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03 January 2009 21:45

Searching Skills Toolkit

Really looking forward to getting my hands on this toolkit from BMJ Books due out 9 January. From the publisher website: “The guiding principle is that readers do not want to become librarians, but they are faced with practical difficulties when Read More...
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15 November 2008 17:26

Health Sector Information Skills Training

In the 25th anniversary issue of Health Information and Libraries Journal, Margaret E.S. Forrest provides an overview of the role of informational professionals in user education. It’s particularly useful for those of us who have not been working Read More...
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09 November 2008 23:27

It’s the Network, Stupid

Having worked in the Alcohol and Other Drug sector before moving into more general health librarianship this year, I’ve been interested in the growing literature on network theory within medicine. As a non-clinician, it can be a little bit difficult Read More...
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19 October 2008 11:00

Search Therapy

A UCLA study carried out on 24 middle-aged and older adults has found that Internet searching increases brain function. Study participants performed Web searches and book-reading tasks while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans, Read More...
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17 October 2008 13:16

Stayin’ Alive

Thanks to Tanya Feddern-Bekcan for sharing this story on LIS-MEDICAL and brightening up a dull Friday morning: U.S. doctors have found the Bee Gees 1977 disco anthem “Stayin’ Alive” provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest Read More...
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