First, the good news (although it’s all good news from the Academy’s perspective): NYAM was mentioned in the NY Times this morning in the "Dining In" section, in an article titled "A Taste of Roman Cooking, Before Tomatoes". The story deals with the restoration of the Apicius, which dates from the ninth century and was…
If you’re Jewish (like me), then tonight is the close of Yom Kippur, or "Day of Attonement". The idea is that you set aside the day to make good on your intention to be a better person in the coming year. You fast, you pray, you plan to make amends in the future, and you …
I was amazed and embarrassed to remember this late in the game that this is Banned Book Week. Luckily the ALA has full documentation of what’s on the ‘banned list’, what’s on the merely ‘challenged’ list, and whatever else you need. There’s lots more out there but these links should get you started. Now read,…
It’s been a busy week (last week, I mean). Article Linker works for the databases we’ve linked to it (so far, Ebsco, Ovid, Gale), and we’re jumping through all kinds of hoops working on linking it to PubMed. You have a choice–use a script to build a prepopulated ILL form on your server and access…
So, according to this email, maybe Hampton U. isn’t dissolving their cataloging department after all (thank you nice people at Kent State for this): "I have received from a number of colleagues a copy of announcement of theclosing of the Technical Service department of the Harvey Library at Hampton University . Harvey Library has no…
Here’s an article written by Jeffery Beall for Library Journal (aka the general public), titled “Stop the War on Metadata.” Think of it as a counter to the news about Hampton University. (Thanks to Margaret Mauer of Kunt State for the link.) Excellent reading. Enjoy!
My article on NYAM’s Grey Lit Report has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries! (Woot for me! Woot, I say!) This will be the first library-based article I’ve ever gotten in print, and I’m really looking forward to it. More as events unfold. And second . . .…
This just in from the Academy’s Office of Programmatic and Academic Affairs: The New York Academy of Medicine invites you to attend the 2006 Medical Student Forum, Thursday, Sept. 14, 5:30-7:70 pm. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Commissioner, New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, "Take Care…
The reputation of the reporting news agency aside, two words fit here: no kidding. (Buy the book.) I like the idea very much. It’s the execution I have doubts about. I mean, the human brain is hands down the best computer ever to see the light of day. The one thing that mechanical brains have…
I don’t know Mark Hyman personally, nor have I read his book, but I do subscribe to his e-mail listserv and he seems to know what he’s talking about when I can follow his reasoning and the science behind it. At any rate, it’s just plain fun to read a MD ream the agriculture industry,…