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16
0 comments Tags: Member Spotlight, nursing education
Ellen Lutz is the health sciences librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Science and Engineering Library. The following article is paraphrased from an interview with Ellen. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Beginning in 2nd grade to Junior year of high school, Ellen wanted to be a 4th … Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jan
03
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group, National Library of Medicine
You are invited to join us for the NNLM Book Discussion. From February 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024, we will discuss A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era by Michael Kronenfeld and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. A History of Medical Libraries and Librarianship… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Dec
18
0 comments Tags: climate change, Emergency Preparedness (EPP), resources
Previously, I highlighted tips to stay safe in winter weather focused on snow, cold and ice. But according to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, released in November 2023, the Northeast is looking at warmer, wetter winters in the future. So in addition to remembering safety information for staying safe in snow and cold, we need… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Dec
06
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, Member Spotlight, National Library of Medicine, New Hampshire
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour? I would love to focus more on my creative side…something I have yet to discover. As I move closer to retirement, I need to find ways of staying relevant, purposeful, and yet enjoy a new chapter in Life. I… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Dec
06
0 comments Tags: National Library of Medicine
The UMASS Chan Medical School Lamar Soutter Library (LSL) is currently hosting the NLM Traveling Exhibit Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection. This exhibit uses historic postcard images to demonstrate some of the history of the nursing profession as well as cultural values of the last century as it relates to nursing. The University… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Graphic Medicine, NLM Resources