Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library Blog

The Biomedical Library features an open “collaboration pod” for group research, including study groups, and small meetings.  The pod provides two 32” color monitors, accommodates up to six laptop computers. Users can provide their own laptop or checkout a CLICC laptop at the Biomedical Library’s Public Service Desk.  VGA adapters for Mac computers are also available.

Reservations

UCLA students, faculty, and staff, can reserve the collaboration pod in advance via email or by filling out a reservation form that is available at the Public Service Desk.  To reserve via email send your 1) name, 2) BruinCard number, 3) date and timeframe to biomed-access@library.ucla.edu .  The pod is also available on a first-come basis when not reserved.

<submitted by Bob Freel>

The Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University is leading the first-ever initiative to transform a physical library space into a virtual library, enhancing service to the faculty and others in the medical and scientific communities. In a series of videos, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) interviews members of the library staff to understand how the Welch Medical Library is stepping into the future. “Part 1: The Collection” discusses the shift to a virtual library and how faculty and the library collection will benefit from this change. “Part 2: The Evolution of Library Services” discusses the changing role of librarians and the services they provide to physicians and scientists. View on ASN KidneyTube.

<Originally posted to MLAfocus, 3/10/2011 issue>

Millions of books from the UC Libraries have been digitized, but how? Go behind the scenes to learn about the UC Libraries’ digitization process and see several ways you can use these newly digital books. “The Story of the Digital Book” explains how UC’s books make their way from the shelf to the screen, the possibilities they bring to users, and how they’re preserved for the long term.

The video was produced by CDL Mass Digitization Project Specialist Jason Colman and Amy Rogers, a San José State University School of Library Information Science (SLIS)  student, for the CDL Mass Digitization group. Amy interned at CDL this summer and we are very grateful for her help.

The video is also available with captioning for the hearing impaired.

<submitted by Tania Bardyn>

TIME has made its annual selection of the blogs we can’t live without. For those members of the UCLA organization in the health or information sciences, check out Climate Progress, Information Is Beautiful, and Kottke.org among others. Read more at the TIME web site.

<submitted by Tania Bardyn>