Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM

excerpts from 
https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2019/02/21/medicine-on-screen-films-and-essays-from-the-national-library-of-medicine/

"The world of medical filmmaking is a complex and fascinating one. Medical films of the past are not just a window into health and disease. They also illuminate society and culture; politics, race, and class; and fear and hope."

"This week, the National Library of Medicine introduces Medicine on Screen: Films and Essays from NLM, a curated, freely-accessible portal presenting digitized historical titles from the Library’s world-renowned audiovisuals collection. An original essay accompanies each film, exploring the social, cultural, and medical milieu of the work, as well as cinematic techniques, the agendas of directors or producers, and other contextual details."

"NLM holds one of the world’s largest collections of medical films and videos, spanning more than a century and numbering nearly 40,000 titles. Among these are an estimated 8,000 cataloged titles deemed historically significant. Many are rare; in some cases, NLM holds the only surviving copy."

New Career Readiness Resource

ACC Libraries is excited to announce a new career readiness resource available to our students. 

Please see the excerpted information below, provided by David W. Gardner, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy/Chief Academic Officer, about the Career Readiness Handbook now available from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission. More information about the handbook and its benefits can be found on this LinkedIn blog post.

The Career Readiness handbook is part of collaborative efforts to help students improve their employability, and supports ongoing, complementary work in both agencies, including Jobs Y’all and the Texas Internship Challenge.

The handbook is designed to guide students of any age through their postsecondary education with the goal of career readiness. It contains activities and resources to help students think about each step toward a career as they move through their degree or certificate programs. The handbook introduces students to the concept of hard skills and soft skills and relates these to program content. It also informs students about the need to participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities in order to develop skills and have a well-rounded resumé. Internships and apprenticeships are also explored in-depth. 

The Career Readiness handbook and other resources are available online at http://www.60x30TX.com/resources/reports/. Additional career-related resources can also be found on the Career Information Library Research Guide.