Janice Kung
@janicekung.bsky.social
University of Alberta Health Sciences Librarian. Living the dream.
Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs
OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing? – Krafty Librarian
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November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Great blog post! "OpenEvidence: Smart Medicine or Smart Marketing?" kraftylibrarian.com/openevidence... If there is any tool that locks out librarians, I'm immediately skeptical! What are you hiding, OpenEvidence?! #medlibs #canmedlibs
DYK: We have a Media Lab in Sperber Library w/ high end equipment for podcast recordings & all other audio/video recording projects! Book a time to check it out today! #happyhalloween www.library.ualberta.ca/locations/sp...
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
DYK: We have a Media Lab in Sperber Library w/ high end equipment for podcast recordings & all other audio/video recording projects! Book a time to check it out today! #happyhalloween www.library.ualberta.ca/locations/sp...
Happy Halloween! Come to Sperber Library for some free candy & catch some Pokémon! #Halloween2025 #Library
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy Halloween! Come to Sperber Library for some free candy & catch some Pokémon! #Halloween2025 #Library
ACRL approved the new "AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers" www.ala.org/acrl/standar... #genai #AcademicTwitter #academiclibraries
AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors, October 2025 PDF Version Contents Foreword Guiding Mindsets Competencies
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October 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
ACRL approved the new "AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers" www.ala.org/acrl/standar... #genai #AcademicTwitter #academiclibraries
Kudos to Dr. Neal Davies for publishing the podcast, "Medicine and HealthCare around the World: The SMHeartCard- the heart attack card" youtu.be/ehgZ-r61Ipg
Podcast | Medicine & Healthcare Around The World: The SMHeartCard
YouTube video by MedPathHos
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October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Kudos to Dr. Neal Davies for publishing the podcast, "Medicine and HealthCare around the World: The SMHeartCard- the heart attack card" youtu.be/ehgZ-r61Ipg
Reposted by Janice Kung
Sad and deeply frustrating that this is needed, but it is NEEDED!
Science-informed voices must step up!
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
Science-informed voices must step up!
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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October 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sad and deeply frustrating that this is needed, but it is NEEDED!
Science-informed voices must step up!
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
Science-informed voices must step up!
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c... via @statnews.com
New review published! "Mapping the US literature on pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications: A scoping review of terminology, responsibilities, and alignment with international models" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41115463/
Mapping the US literature on pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications: A scoping review of terminology, responsibilities, and alignment with international models - PubMed
This review has uniquely mapped the US literature on pharmacists initiating medication to the international context, highlighting variation in prescribing terminology and responsibilities. The findings underscore the need for a standardized reporting guide with clear terminology and definitions of p …
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October 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New review published! "Mapping the US literature on pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications: A scoping review of terminology, responsibilities, and alignment with international models" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41115463/
Are you a librarian or library student w/ less than 1 year experience developing systematic review searches & access to Ovid MEDLINE? This study will explore how ChatGPT may improve the search efficiency for early career librarians. Email [email protected] for more info
October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Are you a librarian or library student w/ less than 1 year experience developing systematic review searches & access to Ovid MEDLINE? This study will explore how ChatGPT may improve the search efficiency for early career librarians. Email [email protected] for more info
Happy World Mental Health Day! Visit the library today for some words of encouragement! ☺️ #mentalhealth
October 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy World Mental Health Day! Visit the library today for some words of encouragement! ☺️ #mentalhealth
It's time for the Dr. John A. Bachynsky Lecture!
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It's time for the Dr. John A. Bachynsky Lecture!
Happy 2nd Birthday to Sperber Library! Come to the library today for some freebies and make your own button!!
October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy 2nd Birthday to Sperber Library! Come to the library today for some freebies and make your own button!!
What. Is. Happening.
October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What. Is. Happening.
There's still time to register for the online workshop! "Getting Started With Generative AI" Wed, Sept 17 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479
Getting Started With Generative AI
An interactive session on how Generative AI can be used to support Library research. Ethical considerations and limitations will also be addressed.
If you wish to participate in...
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September 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There's still time to register for the online workshop! "Getting Started With Generative AI" Wed, Sept 17 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479
Free workshop! "Getting Started with Generative AI" on Wed, Sept 17 from 10-11am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479
Getting Started With Generative AI
An interactive session on how Generative AI can be used to support Library research. Ethical considerations and limitations will also be addressed.
If you have questions about...
ualberta.libcal.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Free workshop! "Getting Started with Generative AI" on Wed, Sept 17 from 10-11am ualberta.libcal.com/event/3928479
Welcome back, students!! Stop by Sperber Library for some freebies!! #backtoschool
September 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Welcome back, students!! Stop by Sperber Library for some freebies!! #backtoschool
Some exciting workshops happening at the Bruce Peel Special Collections this fall term including miniature books, poison books, & making marbled paper! Register today! Spots fill up fast ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/bps...
Bruce Peel Special Collections Workshops -
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September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Some exciting workshops happening at the Bruce Peel Special Collections this fall term including miniature books, poison books, & making marbled paper! Register today! Spots fill up fast ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/bps...
"Support Your Research with..." workshop series is out now! Register for your favourite session! ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/dsc...
Digital Scholarship Centre Workshops -
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University of Alberta Library
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August 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"Support Your Research with..." workshop series is out now! Register for your favourite session! ualberta.libcal.com/calendar/dsc...
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses www-technologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tech...
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses
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August 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses www-technologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.tech...
AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says financialpost.com/pmn/business...
AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says
Data centers’ power hunger “is not sustainable — unless we make it so,” according to Secretary-General António Guterres.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI Should Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, UN Chief Says financialpost.com/pmn/business...
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models
Company hired Google’s book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize “all the books in the world.”…
arstechnica.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models arstechnica.com/ai/2025/06/a...
Hi UAlberta researchers, are you having trouble accessing full-text from Google Scholar after the library migration? You'll need to reconfigure Google Scholar for U of A Library Access. Check here for instructions (only seconds to set up!) www.library.ualberta.ca/google-scholar
Google Scholar
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August 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hi UAlberta researchers, are you having trouble accessing full-text from Google Scholar after the library migration? You'll need to reconfigure Google Scholar for U of A Library Access. Check here for instructions (only seconds to set up!) www.library.ualberta.ca/google-scholar
"Our research shows that women using AI face nearly twice the reputation damage as men. Older workers in youth-dominated fields face similar bias. The irony is that those who most need AI’s equalizing power can least afford to use it." hbr.org/2025/08/rese...
Research: The Hidden Penalty of Using AI at Work
Researchers conducted an experiment with 1,026 engineers in which participants evaluated a Python code snippet that was purportedly written by another engineer, either with or without AI assistance. T...
hbr.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Our research shows that women using AI face nearly twice the reputation damage as men. Older workers in youth-dominated fields face similar bias. The irony is that those who most need AI’s equalizing power can least afford to use it." hbr.org/2025/08/rese...