Over the last three years, close to 800 pictures on about 100 diseases/conditions have been added to the Hardin MD Medical Picture Gallery. The new Hardin MD home page makes these easy to find — Try it out!
NIH Public Access Policy training classes have been scheduled for March 26, 2008 2:00pm - 3:00pm and April 4, 2008 10:00am - 11:00am. Register for a class today or request a presentation for your department or lab from your librarian liaison.
NIH is seeking comments regarding the implementation of the NIH Public Access Policy. NIH would like comments from researchers and those who are facilitating implementation of the policy. The deadline for submitting comments is 5pm EST on Monday, March 17, 2008.
Not only is Gordana Lenert new to the Hardin Library staff, her position is also new to our team. The new position liaison for the Biomolecular Sciences, something that her past experience should definitely serve her well in. Although she has never worked at a library before, she is not new to working at universities.
After graduating from the University of Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, Gordana majored in Molecular Biology and Physiology, and then went on to receive her Masters and Ph.D. in Allergology and Immunology from the University of Belgrade. From there she worked at the Biochemistry Department, Medical School, University of Novi Sad, where she developed her passion for working with students. She and her family moved to Canada after leaving Europe, where she worked as a medical reviewer for Health Canada. After her husband was offered a job at the University, she moved to Iowa City two years ago.
In her free time, Gordana enjoys reading, cooking, gardening and swimming, and has been a volunteer swim-referee for many years. Despite being her first month on the job, she already has major work to do, including planning the curriculum for her new liaison department.
Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That’s more than die from either motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS– three causes that receive far more public attention. Health educators and librarians can learn how to network together to educate health consumers about their role in patient safety by attending one of the four events planned for this spring.
March 7: 1-4pm, Pella, IA.
Pella Regional Health Center
Local Partner: Pella Public Library
April 16: 1-4pm, Fairfield, IA.
Jefferson County Hospital
Local Partner: Fairfield Public Library
May 1: 1-4pm, Iowa City, IA.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Local Partner: Iowa City Public Library
June 3: 1-4pm, Waverly, IA.
Waverly Health Center
Local Partner: Waverly Public Library
The following electronic books have been added to Stat!Ref. You can access them by searching for the title in InfoHawk , or by going directly to Stat!Ref.
Questions, comments, and suggestions about books and journals –print or electronic – can be sent to Janna Lawrence, Assistant Library Director for Collections and Outreach.
Information Technology Services (ITS) has informed us that they need to replace the network routers in Main Library and Hardin Library (as well as many other campus buildings). The upgrade is currently scheduled for Hardin Library on Tuesday, March 4, and Main Library on Thursday, March 6. Unfortunately, spring break is not an option.
Planned outages are as follows:
• Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:00am-6:30am
Hardin Library building-wide outage
No network traffic in or out of the building
Local services that depend on remote network sources (e.g., network printing) unavailable
• Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:30am-8:00am
Hardin Library rolling outages, one telecommunications closet at a time
Each area will experience approximately 20-30 minutes downtime
• Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:00am-6:30am
Main Library building-wide outage
No network traffic in or out of the building
Local services that depend on remote network sources (e.g., network printing) unavailable
• Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6:00am-8:00am
Libraries-wide server outage (overlaps with building outage)
Nearly all library web servers and file storage unavailable
Will have broad impact on users outside Main Library trying to access library resources
• Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 6:30am-8:30am
Main Library rolling outages, one telecommunications closet at a time
Each area will experience approximately 20-30 minutes downtime
We all apologize in advance for the disruption. As usual, all of the end times are a bit generous to allow for unforeseen complications, so the actual outages may be shorter.
