Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
The double-edged sword
Mark Rabnett of “Shelved in the W’s” has a recent post that points out the potential danger of physicians doing “quick and dirty” Internet searches upon which to base clinical decisions. As Mark points out, many physicians have received proper training (many times from a librarian), and can use the Internet to answer clinical questions […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Library Users by Mark
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Hospital IT departments
The Krafty Librarian had a posting the other day pleading for hospital IT departments not to block YouTube. It seems that a physician wanted a simple video of a beating heart, but the blockade of YouTube prevented any attempt to find one.
This appears to be a common fact of life for hospital librarians. The Social […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Web 2.0 by Mark
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Back home, for a while
I’m back from IFLA, Thanda, Victoria Falls, and the MLA Board of Directors meeting. I’m pretty exhausted, and unfortunately the work in my main job at Weill Cornell still piles up while I am gone, so I am digging my way back into my office. I’m actually here at work for two weeks before I […]
