Lucy Webb to Retire July 2

Ms. Lucy Webb, Librarian Lead at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, is retiring July 2, 2021.  She has been a valued librarian at St. Luke’s for 16 years providing service to staff, learners, and patients.  Although I have only been working directly with Lucy for about a year, I’ve known her personally for about 15 years and appreciate her warm, pleasant, and professional nature.

Lucy recently made the move to Elizabethtown, Kentucky where she has continued to work remotely during the work from home mandate.  She is happy to be able to be in the same state as her grandchildren now.  Although we will miss her, we wish her all the best in her retirement and thank her for delaying her retirement during this difficult time. 

Thank you for your years of hard work and dedication to our profession, and congratulations on your retirement! Best of luck to you, Lucy!

Karen L. Hanus, MLIS, AHIP

Advocate Aurora Library Director

Dr. Aida Shanti debunks COVID-19 vaccine myths

 Dr. Aida Shanti, fertility specialist at Aurora West Allis Medical Center, has been speaking to the media and reassuring patients that the COVID-19 vaccines do not impact fertility.  The virus itself is a much bigger threat to pregnancies.

To learn more from a reliable source, Dr. Shanti suggests visiting the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Ovid Medline vs New PubMed

Ovid Medline vs. New PubMed

Webinar from April 15, 2021

Ovid recently hosted a webinar comparing and contrasting Ovid Medline with New PubMed.     Even if you are very comfortable with Ovid Medline, you may learn a few new things -- I did, and thought it worthwhile enough to share with WHSLA members.  

Here are some additional relevant links to support materials:

• Ovid Medline vs PubMed - Slide Deck [PDF]

Slides from April 15, 2021 webinar

• Q&A: Ovid Medline vs. New PubMed [PDF]

• Ovid's Medline vs. PubMed (from Ovid's KnowledgeBase)

Dead butt syndrome - yes, it's a thing

After 14 months of working at home and sitting on a wooden chair for most of the day, I'm not surprised that it happened. My butt was sore...ALL the time. At first I thought I needed a new couch and maybe even a new mattress, but then it dawned on me that your butt normally shouldn't hurt by sitting down. I Googled it, yes I know, and ran across a few articles on something called "dead butt syndrome". 

After reading up on it, I've added more stretches  during the work day and have made it a point to get up more often. It's been helping. 

We're due to be heading back into the physical library soon and I, for one, will be very glad to get back to my ergonomic chair. I've missed it, and my butt has, too! 

• Dead Butt Syndrome Is One More Reason You Shouldn’t Sit All Day
• 'Dead Butt Syndrome' Is A Real Thing. Here's How To Tell If You Have It.

Iliotibial band. Image courtesy S Bhimji MD
From: Anatomy, Bony Pelvis and Lower Limb, Iliotibial Band (Tract)
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Is your life (and brain) too noisy?

From the Hidden Brain podcast, May 17, 2021:

Psychologist Daniel Kahneman says there are invisible factors that distort our judgment. He calls these factors “noise.” The consequences can be found in everything from marriage proposals to medical diagnoses and prison sentences. This week on Hidden Brain, we consider how to identify noise in the world, and in our own lives.

Creating Effective Videos for Libraries: Webinar by Ned Potter

 

Wolters Kluwer recently sponsored a webinar on Creating Effective Videos for Libraries. Ned Potter is a lively and animated speaker and an expert on marketing library services.

Listen to Recording

You can also download webinar's slides here.

Why make library videos?  In whatever, library you work in, our users on on YouTube.  This is the preferred method of learning something new.  They do it all the time ...   

But you also have to ask: Is video always the appropriate medium?  No -- Sometimes a screenshot with explanatory text is the best option.  

Potter goes through the library video archetypes citing pros, cons, and requirements for making each.  He also provides case studies and examples, with ideas on what tools will help you do it, too -- with or without a budget.

Library Video Archetypes:

• Pastiche (Parody / Tribute)
• The Virtual Tour
• Explainer Videos
• Study with Me

Hint: It's easier than it used to be to make a video.

Some of the tools mentioned in the video:

• PowToon
• Adobe Spark
• Video Scribe
• PowerPoint (Who knew ppt could do so much?)
• Pexels.com
• Audacity

You can post videos to YouTube, or Vimeo.  Shorter videos on TikTok or Instagram, among other channels.  The best place for your videos is embedded in context on your website or LibGuides.  

The biggest surprise for me (and Ned Potter) was the Study-with-Me video.  These are long-form videos, where you simply record the usual sites and sounds of the Library.  No script, no central character.  Turns out, some people really love having something like this in the background as white noise to help them focus and study.  It is especially appreciated when people couldn't get to their library in person during the pandemic.