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The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library presented its Library Information Technology Forum today. Its purpose is to inform the University of Utah community about electronic information resources, and current trends in the use of computers and online technologies for accessing these resources. The Forum is generally held the second Wednesday of each month between […]
Read ArticleIn a recent posting from the Computers in Libraries 2010 Conference, the Librarian in Black summarizes points made at a workshop titled, “Black Ops Ninja-Style Technology Projects.” The session was intended to offer examples to library technology professionals on how to go about building quick and effective support for new projects. Though it was the […]
Read ArticleTechnology can benefit all users – students, faculty, and staff. However, technology is not always accessible or adaptive for all. The Center for Disability Services here at the University of Utah provides adaptive and accessible software and technology to students with disabilities. Come learn how this technology benefits both students with disabilities as well as […]
Read ArticleThe iLibrarian blog has posted the first two parts of a three-part series on iPhone software applications (“apps”). The first installment “features libraries that have created iPhone apps for their patrons.” The second posting features library vendor and database applications. The third installment is set to “feature book-related apps.” This author will be exploring these […]
Read ArticleA recently-released study by the Bill and Melida Gates Foundation showed that one-third of Americans age 14 and older “use public library computers to look for jobs, connect with friends, do their homework and improve their lives.” The study is nicely summarized in an Associated Press article, and comes at a time when libraries are […]
Read ArticleAt the EHSL monthly “Topic du Jour” presentation today Kathleen Amos, our NLM Fellow, led a discussion about “Retraction of Biomedical Literature as Indexed in MEDLINE.” Here is a brief summary of her interesting presentation’s content: “Over the past few years, the retraction of biomedical literature indexed in MEDLINE has been increasing. An exploratory study […]
Read ArticleAs of yesterday (3/16/10), users of PubMed have more options for customizing the display of their search results using MyNCBI. According to an editor’s note added to the March 12, 2010 technical bulletin: The current default in PubMed displays multiple items in the Summary format, 20 per page, and sorted by items recently added at […]
Read ArticleMicrosoft Word 2008 for Mac is a word-processing application that can be used to create complex, graphics-rich documents easily and quickly. In this workshop, some of the most-frequently used basic features of Word such as editing and formatting text, using templates, working with pictures and other graphic elements, formatting pages and documents will be covered. […]
Read ArticleKaren Neves, a Canadian reference librarian, has a challenging task: to promote library resources to a medical faculty that is spread over three provinces. As she explains in a recent blog post, her library “has struggled a bit to gain a toe hold in information literacy” with the faculty they serve. She decided to try […]
Read ArticleThe LIFT Forum for March has been canceled. The April 2010 LIFT Forum will be on the topic of “UU’s Web Accessibility Policy,” presented by Scott McAward, Director, Disability Services. When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Time: 12:05 – 1:00 pm. Where: HSEB 3515B See you then!
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