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Director’s Musings Barbara Epstein, Director The need for better management of research data, and opportunities to promote new roles for librarians, were identified by the MAR Academic Libraries Special Advisory Group as a priority. In April 2013, MAR sponsored a training workshop at the University of Pennsylvania for one or two representatives from each of… Read More »
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May
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MAR Highlights Renae Barger, Executive Director Spring was a busy season for MAR. As I reflect over the past three months, I’d like to share some highlights of MAR activities. As many of you know, exhibiting at national, regional, state and local meetings and conferences is a terrific opportunity for MAR staff to meet constituents… Read More »
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May
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Member Spotlight Karen T. Parry Manager of Information Services East Brunswick Public Library East Brunswick, NJ My passion for health literacy started with the personal story of my mother, Yolanda, who suddenly became a neurology patient on an August day in 2003. The day after my 47th birthday, I was standing in a hospital hallway… Read More »
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May
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Sharing & Caring Michelle Burda, Network and Advocacy Coordinator To continue delivering support for clinical care, research and education, a hospital library must be run like a business. The members of the MAR Hospital Special Advisory Group (SAG) recognized the need for hospital librarians to develop a strategic sense of business in the changing environment… Read More »
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May
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Consumer Connections Lydia Collins, Consumer Health Coordinator As many of you know, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) produces a variety of amazing resources that are geared for use by educators, librarians, and community- and faith-based organizations who work with K-12 populations. The resources cover a range of topics around health and science such as,… Read More »
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May
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Out and About Kate Flewelling, Outreach Coordinator Looking for local, state, national and global health data? Funding opportunities? Resources for evidence-based practice? Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PhPartners.org) is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. Partners include the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the… Read More »
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May
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CyberCast Missy Harvey, Technology and Communication Coordinator Having just returned from the 2014 Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference in Chicago, I was reminded how important it is for our profession to keep informed of emerging technologies. Some of the topics discussed in the MLA Technology Trends section included Infographics, 3D printing, Sharepoint, VIVO, etc. New… Read More »
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