?” and “I got my
The Library Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (LAUNC-CH) Conference Committee has opened registration for the 2020 LAUNC-CH Conference, scheduled for Monday, March 9, 2020 at the FedEx Global Education Center. Details on the conference and registration information are available at http://launcch.web.unc.edu/conference/ This year we are excited to hold
Seeking a Full-time Medical Librarian MedVal/PharmaWrite is seeking a full-time librarian to work on-site in Princeton, NJ. The librarian will perform biomedical literature searching and analysis, scientific journal and conference research, document delivery, and maintain the electronic reference database. We have various electronic database subscriptions and online research tools. General Description The
Now available: Introduction to Health Reference: Ethics and Best Practices – on demand To register, go to: https://nnlm.gov/classes/introduction-health-reference-ethics-and-best-practices Learn how to conduct a health reference interview using ethical and effective communication strategies in this 4 credit/4 module asynchronous online class. Through interactive, self-paced tutorials, discussion forums, and a synthesis exercise, users will learn:
The National Library of Medicine has updated and created new training materials for you to use and/or share with your patrons about the new PubMed. Quick Tour Videos (2 minutes each) * PubMed: Find articles by author A brief tutorial on how to find articles by an author using PubMed. *
Please register for one (or all) of our new PubMed(r) classes that have replaced PubMed for Librarians. We have eliminated some of the sessions and added a new one called How PubMed Works: Selection. All of the classes will be taught in the new PubMed interface. All sessions are taught via WebEx.
Do you work with someone who is an inspiring MAC member? Recognizing our colleagues is one of the highest honors we can bestow on our peers. The time to nominate your colleague is now! Each year, MAC gives a variety of awards to support the valuable contributions of medical and public health
Join the upcoming ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG) webinar to gain an understanding of the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document efforts. Learn about the comparison and contrast between the Nursing Information Literacy Framework companion document and Framework for Information Literacy. The webinar will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at
Posting for a friend (and former MAC member) from Texas… David Nolfi ————- Colleagues, As some of you may already know, I am planning to retire as Director of the Baylor School of Nursing LRC on July 31st, 2020. This faculty position at the Louise Herrington School of Nursing just east of
The final 2020 offering of “Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians” will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on July 30-31, 2020. The online portion of the course will be held June 26-July 26, 2020. For the July 2020 offering of the “Systematic Reviews: Opportunities for Librarians” course, 20 participants will be selected via
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