Historical Marker Commemorating Founding of Medical Library Association in Philadelphia Unveiled!

On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, MLA and the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of MLA unveiled a historical marker commemorating MLA\u27s founding in 1898

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report (April-June 2017) Now Available

The Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report for April-June 2017 is now available. Users from 7,500 institutions in 196 countries located materials in the JDC this quarter. View the report to see what assets were added this quarter

Grand Rounds in the Jefferson Digital Commons

The Jefferson Digital Commons has a collection of grand rounds presentations archived from various departments, including: Surgery Otolaryngology Kimmel Cancer Center Family and Community Medicine Integrative Medicin

Has the Internet improved medical student information literacy skills? A retrospective case study: 1995-2005

Our goal in this investigation was to see if the popularity of the Internet has had an effect on searching skills and an increased awareness of where to search for appropriate medical information

Medical Library Association Historical Marker to be Installed in Philadelphia

During 2015, its 117th anniversary year, MLA will celebrate a novel and permanent way of informing both residents and visitors to Philadelphia about the association. Several months ago, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission voted to approve the nomination of an official State Historical Marker to commemorate MLA\u27s founding in Philadelphia in 1898. The text of the marker will not be revealed until the marker\u27s dedication ceremony in keeping with the commission\u27s guidelines

Bibliographic Instruction: The Need to Edutain

In response to the article in the Winter 2001 LOEX Newsletter, “Making Student-Friendly Instruction: Education or Edutainment?” a distinction was made between “our need to educate” and “our students’ desire to be entertained.” No one is denying the fact Mr. Bridges’ argument that “knowing how to do research, learning techniques for note taking or writing a proper footnote or bibliography is a serious exercise.” But I question the tone and need for strictly traditional methods in teaching these skills to the “modern student” expressed in the article

Analysis and Lessons Learned Instituting an Instant Messaging Reference Service at an Academic Health Sciences Library: The First Year

In February 2006, Thomas Jefferson University went live with a new instant messaging (IM) service. This paper reviews the first 102 transcripts to examine question types and usage patterns. In addition, the paper highlights lessons learned in instituting the service. IM reference represents a small proportion of reference questions, but based on user feedback and technological improvements, the library has decided to continue the service

Searching Google Scholar like a Pro (Library Workshop)

Learning objectives: Attendees will set-up preferences in searching Google Scholar Attendees will learn advanced search tips for creating focused search strategies in Google Scholar Description: Google Scholar has rapidly become a starting point for research. Dan Kipnis, Life Sciences Librarian, will introduce search tips and tricks for searching Google Scholar. Rather than getting millions of results, learn techniques to focus your searches. In 30 minutes attendees will become power searchers and learn the tricks the expert searchers use to improve their results. The last 15 minutes will be dedicated for questions and practice. Skill levels for attendees: Little to no experience Software Requirements: Non

Capturing Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium Posters in Rowan Digital Works: From Pilot to Reality

On April 20, 2018 Rowan University hosted the 21st annual undergraduate STEM symposium, where 227 posters from various disciplines were presented to the University community. Full-text abstracts of the posters are available on a dedicated web site (http://stem.rowan.edu). The Institutional Repository committee of Rowan University Libraries wanted to archive digital copies of the posters in our IR (Rowan Digital Works) so they would be archived and globally accessible. Five posters were deposited in the pilot year of the project. On April 25-26, 2019 Rowan University will expand the STEM undergraduate poster symposium to include all disciplines across campus. My presentation will highlight the strategies, workflows and statistics in archiving student posters in the second year of archiving student posters. In addition, the presentation will highlight alternate uses of bepress software such as managing our Open Access Fund, Research Experience for Diversity and Inclusion Grant applications and First Generation College symposium

Bon Appetit-Philadelphia Style

Cheese steaks are the gastronomic icons of Philadelphia, but the City of Brotherly love is also the home of water ice, soft pretzels, and TastyKakes. Philadelphia has recently experienced a culinary revolution with world-class restaurants tantalizing locals and tourists. With a population of approximately 1.5 million Philadelphians, finding delicious meals is very easy and starting January 2007 all restaurants are non-smoking! To help MLA attendees navigate the plethora of dining establishments in the City of Brotherly Love, this brief overview will offer a variety of categories based on different eating criteria