Presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2021 [virtual]. Presentation was awarded first place in the "My Favorite Tool" immersion session

Craven, Hannah J.

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My Favorite Tool: f.luxHannah J. Craven, MLISResearch & Scholarly Communications Librarian@HannahC_MLIS0000-0002-1701-3655 Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)Image is in the public domain. Voigt RM, Forsyth CB, Keshavarzian A. Circadian Disruption. Alcohol Res. 2013;35(1):87-96. Accessed May 10, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860420/Zeitgebers “time giver”Image CC-BY-NCWright KP, Lowry CA, LeBourgeois MK. Circadian and wakefulness-sleep modulationof cognition in humans. Front Mol Neurosci. 2012;5. doi:10.3389/fnmol.2012.00050So… just get f.luxhttps://justgetflux.com/ “It makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.– justgetflux.comInstall f.lux It will exist on your computer’s toolbar Mac: top rightPC: bottom rightTweak the settings to your likingHere are the preferences for f.lux▹Move the slider to set your screen’s color▹Enter your wake time▹Add your locationDaytimeNightSunsetMy daytimeMy experience with f.luxOver 5 yearsI have used f.lux well over five years across many different computers (personal and work machines)Better than nativeMy Mac has “Night Shift” but I find f.lux to have more optionsNecessityAlways install at workEssential during WFHFor your considerationLearning CurveThis can be up and running minutes after initial installAudienceThis tool can be used by anyone who uses a computer for an extended duration in daily lifeVersatilityThis program is available for both PC and Mac and is immediately usableSustainabilityf.lux has been around for several years now and is still supported with updatesTHANKS!Just get f.lux!@HannahC_MLIS | hancrave@iu.eduThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

My Favorite Tool: f.lux

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My Favorite Tool: f.lux

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