March 14, 2008
APHA on Twitter & Facebook
I know you've heard of the American Public Health Association, and you've probably heard of Facebook, but Twitter is often a bit of a foreign concept for many folks. Twitter is what is called a microblogging tool - very brief updates, 140 characters usually.
APHA is now on both Twitter and Facebook. You can find them in Facebook simply by searching for APHA and then become a fan to get more information about their updates and news. On Twitter, you can either join Twitter and follow them as a friend, or you can grab teh RSS feed from their Twitter account to have it come to your feed reader, or you can simply visit their Twitter page to see what all they are saying. Personally, I think APHA has one of the most interesting and useful collections of health information in Twitter. Check it out here:
http://twitter.com/publichealth
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June 20, 2007
Request for Donations to the Ruth Ellis Center
The UM Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Affairs is partnering with LGBTQ Youth organizations. One of its first initiatives is to address the immediate needs for the Ruth Ellis Center (http://www.ruthelliscenter.com/home/index.html) which provides short-term and long-term residental safe space and support services for runaway, homeless, and at-risk gay, lesbian, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning youth in Detroit and Southeastern Michigan. The Ruth Ellis Center staff work very hard to obtain funds, facilities, food, and skill development opportunities; however personal care products are always a need for the center.
The Health Sciences Libraries are supporting this effort by collecting donations of personal hygiene products (full-size or trial-size) from now through Monday, July 2nd. A collection box for the donated items is available at Public Health Library & Informatics (M2030 SPH II) and the Dentistry Library (1100 Dental Building).
Examples of needed items include:
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Hair products, especially black hair care products (shampoo, conditioner, oils, & other)
Deodorant
Feminine hygiene products
Soap
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May 15, 2007
Proposed Journal Cancellations 2007
UM Health Sciences Libraries Proposed Journal Cancellations 2007
The UM Health Sciences Libraries must cancel subscriptions to resources including journals and databases, due to inflationary increases and budget reductions. Your input is an extremely valuable factor in our decision-making process, and we are committed to supporting the clinical, educational and research information needs of the campus.
Please share your comments with us by June 12, 2007. Information about the status of the University Library’s collection budget is available in a memo from Paul Courant, the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries.
Proposed Health Sciences Cancellations (All Subject Areas)
Journal Cancellations (available only via interlibrary loan)
Database Cancellations (no longer available on campus)
Retain Electronic Access Only
Retain Print Subscription Only
Proposed Health Sciences Cancellations (Sorted by Subject Areas)
Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health
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February 23, 2007
Articles By Upcoming Speakers
The following lectures, seminars, and symposia are happening at the School of Public Health during the week of March 5 – 9. Below are recent and relevant articles published by the speakers at these events for anyone interested in doing some preparatory reading before attending.
Please see the School of Public Health and departmental websites for further information about these events and the speakers.
Department of Epidemiology Seminar:
Lung Cancer in Beryllium Workers
Wednesday March 7
David C. Deubner, M.D., M.P.H.
Deubner, David and Kent M. Keeping beryllium workers safe: an enhanced preventive model. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2007 Mar;4(3):D23-30.
Levy PS, Roth HD, Deubner DC. Exposure to beryllium and occurrence of lung cancer: a reexamination of findings from a nested case-control study. J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Jan;49(1):96-101.
Cher DJ, Deubner DC, Kelsh MA, Chapman PS, Ray RM. Assessment of the beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test using statistical process control. Inhal Toxicol. 2006 Oct;18(11):901-10.
Department of Biostatistics Seminar:
Semi-parametric Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models and Their Applications
Thursday March 8
Yuedong Wang, PhD.
Yang YC, Liu A, Wang Y. Detecting pulsatile hormone secretions using nonlinear mixed effects partial spline models. Biometrics. 2006 Mar;62(1):230-8.
Health Policy Research Seminar Series:
Re-insuring Health: Why More Middle-Class People are Uninsured and What Government Can Do
Thursday March 8
Katherine Swartz, PhD.
Swartz K. Investing in the future of health. Inquiry. 2006 Fall;43(3):187-9.
Swartz K. Time to finance health insurance differently. Inquiry. 2006 Spring;43(1):3-5.
Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Symposium:
Bacterial Communities: Ecology & Health Implications
Friday March 9
Abigail A. Salyers, PhD.
Salyers A, Shoemaker NB. Reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes. Anim Biotechnol. 2006;17(2):137-46.
Wesslund NA, Wang GR, Song B, Shoemaker NB, Salyers AA. Integration and excision of a newly discovered bacteroides conjugative transposon, CTnBST. J Bacteriol. 2007 Feb;189(3):1072-82. Epub 2006 Nov 22.
Rajeev L, Salyers AA, Gardner JF. Characterization of the integrase of NBU1, a Bacteroides mobilizable transposon. Mol Microbiol. 2006 Aug;61(4):978-90. Epub 2006 Jul 12.
Pradeep Singh, M.D.
Soong G, Muir A, Gomez MI, Waks J, Reddy B, Planet P, Singh PK, Kaneko Y, Wolfgang MC, Hsiao YS, Tong L, Prince A. Bacterial neuraminidase facilitates mucosal infection by participating in biofilm production. J Clin Invest. 2006 Aug;116(8):2297-2305.
Landry RM, An D, Hupp JT, Singh PK, Parsek MR. Mucin-Pseudomonas aeruginosa interactions promote biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Mol Microbiol. 2006 Jan;59(1):142-51.
Boles BR, Thoendel M, Singh PK. Genetic variation in biofilms and the insurance effects of diversity. Microbiology. 2005 Sep;151(Pt 9):2816-8.
Michael G. Surette, BSc, PhD.
Keller L, Surette MG. Communication in bacteria: an ecological and evolutionary perspective. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2006 Apr;4(4):249-58. Review.
Kim W, Surette MG. Coordinated regulation of two independent cell-cell signaling systems and swarmer differentiation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 2006 Jan;188(2):431-40.
Occupational Health Speaker Series:
Partnering to Reduce Obesity with Environmental Changes
Friday March 9
Donna Gates and Bonnie Brehm
Gates D, Brehm B, Hutton S, Singler M, Poeppelman A. Changing the work environment to promote wellness: a focus group study. AAOHN J. 2006 Dec;54(12):515-20.
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February 14, 2007
EPA Library Closures and Effects on Public Health
Proposed 2007 EPA budget cuts have resulted in the closure of and restricted access to EPA libraries across the country. These libraries are crucial sources of information for researchers, professionals, and the general public on issues related to pollution, the environment, and public health. The issue has been developing since last year and is continuing to draw challenges and debate from stakeholders.
One of the justifications given has been that the closures will be offset by access to digitized versions of documents online, but as the article below details, this will apply only to documents authored by EPA staff members, as copyright laws prevent much of the libraries' content from being put online:
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2007/jan/policy/jp_epa_libraries.html
This case draws attention to the larger current issue in libraries to try strike the correct balance between digital and print content. On the surface, all-digital access seems preferable for convenience, wider access, and reduced costs, but the issue is more complicated than it may seem. In the case of the EPA libraries, the move toward digital content in order to reduce overhead costs could result in important information becoming largely unavailable or even completely lost.
Listed below are several links to further information:
American Library Association Web page with background information, latest news, and links to articles:
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/governmentinfo/epalibraries/epalibraries.htm
Letters to the Senate and House of Representatives from the Medical Library Association and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries regarding the closures:
http://www.mlanet.org/government/info_access/index.html?focus_20070208
Transcript of recent Senate Hearings on the issue:
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February 09, 2007
SPH Professor Arnold Monto on NPR
SPH Professor Arnold Monto will be a guest on National Public Radio's 'Talk of the Nation: Science Friday' program today, Feb. 9, beginning at 2 pm. The 40 minute live interview will focus on preparations for pandemic influenza in the U.S.
Science Friday can be heard from 2-4 PM on Michigan Radio, 91.7 FM in Ann Arbor, or from the internet. A podcast will also be available. For more information about today's program or how to access it as a podcast, visit http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Feb/hour1_020907.html
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January 09, 2007
Documentary Showing of "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"
In anticipation of next week's MLK Day Speaker Helen Zia, the University Library Diversity Committee is hosting a showing of the award winning documentary "Who Killed Vincent Chin?". Helen Zia's work on the 1980s Asian American landmark civil rights case of anti-Asian violence was documented in this video.
Date: Wednesday, January 10th
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: "Common" area on the first floor of the School of Social Work
Date: Friday, January 12th
Time: 12:15 pm
Location: Classroom 319 - Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library (South off the Diag)
The video covers the story of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American mistaked for Japanese, who was murdered in 1982 in Detroit by two Caucasian autoworkers during a period when U.S. auto manufacturing jobs were being lost to Japan. Last night, the Dean of the Wayne State Law School referenced the Vincent Chin case in his Opening Lecture for the UM MLK Symposium.
This Oscar nominated 1989 documentary is 82 minutes long and will be followed by a brief discussion.
Please bring your lunch and participate in the discussion about this local case.
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MLK Day Speaker: Helen Zia 1/15 at 2pm
The University Library is pleased to sponsor a Martin Luther King day event: a presentation by award-winning journalist Helen Zia. The title of her presentation is Diversity Challenges and the Coming "Minority Majority": Crossing Boundaries in Search of the Beloved Community.
* DATE: Monday, January 15, 2007
* TIME: 2:00 p.m.; book signing to immediately follow
* VENUE: Michigan Union, Ballroom
Ms. Zia is a scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. She is the author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, a finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. President Bill Clinton quoted from Asian American Dreams at two separate speeches in the Rose Garden. Ms. Zia is former Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine. Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, books, and anthologies.
The event is co-sponsored by: University Library, Bentley Historical Library, Information Technology Central Services, Law Library, School of Information, and University Housing.
The University of Michigan's 2007 Symposium Theme is "Building The Beloved Community." The MLK Symposium Planning Committee will be honoring Dr. King's emphasis on creating "the beloved community" by sponsoring programs for faculty, staff, students, and visitors during January and February. Philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce first coined the concept of the Beloved Community in the early 20th century. Dr. King popularized the term during the civil rights movements and referred to “the beloved community” in many of his speeches and writings. Invited speakers include Kweisi Mfume, Tim Wise, and Frank Wu. For a complete calendar of events, please visit the UM MLK Symposium web site.
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December 16, 2006
UM Health Sciences Libraries Presents a NIH Grant Symposium Series
NIH Electronic Grant Submission and How Deep Blue Can Help You
The UM Health Sciences Libraries are offering a symposium series to assist grant applicants with the electronic submission of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. The series will be at the Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB) Auditorium, 109 Zina Pitcher Place on the Medical School Campus.
NIH Electronic Submission and Deep Blue
Symposium will cover a brief overview of the grants process on the Medical Campus and how Deep Blue, the University of Michigan's permanent open access archive, fits into the electronic grants process.
January 11, 2007 from 9 - 11 am
Merle Rosenzweig, Health Sciences Libraries & Department of Human Genetics
Jim Ottaviani, Coordinator, Deep Blue
Deep Blue and Intellectual Property (Copyright)
Symposium will cover copyright issues relating to Deep Blue.
January 18, 2007 from 9 Ð 11 am
Paul Newman, University Library Intellectual Property Office
NIH Electronic Submission Process
Symposium will cover the National Institutes of Health (NIH) electronic submission of grants via Grants.gov
January 25, 2007 from 9 Ð 11 am
Bob Beattie, Managing Senior Project Representative, Division of Research Development & Administration (DRDA)
Map to Biomedical Science Research Building
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November 22, 2006
Fireside Chat with Health Sciences Libraries Director Jane Blumenthal
The Health Sciences Libraries are pleased to announce the first of a series of Fireside Chats with Director Jane Blumenthal. This is an opportunity for the health sciences community to meet informally with Jane and talk about issues of interest concerning the health sciences schools and health system and the collections, services, operations, facilities,and technologies of the Health Sciences Libraries.
Light refreshments will be served. Come share your experiences, insights, and ideas!
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Location: Taubman Medical Library, Administration Office, 5th floor
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November 18, 2006
Nov. 30: MBooks and Google Book Search Discussion
EVENT: This discussion will highlight the features of MBooks and Google Book Search, their applicatins in research, and their implications for the academic community and society as a whole
SPEAKERS: Ben Bunnell, Library Partnerships Manager for Google Book Search, and Perry Willett, librarian, University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services
DATE: 2 p.m. Nov. 30, 2006
PLACE: West Hall Room 411, 1085 South University. Central Campus map: http://www.umich.edu/news/Maps/ccamp.html.
For more information:
http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=1082
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November 08, 2006
UMHS Food Drive Collection - Extended Until Nov. 20th
The UM Health Sciences Libraries is joining the Michigan Harvest Food Gatherers in their annual UMHS Food Drive. A collection box has been placed just inside the entrance of the Taubman Medical Library. The drive will run through Nov. 20th.
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October 27, 2006
Happy 25th Birthday, Medline! Happy 10th Birthday, PubMed!
On October 27th 1971, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) launched Medline Online. Today, the Medline database covers approximately 4500 biomedical journals and has over 12 million journal citations and abstracts from the mid-1960's to the present. Since 1996, the NLM has provided free Medline access via PubMed. The usage has increased from two million PubMed searches per month to three million searches per day.
The UM Health Sciences Libraries provide access to PubMed with UM SFX links to the University Library's journal subscriptions. To learn more about PubMed, please take the NLM PubMed tutorial or register for the upcoming PHLI workshop on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
Contact PHLI Reference Services by calling (734) 763-5109, by emailing sph.reference@umich.edu, or by stopping by the library. Reference services are available 10:00am - 4:00pm , Monday - Friday.
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October 23, 2006
Opening Ceremony for SPH Crossroads & Tower Building
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Noreen Clark, Ph.D., the Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor of Public Heatlh and former dean of the UM School of Public Health, will be giving a lecture on Putting People at the Center of Solutions: Controlling Chronic Disease at 3:00 pm in the SPH Crossroads Lane Family Auditorium, room 1690.
Following the lecture, there will be an opening ceremony for the SPH Crossroads and Tower Building beginning at 4:30 pm at the SPH Crossroads (between SPH I and II). For information: http://www.sph.umich.edu/news_events/872.html
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October 13, 2006
Investing in Ability Week (Oct. 23-27, 2006)
During the upcoming Investing in Ability Week (Oct. 23-27, 2006), there will be educational programs and events designed to increase awareness of important disability issues. All events are free of charge and open to all members of the university community and the public.
For more details about the events, please visit the web site for the UM Council of Disability Concerns at http://www.umich.edu/~hraa/ability/ability2006.htm
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September 07, 2006
MBooks is now available!
MBooks is now available! MBooks is the University of Michigan's online access to the University Library's collections scanned through the partnership agreement with Google. You can access thousands of scanned text directly from our library catalog MIRLYN.
For more information on the MBooks project, see the FAQ: http://mdp.lib.umich.edu/m/mdp/mdp-faq.htm
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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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March 29, 2006
Jane Blumenthal to Lead Health Sciences Libraries at University of Michigan
Jane Blumenthal to Lead Health Sciences Libraries at University of Michigan
The University of Michigan announces the appointment of Jane Blumenthal as Director, Health Sciences Libraries.
Blumenthal, currently assistant dean for knowledge management and director of the Dahlgren Memorial Library at Georgetown University, has extensive administrative experience in health sciences libraries and has led initiatives in integrating library instruction into the curriculum in medicine, nursing, and health studies; expanding
digital library collections; promoting scholarly publishing; forming library and information technology partnerships; and planning library and space renovation.
Recognized as a leader in academic health science libraries, Blumenthal recently served on the board of directors of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries and as chair of the Leadership and Management Section of the Medical Library Association.
Blumenthal has also served as one of Georgetown University'’s institutional representatives to the Group on Information Resources of the Association of American Medical Colleges and as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee for the Southeastern/Atlantic Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Blumenthal will provide strategic leadership for the health sciences libraries at a transformative period in the transition to digitally-defined collections and resources. She will have a unique opportunity to participate in the creation of visionary programs
and services, to build and strengthen relationships with the health sciences community, to integrate library training programs into the health sciences curricula and clinical environment, and to participate in campus-wide library initiatives.
Blumenthal will join the University of Michigan community July 1, 2006.
Brenda Johnson
Associate University Librarian
University of Michigan
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February 13, 2006
7-FAST document delivery now accepts credit cards online
7-FAST now accepts credit cards online. The steps for ordering are fast and easy and can be found on the 7-FAST website at http://www.lib.umich.edu/7fast/.
7-FAST is a campus-wide document delivery service that retrieves requested materials from all of the University Library's Ann Arbor campus locations. Copies are digitized and delivered to patrons through a secured website, while book loans are hand-delivered to Departmental offices. This service is provided to all UM faculty, staff and students. Fees for this service are $3.75 per book loaned or article provided. Rush service is available for an additional $10.00.
If you have any questions or would like further information on our new service please contact the 7-FAST office at 734-647-3278.
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