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Harrell Health Sciences Library Newsletter - July 2019
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Director's note
Hello! My name is Kelly Thormodson, and I’m the Associate Dean and Director of Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons.
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I’ve been in this position now since April 1. I’m excited to be part of Penn State.
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A little about me: I am from Minnesota originally and I must say the rolling hills and trees and corn fields surrounding the College of Medicine here really remind me of home. I have a BA from North Dakota State University and an MA from the University of Iowa. I’ve been in the health sciences library field my entire career, including positions in Seattle, Iowa City, Grand Forks and now here in Hershey.
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Obviously, being new means I’m still learning the lay of the land, but there are consistencies from institution to institution and those are in full swing here at the College of Medicine. The new class of medical students arrives this month; the physician assistant students started a new class in May; and all the new residents started July 1 across the country. All those students are going to keep us busy this summer. No slowing down at a medical library; there are always new students to help.
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Meanwhile, as I get to know people and we move forward with the new classes, the Harrell team and I will be sitting down this summer to write our new strategic plan. What does the future of a health sciences library look like? What is the next service area that the library can partner on? We will continue initiatives in education, technology, research support, and, new this year and in accordance with the College of Medicine's mission, we will look to do outreach with the Hershey community.
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Please visit us at the library! We’re always happy to see you.
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Associate Dean for Library and Information Services
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Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons
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Penn State Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) recently made a donation of 14 titles to Harrell Health Sciences Library to begin the GWIMS book collection.
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A recent study shows how common certain search errors are in systematic literature reviews. Harrell Health Sciences Library offers support for systematic reviews to help avoid these problems.
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On May 1, Dr. David Herzberg presented a lecture at Penn State College of Medicine titled "Psychoactive pharmaceuticals and addiction in U.S. history."
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Penn State Clinical Simulation Center has recently purchased a copy of BodyViz, a 3D MRI and CT visualization software, and has made it available for use in the Harrell Health Sciences Library’s Technology Sandbox.
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Penn State now has access to Scopus, a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed articles, books and chapters as well as conference proceedings.
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Some of the resources available through Harrell Health Sciences Library can be accessed via app on a mobile device or tablet.
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Several Harrell Health Sciences Library team members have been involved in recent projects.
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Upcoming library events
- July 24, 2019: Intro to Data Visualization
- July 26, 2019: Searching PubMed Like an Expert
- July 30, 2019: Hosting an Effective Zoom Room
- July 31, 2019: eLearning Design and Development
- Aug. 13, 2019: Using Storyline to Create Interactive eLearning Modules
- Aug. 14, 2019: Introduction to Unity 3D
- Aug. 14, 2019: Managing your Citations with EndNote Web
- Aug. 15, 2019: Intro to Data Visualization
- Aug. 15, 2019: 3D Print a Spiral Pinwheel
- Aug. 16, 2019: Saving Time with the Library
- Aug. 21, 2019: CINAHL Tips and Tricks
- Aug. 28, 2019: Creating Data Visualizations with Excel
- Sept. 17, 2019: Searching PubMed Like an Expert
- Sept. 25, 2019: eLearning Design and Development
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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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