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Tip #59: Getting Up Close and Personal with Database Proximity Syntax #medlibs #ExpertSearching #SystematicReview #MLAUXCaucus uxcaucustips.blogspot.com/2025/07/tip-...

Hey #medlibs #canmedlibs I'm super excited about this. Not just the content (awesome) but this new way of doing CE. Asynchronous for multiple times zones, followed by synchronous Q&A. All welcome!

This looks fantastic! Already registered and looking forward to learning #medlibs

MLA ’26 Contributed Content Content contributed by professionals in the field is the heart of each MLA conference. Share your professional research and explorations with your colleagues and contribute to the growing knowledge of…

Shape the future of health sciences librarianship! Whether you're a first-time presenter or a seasoned speaker, presenting at #MLANET26 is an opportunity to showcase your expertise.

Submit your proposal to present at #MLANET26 by October 23.

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#medlibs - re: previous posts, see also fed advisory committee here. Will dig into more soon.

Data Curation Specialist for Health Sciences careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2... #union @leounionumich.bsky.social #medlibs #datalibs #JobPosting Salary $76,000.00 - $87,000.00

Hey #MedLibs! There is a very cool #LibJobs at a place working with some awesome folks. The UGA School of Medicine is hiring a Clinical Information Librarian! Details and application instructions found here: www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/442...

working on a lit review.
Word underlines Escitalopram in red. Sure. It’s a made-up word (yes, all words are made up, bear with me) - but right-clicking it, one of the suggested replacements is Citalopram.
That is ALSO a made-up word. I dread carelessness switching people’s meds on them.
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We are currently in Year 5 of the existing funding cycle. Under typical circumstances, the new RFA would have been released in June; however, it is now anticipated to be issued after the current cycle concludes on April 30, 2026. A "gap year" or a “Year 6” is expected with no additional funding, with the next funding cycle set to begin on May 1, 2027. During that interim year (May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027), many, if not all, Regional Medical Libraries and Offices will be closed. As a result, NNLM is not expected to offer funding opportunities, professional development, or related services during this time.

Potentially catastrophic behind-the-scenes news about the Network of the National Library of Medicine (www.nnlm.gov) shared with me today.

While some NNLM host institutions were able to float the offices while funding was paused or delayed in 2025... it is unlikely that happens again.

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As a librarian, I approve this ad! #libraries #medlibs

Done! #publichealth #medlibs

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How are folks handling #copyright when it comes to using things like chatGPT/Claude/CoPilot for #evidencesynthesis tasks. E.g. using CoPilot to do QA/bias assessments, or Claude for data extraction. Do you use only open article pdfs? Has anyone seen any work on this? #systematicreviews #medlibs

I’m a Republican former congressman and doctor. The new HHS placebo-controlled trial mandate is dangerous “The notion that we should require placebo trials even when there's already a safe, effective vaccine goes against decades of established norms in clinical research,” writes physician and former Rep. ...

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More testing might seem like a step toward greater safety. But this change doesn’t make vaccines safer or science stronger. Instead, it forces researchers to unethically withhold proven protection from some patients, under the guise of “scientific rigor.” www.statnews.com/2025/05/22/v...

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We're excited to announce the @jmla co-lead editors have been reappointed for three more years.

🎉 Congratulations to Jill Boruff and Michelle Kraft on their well-deserved reappointment!

Read more: https://bit.ly/45pQzCf

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Check out this week's #JMLASpotlight!

Original Investigation: Non-clinician involvement in interprofessional health sciences education: educator experiences and attitudes➡️ https://bit.ly/3GYVrEv

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Comparing the performance of librarians and medical specialists in retrieving clinical evidence: an observational study - PubMed Access to precise and reliable scientific evidence is one of the fundamental principles of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) in clinical decision-making processes. Medical librarians, by employing advance...

So glad someone did this study #medlibs pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40387123/

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RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.

www.politico.com/news/2025/05.... #medlibs #meded #publichealth

"Unfortunately the publisher will not sell this title to us as an eBook (likely because it is used as a course text). Would you like me to order a print copy?"

I have to send this reply more every semester.

But, sure, big scholarly publishers are our "partners."

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I second Chicago. You can fly directly to Chicago from most places in the U.S. that is a huge selling point for me. Plus, Chicago. 😀

Happy to chat about this.

Many systems buy something specific, like Lippincott or Clinical Skills for the offered features. Are they asking you to help evaluate them? Or are you talking something completely different?

Medical schools move from worrying about AI to teaching it Faculty used to fret over how artificial intelligence might affect education. Now they’re training medical students how to use it for patient care and research.

This article from the American Association of Medical Colleges discusses the use of AI in teaching, including ethical concerns. #medlibs www.aamc.org/news/medical...