Congratulations Jacque!
Congratulations to Jacque who has been elected to serve on the MLA Nominating Committee for 2010. We should also note that Jerry Perry, our former Head of Information Services, has been elected MLA President-elect.
DuVal Papers
The library has received a donation from Mrs. Ruth DuVal, widow of the founding dean of the College of Medicine, Dr. Merlin K. (Monte) DuVal. The donation consists of papers, photographs and some memorabilia of Dr. DuVal’s. These include records relating to the founding of the College and to Dr. DuVal’s service as Assistant Secretary of Health in the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS). We hope to be able to organize and preserve these valuable papers for the use of future scholars.
Computer equipment
This week we signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with ITS (the College of Medicine Information Technology Services.) This document clarifies the service that we can expect from the computer support people and specifies that we will have a say in how certain funds are spent. We hope to have some new staff computers coming soon in addition to large flat screen monitors in two of the group study rooms. Older staff computers will be “trickled down” to the lab with some additional memory to make them more useable.
Happy Holidays and New Year!
This will probably be the last Update until after the break. I hope that you and yours enjoy a peaceful and enjoyable holiday season and that the coming year brings you happiness and contentment.
Showing posts with label Merlin DuVal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merlin DuVal. Show all posts
Friday, December 18, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Jennifer M, PR, book signing
Welcome back Jennifer
Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Martin back to full-time work in the library and the College of Pharmacy. Jennifer has been working part-time from home but we’re glad to have her back among us!
The Library Minute
We recently discovered ASU’s series of one-minute videos promoting their library. The intent of these short announcements is not to teach users in depth, but just to introduce them to library resources. As we look at promoting the library in the coming year, something like this might fit into our plans. We will be working with Biomedical Communications to produce a sample video for AHSL so that we can learn how much time it takes to write a script and produce the video. You can see a sample from ASU at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ASU#p/search/0/DcwC1Q_krS0
You can see a more comprehensive list of their videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ASU#g/u
Book signing
Please try to attend the “Meet the Authors” event in the library from 3:30-4:30 PM on Friday, November 6. Former COM Dean James Dalen, MD, MPH and Linda Valdez along with the family of founding COM Dean Merlin K. DuVal will be celebrating the release of two new books. “University Hospitals: Doctors and Patients” and “A Doctor’s Legacy; A Memoir of Merlin K. DuVal, Founding Dean of Arizona’s First Medical School” have just been released. Please make the authors and those attending feel welcome in the library.
Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Martin back to full-time work in the library and the College of Pharmacy. Jennifer has been working part-time from home but we’re glad to have her back among us!
The Library Minute
We recently discovered ASU’s series of one-minute videos promoting their library. The intent of these short announcements is not to teach users in depth, but just to introduce them to library resources. As we look at promoting the library in the coming year, something like this might fit into our plans. We will be working with Biomedical Communications to produce a sample video for AHSL so that we can learn how much time it takes to write a script and produce the video. You can see a sample from ASU at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ASU#p/search/0/DcwC1Q_krS0
You can see a more comprehensive list of their videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ASU#g/u
Book signing
Please try to attend the “Meet the Authors” event in the library from 3:30-4:30 PM on Friday, November 6. Former COM Dean James Dalen, MD, MPH and Linda Valdez along with the family of founding COM Dean Merlin K. DuVal will be celebrating the release of two new books. “University Hospitals: Doctors and Patients” and “A Doctor’s Legacy; A Memoir of Merlin K. DuVal, Founding Dean of Arizona’s First Medical School” have just been released. Please make the authors and those attending feel welcome in the library.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Health information in other languages, etc.
Health information in other languages
Mary Riordan has compiled a collection of health topics in a variety of languages common to refugees in the U.S. Links to these documents appear on AZHealthInfo and copies have gone out to many public health and library groups in Arizona. You can see these documents by going to http://azhealthinfo.org, selecting “Local or State” next to Health Topics and then browsing for items such as “Cancer Resources for Refugees”. An example is: http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/pdfDocs/angina-Hindi-Fin.pdf
A few items from the Administrative Team
The “ATeam” is reviewing possible library-wide goals and projects for the coming year. A few of the possibilities are the “space committee”, increased public relations/awareness, working closely with the new Dean in the College of Nursing on her initiatives, review of and possible redesign of the web site and exploring a partnership with the College of Pharmacy and TGen around their recent grant.
On November 6, 2009 the College of Medicine and the University Press will be having a reception in the library for the release of a memoir of Dr. Merlin K. “Monte” DuVal, first Dean of the College of Medicine. Dr. Duval’s family has been invited.
Gary will be in Washington, DC during the week of October 19th to attend the “capstone”/graduation for this year’s class of AAHSL/NLM Leadership Fellows, including Sandra Martin. The week will involve visits to the National Library of Medicine, the NIH library, the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of American Medical Colleges with panel discussions at each site. Sandra is so appreciative of the welcome that she received at AHSL. This will be a proud moment for her and an educational experience for all in attendance.
Mary Riordan has compiled a collection of health topics in a variety of languages common to refugees in the U.S. Links to these documents appear on AZHealthInfo and copies have gone out to many public health and library groups in Arizona. You can see these documents by going to http://azhealthinfo.org, selecting “Local or State” next to Health Topics and then browsing for items such as “Cancer Resources for Refugees”. An example is: http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/pdfDocs/angina-Hindi-Fin.pdf
A few items from the Administrative Team
The “ATeam” is reviewing possible library-wide goals and projects for the coming year. A few of the possibilities are the “space committee”, increased public relations/awareness, working closely with the new Dean in the College of Nursing on her initiatives, review of and possible redesign of the web site and exploring a partnership with the College of Pharmacy and TGen around their recent grant.
On November 6, 2009 the College of Medicine and the University Press will be having a reception in the library for the release of a memoir of Dr. Merlin K. “Monte” DuVal, first Dean of the College of Medicine. Dr. Duval’s family has been invited.
Gary will be in Washington, DC during the week of October 19th to attend the “capstone”/graduation for this year’s class of AAHSL/NLM Leadership Fellows, including Sandra Martin. The week will involve visits to the National Library of Medicine, the NIH library, the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of American Medical Colleges with panel discussions at each site. Sandra is so appreciative of the welcome that she received at AHSL. This will be a proud moment for her and an educational experience for all in attendance.
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