Jennifer Lloyd

Spring Library Newsletter

The latest issue of the Library’s Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.

Library Commons – Award Winning

The Library Commons renovation was awarded an American Institute of Architecture New Orleans Design Award in the category of Interior Architecture. The awards were also featured in the New Orleans Magazine March issue.

LSUHSC Library Commons

Good News for NOLA Patients

The Commonwealth Fund released a report mid-January on a 2009 Survey of Clinic Patients in New Orleans. “Coming Out of Crisis: Patient Experiences in Primary Care in New Orleans, Four Years Post-KatrinaÔÇöFindings from The Commonwealth Fund 2009 Survey of Clinic Patients in New Orleans” makes for interesting reading and is only 35 pages long. A quick quote that demonstrates the tone of the report, “The findings are encouraging: most patients reported having easy access to care, helpful communication with clinicians, good management of their chronic illnesses, and preventive care. When they needed care, costs did not deter them from seeking it.”

Moodle Scheduled Downtime

Moodle will be down on campus from 11 p.m. this evening (Friday, Feb. 26th) until approximately mid-morning tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 27th) for server maintenance. Please plan your use accordingly.

Library Commons Closure

The Library Commons will be closed from midnight to 8 a.m. on Saturday, February 27th to accomodate electrical work in the building. Please plan your studying accordingly.

TVs in the Library Commons

The television sets in the Library Commons are available for use with a laptop. Just stop by the Circulation Desk to checkout the cables that are needed to make it work. Use of the TVs & the cables is on a “first come – first served” basis. Enjoy!

Historical Images

In need of an historical image to jazz up a presentation? Check out the Images from the History of Medicine Collection from the National Library of Medicine. NLM does not own the copyright to the images in the database, nor do we charge access or permission fees for their use. We do request, however, that published images include the credit line “Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.”

Dental Clinical at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. 1943

Winter Olympics & Exp Physiol

New Orleans was so busy with the Saints in the Superbowl and then Carnival that many missed that the Winter Olympics have started again. Experimental Physiology has issued a special themed issue (v95 n3 March 2010) in commemoration of the athletic event. The issue explores “the biological and environmental challenges elite winter athletes must overcome to win gold.”

Off campus access will require a Library barcode & PIN.

Happy Mardi Gras!

Both the Dental & Isché Libraries are closed today (February 16th) in honor of Mardi Gras. Hope you’re having a great day!

Mardi Gras/Spring Break @ Dental

The Dental Library will be open for reduced hours next week in observance of Mardi Gras and spring break at the Dental School. The schedule is as follows:

Have fun & be safe!

Mardi Gras Hours @ Ische

The Isché Library will have reduced hours for the final weekend of carnival and will be closed on Mardi Gras. The schedule will be as follows:

Have fun & be safe!

Water @ Ische

Facilities Services has scheduled a water outage in the Resource Center Building from 4:30-8:30 this evening(Monday, Feb. 8th). All restrooms and sinks will be unavailable during this time. The nearest available restrooms will be in the Nursing/Allied Health Building.

*EDIT* Water is already back on at 5:40 p.m.

Reminder: Superbowl Hours

In honor of the 1st Black & Gold Superbowl both the Dental & Isché Libraries will have special hours on Sunday, February 7th.

The Dental Library will be open from 1:30 to 5 pm.

The Isché Library will be open from 10 am to 5 pm.

Who Dat Nation & Bonding

LSUHSC Assistant Professor Adrianne Brennan (Psychiatry) was interviewed in a Times-Picayue article that came out today; she stated “Because we were so bonded as a city through Katrina, we also bonded through the Saints. Our sense of community is so strong.”

I found out about the article from the official LSUHSC twitter feed!

EduRoam Available!

As of Feb. 1st, LSUHSC New Orleans is participating in EduRoam, a world-wide consortium of research and educational institutions.

Chancellor Hollier sent out an email on January 25th regarding this new initiative; he stated, “EduRoam is a secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. EduRoam allows campus community members at any participating institution to use wireless network services at any other participating institution worldwide.” Our participation will make it easier for visiting students/researchers to use wireless access on campus, as well as allowing our researchers and students to have access as they travel. EduRoam is less than 2 years old and began in Europe. It is anticipated that membership will increas rapidly.

To use when you visit a participating educational/research institution:
ÔÇó Set up your computer to use a wireless network by selecting ÔÇ£eduroamÔÇØ from the list of available networks.
ÔÇó Logon as UserID@lsuhsc.edu, and give your current LSUHSC password.

EduRoam is a new iniative in the United States, but hopefully it will grow quickly. Check out their US map to see participating institutions.