News from the Field
University of Florida
Health Science Center Library
People: Appointments, Departures, Promotions
The HSC Libraries extend a warm welcome to two new faculty members. Nancy Schaefer has accepted the position of Reference/Instruction Librarian with the UFHSCL, Gainesville. Nancy hails from the University of Washington in Seattle where she has worked as a graduate reference librarian and as a network librarian. Nancy is adjusting to the East Coast and is also enjoying the Florida sunshine!
Secondly, we wish to welcome Sandra Canham as our newest addition to the Reference staff in Jacksonville. Sandra received her M.A. in Library Science from the University of North Texas in December. During her studies at UNT, she worked as a reference assistant at the Baylor Health Sciences Library, Dallas, TX. We welcome Sandra to our staff!
Barbara W. Francis, Acting Assistant Director of Reference, has been elected by the Public Services Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA) to serve as their representative on MLA's Section Council. She will attend the Section Council meeting at the end of the 2000 MLA Annual Meeting and those at the beginning and end of the MLA Annual Meetings in 2001, 2002 & 2003.
The HSC Libraries bid a fond farewell to Lori Driscoll, Reference Librarian and Webmaster. Lori has accepted a new position as the Library Technical Services Coordinator at the Santa Fe Community College Library in Gainesville, Florida. We wish Lori the best in her new position!
People: Papers, Publications, Presentations
University of Florida Health Science Center librarians were active at the Southern Chapter MLA annual meeting in Greenville, South Carolina.
Ramona Miller, Lori Driscoll, Barbara Francis, Sue McCullough, and Tara Tobin presented a paper entitled "From Classroom to Computer: Spinning an Interactive Web Tutorial" on October 17. Visit the PubMed tutorial and have fun!
Lori Driscoll, Ruth Fitzgerald, Jennifer Johnson, Robert Lockwood, Ramona Miller and Tara Tobin presented a poster "Reference Staffing in the New Millennium: Paraprofessionals Save the Day?" on October 17.
Jennifer Johnson, Gregory Clayton, Adam Stone and Griffen Sundeen presented a poster "Room to Grow: Creating Shelving Space" on October 17.
People: Awards, Degrees, Grants
Dr. Lenny Rhine, Assistant Director for Collection Management at the HSC Libraries, has been contracted as a consultant for the U.S. National Library of Medicine to analyze "Library Partnership Programs" between North American Libraries and those in developing countries. Lenny is working in conjunction with Heather Wilder, a NLM Associate; the duration of the project is for four months. They have currently identified 23 programs from North American institutions and have built a relational database with the information gathered from a questionnaire. They plan on completing ten follow-up interviews and will issue a final report by mid-April 2000.
Jennifer Johnson, Acting Assistant Director for Access Services, was awarded $250 from the Southern Chapter of the MLA to attend their annual meeting in Greenville, South Carolina in October 1999.
News from the Field: Acquisitions, Programs, Services
The HSC Libraries were pleased to host the 2000 Cunningham fellow, Elena Leonova, February 20-27. Elena is a medical librarian at the Cardiology Research Complex Scientific Library in Moscow, Russia. Dr. Cathy Silverman, Reference/Instruction Librarian coordinated the visit and hosted Elena in her home. The HSC Libraries was the fifth of twelve stops for Elena, a trip culminating with her attendance at the MLA Annual Meeting in Vancouver in May. During her visit in Gainesville, Elena attended the 2-day, NN/LM Online Training Course, "Introduction to Web-based Searching: Using PubMed and Internet Grateful Med to Search NLM's Databases." With the HSCL staff, Elena also spent a day in St. Augustine touring the town and viewing Walt Disney's Fantasia at the IMAX cinema. We all enjoyed working with Elena and will continue communicating with her and supporting her projects.
On Thursday, January 6, the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (UFHSCL) held a campus-wide library breakfast. Faculty and staff from all of the UF Libraries were invited to share food and fellowship with colleagues. Approximately 80 people gathered to meet new staff, visit with old friends, and tour the UFHSCL. It was a great opportunity to facilitate communication and cooperation among library personnel. Thanks to all who participated!
On January 25, 2000, the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (UFHSCL) hosted an Open House for all Health Science Center faculty. Activities included tours on the half-hour, an hors d'oeuvre buffet, and online registration for NLM's Loansome Doc. During the reception, Liaison Librarians had a chance to meet and mingle with faculty from many HSC Colleges and Departments. Displays and handouts attractively presented helpful information to faculty on library services.
The University of Florida Health Science Center Library hosted the 2-day NN/LM Online Training Course, "Introduction to Web-based Searching: Using PubMed and Internet Grateful Med to Search NLM's Databases" on February 24-25, 2000 in Gainesville, FL. For other NN/LM sessions being held in the Southeast, see the ONLINE Training Center site at http://www.nnlm.nlm.nih.gov/mar/online/.
The University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries are pleased to announce the creation of a new web-based tutorial for PubMed. Some of you may have seen our demonstration at the Southern Chapter meeting in October. We invite you to take another look at our progress! We would like to welcome all of you to try out the tutorial and give us your feedback. There is nothing more valuable than a constructive evaluation from our fellow librarians! Being brand new, the tutorial probably has a few kinks to work out and of course, as PubMed is always changing, this will be a constant "work in progress." Please visit. We hope you find the tutorial useful!