Libraries are Closed for Winter Break

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries are closed for campus designated Winter Break. All Library online systems are available while the physical libraries are closed. The Library Commons will be open downtown as long at the building remains open. Both Libraries will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025, Isché at 7:30am and Dental at 8am. See you in 2025!

EZproxy system maintenance December 20-21, 2024

December 20, 2024: On Friday, December 20, 2024, starting at 11pm until Saturday, December 21, 2024, 11am EZproxy will be undergoing maintenance. You will be unable to log in to any resources when following one of our links from the Library’s webpages, catalog, or link resolver products.

You can, however, access the resources that support logging in directly using OpenAthens during this maintenance. A list of resources that support direct login is available under OpenAthens-native resources: https://libguides.lsuhsc.edu/openathens/resources.

If you have any questions or need any other assistance with Library resources, please contact us.

Isché Library Study Rooms Closed

The Isché Library study rooms will be closed Thursday, December 19th through Monday, December 23rd so they can be repainted. The rest of the Library will still be available for studying.

December Faculty Publications

The last selection of articles for this year has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus. 

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

Winter Break Hours

The Library’s hours will be changed during the Winter Break, starting Sunday, December 15th and last through January 5th.

Winter Break Hours:

December 15th
December 16-20th
December 21st – 22nd
December 23rd
December 24th – January 1st
January 2nd – 3rd
January 4th
January 5th

11:30am – 8pm
7:30am – 6pm
CLOSED
7:30am – 5pm
CLOSED
7:30am – 6pm
9:30am – 6pm
11:30am – 8pm

Regular hours resume Monday, 01/06/2025

Coffee Vending Machine Now in the Moerschbaecher Library Commons!

We are excited to announce that we now have a coffee vending machine and commercial grade Keurig in the Moerschbaecher Library Commons! You are welcome to bring your own supplies to use the Keurig, or buy a cup filled with the supplies (there are different coffee blends available) in the vending machine for $2.50. The vending machine takes cash, card and Apple Pay, though we recommend using cash or card.

Thanksgiving Week Hours

The Libraries will be open regular hours through Tuesday, November, 26th.

The Isché Library will close at 6pm on Wednesday, November 27th and remain closed Thursday and Friday. Due to the timing of the holiday and exams this year, the Isché Library will reopen for regular hours a day early, on Saturday, November 30th.

The Dental Library will will close at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27th and remain closed Thursday-Saturday. It will reopen for regular hours on Sunday, December 1st.

Happy Thanksgiving!

IT Office Hours: Discover the Magic of LibKey Nomad

Rebecca Bealer will be presenting at IT Office Hours today, November 21, 2024 at noon, via Zoom. She will be speaking about using LibKey Nomad to better discover accessible research materials. If you can’t attend today, the presentation will be archived on the IT website.

No Popcorn Today 11/14

The Library Commons area is reserved for the Moerschbaecher Commons Ceremony Dedication at 4pm. All are welcomed to attend.

November Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus. 

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

The Isché Library Welcomes Another New Librarian!

We are happy to introduce our newest librarian, Elizabeth Holt, MLIS to our team as our Digital Initiatives Librarian. Elizabeth has a BA in Archaeology from the University of Virginia, and received her MLIS from Louisiana State University. She can be contacted at eholt3@lsuhsc.edu or 504-568-6104

Small changes to logging into Library resources

November 13, 2024: We’ve made a couple of changes in the background systems that help you log into Library resources, and you may see some small changes here and there.

If you are on campus using a wired workstation or connected to the LSUHSC-Secure wireless network, you may be asked to enter your full LSUHSC-NO email address when you see this screen:

Screenshot of email login prompt

After you’ve entered your entire LSUHSC-NO email account or chosen your LSUHSC-NO account you’ve previously used, you may see this box, where you will just need to enter your username (the bit before the @lsuhsc.edu) and your current password:

Screenshot of username and password login prompt

When off campus, you will notice you may be asked to complete the Multifactor Authentication (MFA), where you will need to enter a two-digit number in your Microsoft Authenticator app or confirm via a phone call that you are trying to log in:

Screenshot of multifactor authentication prompt

If you’ve logged in elsewhere in your session, such as to access the Office 365 Outlook webmail, you may not be asked to provide any of the above as your previously-entered credentials will transfer to the systems that help with logging into Library resources.

Also, if you log in directly to sites using the Library’s OpenAthens setup, you will see the same prompts as above.

If you do not have Multifactor Authentication set up, you will see a message similar to this and will be unable to proceed:

Screenshot of error message for login

If you see this screen, you will need to set up Multifactor Authentication to continue to log in to Library resources. You can do so by referring to the “Enroll in MFA” section on this page: https://www.lsuhsc.edu/admin/it/security/mfa/microsoft-mfa.aspx. If you need assistance with this, please contact the Help Desk or your school’s computer supporters.

If you have any questions about this or need any other assistance with Library resources, please contact us.

Isché Library Welcomes Our Newest Librarian!

We are happy to introduce our newest librarian, Matthew Folse, MLIS to our team as our Scholarly Communication Librarian. Matthew has a BA in History from the University of New Orleans, and received his MLIS from Louisiana State University. He can be contacted at mfols3@lsuhsc.edu or 504-568-6106

Library Classes in November!

The Libraries are offering three classes in November:

The first class is Beware Predatory Publishing on Wednesday, November 6th at noon. This class is a part of our Open Access month programming. You can join us at Room 405 in the Isché Library, or via Zoom.

The second class is How LSUHSC-NO Libraries Can Support Publishing on Wednesday, November 13th at noon. This class is a part of our Open Access month programming. You can join us at Room 405 in the Isché Library, or via Zoom.

The third class is Introduction to CINAHL on Wednesday, November 20th at noon. This class is a reschedule from the cancelled class in September. You can join us at Room 405 in the Isché Library, or via Zoom.

Equipment storage on the 5th Floor throughout November

October 28, 2024: For the next four weeks or so, there will be periodic moving and storage of furniture and equipment on the 5th Floor on the Prieur side. This is to assist with the carpet replacement on the 6th Floor of the Resource Center.

It may be noisy on days when the items are being moved between the floors.

Please do not take or move any of the items that are being stored, especially the chairs. These are from staff offices on the 6th Floor, and will be needed when the carpet installation is done in each area.