On June 20, the HS/HSL presented the Theodore E. Woodward Award to Dr. Charlotte Ferencz, in recognition of her outstanding support and service to the Library. Dr. Ferencz collaborated with the Library in 2005 by contributing her professional expertise and financial support to the development of the "Congenital Heart Disease: a Public Health Perspective" web site. More recently, she donated her personal book collection to the Library, allowing us to establish the Ferencz Historical Collection.

The Charlotte Ferencz Endowment Fund gave us the means to supplement that core collection with the purchase of three additional volumes. The books were selected for their relation to Dr. Ferencz’s teaching and research interests and were formally presented at the Woodward award luncheon. The new additions include Cardio-Vascular Diseases Since Harvey’s Discovery (1929) by Humphry Rolleston, The Heart In Early Life, (1914) by George Sutherland, and Manual of the Diseases of Infants and Children (1911) by John Ruhräh. As Ruhräh is a renowned former faculty member, his book holds a particular value for us, and its addition to our collection solidifies Dr. Ferencz’s association with our institutional history in a special way.

The summer is usually a quiet time on campus. However, here in the library we were getting some big things accomplished and planning for some big things to come. Our accomplishments were both physical and virtual.

1. We introduced our newly redesigned Web site to much critical acclaim, further expanding our online information community.
2. Our Resources Division moved into one office suite from three separate areas. The move has been a year in the making and clears the way for the final phases of construction, which will enable the move of Financial Aid, Student Accounts, the Registrar’s Office, and International Students into the Libray’s second floor on September 23.
3. At a luncheon in mid-June we gave the Library’s highest honor, the Woodward Award, to Dr. Charlotte Ferencz for her longstanding support of the HS/HSL.

On the planning side I am delighted to report:

1. The campus is supporting a total upgrade to the Library building technology infrastructure, including the enhancement to wireless connectivity requested by our users.
2. A safety study of the Library has been initiated to ensure we are doing everything possible to keep users safe. The study is a precursor to planning for limited 24 hour access in Fall 2009.
3. Planning has begun for the upgrade of the 11 study rooms on the second floor with flat panel screens, shades, and other enhancements to support collaborative work has begun.

On behalf of the HS/HSL staff, welcome to those who are new to campus, and welcome back to our returning friends. If there is anything we can do to help, just ask.

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EBSCO has recently launched its new interface, changing the appearance and functionality of several of the Library’s databases including CINAHL, Academic Search Premiere, and Business Source Premiere. The 2.0 interface improves ease of use and adds new features. Additions include a CINAHL peer-reviewed limit, citation formats for each article, navigable breadcrumb trail, and an abstract preview by mouseover. Enhancements available in Academic Search Premiere and soon available in CINAHL include related images preview and a date slider that easily limits publication years searched. This EBSCOhost 2.0 video provides a brief demo of the changes.

Do you use Skype™, Flickr™, Meebo™ or other social media in your work? Social networking tools offer colleagues, students and instructors new ways to collaborate and communicate. If you would like to exchange ideas and find out how others on campus are incorporating these tools into professional and academic settings, come to the first meeting of the Social Media Users Group. It’s on September 25th, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Library’s Distance Education Room on the lower level.
The formation of the group was inspired by the success of the Social Networking Symposium that the library hosted in April 2008.

For more information, contact Alexa Mayo, Associate Director, Services.

The Library is pleased to announce two collaborative efforts between UMB schools and the Library that have resulted in ongoing access to research tools for UMB researchers. Enjoy!

RefWorks is a tool that aids researchers in keeping their citations current and organized, collaborating with on- or off-campus colleagues, and saving time when generating bibliographies for course assignments, dissertations, or manuscripts. It is being funded by contributions from Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Pharmacy, the Dental School and the Graduate School.

NetAnatomy is a web site designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions including undergraduate medical, health sciences, and nursing students. It is being funded by contributions from Medicine, Pharmacy, the Department of Physical Therapy and the Dental School.

On July 1, 2008 the HS/HSL added Westlaw’s Campus Research to the Library’s database list, replacing last year’s subscription to Lexis-Nexis Academic. Westlaw Campus covers much of the same subject matter as Lexis-Nexis but has the benefit of an easier-to-use interface. Westlaw’s content includes full-text articles from national and international newspapers, as well as magazines and trade publications; extensive business and company information; and access to a comprehensive collection of primary law sources. Learn more about searching Westlaw with this Quick Reference Guide.

You can now search the Community Of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities directly through the CSA databases: Sociological Abstracts, Social Service Abstracts, ERIC, and PILOTS. The new funding presents more than 22,000 records representing more than $33 billion in grants, fellowships, and prizes. It is international in content and audience, providing access to monies from public and private sponsors. This version is optimized to serve large research organizations, such as university research departments and independent research institutions.

In fiscal year 2008, the Library provided access to Primal Pictures, an interactive multi-media overview of human anatomy, in a pilot project designed to give UMB students and faculty the opportunity to explore these new tools for teaching and learning.

While many found the product useful, the schools ultimately decided that its price outweighed its usefulness, and they opted to subscribe to NetAnatomy instead.

Important Note: Anyone who has used images from Primal Pictures in his or her teaching materials must remove them immediately, per our contract with Primal Pictures.

Questions or comments can be sent to Eric Rector, Head, Collections Management.

If you visited the Library over the past year, you probably saw renovation work taking place on several floors. For our users who visit less often, you may be surprised to find that the Reference Desk moved to a more convenient location, some computers were relocated, and public computers now feature an application to request assistance. We freshened up the Library by recovering chairs, replacing carpet on the first floor, and adding a fresh coat of paint where it was needed.

These improvements were completed as part of a renovation to accommodate some student services in the building. In late September, Student Accounting, the Office of the Registrar, the Office of International Services, and Financial Aid will move to the second floor. The relocation of these services will make them more convenient and will be a great complement to the new Campus Center.

The renovation gave the Library the opportunity to consolidate three departments that make up our Resources Division into a single location on the third floor. Users in need of services such as interlibrary loan or document delivery, or with questions about donating items to the Library, books "in process" in the catalog, or with general questions about the Library’s collections should feel free to stop in as well. The relocated division is currently planning an Open House Celebration to show off its new digs, so keep an eye out.

Through August 29, 2008, visit the Weise Gallery, located on the first floor of the Library, to see the current photography exhibit capturing underwater creatures and other nature scenes with the common theme of water. The photographer, Dr. Adam Puche, is a faculty member in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology. He has a long standing passion for the natural world and nature photography, including an exploration of underwater photography over the last 5 years. His scientific photography has appeared on the covers of seven international journals and his nature photography has been featured in several calendars and individual pieces in juried shows.

Visit the Gallery website for more information about this exhibit or other upcoming exhibits.

On August 8, the Library announced an online survey of UMB faculty aimed at determining which journals, if any, the Library should continue to receive in print to support researchers and clinicians when online access is not available due to an emergency, and to gauge the faculty’s comfort level with a completely electronic journal collection. We’re pleased to report that the response has been excellent so far.

A link to the survey was sent to Department Chairs via email with the request that they send it on to their department faculty. Results of the survey will be shared in an upcoming Connective Issues. If you have not yet received the survey, and are interested in participating, please contact Eric Rector, Head, Collections Management via email, or at 410.706.1345. The survey will close Monday, August 25, 2008.