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Internet Cool Tools for Physicians: A Book Review

Posted by on January 20th, 2009 0 comments

Internet Cool Tools for Physicians by Melissa L. Rethlefsen, David L. Rothman, and Daniel S. Mojon Springer, 2009 Given how rapidly things change on the Web, writing a book about Internet tools seems like a risky endeavor.  Will the content still be relevant once the book makes it to press? Rethlefsen, Rothman, and Mojon took… Read More »

Posted in: Technology

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Geeks Bearing Gifts Distance Learning Opportunity – FREE

Posted by on January 16th, 2009 0 comments

Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends Free Online Learning Opportunity February 2 to March 20, 2009 The Pacific Northwest RML is now accepting registrants for the online version of “Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends.” We are offering this course free of charge as a benefit to our Network members. UPDATE 1/23/09: The… Read More »

Posted in: Technology, Training & Education

Jan

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Look Who’s Tweeting

Posted by on January 14th, 2009 0 comments

You’ve heard of blogging, but have you heard of microblogging? Twitter, the most popular microblogging platform, is a place on the web where people give updates on their lives by answering the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less.  The character limit makes it “micro.” Is this a practical way to share… Read More »

Posted in: Technology

Jan

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Technology of the Future

Posted by on January 6th, 2009 0 comments

Happy New Year! January is a great time to break out the crystal ball and see what new technologies will change the way we live and work.  The following post was written by Max Anderson, Technology Coordinator for the NN/LM Greater Midwest Region. It originally appeared on the Cornflower blog.

Posted in: Technology

Dec

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Alternative Search Engines for the Life Sciences

Posted by on December 9th, 2008 0 comments

by Hope Leman Library Technical Specialist Murray Memorial Library Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Corvallis, Oregon There is so much for those of us in medical libraries to keep up on: wikis, social networking, Twitter, RSS and on and on. I worry that a basic tool of our trade, the search engine, is getting lost… Read More »

Posted in: Technology

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