Tools for creating a library mobile website
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Link to article on free apps for developing a mobile library website, and a request for feedback on what mobile-friendly features you want to see on our site!
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University of Minnesota medical students using iPads
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Per the iMedicalApps blog: The medical students at the University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus have all been given iPads to help with medical education — adding to the growing list of medical schools implementing “iPad medical curriculums”. Why the iPad? The University of Minnesota’s Duluth medical school had received a $2.3 million Health Resources and […]
Read ArticleMedical app contest announced
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From the “idea lab” at the American Medical Association comes the “AMA App Challenge,” a contest “asking U.S.-licensed physicians, residents/fellows and medical students for their ideas for medical apps. These App Ideas should be designed for use by physicians, residents/fellows and/or medical students in their daily careers.” Two grand prizes will be awarded that include: […]
Read ArticleMobile medical translation tool
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Today the iMedicalApps blog reviewed MediBabble Translator, “a free, professional-grade medical translation tool” by NiteFloat, Inc. Obtaining an accurate medical history and examination of non-English speaking patients can be expensive when utilizing translation services, and can significantly lengthen the time of the appointment. Until the universal translator conceived of in the Star Trek television series […]
Read ArticleQR code workshop at Marriott Library
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How To Make Your Smartphone Smarter: What You Should Know About QR Codes The University of Utah Libraries have embraced QR (‘quick response’) codes as a means of delivering additional information to patrons via their mobile device. QR codes are two dimensional codes that can be scanned with a mobile device’s camera and a reader […]
Read ArticleElectrical service interruption for Eccles Library
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Friday, March 11, 2011, after 6:00 pm, in order to allow for electrical work to take place. This and any additional shutdowns will take place only during times when the library is closed.
Read ArticleConstruction notice for Eccles Library
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Scheduled water service interruption to EHSL: Tuesday, March 8, 2011, from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., in order to allow for faucet repair and replacement.
Read ArticleConstruction notice for HSEB
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On Monday, March 7, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to midnight, natural gas service to HSEB will be interrupted to allow for relocation of a 4″ natural gas line for Honors Housing Construction. There will be no gas to the cafe (which is closed at this time) and to the lab gas turrets. Questions or concerns […]
Read ArticleImproving health literacy webinars
According to the report Healthy People 20101, health literacy is the “degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.” The National Network of Libraries of Medicine explains that this “includes the ability to understand instructions on prescription drug bottles, appointment […]
Read ArticleMore mobile medical textbooks
As reported recently in the iMedicalApps blog, two more titles have joined the ranks of mobile-friendly medical texts. Software developer MedHand has created iPhone and iPad-friendly versions of McGraw-Hill’s Clinical Anesthesiology ($79.99) and Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Family Medicine ($74.99). As mentioned in a previous post, having medical texts on a 1-2 pound device […]
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