Tracy
@tcshields.bsky.social
personal account | opinions are my own and all that | too curious for my own good | avid reader (no, I probably won't share because y'all might get judgey) | she/her | #medlibs 🦀 #EvidenceSynthesis #SystematicReviews | 🌈 🌻
#medlibs leadership should be ashamed of thinking that offering such abysmal salaries is ok. DO BETTER.
This comment brought to you by peeping a recent job posting and doing math. $60-88K for 5-7 experience with specialized skill set (also 2nd MS preferred) in a major US city in this economy? GTFOH
This comment brought to you by peeping a recent job posting and doing math. $60-88K for 5-7 experience with specialized skill set (also 2nd MS preferred) in a major US city in this economy? GTFOH
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
#medlibs leadership should be ashamed of thinking that offering such abysmal salaries is ok. DO BETTER.
This comment brought to you by peeping a recent job posting and doing math. $60-88K for 5-7 experience with specialized skill set (also 2nd MS preferred) in a major US city in this economy? GTFOH
This comment brought to you by peeping a recent job posting and doing math. $60-88K for 5-7 experience with specialized skill set (also 2nd MS preferred) in a major US city in this economy? GTFOH
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Scientific misinformation is a carcinogen.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Scientific misinformation is a carcinogen.
Screening a study on food intake that drops this bit: "All of the women were asked to scrape and rinse all dishes, glassware, and utensils with water and to consume the rinsing to ensure complete intake of provided foods." 🤢🤮 I wish I could exclude the study based on this alone.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Screening a study on food intake that drops this bit: "All of the women were asked to scrape and rinse all dishes, glassware, and utensils with water and to consume the rinsing to ensure complete intake of provided foods." 🤢🤮 I wish I could exclude the study based on this alone.
If you hadn't noticed, @404media.co is doing some fantastic reporting around #libraries lately.
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you hadn't noticed, @404media.co is doing some fantastic reporting around #libraries lately.
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
For #medlibs nerds like me interested in MeSH, an interesting article in JMIR Formative Research: "Representation of Medical Concepts in Emojis Using Medical Subject Headings to Identify Gaps and Opportunities: Cross-Sectional Analysis"
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e70130
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e70130
Representation of Medical Concepts in Emojis Using Medical Subject Headings to Identify Gaps and Opportunities: Cross-Sectional Analysis
Background: Emoji are a universal visual language widely used in digital communication, yet their representation of medical concepts remains limited. The introduction of medical emoji like the anatomi...
formative.jmir.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For #medlibs nerds like me interested in MeSH, an interesting article in JMIR Formative Research: "Representation of Medical Concepts in Emojis Using Medical Subject Headings to Identify Gaps and Opportunities: Cross-Sectional Analysis"
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e70130
formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e70130
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Sage too www.sagepub.com/about/sage-p...
Assistive and generative AI guidelines for authors | Policies & guidelines | Sage
Sage supports and believes in the value of human creativity and human authorship. Read our AI policy for authors of our resources
www.sagepub.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sage too www.sagepub.com/about/sage-p...
Of potential interest to #medlibs and #EvidenceSynthesis / #SystematicReview folks, Wiley has published a guide on using AI for researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers:
www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...
www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...
AI guidelines for researchers
A guide to support journal authors, editors, and peer reviewers across disciplines in making informed decisions about AI’s role in research and writing.
www.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Of potential interest to #medlibs and #EvidenceSynthesis / #SystematicReview folks, Wiley has published a guide on using AI for researchers, authors, editors, and reviewers:
www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...
www.wiley.com/en-us/publis...
Your annual #medlibs Halloween reminder that "Chocolate"[Mesh] has only been in use since 2017. (OK, to be fair previous indexing is "Cacao"[Mesh] 1963-2016, but STILL.)
Also, "Spirit Possession"[Mesh] is a thing, with only 28 results in PubMed, "Spirit Possession"[tiab] gets 144 results.
🎃🍫🍬👻
Also, "Spirit Possession"[Mesh] is a thing, with only 28 results in PubMed, "Spirit Possession"[tiab] gets 144 results.
🎃🍫🍬👻
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Your annual #medlibs Halloween reminder that "Chocolate"[Mesh] has only been in use since 2017. (OK, to be fair previous indexing is "Cacao"[Mesh] 1963-2016, but STILL.)
Also, "Spirit Possession"[Mesh] is a thing, with only 28 results in PubMed, "Spirit Possession"[tiab] gets 144 results.
🎃🍫🍬👻
Also, "Spirit Possession"[Mesh] is a thing, with only 28 results in PubMed, "Spirit Possession"[tiab] gets 144 results.
🎃🍫🍬👻
Today's #medlibs snort-at-the-article-title moment:
"Ketones: metabolism's ugly duckling" (PMID 14604265) followed closely by "Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?" (PMID 41151796)
"Ketones: metabolism's ugly duckling" (PMID 14604265) followed closely by "Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?" (PMID 41151796)
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today's #medlibs snort-at-the-article-title moment:
"Ketones: metabolism's ugly duckling" (PMID 14604265) followed closely by "Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?" (PMID 41151796)
"Ketones: metabolism's ugly duckling" (PMID 14604265) followed closely by "Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?" (PMID 41151796)
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These are my emotional support tabs. Please be kind.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the many tabs I need to keep open,
Courage to close the tabs I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Courage to close the tabs I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
These are my emotional support tabs. Please be kind.
How a Hospital Librarian Spends Their Days
Undoing the Shoddy Work of AI Bots
annehelen.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
maman has switched out the kale for arugula in the papa's breakfast bowl and it is nowhere near what it was. I am so disappointed.
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
maman has switched out the kale for arugula in the papa's breakfast bowl and it is nowhere near what it was. I am so disappointed.
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this, so here's a quick thread, with some curated #medlibs sources
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I haven't been able to stop thinking about this, so here's a quick thread, with some curated #medlibs sources
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Well. That's not a good sign.
Only found out about this today (we use it for DOCLINE delivery): "The NNLM will end support for delivery.nnlm.gov on Friday, December 19th 2025. The document delivery site will no longer be available after that date, and it will not be replaced with a similar service." #MedLibs
NNLM | NNLM Delivery
delivery.nnlm.gov
September 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Well. That's not a good sign.
🧵I couldn't quite make myself look at the new MAHA report, so I settled for today's opinion piece in the Washington Post: wapo.st/4mf4Ma7
As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?
As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?
Opinion | Linda McMahon and RFK Jr.: Children need natural sources of mental health
Overzealous use of therapy can cause the crises it claims to cure.
wapo.st
September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🧵I couldn't quite make myself look at the new MAHA report, so I settled for today's opinion piece in the Washington Post: wapo.st/4mf4Ma7
As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?
As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?
In case any #medlibs want to watch live RFK Jr testify to the US Senate Committee on Finance: www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the...
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In case any #medlibs want to watch live RFK Jr testify to the US Senate Committee on Finance: www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the...
thread 🧵
If you are worried about misinformed U.S. federal guidance on vaccines and preventative health measures right now, here’s a list of well sourced and science backed alternative sources of information.
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
A thread that you can bookmark for future reference and pass on to others 🧵
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
thread 🧵
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making stigmatizing comments about health hurts people who aren't trump. there's your reason to stop
Some of you guys need to learn that you can both be a loud hater of Donald Trump and not stigmatize health stuff. It can be done, I promise.
August 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
making stigmatizing comments about health hurts people who aren't trump. there's your reason to stop
There's is something so unnerving and unreal when you realize (and accept) that you are "the adult in the room" with a large group of experts, all of them looking to you as the authority and the one who can answer all the questions. Like how did that even happen?!
August 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
There's is something so unnerving and unreal when you realize (and accept) that you are "the adult in the room" with a large group of experts, all of them looking to you as the authority and the one who can answer all the questions. Like how did that even happen?!
Oh no! #PubMed is giving an error for anything tagged [tiab] #medlibs Just perfect for a Monday.
And yes I tried many, many things before panicking (and writing the help desk). [tw] works, [all] works, [mh] and other tags seem okay - [tiab] is borked, even if you try it through search builder.
And yes I tried many, many things before panicking (and writing the help desk). [tw] works, [all] works, [mh] and other tags seem okay - [tiab] is borked, even if you try it through search builder.
August 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM