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August 24, 2006
Nancy Allee appointed Deputy Director for the Health Sciences Libraries
Appointment of Deputy Director for the Health Sciences Libraries
I am pleased to announce that Nancy Allee will assume the position of deputy director for
the Health Sciences Libraries effective September 1. You already know Nancy and are
familiar with her many accomplishments in the Public Health Library and Informatics, her
distinguished service to the university and university library system, and her many
professional achievements, including her fellowship in the National Library of
Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries leadership program.
As deputy director, Nancy will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of
the Health Sciences Libraries and will work closely with me on the planning and
assessment of programs and services as well as a variety of special initiatives. She will
work with the staff at all of the health sciences partner libraries to coordinate our
efforts leading to greater integration into the mission and activities of the health
sciences schools and the health system.
We will begin working on a transition plan for PHLI and the HSL without delay. Shortly,
we will begin a national search in collaboration with the School of Public Health for the
next director of the Public Health Library and Informatics.
Please joining me in congratulating Nancy on her new position.
Jane
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Letter from the new Director of the Health Sciences Libraries, Jane Blumenthal
Letter from the new Director of the Health Sciences Libraries, Jane Blumenthal
July 20, 2006
I am pleased to join the University, the Libraries, the Health Sciences Schools, and the Health System at Michigan. I want to thank you all for the warm welcome I have received since first arriving in Ann Arbor. I’m looking forward to working with you as we reshape the health sciences libraries at U-M to meet the challenges of the future.
This is an exciting time for libraries. Changing trends in health professional education, ever more interdisciplinary research, advances in patient care, and a growing emphasis on outcomes measurement are affecting our environment and challenging us to respond. At the same time we are managing the transition to digital resources, participating in the evolution of scholarly communication, addressing budget and organizational issues, and learning to live and work with constant change.
I am convinced of the ongoing relevance of libraries and librarians. We live in an information-intense world. Basic information retrieval has become simpler (effectively now a do-it-yourself project), but in-depth research has become more complex. The library as a place for research and study remains important. The “library” -- as a collective noun for the collections, infrastructure, and most importantly, people who together constitute the institution's information management organization -- is essential.
Over the next several months, the health sciences library staff will be reviewing and evaluating our collections, services, operations, facilities, and technology to plan for our future. Our goals are to align our mission and functions more closely with yours, to partner with the university community in accomplishing our mutual mission and goals, and to improve our resources and services to provide the best possible return on the university’s investment.
I welcome the challenges and opportunities ahead and encourage your participation. I plan to share our progress with you and to meet with all sectors of the community to discuss the future of the libraries. I look forward to a partnership that will benefit us all.
Jane Blumenthal
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PHLI Newsletter - Spring 2006
The latest edition of the PHLI Newsletter is now available:
http://www.sph.umich.edu/phli/newsletters/spring_summer06/index.htm
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