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Health Sciences Libraries Director (Philadelphia, PA)

By Gary. Published on December 8, 2010 in Jobs & Internships. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Health Sciences Libraries Director
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a comprehensive public research university with more than 39,000 students. It has a distinguished faculty in 17 schools and colleges, including schools of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry, and Dentistry, and a renowned Health Sciences Center. Temple is one of Pennsylvania’s three public research universities, along with the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University. Temple University is the 26th-largest university in the United States, and it is the 6th-largest provider of professional education (law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine) in the country.

Temple University seeks a Health Sciences Libraries Director to provide creative and visionary leadership for its health sciences libraries in an exciting period of growth and change. Located on the health sciences campus of a vibrant, urban research university, the newly-opened Simmy and Harry Ginsburg Health Sciences Library and the Charles E. Krausz Library of Podiatric Medicine serve the information needs of the entire Temple health sciences community, including the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Podiatry; the College of Health Professions and Social Work; and Temple University Hospital. For more information about Temple University and Philadelphia, visit www.temple.edu/about/.

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Reference and Emerging Technologies Librarian (Philadelphia, PA)

By Gary. Published on December 7, 2010 in Jobs & Internships. 0 Comments Tags: , .

Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education is a comprehensive public research university with more than 39,000 students. It has a distinguished faculty in 17 schools and colleges, including schools of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry, and Dentistry, and a renowned Health Sciences Center. Temple is one of Pennsylvania’s three public research universities, along with the University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University. Temple University is the 26th-largest university in the United States, and it is the 6th-largest provider of professional education (law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine) in the country.

The Temple University Libraries seek a user-oriented and innovative librarian to join the staff of its Health Sciences Libraries, headquartered at the newly-opened Simmy and Harry Ginsburg Library located on Temple’s Health Sciences campus. Temple University is a vibrant, urban research university that is among the most diverse in the nation. For more information about Temple and Philadelphia, visit http://www.temple.edu/about/.

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Geeks Bearing Gifts-Recap

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on September 2, 2010 in Continuing Education. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

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

By Rachel R. Resnick. Published on September 2, 2010 in General News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

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