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Oct

28

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PubMed Redesign is Live

Posted by on October 28th, 2009 0 comments

PubMed, the National Library of Medicine’s free resource for searching millions of biomedical journal citations and abstracts, has undergone a significant facelift. The redesigned version is now live at http://pubmed.gov.

Posted in: News from NLM, Resource Sharing & Document Delivery

Oct

27

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E-Patients Rising

Posted by on October 27th, 2009 0 comments

A recent report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 61% of American adults are e-patients, meaning they look online for health information. In a presentation for the Medical Library Association Tri-Chapter Conference earlier this month, Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project, reported on what survey data indicated about questions like these: What kind… Read More »

Posted in: Technology

Oct

27

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Alert the Media: More Good Press for a PNR Library

Posted by on October 27th, 2009 0 comments

What happens when a librarian, a hospital public relations department, and the local media work together to provide health information outreach? Here is a great example: Nurse’s Notes: Seeking health online? Use care. Thanks to Dana Kopp for sharing her success with us. Dana is director of the Center for Health Information at St. Patrick… Read More »

Posted in: News From NNLM PNR

Oct

13

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Just-in-Time Screencasting

Posted by on October 13th, 2009 0 comments

A screencast is a recording of actions performed on a computer screen. Screencasts are used to demonstrate computer-based tasks, such as website navigation, and are especially useful for distance education. Screencasts include audio and video, or sometimes just video with captions. Camtasia Studio, Adobe Captivate, and similar software can be used to create high quality,… Read More »

Posted in: Technology

Oct

01

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Try the Newly Redesigned PubMed

Posted by on October 1st, 2009 0 comments

PubMed has undergone a significant facelift. Try the redesigned version here: http://preview.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Posted in: News from NLM

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