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November 2009 Contact UT Health Science Center Libraries Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries (210) 567-2413 Email: [email protected] http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/
San Antonio Administration (210) 567-2400 Briscoe Library Circulation Desk (210) 567-2440 Information Desk (210) 567-2450 Email: More than 175 promotores de salud joined librarians and public health professionals for the Healthy Mind, Healthy Bodies conference held on South Padre Island in early October. The story can be found on page 7.
In the news this month: Crown Jewel: Book showcases the work of the University Archives Libraries to host web cast on mobile technologies on November 18 CMH&E to host Community Service Learning Conference in April Update: Annual journal and database review School of Medicine funds 18 new computers for the Briscoe Library Library classes for November Advanced CINAHL training November 11 “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies”: Conference Report Resource trial: Science Translational Medicine Featured resource: Pronunciation Workshop RefWorks offers FREE life-long access to alumni Organizational changes and promotions Health science center librarians present at SCC/MLA in Tulsa Color copying in the Briscoe Library Thanksgiving holiday hours
[email protected] UT Health Science Center Library Downtown (210) 358-3939
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Jesse H. Jones Comprehensive Research Library (210) 562-5098
Harlingen Ramirez Library (956) 365-8850
Laredo Laredo Campus Extension Library (956) 523-7404
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Crown Jewel: A new history of the UT Health Science Center showcases the work of the University Archives A new history of the Health Science Center, entitled The Crown Jewel: The Story of the First 50 Years of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will go on sale in November 2009. Early copies will be available to the public at a special reception on Thursday, November 5, honoring the four presidents of the Health Science Center as featured guests. Will Sansom, the Health Science Center's Director of News and Information, is the author of this new historical work. Mr. Sansom recently expressed gratitude to the Briscoe Library's Special Collections staff for their help in identifying, gathering and facilitating the use of a wide variety of historical photos from the University Archives: "You ... were most helpful and made the task of finding pictures all the easier. You even volunteered to bring pictures to us in our building on a day when I was in a severe time crunch. I really appreciate all the library has done..." If you are looking for historical information about the Health Science Center or about the history of medicine in Bexar County and across South Texas, please contact our Special Collections department: Anne Comeaux, Assistant Director; Pennie Borchers, Special Collections Librarian; and Mellisa De Thorne, Library Assistant. You may be surprised at the treasures you can find! Luke Rosenberger Director of Library Technology and Historical Collections This photo of the construction of the School of Medicine, taken in February 1967, is among materials held in the University Archives on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library.
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Briscoe, Ramirez and Laredo libraries to host webcast on mobile technologies for health care professionals "Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users" Wednesday, November 18, 2009 On Wednesday, November 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Briscoe Library, the Ramirez Library at the RAHC and the Laredo Campus Extension Library will each serve as a host site for Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users, a webcast produced by the Medical Library Association. The webcast will demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications, explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals, and discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs. Emily Hurst, Information Services Librarian, is an invited participant and will travel to Chicago to be part of this webcast. In addition to the main program (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) registrants may have the opportunity to participate in either or both of two optional wrap-around discussion sessions. The agenda for the entire program appears below. To register for the webcast and to inquire about wrap-around sessions, contact one of the following site coordinators: • at the RAHC: Greysi Reyna, [email protected] • at the Laredo Campus Extension Library: Patricia Gutierrez, [email protected] • at the Briscoe Library: Susan Hunnicutt, [email protected]
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Cut the Cord: Connection to our Mobile Users Agenda 12:30 p.m.: Wrap-around discussion session #1 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: “Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users” Part I: Introduction: Mobile Technology: A Short History Part II: Mobile Devices and Innovative Technology Part III: What’s Hot Now! What’s Next! Using Kindles for family medicine; Direct Patient Care – Patient Managed Medical Records; Integrating point of care resources into a mobile platform; PubMed for Handhelds Part IV: Value and Specific Outcomes for the Library and the Librarian: Part V: Funding Opportunities: RMLs; Partnering with people in your institution and health departments; Levels of funding 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Wrap-around discussion session #2 For more information on webcast sites, or to contact a site coordinator, visit http://mlanet.org/education/ distance_ed/mobile/sites_r_ca.html#TX.
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Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics to host 3rd annual community service learning conference in April 2010 The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at UT Health Science Center San Antonio is pleased to host the 3rd annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference, “CSL: Best Practices for Putting Ethics into Action” on April 8, 2010 at the San Antonio Long campus. The half-day conference is open to all Health Science Center students, faculty, and staff, as well as our community partners and our associates at the UT Medical Branch Galveston and UT Health Science Center Houston. There is no fee for the conference, but registration is required. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. Faculty from the nationally recognized narrative medicine program at Columbia University will speak about the role of reflection and narrative medicine in CSL programs. Ellen Beck, M.D., and Mike Seifert will speak in concurrent plenary sessions on best practices topics. Dr. Beck is a clinical professor of medicine on the faculty of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with experience founding student -run free clinics. Mike Seifert is a former priest with experience addressing the pressing social and health needs of Cameron Park residents in Brownsville, Texas, one of the poorest regions in the country, through partnerships with medical students and community organizations. We are excited to host faculty from the nationally recognized narrative medicine program at Columbia University, who will speak about the role of reflection and narrative medicine in CSL programs. The Columbia faculty will also provide a separate workshop on narrative medicine, beginning the afternoon of April 8.
Student Poster Presentation, 2nd Annual CSL Conference, April 2009
The student poster presentation is also part of this year’s program; students engaged in community service learning during the year will have an opportunity to present their projects in poster format. The student panel, which consists of top CSL projects selected by a committee, will also be on the agenda. The panel allows students to engage with the audience in a more in-depth presentation of their project. Community partners will have exhibit tables to promote their organizations as CSL sites. Night of the Arts, a fundraiser to support studentrun free clinics— a CSL project directed by Center faculty member Dr. Richard Usatine,— will take place on April 8 at the Long campus. For more details on the upcoming CSL Conference, please visit: http://www.texashumanities.org/ cslconference.cfm Melanie Stone Community Service Learning Coordinator
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School of Medicine funds 18 new computers for the Briscoe Library A cooperative effort between the Briscoe Library and the School of Medicine has expanded the number of desktop computers available to students, faculty, and staff by over 35%. The School of Medicine kindly provided funds to purchase 18 new Lenovo desktop PCs to help address the high demand for computers at peak times. In addition, the library added four PCs and expanded the availability of electrical power, network connections, and computer furniture to the fourth and fifth floors of the Briscoe Library building. Once the new PCs are fully deployed, the number of desktop computers available in the library will increase from 60 to 82. Once fully installed, the new The computers in the Information Commons on the entry level of the library are desktop units will bring to often fully occupied. The new PCs will expand the number of computers on other 82 the number of public floors of the library as well as providing additional computers in the Information access computers in the Briscoe Library. Commons. Library staff continue to improve service to laptop users throughout the library with readily-available electrical connections and security tie-down hasps on study tables throughout the library, particularly on the fourth and fifth floors, as well as wired network connections for laptop users in the Information Commons and the group study rooms on the third floor. If you have ideas or suggestions on how the library can better serve technology needs, please let us know by submitting a suggestion to our suggestion box, by adding a comment to our wall on Facebook at http:// facebook.com/uthsclib or by emailing [email protected]. Luke Rosenberger Director of Library Technology and Historical Collections
Update: Annual journal and database review The August News from the Libraries contained information regarding the library’s annual journal and database review, including resources identified for possible non-renewal in 2010. Cancellation of a small number of resources is necessary to help offset the 8-10% price increases the libraries predict, as well as to make funds available for new resources requested by faculty and students. The following is a list of resources the libraries expect to cancel at the end of this calendar year. The Health Science Center will no longer have access to these databases starting January 1, 2010. We encourage your comments and suggestions as the Health Science Center’s faculty, students, and staff are the end users of these databases. Please send your comments to John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, [email protected].
Resources to be cancelled Biology Image Library Essential Evidence Plus (formerly InfoPOEMS) Exam Master Faculty of 1000 Biology ImagesMD DynaMed
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Library classes for November All classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not required. To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit http:// www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/classSchedule.cfm. When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email now includes a file that you can save as an appointment into your electronic calendar. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consultation, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or email [email protected]. Be sure to indicate your campus. If you would like to request a special class for your department or group at other days/times, please contact us! Briscoe Library, Long Campus - San Antonio
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Technology Brownbag: RSS Simplified: Wednesday, November 11, 12 noon - 1:00 pm Howe Conference Room
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PubMed Advanced: Thursday, November 12, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Collaboratory
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PubMed: Getting the Most Out of PubMed: Thursday, November 12, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Collaboratory
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Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Monday, November 9, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Collaboratory
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Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: Tuesday, November 17, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Collaboratory
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Introduction to EndNote: Wednesday, November 25, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Collaboratory
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Introduction to RefWorks: Monday, November 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Collaboratory Katie Prentice, Education and Information Services Coordinator
Advanced CINAHL Training Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 to 3:00 pm, Howe Conference Room Ellen Westling, EBSCOhost trainer, will be conducting a workshop about advanced techniques for searching the CINHAL nursing and allied health database. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 to 3:00 pm. in the Briscoe Library’s 5th floor Howe Conference Room. Attendance is open to anyone who has an interest in learning more about effectively searching CINAHL.
News from the UT Health Science Center Susan Hunnicutt, Editor: [email protected] Libraries is published at the beginning of each Kelley Minars, Web Editor: [email protected] month to highlight the programs, services and Pennie Borchers and Katie Prentice, Copy Editors resources offered by The Libraries. Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries: [email protected]
Walter Creech, Katie Prentice and Robert Zuniga: Photographers
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“Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies”: Conference report Nearly 175 promotores (community health workers), librarians and public health professionals from throughout South Texas convened for the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud on Friday, October 2 in South Padre Island. The conference was organized by the staff of the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Library in partnership with several local community health agencies and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine– South Central Region (NN/LM SCR). The conference theme was “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” and included programs that touched on a variety of mental health topics. Dr. Ana Nogales, a clinical psychologist and author of the book Latina Power, served as the keynote speaker. Breakout sessions featured presentations on a variety of mental health topics relevant to the work of promotores de salud, including violence prevention, depression in women, caregiver burden, psychological trauma, depression, diabetes, and the mind-body connection. Librarians from the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Library presented a session on National Library of Medicine resources for mental wellness. Exhibitors representing a variety of agencies provided information on local community health resources throughout the day. Dr. Beverly Zavaleta, a family practice physician from Brownsville, Texas conducted a presentation on the “Mind-Body Connection” and facilitated an interactive demonstration of yoga for the closing session. For more information about the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud, please visit the Conference Web site.
Dr. Ana Nogales, shown here with Kathy Carter and Greysi Reyna of the Ramirez Library, was the keynote speaker at the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud.
Resource trial: Science Translational Medicine AAAS, the publisher of Science, launched a new journal on October 7 titled Science Translational Medicine. The UT Health Science Center Libraries will sponsor a trial of this journal through December 31, 2009. Information about this trial, including a direct link, will be on the library Web site in early November.
Please look at Science Translational Medicine and let us know if you think this would be a valuable Kathy Carter, Ramirez Library Librarian addition to the UT Health Science Center Libraries This project is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the collection. Comments may be referred to John National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department Weed, Head of Collection Resources, at of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 with [email protected]. the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.
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Featured resource: Pronunciation Workshop The Briscoe Library has purchased one copy of Pronunciation Workshop's® American Accent & English Pronunciation Training and installed it on public computer station libico5c, located in Pod C on the library’s third floor. This resource is a video training program for all speakers of English as a second language. Designed by a speech language pathologist who practices in the field of American accent training and American English pronunciation, the course reviews American English consonants, vowels, intonations, rhythms, word and syllable stress for improving language. Further information about Pronunciation Workshop is available on the producer’s website: http:// www.pronunciationworkshop.com/ Sallieann Swanner, Associate Library Director for Systems
RefWorks offers FREE life-long access to alumni RefWorks, the online research, writing, and collaboration tool, has recently announced that it is providing free access for alumni of academic institutions that subscribe to RefWorks through its program. This means that when you graduate or leave the UT Health Science Center, you will retain access to all of the citations within the RefWorks database created while you were a student. Alumni users will continue to have full access to all RefWorks features and functionality, and future updates and feature releases will be provided to them as well. Since access to RefWorks through the library is restricted to users who are currently affiliated with the Health Science Center, alumni will have to go directly to RefWorks at http://www.refworks.com, click on login, and log in by entering the UT Health Science Center group code that they received when they first subscribed to RefWorks. Questions about RefWorks or other library resources? Contact the library’s Information Desk at 567-2450. Linda Levy, Assistant Library Director for Database Services
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Organizational changes and promotions Several librarians have recently assumed increased responsibility for library operations. Jonquil Feldman has been named Director of Briscoe Library Services. Jonquil will continue to administer the Public Services division of the Briscoe Library which includes reference, educational services, circulation, and access services. She will also take on a new role managing the Briscoe Library facilities, particularly renovation and furnishing projects. Jonquil will represent the Executive Director of Libraries when she is not available. She has held several positions in the library including reference librarian, administrative services librarian, and assistant to the director. Chris Gaspard has been promoted to Librarian II, Head of Access Services. Chris manages the Access Services section of the library and provides information and educational services. Access Services staff provide circulation services, keep the library open during staffed hours, provide document delivery, and stack maintenance. Chris was previously Access Services Librarian and recently received her twenty year University of Texas employment award. John Weed has been promoted to Librarian III as Head of Collection Resources. Collection Resources handles the selection, acquisition, cataloging and organization of print and electronic journals and books acquired or licensed by the library. This division of the library also handles license review for electronic products, the collection budget and the library’s link resolver. John was previously the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian. Andrea Schorr has been promoted to Librarian II and is now the Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian. This section of the library selects, orders and catalogs books, and helps manage the library’s digital repository of dissertations, historical images, and teaching images. This section also ensures that the library’s bills for collection resources are paid in a timely manner. Andrea was previously the Collection Resources Librarian. Kathy Carter is now Ramirez Library Librarian II. Kathy is responsible for providing information, educational and outreach services at the Ramirez Library at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen. As part of her increased responsibilities, Kathy will supervise Ramirez Library part-time employees who staff the library at night and on the weekends. Kathy was previously Librarian I at the Ramirez Library. Rajia Tobia Executive Director of Libraries
Dana Whitmire accepts Library Assistant III position Dana Whitmire has been promoted to Library Assistant III in Public Services. Dana has worked at the Briscoe Library since 2007 as part of the Access Services team. She graduated from Schreiner University in Kerrville in 2007 and completed her Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Texas in 2009. In her new position, Dana will focus on information services and special collections and archives.
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Health Science Center librarians present at 2009 meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Several librarians from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio presented posters and/or papers at a meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association held in Tulsa in October 2009. Cogdill K. “A Work of Art: Go Local Past, Present and Future” (poster co-authored with Becky McKay, Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Library) Gaines JK, Levy LS, Cogdill KW. “SMILE: Sharing Medline®/MedlinePlus and Information Literacy Education” (poster) —This poster was a second place winner of the Elizabeth K. Eaton, Ph.D. Research Award for Posters Hurst EJ, Rosenberger LE, Minars K, Prentice KA. "Expanding Library Roles through the Art of Education: Successfully Teaching Emerging Technology Topics" (paper) Levy L, Cogdill K, Sapp L. “Forming Community Partnerships: Teaching Evidence Based Public Health” (paper) Prentice KA, Gaspard CS, Levy LS, Gaines JK, Hurst EJ, Myatt AE. "The Art of Library Instruction: A Partnership within the School of Medicine Curriculum" (paper) Prentice KA, Feldman JD, Tobia R. "The Art of Campus Integration” (poster) In addition, Linda Levy and Angela Myatt, both of the Briscoe Library, taught a 4-hour class, “Unlocking the Mystery of EBM: the da Vinci Code Revealed.” Linda Levy was also elected to the SCC board as chapter nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee. In 2008 Greysi Reyna and Kathy Carter of the Ramirez Library in Harlingen participated in an interview, “Library Disaster Story: Hurricane Dolly,,” that is now part of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit. The interview, which can be found online at http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/12/12/library-disaster-story-hurricane-dolly/, was featured in one of the closing sessions of the SCC/MLA meeting entitled “National Status of Emergency Preparedness.” It has also been integrated into “10-Step Approach for Service Continuity Planning,” a class now offered by the NN/LM.
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Color copies now available in the Briscoe Library Printing Services has placed a new Sharp color and black/white copier on the fourth floor of the Briscoe Library next to the Collaboratory. Currently use of the new copier is limited to faculty and staff who have set up an account for charging with Printing Services. The copier is accessed by typing in your computer domain account and password. Detailed instructions on how to use the new copier can be found on the Printing Services website at http://atsweb.uthscsa.edu/flash/printshop/ copiers.html, or phone print services at 567-2315.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours Please note that the UT Health Science Center Library- Downtown will be closed on December 3 for a planning meeting. Briscoe Library Wednesday
November 25, 2009
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day
Closed
Friday
November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday
Closed
Saturday
November 28, 2009
9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday
November 29, 2009
10:00 am—midnight
Wednesday
November 25, 2009
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day
Closed
Friday
November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday
Closed
Saturday Sunday
November 28, 2009 November 29, 2009
Ramirez Library
Closed 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
For information about holiday hours at other locations, please visit the library web site: http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/help.cfm?Category=Hours
San Antonio Administration (210) 567-2400 Briscoe Library Circulation Desk (210) 567-2440 Information Desk (210) 567-2450 Email: More than 175 promotores de salud joined librarians and public health professionals for the Healthy Mind, Healthy Bodies conference held on South Padre Island in early October. The story can be found on page 7.
In the news this month: Crown Jewel: Book showcases the work of the University Archives Libraries to host web cast on mobile technologies on November 18 CMH&E to host Community Service Learning Conference in April Update: Annual journal and database review School of Medicine funds 18 new computers for the Briscoe Library Library classes for November Advanced CINAHL training November 11 “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies”: Conference Report Resource trial: Science Translational Medicine Featured resource: Pronunciation Workshop RefWorks offers FREE life-long access to alumni Organizational changes and promotions Health science center librarians present at SCC/MLA in Tulsa Color copying in the Briscoe Library Thanksgiving holiday hours
[email protected] UT Health Science Center Library Downtown (210) 358-3939
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Jesse H. Jones Comprehensive Research Library (210) 562-5098
Harlingen Ramirez Library (956) 365-8850
Laredo Laredo Campus Extension Library (956) 523-7404
FOR LIBRARY CLASSES, go to page 6
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Crown Jewel: A new history of the UT Health Science Center showcases the work of the University Archives A new history of the Health Science Center, entitled The Crown Jewel: The Story of the First 50 Years of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will go on sale in November 2009. Early copies will be available to the public at a special reception on Thursday, November 5, honoring the four presidents of the Health Science Center as featured guests. Will Sansom, the Health Science Center's Director of News and Information, is the author of this new historical work. Mr. Sansom recently expressed gratitude to the Briscoe Library's Special Collections staff for their help in identifying, gathering and facilitating the use of a wide variety of historical photos from the University Archives: "You ... were most helpful and made the task of finding pictures all the easier. You even volunteered to bring pictures to us in our building on a day when I was in a severe time crunch. I really appreciate all the library has done..." If you are looking for historical information about the Health Science Center or about the history of medicine in Bexar County and across South Texas, please contact our Special Collections department: Anne Comeaux, Assistant Director; Pennie Borchers, Special Collections Librarian; and Mellisa De Thorne, Library Assistant. You may be surprised at the treasures you can find! Luke Rosenberger Director of Library Technology and Historical Collections This photo of the construction of the School of Medicine, taken in February 1967, is among materials held in the University Archives on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library.
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Briscoe, Ramirez and Laredo libraries to host webcast on mobile technologies for health care professionals "Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users" Wednesday, November 18, 2009 On Wednesday, November 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Briscoe Library, the Ramirez Library at the RAHC and the Laredo Campus Extension Library will each serve as a host site for Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users, a webcast produced by the Medical Library Association. The webcast will demonstrate mobile technology devices and innovative applications, explore programs that illustrate the potential of mobile technology for health professionals, and discuss funding opportunities to create and sustain mobile technology programs. Emily Hurst, Information Services Librarian, is an invited participant and will travel to Chicago to be part of this webcast. In addition to the main program (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) registrants may have the opportunity to participate in either or both of two optional wrap-around discussion sessions. The agenda for the entire program appears below. To register for the webcast and to inquire about wrap-around sessions, contact one of the following site coordinators: • at the RAHC: Greysi Reyna, [email protected] • at the Laredo Campus Extension Library: Patricia Gutierrez, [email protected] • at the Briscoe Library: Susan Hunnicutt, [email protected]
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Cut the Cord: Connection to our Mobile Users Agenda 12:30 p.m.: Wrap-around discussion session #1 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: “Cut the Cord: Connecting to our Mobile Users” Part I: Introduction: Mobile Technology: A Short History Part II: Mobile Devices and Innovative Technology Part III: What’s Hot Now! What’s Next! Using Kindles for family medicine; Direct Patient Care – Patient Managed Medical Records; Integrating point of care resources into a mobile platform; PubMed for Handhelds Part IV: Value and Specific Outcomes for the Library and the Librarian: Part V: Funding Opportunities: RMLs; Partnering with people in your institution and health departments; Levels of funding 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.: Wrap-around discussion session #2 For more information on webcast sites, or to contact a site coordinator, visit http://mlanet.org/education/ distance_ed/mobile/sites_r_ca.html#TX.
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Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics to host 3rd annual community service learning conference in April 2010 The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at UT Health Science Center San Antonio is pleased to host the 3rd annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference, “CSL: Best Practices for Putting Ethics into Action” on April 8, 2010 at the San Antonio Long campus. The half-day conference is open to all Health Science Center students, faculty, and staff, as well as our community partners and our associates at the UT Medical Branch Galveston and UT Health Science Center Houston. There is no fee for the conference, but registration is required. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. Faculty from the nationally recognized narrative medicine program at Columbia University will speak about the role of reflection and narrative medicine in CSL programs. Ellen Beck, M.D., and Mike Seifert will speak in concurrent plenary sessions on best practices topics. Dr. Beck is a clinical professor of medicine on the faculty of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with experience founding student -run free clinics. Mike Seifert is a former priest with experience addressing the pressing social and health needs of Cameron Park residents in Brownsville, Texas, one of the poorest regions in the country, through partnerships with medical students and community organizations. We are excited to host faculty from the nationally recognized narrative medicine program at Columbia University, who will speak about the role of reflection and narrative medicine in CSL programs. The Columbia faculty will also provide a separate workshop on narrative medicine, beginning the afternoon of April 8.
Student Poster Presentation, 2nd Annual CSL Conference, April 2009
The student poster presentation is also part of this year’s program; students engaged in community service learning during the year will have an opportunity to present their projects in poster format. The student panel, which consists of top CSL projects selected by a committee, will also be on the agenda. The panel allows students to engage with the audience in a more in-depth presentation of their project. Community partners will have exhibit tables to promote their organizations as CSL sites. Night of the Arts, a fundraiser to support studentrun free clinics— a CSL project directed by Center faculty member Dr. Richard Usatine,— will take place on April 8 at the Long campus. For more details on the upcoming CSL Conference, please visit: http://www.texashumanities.org/ cslconference.cfm Melanie Stone Community Service Learning Coordinator
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School of Medicine funds 18 new computers for the Briscoe Library A cooperative effort between the Briscoe Library and the School of Medicine has expanded the number of desktop computers available to students, faculty, and staff by over 35%. The School of Medicine kindly provided funds to purchase 18 new Lenovo desktop PCs to help address the high demand for computers at peak times. In addition, the library added four PCs and expanded the availability of electrical power, network connections, and computer furniture to the fourth and fifth floors of the Briscoe Library building. Once the new PCs are fully deployed, the number of desktop computers available in the library will increase from 60 to 82. Once fully installed, the new The computers in the Information Commons on the entry level of the library are desktop units will bring to often fully occupied. The new PCs will expand the number of computers on other 82 the number of public floors of the library as well as providing additional computers in the Information access computers in the Briscoe Library. Commons. Library staff continue to improve service to laptop users throughout the library with readily-available electrical connections and security tie-down hasps on study tables throughout the library, particularly on the fourth and fifth floors, as well as wired network connections for laptop users in the Information Commons and the group study rooms on the third floor. If you have ideas or suggestions on how the library can better serve technology needs, please let us know by submitting a suggestion to our suggestion box, by adding a comment to our wall on Facebook at http:// facebook.com/uthsclib or by emailing [email protected]. Luke Rosenberger Director of Library Technology and Historical Collections
Update: Annual journal and database review The August News from the Libraries contained information regarding the library’s annual journal and database review, including resources identified for possible non-renewal in 2010. Cancellation of a small number of resources is necessary to help offset the 8-10% price increases the libraries predict, as well as to make funds available for new resources requested by faculty and students. The following is a list of resources the libraries expect to cancel at the end of this calendar year. The Health Science Center will no longer have access to these databases starting January 1, 2010. We encourage your comments and suggestions as the Health Science Center’s faculty, students, and staff are the end users of these databases. Please send your comments to John Weed, Head of Collection Resources, [email protected].
Resources to be cancelled Biology Image Library Essential Evidence Plus (formerly InfoPOEMS) Exam Master Faculty of 1000 Biology ImagesMD DynaMed
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Library classes for November All classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not required. To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit http:// www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/classSchedule.cfm. When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email now includes a file that you can save as an appointment into your electronic calendar. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consultation, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or email [email protected]. Be sure to indicate your campus. If you would like to request a special class for your department or group at other days/times, please contact us! Briscoe Library, Long Campus - San Antonio
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Technology Brownbag: RSS Simplified: Wednesday, November 11, 12 noon - 1:00 pm Howe Conference Room
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PubMed Advanced: Thursday, November 12, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Collaboratory
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PubMed: Getting the Most Out of PubMed: Thursday, November 12, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Collaboratory
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Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Monday, November 9, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Collaboratory
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Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: Tuesday, November 17, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Collaboratory
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Introduction to EndNote: Wednesday, November 25, 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Collaboratory
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Introduction to RefWorks: Monday, November 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Collaboratory Katie Prentice, Education and Information Services Coordinator
Advanced CINAHL Training Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 to 3:00 pm, Howe Conference Room Ellen Westling, EBSCOhost trainer, will be conducting a workshop about advanced techniques for searching the CINHAL nursing and allied health database. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 to 3:00 pm. in the Briscoe Library’s 5th floor Howe Conference Room. Attendance is open to anyone who has an interest in learning more about effectively searching CINAHL.
News from the UT Health Science Center Susan Hunnicutt, Editor: [email protected] Libraries is published at the beginning of each Kelley Minars, Web Editor: [email protected] month to highlight the programs, services and Pennie Borchers and Katie Prentice, Copy Editors resources offered by The Libraries. Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries: [email protected]
Walter Creech, Katie Prentice and Robert Zuniga: Photographers
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“Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies”: Conference report Nearly 175 promotores (community health workers), librarians and public health professionals from throughout South Texas convened for the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud on Friday, October 2 in South Padre Island. The conference was organized by the staff of the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Library in partnership with several local community health agencies and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine– South Central Region (NN/LM SCR). The conference theme was “Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” and included programs that touched on a variety of mental health topics. Dr. Ana Nogales, a clinical psychologist and author of the book Latina Power, served as the keynote speaker. Breakout sessions featured presentations on a variety of mental health topics relevant to the work of promotores de salud, including violence prevention, depression in women, caregiver burden, psychological trauma, depression, diabetes, and the mind-body connection. Librarians from the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Library presented a session on National Library of Medicine resources for mental wellness. Exhibitors representing a variety of agencies provided information on local community health resources throughout the day. Dr. Beverly Zavaleta, a family practice physician from Brownsville, Texas conducted a presentation on the “Mind-Body Connection” and facilitated an interactive demonstration of yoga for the closing session. For more information about the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud, please visit the Conference Web site.
Dr. Ana Nogales, shown here with Kathy Carter and Greysi Reyna of the Ramirez Library, was the keynote speaker at the 4th Binational Conference for Promotores de Salud.
Resource trial: Science Translational Medicine AAAS, the publisher of Science, launched a new journal on October 7 titled Science Translational Medicine. The UT Health Science Center Libraries will sponsor a trial of this journal through December 31, 2009. Information about this trial, including a direct link, will be on the library Web site in early November.
Please look at Science Translational Medicine and let us know if you think this would be a valuable Kathy Carter, Ramirez Library Librarian addition to the UT Health Science Center Libraries This project is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the collection. Comments may be referred to John National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department Weed, Head of Collection Resources, at of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 with [email protected]. the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.
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Featured resource: Pronunciation Workshop The Briscoe Library has purchased one copy of Pronunciation Workshop's® American Accent & English Pronunciation Training and installed it on public computer station libico5c, located in Pod C on the library’s third floor. This resource is a video training program for all speakers of English as a second language. Designed by a speech language pathologist who practices in the field of American accent training and American English pronunciation, the course reviews American English consonants, vowels, intonations, rhythms, word and syllable stress for improving language. Further information about Pronunciation Workshop is available on the producer’s website: http:// www.pronunciationworkshop.com/ Sallieann Swanner, Associate Library Director for Systems
RefWorks offers FREE life-long access to alumni RefWorks, the online research, writing, and collaboration tool, has recently announced that it is providing free access for alumni of academic institutions that subscribe to RefWorks through its program. This means that when you graduate or leave the UT Health Science Center, you will retain access to all of the citations within the RefWorks database created while you were a student. Alumni users will continue to have full access to all RefWorks features and functionality, and future updates and feature releases will be provided to them as well. Since access to RefWorks through the library is restricted to users who are currently affiliated with the Health Science Center, alumni will have to go directly to RefWorks at http://www.refworks.com, click on login, and log in by entering the UT Health Science Center group code that they received when they first subscribed to RefWorks. Questions about RefWorks or other library resources? Contact the library’s Information Desk at 567-2450. Linda Levy, Assistant Library Director for Database Services
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Organizational changes and promotions Several librarians have recently assumed increased responsibility for library operations. Jonquil Feldman has been named Director of Briscoe Library Services. Jonquil will continue to administer the Public Services division of the Briscoe Library which includes reference, educational services, circulation, and access services. She will also take on a new role managing the Briscoe Library facilities, particularly renovation and furnishing projects. Jonquil will represent the Executive Director of Libraries when she is not available. She has held several positions in the library including reference librarian, administrative services librarian, and assistant to the director. Chris Gaspard has been promoted to Librarian II, Head of Access Services. Chris manages the Access Services section of the library and provides information and educational services. Access Services staff provide circulation services, keep the library open during staffed hours, provide document delivery, and stack maintenance. Chris was previously Access Services Librarian and recently received her twenty year University of Texas employment award. John Weed has been promoted to Librarian III as Head of Collection Resources. Collection Resources handles the selection, acquisition, cataloging and organization of print and electronic journals and books acquired or licensed by the library. This division of the library also handles license review for electronic products, the collection budget and the library’s link resolver. John was previously the Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian. Andrea Schorr has been promoted to Librarian II and is now the Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian. This section of the library selects, orders and catalogs books, and helps manage the library’s digital repository of dissertations, historical images, and teaching images. This section also ensures that the library’s bills for collection resources are paid in a timely manner. Andrea was previously the Collection Resources Librarian. Kathy Carter is now Ramirez Library Librarian II. Kathy is responsible for providing information, educational and outreach services at the Ramirez Library at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen. As part of her increased responsibilities, Kathy will supervise Ramirez Library part-time employees who staff the library at night and on the weekends. Kathy was previously Librarian I at the Ramirez Library. Rajia Tobia Executive Director of Libraries
Dana Whitmire accepts Library Assistant III position Dana Whitmire has been promoted to Library Assistant III in Public Services. Dana has worked at the Briscoe Library since 2007 as part of the Access Services team. She graduated from Schreiner University in Kerrville in 2007 and completed her Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Texas in 2009. In her new position, Dana will focus on information services and special collections and archives.
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Health Science Center librarians present at 2009 meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Several librarians from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio presented posters and/or papers at a meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association held in Tulsa in October 2009. Cogdill K. “A Work of Art: Go Local Past, Present and Future” (poster co-authored with Becky McKay, Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Library) Gaines JK, Levy LS, Cogdill KW. “SMILE: Sharing Medline®/MedlinePlus and Information Literacy Education” (poster) —This poster was a second place winner of the Elizabeth K. Eaton, Ph.D. Research Award for Posters Hurst EJ, Rosenberger LE, Minars K, Prentice KA. "Expanding Library Roles through the Art of Education: Successfully Teaching Emerging Technology Topics" (paper) Levy L, Cogdill K, Sapp L. “Forming Community Partnerships: Teaching Evidence Based Public Health” (paper) Prentice KA, Gaspard CS, Levy LS, Gaines JK, Hurst EJ, Myatt AE. "The Art of Library Instruction: A Partnership within the School of Medicine Curriculum" (paper) Prentice KA, Feldman JD, Tobia R. "The Art of Campus Integration” (poster) In addition, Linda Levy and Angela Myatt, both of the Briscoe Library, taught a 4-hour class, “Unlocking the Mystery of EBM: the da Vinci Code Revealed.” Linda Levy was also elected to the SCC board as chapter nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee. In 2008 Greysi Reyna and Kathy Carter of the Ramirez Library in Harlingen participated in an interview, “Library Disaster Story: Hurricane Dolly,,” that is now part of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit. The interview, which can be found online at http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/12/12/library-disaster-story-hurricane-dolly/, was featured in one of the closing sessions of the SCC/MLA meeting entitled “National Status of Emergency Preparedness.” It has also been integrated into “10-Step Approach for Service Continuity Planning,” a class now offered by the NN/LM.
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Color copies now available in the Briscoe Library Printing Services has placed a new Sharp color and black/white copier on the fourth floor of the Briscoe Library next to the Collaboratory. Currently use of the new copier is limited to faculty and staff who have set up an account for charging with Printing Services. The copier is accessed by typing in your computer domain account and password. Detailed instructions on how to use the new copier can be found on the Printing Services website at http://atsweb.uthscsa.edu/flash/printshop/ copiers.html, or phone print services at 567-2315.
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours Please note that the UT Health Science Center Library- Downtown will be closed on December 3 for a planning meeting. Briscoe Library Wednesday
November 25, 2009
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day
Closed
Friday
November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday
Closed
Saturday
November 28, 2009
9:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday
November 29, 2009
10:00 am—midnight
Wednesday
November 25, 2009
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday
November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving Day
Closed
Friday
November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday
Closed
Saturday Sunday
November 28, 2009 November 29, 2009
Ramirez Library
Closed 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
For information about holiday hours at other locations, please visit the library web site: http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/help.cfm?Category=Hours
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