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The McGoogan Library of Medicine comprises 10 departments:

Administration

Circulation

Collection Development

Education & Research Services

Graphics / Visual Resources

Interlibrary Loan / Photocopy

Materials Processing

Special Collections

Systems

RML Liaison

Stats @ a GlanceLibrary Gate Count: 22,410

Interlibrary Loan Lending: 1,672

Reference Questions Answered: 776

Education Sessions: 109

Private Study Room Checkout: 1,174

Interlibrary Loan Borrowing: 1,056

Reference Support: 290

Education Individual Instruction: 262

www.unmc.edu/library | email askus@unmc.edu | phone 402 559 6221 | toll free 866 800 5209

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DigitalCommons @unmcigitalCommons @ UNMC went live in May of 2014. During the first quarter of 2014-2015, work continued on reviewing CVs of faculty interested in contributing their work to this project. Additionally, articles from faculty in the pilot group of authors were extracted from Scopus and analyzed for inclusion. 159 MD Theses were uploaded in to the system. Additional theses were scanned, in preparation for uploading. Photography of the infant feeding device collection continues. During this time, process and workflow were evaluated and modified. Additionally, the Special Collections Department prepared a list of priorities which will include projects that will be submitted to DigitalCommons. These “offline” activities are essential to the future growth of DigitalCommons.

Service Updates

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Ebooks added to Serials Solutionsn July, the first batch of ebook records from Serials Solutions, a library vendor, was uploaded into the library catalog. Additions, changes and deletions from Serials Solutions are processed on or about the 15th of the month. There are currently over 5,400 ebook titles in the catalog. Receiving batch records from this vendor automates our maintenance of the collection, saving time for staff to focus on our unique material

THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER

5,400 EBOOK TITLES IN THE

CATALOG.

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nn Kaste, the former Digital Services Librarian, played an instrumental role in designing the new layout for the library website. In compliance with the updated campus web design, the new library site has a cleaner appearance, a more streamlined navigation, and is optimized for mobile browsers. Ann provided a clickable pathfinder to see where old links map to new. Heather Brown has temporarily taken on the responsibility of the library website maintenance upon Ann’s resignation.

Library Launches aNew Website Design

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rin Torell began searching the Internet for digitized copies of books from our Rare Book collection. She is looking for complete scans from the original manuscript and adding the Internet link to the McGoogan catalog record. Susie Tyrell, Circulation Department, is helping with the project. For example: De partu hominis, et quae circa ipsum accidunt: adeoque de parturientum & infantium morbis atque cura is one of over 320 titles that now has a link.

Sheryl Williams added 2013-14 donor information to catalog records for 20 endowments and departments, for nearly 200 titles. Support from our donors is vital to the success of the library, and we sincerely welcome these contributions.

Sheryl Williams edited 1,700 bibliographic records, correcting links, bibliographic information, and holdings information. We have over 11,000 electronic journals and 5,400 electronic books. Information in each volume must be correct, so that users will easily identify the titles they are searching for. Journals are known to change titles, and it is necessary to have the correct coverage dates and publishers for each title. The correct link to the electronic record must be maintained, just as for the correct call number for print materials.

Enhancing the Functionality of the Library’s Online Catalog

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Collections Update

ith the start of the new fiscal year, Mary Helms and Karen Foster began the review of newly published books – whether in print or online – for potential addition to the library’s collections. Each title is carefully screened to ensure the published material is relevant for use by the many colleges, programs, research areas and patient care needs within UNMC community. The library takes special care to purchase electronic books, whenever possible, that may be used by all UNMC students, faculty, and staff, no matter their physical location. With the assistance of Evelyn Reinthaler from the Circulation Department, we reviewed 1,859 titles for potential purchase.

New Books?

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he library has a long-standing tradition of including theses

and dissertations of UNMC graduate students in the library’s

collection. Euem Osmera, Materials Management

Department, sends each graduating student a

congratulatory email after cataloging graduates’

dissertations and theses and adding them to the collection.

The students are very appreciative and excited their hard

work is being preserved.

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Congratulations - You’re Finished!

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Fall 2014 Orientation

ibrary faculty and staff personally welcomed over 336 students who took library tours in August. Tour groups included students from the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health Professions, College of Public Health, international graduate students, and the High School Alliance. Students were shown how to navigate the library website and received information on services and resources. The library exhibited at the New Faculty Orientation on September 10th, sharing information on services and resources with new faculty members from College of Dentistry, College of Nursing, College of Medicine, School of Allied Health Professions, and our own new director.

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Education Update

Danielle Drummond came on board in August, filling a half-time Circula-tion position. Danielle graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a BS in

Staffing Updates

After ten great years, Ann Kaste, Digital Services Librarian, has left McGoogan to become a high school librarian in Minnesota. Ann leaves a legacy of

Welcome Danielle Drummond Farewell to Ann Kaste

Library Science. She is from Plattsmouth and continues to work part-time in the Plattsmouth Public Library. We are delighted to have Danielle join the McGoogan team.

camaraderie, technical skill, vast knowledge of the electronic resources world, and problem-solving ability. She will be (and is!) sorely missed.

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ChangesWith the departure of Ann Kaste on August 15, Euem Osmera has been the library’s go-to person for problems with Serials Solutions – the library’s A-Z list of electronic books and journals. After a quick training period with Ann, Euem spends time analyzing data and solving problems and errors with our A-Z list. Mary Helms and Karen Foster are troubleshooting access to ejournals, ebooks, and electronic databases, along with license renewal and payments. Mary Helms is transitioning UNMC user access issues to the Systems Department. A revision and expansion of the E-Resources Librarian position and job description was completed and a search for a full-time Head of Collection Development & Digital Resources is in process. Karen Foster’s responsibilities have expanded to include working with Library Administration to assist with SAP transactions. Karen also met with UNMC Purchasing and the eShop staff to work out the procedures for adding vendors to eShop. She worked with Purchasing to make sure the vendor information was correct. This is needed in order to create purchase orders so invoices can be paid as well as attaching licenses when necessary. The state has a new system in place that requires all licenses and purchasing agreements be included in a public-accessible state database.

New College of NursingLiaisonAlissa V. Fial, MA, MLIS, has been assigned as the College of Nursing Liaison. Alissa has been with the McGoogan Library of Medicine since November 2011. Before that, she was the Nursing and Health Sciences Reference Librarian with the University of Texas at El Paso. Since her arrival at McGoogan, Alissa has taught library instruction classes and worked with nursing faculty. Alissa has been virtually embedded in the nursing courses, both undergraduate and graduate level. A discussion thread is established devoted to library resources. Alissa will answer questions for the students and post tips (e.g. how to cite from the Cochrane Database in APA format). Also, she has had the privilege of “touring” Nebraska and meeting with students and faculty from each of the five campuses: Omaha, Norfolk, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff. Alissa is enthusiastic and dedicated to meeting the information needs of the College of Nursing no matter where faculty, staff, or students are located.

Ruth Abrahams

Lynda Bersani

Helene Fournier

Joan Frost

Stuart and Jackie Goldenstein

Tom & Michelle Hiscott

Dr. & Mrs. K.M. Johanssen

Jennifer Kosteva

James Mannion

Diane Richler

DonationsDr. Mark Rupp

Dr. James R. Scott-Miller

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Scott, Jr.

Phyllis & Irving Smith Foundation

Anne Standish

Dr. Hemalatha Subbaratnam

James Temme

Dr. Clarence Ueda

John and Dr. Nancy Woelfl

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Library Space

Space Planning Taskforce ReportThe Library Space Planning Taskforce completed a Recommendations report on July 18, 2014. The report has been circulated to the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Chancellor’s Council, Library Advisory Group, and members of a Friends of the Library Taskforce. The taskforce is developing some short-term solutions and recommendations for removing empty shelving, adding new lighting and carpet, and flexible seating/study furnishings.

Space UpgradesListening to the needs of the students is a high priority for the library. Rod Cope, Head of Circulation and Library Building Manager, is cognizant of their requests and was instrumental in making some significant changes this past quarter.

Removing three sets of empty shelving stacks provided more seating space on the sixth floor. Carpet squares were ordered to replace the old carpet and tables with chairs were provided. The new spaces are a big hit with the students, providing privacy and larger tables to spread their materials out.

Does anyone ever have enough outlets in a library? McGoogan was no exception. Heavy-duty, multiple outlets with USB charging ports were fastened to all the large tables. Six items can be plugged in simultaneously. Smart phones, tablets, or other devices can also be charged.

Library users often shared the need for more whiteboard space. Whiteboards were removed from five study rooms and replaced by whiteboard wall covering on two of the walls. The whiteboards taken down were refurbished and added to four study rooms. These two options more than doubled the amount of whiteboard space in ten of the sixteen study rooms.

Five moveable whiteboards were also purchased this fall for students to roll anywhere in the library.

With the arrival of September, comes the high demand to check out human skull models. Usage statistics for the first three weeks indicate skulls have been checked out over 140 times with a waiting list. Despite purchasing six more skulls, we realize it is not enough to meet the demand. The Library will assess the number of models we need to meet the demand.

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In collaboration with the School of Allied Health Professions, the McGoogan Library will soon be the home of the Immersive Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT) system. Construction in Room 8017 will begin in mid-October and be completed by mid-November. When construction is completed, the room will house a state-of-the-art, back-projected VERT system, new seating, lighting, carpeting and a room-darkening coat of paint. VERT is a virtual environment of a radiotherapy treatment room. Through captivating 3D views and life

Space Upgrades

size visualizations, VERT offers an excellent platform for supplying radiation therapy training to students, nurses and multidisciplinary team members. Tom Gensichen is the library’s liaison to this project. http://www.vertual.eu/solutions/education

Our Library of the Future:A NCSU Libraries Symposium

Rod Cope and Marie Reidelbach attended the seminar held on September 4 & 5 in Raleigh, NC. They spent time in the two libraries located on the North Carolina State University campus. However, the James B. Hunt Jr. Engineering and Textile Library was by far the most impressive in terms of layout and design. They appreciated hearing from Susan Nutter, the library director, who shared many gems of wisdom for the building project.

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Outreach: Displays, Events, Presentations, Exhibits

CHIRS Presentationsand DisplaysThis quarter, Emily McElroy and Teri Hartman presented CHIRS to two Nebraska Medicine patient & family advisory committees. McGoogan Library received valuable feedback during the committee meetings regarding marketing the service and making the service known during in-patient stays. In September, the CHIRS traveling display was sent to the Stromsburg Public Library, one of the BTOP (Broadband Technology Opportunities Program) libraries visited by McGoogan Library in 2013. Stroms-burg will use the display at their community health fair.

Throughout the year, McGoogan Library staff members Dawn Wilson, Stuart Dayton and Roxanne Cox, provide monthly displays highlighting health observances. Beginning in October, the display featured Breast Cancer Awareness month and spotlighted the library’s collection of resources including consumer health books, MedlinePlus, and other authoritative online resources.

The beginning of the school year is a great time to see the results of the Library’s fundraising efforts for the library at Fontenelle Elementary School. The school librarian picked out over $1,100-worth of books – children’s books are expensive – at the BookWorm. Emma Bradley un-packed, checked, and added gift plates to the 94 titles. Mary Helms and Euem Osmera delivered the children’s books to Fontenelle Elementary School Library on September 17th.

Books for Kids

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Special Collections staff helped host and guide the Citizen Advocacy group during a reception and tour of the Wolfensberger Collection held on Friday, September 12. Special exhibits were prepared of some of the books and artifacts from the Wolfensberger collection.

The event was sponsored by the Citizen Advocacy “Get Together” – a meeting of volunteers and professionals from across the county who work on behalf of individuals with mental disabilities. The 40 to 50 people attending were from several U.S. states, England, and the Netherlands.

The meeting was co-sponsored by the Citizen Advocacy Foundation of America, which was founded by Dr. Wolfensberger and his wife Nancy several years ago. Dr. Wolfensberger’s daughter, Margaret Wolfensberger Sager, as well as one of her daughters were in Omaha for the meeting and the tour and reception at the library. Many of the people who attended the meeting knew or worked with Dr. Wolfensberger, several having been his graduate students.

Wolfensberger Collection Receptionand Tour

An exhibition entitled “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic, and Medicine” was on exhibit in the McGoogan Library of Medicine from August 4 through September 13. Using materials from the National Library of Medicine, the exhibit explores Harry Potter’s world, its roots in Renaissance science, and the ethical questions that affected not only the wizards of Harry Potter, but also the historical thinkers featured in the series. The McGoogan Library also included books from its collection and Harry Potter memorabilia for the display.

Harry Potter’s World on Display

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Professional Development Updates

Publications and AcknowledgementsCindy Schmidt: Florescu DF, Kalil AC, Qiu F, Grant W, Morris MC, Schmidt CM, Florescu MC, Poole JA. Does increasing immunoglobulin levels impact survival in solid organ transplant recipients with hypogammaglobulinemia? Clin Transplant 2014 Sep 9. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12458. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25203509.

Roxanne Cox: Fryda CM, Hulme PA. School-based childhood sexual abuse prevention programs: an integrative review. J Sch Nurs 2014 Aug 4. doi: 10.1177/1059840514544125. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25092721. Roxanne was not listed as an author, but was acknowledged at the end of the article.

Emily McElroy was interviewed by the Omaha World Herald on library renovations.

PresentationsMarty Magee: Provided RML update at the ICON Library Consortium meeting

Teri Hartman: CHIRS presentation to South Omaha Community Care Council and United Healthcare Team

AwardsDorothy McCarthy and Karen Foster won CartSmart E-Shop Award

Euem Osmera: Won a Green “U” from the UNMC LiveGreen Committee

Conference AttendanceAlissa Fial: Nebraska Library Leadership Institute Reunion

Emily McElroy: Library Assessment Conference

Euem Osmera: Nebraska Library Leadership Institute Reunion

Marty Magee: Distance Teaching and Learning Conference

Sheryl Williams: Nebraska Library Leadership Institute Reunion

Committee AppointmentsEmily McElroy: Appointed chair of Ross Atkinson Jury, ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services), American Library Association

Euem Osmera: Re-elected as Secretary of the Nebraska Library Association’s Technical Services Roundtable

Mary Helms: As member of the American Library Association’s Accreditation External Review Committee visited the University of Wisconsin’s School of Library and Information Science

Tom Gensichen: Reappointed Chair of Bylaws Committee, MCMLA (Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association)

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Training OpportunitiesAlissa Fial: How Do Our Students Learn? A Cognitive Psychological Model for Information Literacy Instruction; CE Course: Explore Technology for Virtual Services

Cameron Boettcher: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections

Erin Torell: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections

Euem Osmera: Twitter class from ICON Library Consortium

Heather Brown: Copyright for Educators and Librarians; NIH Public Access Policy – Views from the Library Trenches; Publishing with bepress

John Schleicher: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections

Marie Reidelbach: Copyright for Educators and Librarians; 5 Critical Attributes for Special Librarians to

Evolve and Stay Relevant; One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Customizing Technology to Meet Educational Needs

Marty Magee: Primer on Instructional Design for Library Trainers and Instructional Skills for Health Sciences Librarians; Ready, Set, Go Tutorials; eXtreme Project Management

Mary Helms: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections

Roxanne Cox: Supporting Clinical Care: Institute in Evidence-Based Practice for Medical Librarians; CE Course: Explore Technology for Virtual Services

Sheryl Williams: Twitter class from ICON Library Consortium

Teri Hartman: Copyright for Educators and Librarians

Are You Prepared?As the lead for the Library’s Emergency Task Force, Sheryl Williams has also arranged for CPR/AED and First Aid classes, open to all staff members. This is information that can be used not only in the library (the AED is on the 6th floor) but also in our personal lives. We do not want to rely on medical students being available to assist us in the library, and it is imperative that as many staff as possible be able to assist until first responders arrive. This training, along with the planned water damage workshops, allows us all to be better able to respond to emergency situations.