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UTHSCSA Library Brown Bag Event: Film on Health Crisis in Haiti
Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Howe Conference Room, Fifth Floor, Briscoe Library—Open to all, bring your lunch
Once There was a Country: Revisiting Haiti,
a film documentary narrated by Maya Angelou
http://www.oncetherewasacountry.com/home.html
With a long history of political instability and a collapsing infrastructure, Haiti is a country notorious for its soaring infectious disease rate. Self-sustaining healthcare programs such as Project Medishare, co-founded by Dr. Arthur Fournier, are helping to alleviate poverty and illness in even the most isolated regions of the island nation. On more than 100 trips to Haiti, Dr. Fournier has coordinated student and faculty teams to establish a medical exchange program between teaching hospitals in Haiti and medical schools in the United States. In stirring personal stories, Once There was a Country attests to the courage and dignity of the Haitian people and the hope for a better life. Dr. Fournier will be the speaker at the Annual Dinner of the P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library on November 12.
For more information please contact Pennie Borchers, Special Collections Librarian, borchers@uthscsa.edu.
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Friends of the P. I. Nixon Medical Historical Library Welcome Arthur M. Fournier, M.D.
AIDS as a Zombie Curse: Why Science Alone Cannot Win the War
Dinner and Presentation, Monday, November 12, 2007, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel 37 NE Loop 410 at McCullough
Sponsored by The Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library
Guest Speaker: Arthur M. Fournier, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman of the Family Medicine & Community Health Department
Associate Dean for Community Health Affairs
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Author of The Zombie Curse: a Doctor’s 25-year Journey into the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic in Haiti
Dr. Fournier is recognized for his tireless efforts in community healthcare - for his work in the Haitian-American community in Miami and his dedicated efforts toward alleviating poverty and illness in Haiti. On more than 100 trips to the island nation, reaching the remotest regions of the country, Dr. Fournier has coordinated student and faculty teams in an effort to rebuild the medical infrastructure of Haiti. His successes with Project Medishare, the 501(c)3 he co-founded in 1994, have led to a Lifetime Achievement in Transcultural Medicine Award, presented by the International Institute of Human Understanding in 2001, and to his placement in Marquis Who’s Who in America.
During the November 12th presentation, Dr. Fournier will share his stories about HIV/AIDS, voodoo, the student response to healthcare challenges, and the remarkably resilient Haitian people. To make reservations for the dinner-presentation please contact Pennie Borchers, Special Collections Librarian, borchers@uthscsa.edu.
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Hispanic Heritage Week Winning Photos on Exhibit in the Briscoe Library
The winning photos in the 2007 Hispanic Heritage Week contest will be on display from October through December on the 3rd floor of the Briscoe Library. Photos in three categories, Hispanic cultural themes, portrait, and nature/landscape, were submitted by Health Science Center faculty, staff, and students. The competition was sponsored by the Hispanic Faculty Association.
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Scholarly Publishing and Open Access Webcast Coming in November
The world of scientific, technical and medical publishing is changing rapidly, giving rise to new concerns, complexities -- and opportunities. The Library can be an important partner and resource to help you understand your options and make informed decisions about your options as a researcher and author.
To help introduce the most important issues, UTHSCSA Library will be sponsoring and screening an educational Webcast from the Medical Library Association entitled Scholarly Publishing and Open Access: Straight Talk on Tuesday November 20, from 1pm to 3pm. Texas State Library and Archives Commission has purchased licenses for the Webcast to be shown in the Briscoe Library and in the Mario E. Ramirez Library at the RAHC.
Additional opportunities for discussion of issues in scholarly communication will be planned if interest is expressed. Details will follow in the November issue of Library News.
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Library people and places…
RAHC Library Named in Honor of Mario Ramirez, M.D.
During their August meeting, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved the naming of the Regional Academic Health Center (RAHC) Library in Harlingen in honor of Mario E. Ramirez, M.D. Dr. Ramirez served on the University of Texas System Board of Regents from 1989 to 1995 and as the Health Science Center’s vice president of South Texas programs from 1995 until March 2007. He practiced family medicine for 43 years in Starr County and played key roles in the openings of two hospitals, one in Roma in 1958 and another in Rio Grande City in 1975. He has received numerous awards, including honors given by Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush. While at the Health Science Center, Dr. Ramirez founded the Med/Ed program, which has nurtured more than 2,200 high school students in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laredo with an interest in the health professions and biomedical research.
The library named in honor of Dr. Ramirez is an 8,595 square-foot facility at the Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen. In 2004 the library was one of three across the United States recognized by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for extraordinary public service, and was the first health sciences library to receive such an award.
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Jonquil Feldman Joins the Ranks of NLM/AAHSL Fellows
Jonquil Feldman, Associate Director for Public Services for the Briscoe Library, has been selected for the 2007-2008 class of the National Library of Medicine/American Academy of Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows Program. The Leadership Fellows Program introduces a select group of management level librarians to leadership theory and practical tools for implementing change at organizational and professional levels. It also provides opportunities for reflection on critical issues facing academic health center libraries, and lays the groundwork for mentoring relationships to prepare emerging leaders for the position of director in academic health center libraries. In addition to UTHSCSA, the upcoming class of NLM/AAHSL Fellows represents health sciences libraries at New York University, Stanford University, the University of Massachusetts and Washington University. All of the 2008 fellows currently hold positions as Associate Directors of their respective institutions.
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Andrea Schorr Joins the Staff of the Briscoe Library
Andrea Schorr joins the Library staff on October 1 as Technical Services Librarian. Ms. Schorr received her Masters of Science in Information Science, specializing in Information Organization, from the University of North Texas in 2005, and her Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2003. Ms. Schorr has most recently held the position of Monograph Unit Supervisor at the John Peace Library at UTSA. From 1999 to 2006, she was employed at the Briscoe Library in the Collection Development division, where she oversaw all print journal and bindery operations, and maintained journal and electronic resources subscriptions. As Technical Services Librarian, Ms. Schorr will assist with all facets of monograph and serial acquisition and organization, and will assist users at the Information Desk.
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Library Classroom Available for non-Library classes
Classroom 2C on the 2nd floor of the Briscoe Library is available for scheduling by non-Library departments looking for a lecture-style classroom. Seating is available for 50 attendees. The room is equipped with:
- Ceiling-mounted data projector and screen
- Instructor’s laptop loaded with commonly used software such as PowerPoint and Web browsers
- Network line for Internet connection
- Telephone line—speakerphone available upon request
- Videoconferencing equipment
- In-ceiling speakers
- Lighting controls
Guidelines for use of Briscoe Library classrooms are available at http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/basics/classreservation.cfm. Reservations may be made by calling the Information Desk at 567-2450 or emailing AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.
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Featured Resources…
Pronunciation Workshop is an American accent-English pronunciation DVD. This video training program is designed for individuals who have learned English as a second language. Delivered by a certified speech language pathologist, this program utilizes English pronunciation techniques to teach American English pronunciations, intonations and expressions. This DVD will be installed on one of the computers in the Library. Please ask the Information Desk staff for the location of the computer and if you need any assistance starting the program.
Thieme, an international scientific and medical publisher, offers books online through a Web-based platform called the ElectronicBook Library. Current titles cover a variety of topics: anatomy, basic sciences, clinical sciences, and radiology. The UTHSCSA Libraries will sponsor a trial to these ebooks until October 31, 2007. The link for this trial will be on the UTHSCSA Libraries Web site at http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/ when the trial begins in early October. Please try the ebooks through the Thieme Electronic Book Library and let us know what you think. Contact John Weed, Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian, with your comments at (210)567-2450 or email weedj@uthscsa.edu.
New Popular Magazines
The UTHSCSA Library began subscriptions to 12 popular magazines in July. These popular magazine subscriptions were made possible by a generous donation specifically earmarked to provide leisure reading material for students, faculty, and staff. You may find the magazines on the 3rd floor located near the new large-screen Macs. The list includes:
- Business Week
- Macworld
- Money
- National Geographic
- Newsweek
- PC World
- People
- Sports Illustrated
- The New Yorker
- Time
- U.S. News and World Report
- Wired
Feel free to browse through these magazines anytime you are in the library.
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Library Classes…
Each month, the Briscoe Library invites you to a variety of hands-on workshops designed to help you make better use of information resources. These workshops are taught in Room 2C. They are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but walk-ins are welcome.
To register for a workshop, go to http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/consultation/schedule.cfm and click on the button next to the course title. Registration is also available through the UTHSCSA Knowledge Center at https://kc.uthscsa.edu/kc/. Class descriptions can be viewed by clicking on the title of the class. They can also be found at http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/consultation/classes.cfm.
- OVID Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Monday, October 8, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
- PDA Basics: Thursday, October 9, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
- Advanced Web Searching & Evaluating of Biomedical Information: Monday, October 15, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
- PubMed: Getting the Most Out of PubMed: Tuesday, October 16, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
- Introduction to RefWorks: Tuesday, Thursday, October 18, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
- Introduction to EndNote: Monday, October 22, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
- Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: Friday, October 26, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
If you would like to take a workshop, but are unable to attend at the scheduled time, please contact the Library to schedule a one-on-one consult or small-group session. Contact: Jonquil Feldman, Associate Director for Public Services, feldman@uthscsa.edu or 567-2430.
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Suggestions, questions, and comments should be directed to AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu
