Author Archive for Rachel R. Resnick

Geeks Bearing Gifts-Recap

Technology Coordinator Gregg Headrick, from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Middle Atlantic Region (NN/LM MAR), continues to keep this four-credit continuing education class up-to-date.  He presented the latest iteration to Chapter members on August 12, 2010 at the Simmy and Harry Ginsburg Health Sciences Library at Temple University’s health sciences campus on North Broad Street in Philadelphia. Read more» » »

The Simmy and Harry Ginsburg Health Sciences Library-A Photo Tour

On August 12, 2010 a number of Chapter members were treated to a tour of the new Simmy and Harry Ginsburg Health Sciences Library on the North Broad Street campus of Temple University.

The library is comprised of three floors.  The main entrance is located at street level. On this level are a welcome/waiting area, Circulation and Reference desks, various staff workrooms, a quiet study room, the Reference Reading Room, printers, and copiers.

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, entrance and welcome area

These chairs by the library entrance enable students to wait comfortably for their study partners

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, Reference Desk

Just inside the library are the Reference and Circulation desks

The ground floor contains stationary and compact shelving for bound journals, the Rare Book Room, a staff area, and study rooms of various sizes.

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, a larger study area with tables and carrels

A study area. Smaller, private rooms are available also.

The second floor includes an Instruction Room and a Reference Computer Classroom.  On this level also are the Library Administration offices, printers and copiers, a Reading Room, and a Quiet Study Area.

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, Quiet Study Room

The library has several quiet study rooms of various sizes

Besides providing study carrels with internet connections for students’ own laptops (or those borrowed from the library), there are also public access computers available.

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, study carrels

Many study carrels with laptop connections are provided throughout the library

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, Public Access Computer

This is but one of many public access computers provided

Ginsburg Library, Temple U., 2010, Spiral Staircase

A centrally-located, spiral staircase links the three floors of the library

Combined with the natural and earth tones of the decor, the abundance of natural lighting gives the library a comfortable, pleasant atmosphere.  Overall, this is a lovely, clean, and well-lighted place for academic study and instruction.

–RR

The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award

The Thomson Reuters/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award – Recognize Technological Innovation in Health Science Information

The Rogers Award, originally called the ISI Information Advancement Award, is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions in the use of technology to deliver health science information, in the science of information, or in the facilitation of the delivery of health science information. The award, sponsored by the Thomson Reuters, has been given since 1983. The recipient receives a cash award of $500 and will be recognized at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association.

For more information on the award and past winners go to: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/honors/rogers.html. For a copy of the nomination form, eligibility information and instructions go to:

http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/awards/rogers_nom_20090714.pdf.

All nominations are due by November 1, 2010. Please forward this message to colleagues who might be interested. Contact Jonathan Koffel, Jury Chair (319-335-9731) or jonathan-koffel@uiowa.edu with questions.

The Chronicle Volume 28, No. 2, Summer 2010 – In this issue:

Chronicle logoThe Chronicle is the chapter’s official newsletter, published three times annually.

Volume 28, No. 2, Summer 2010
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From the Editor

Rachel ResnickThis issue is full of articles about the Chapter’s Annual Meeting and MLA2010, and also includes our regular columns, except for the TechnoHumanist Corner, which will return in the fall. Thanks to Dan Kipnis, Priscilla Stephenson, and Julia Lewis for their MLA2010 reports. I welcome “newbie” Marita Malone to the Chronicle’s pages; she attended her first MLA conference and lived to tell about it. Enjoy her lighter side of the conference. Thanks also to Martha Kirby and Gary Kaplan, who provided a report on an event sponsored by the Philadelphia area chapter of SLA.
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