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Harrell Health Sciences Library Newsletter
October 2021
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Director's note
This fall I’ve been facilitating medical student small group learning for the Foundation of Health Humanities course. The session this week was talking about technology.
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As a patient, I have to say there are definitely technology advances I appreciate. I like having the “my chart” feature. It makes it easy to find appointments, vaccination information, and to email my physician a quick question. The part people don’t think about is that we have now added to the physician’s daily duties. They still have to see X number of patients, but now they also have to answer Y number of patient messages.
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As a health sciences librarian, I have to say there are definitely technology advances I appreciate. Most of our collection is online, so our patrons can access a copy of “Grey’s Anatomy” in the library, in the classroom or at the patient bedside. The part people don’t think about though is the incredible amount of work and funding that goes into having the systems up and running to provide access to these convenient resources.
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As a human being, I have to say there are definitely technology advances I appreciate. I love that social media allows me to see pictures of my cousin’s wedding and the pictures of my friend’s first grandbaby. The part we unfortunately have to deal with is the anonymity that technology can bring and the mean and terrible things people can do using social media to cause harm.
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Technology has advantages and disadvantages, but the real conversation is more about people and how they use and understand technology. How do we as human beings use technology for the betterment of ourselves and others? How do we use technology but also maintain our self-identity, our relationships with others, and our own mental health? How do we do all that for others? I think I need some coffee and some me time to think about all the possibilities. Maybe while I answer some emails on my iPad.
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Kelly Thormodson, MLIS
Associate Dean for Library and Information Services
Library Director
Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons
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The Healthcare Hackathon was a collaborative day-long event where teams discussed issues in healthcare around a chosen theme, brainstormed solutions and pitched their ideas for a panel of expert judges.
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Microsoft Teams is much more than just a video conferencing platform - it's a collaborative tool that allows co-workers to quickly share files and work on documents simultaneously.
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Harrell Library's website includes curated lists of resources to help find information in your field.
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Several Harrell Health Sciences Library team members have been involved in recent projects and events.
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10th Annual READ Awards
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Celebrating 10 Years of Scholarship and Collaboration
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Join the Connecting Through Literature Book Club!
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This group is a collaboration between Humanities and Harrell Health Sciences Library, created with the purpose of strengthening our community ties and expanding understanding through reading.
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"The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich
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Book discussion: Noon Nov. 12 via Zoom
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Upcoming library events
Note that all of the following events are being offered via Zoom webinar only in light of COVID-19.
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@Harrell.lib is the quarterly newsletter of the Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons at Penn State College of Medicine. Your feedback is welcome. Email editor Marie Cirelli at mcirelli@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
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