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Sep
07
0 comments Tags: Emergency Preparedness (EPP), hospital librarians
According to Becker’s Health IT, at least 15 hospital systems were targeted with ransomware attacks in the first six months of 2023. The impact on electronic medical records is significant. Less recognized is the impact on hospital library services. Nearly two years ago, Region 7 offered a webinar to prepare medical librarians initiate plans for… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Aug
14
0 comments Tags: hospital librarians, Member Spotlight, National Library of Medicine, Rhode Island
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour? If I had 25 hours in a day, I would use it to figure out any of Chopin’s nocturnes on the piano, comb the beach for sea glass with my daughter, go bird watching, or (too obvious?) catch up… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
Jul
24
0 comments Tags: community partnerships, history of medicine, Hospital library, Member Spotlight, National Library of Medicine, NLM Traveling Exhibit
The Horblit Health Sciences Library at Danbury Hospital, part of Nuvance Health is currently hosting, Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons, one of the NLM traveling exhibits. I had the opportunity to visit the exhibit, the library, and their amazing librarians. There are two health science librarians at the Horblit Health Sciences Library, Amanda Pomeroy… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Communities of Interest, NLM Resources
Jun
09
0 comments Tags: Emergency Preparedness (EPP), hospital librarians, hospital library advisory group
On Thu, June 8, 2023, we hosted our annual Hospital Libraries Advisory Group Meeting. Fifty-eight people registered for the meeting, and twenty-eight attended the live session. Twenty-two of the attendees participated in the breakout discussion on preparedness plans for emergencies and personal time off. The recording of the meeting is available now. Disaster and Emergency… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest
May
08
0 comments Tags: Member Spotlight, National Library of Medicine, New York, science librarians
If you had 25 hours in a day, what would you do with the extra hour? I know this is a very librarian response, but I would definitely use that hour to catch up on my reading, I have a folder of articles to read, 30 ebooks on hold at my public library, and a… Read More »
Posted in: Communities of Interest