Hello,
Happy Retirement
We wish Annley every happiness in her retirement after 9 years of being such a special part of HSL.
We will celebrate Annley’s retirement on Wednesday, February 27th, 3 – 5, in the Atrium.
Best wishes
We wish Sara a world of good wishes as she completes her contract at HSL and looks forward to exciting plans ahead.
We will celebrate Sara with a coffee party on Thursday, February 28th, from 11- 12 in HSL staff area.
Group Room Survey
We are once again doing a survey of the number of groups using our study rooms at the front of the library (1453, 1454,1455, 1456A, 1456B, 1458, 1459), for the week of February 25 – March 3rd. The count will be done at three times during each weekday and twice on Saturday and Sundays. The survey sheet is on the credenza behind the service desk. Staff assigned to the desk at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. are asked to record the count. Thanks.
South Health Campus Knowledge Centre
We are receiving more questions from AHS clients at South Health Campus.
· The SHCKC does have a pod of 12 UofC workstations.
· Does not have a print collection at this time, though some ‘Compulsory Ed’ materials (BLS and NRP manuals) will be available in the future.
· SHKC is not a hold pick up location. Clients at SHCKC who would like to request books can do so through the outreach service by using the HIN online ‘Request a Book’ form.
· Clients at SHCKC who would like to register for library services can do so by using the HIN online ‘Create an Account’ form.
AHS learning Activities on UofC computers
Last week we had an AHS staff members come to the desk to say that she was trying to access an AHS learning activity on our HSL computers. Generally these activities need to be on a computer with an AHS IP address . Taryn has advised that the best way to assist is to refer the AHS staff person to go back to their own unit to use a computer there. She said with a large organization like AHS it’s impossible for us to keep track of all the permutations of AHS online learning activities. So the best we can probably do is to let the AHS staff person know before they start that all HSL computers are U of C computers, not AHS computers.
1459 Bookings
We are now posting daily bookings of staff meeting room 1459 from Calendar on the dry erase sign outside the room. This will allow students to use the room when not reserved by staff. If staff are planning to use the room, please book in Calendar, or if it is a same day booking, please note on the dry erase sign. If you have any questions about booking the room, please just let me know.
Flat Panel
The new content on the flat panel looks great! Thanks to everyone involved with creating and adding new content and designing new slides. Brian is working on slide guidelines that should be available soon.
Extended Room Bookings
The extended room bookings are becoming more popular. At the moment, three of the four rooms are booked by PHD candidacy students. These bookings are for a two week period. We have not had a strict guideline on the number of ‘renewals’ students could request in the past. However as demand increases, we feel that we need to set a limit of one renewal (for a total of 4 week reservation), if the room is available. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns from clients about the rooms or guidelines.
Thanks.
HSL Folded Handouts
We have used our supply of the green, folded HSL handouts. For the time being please use the new HSL bookmarks to pass along HSL information to clients.
Sirsi Consortium renewals
Students from the Sirsi Consortium libraries, Bow Valley College, St. Mary’s and Ambrose, are able to borrow items from UofC using their own student cards. They must come to UofC to borrow on site only, but can return UofC items to their own home library. They can also renew UofC items online using their own student card. Holds for these client would need to be staff facilitated through Workflows.
Borrowing Options for Physicians
Borrowing options for our many different types of clients can be confusing.
Lorraine Toews was asked about borrowing privileges at HSL by an Alberta physician recently. Her response outlines the different options for this type of client very clearly, and might be helpful for all.
If I understand your email correctly, you do not have a clinical adjunct appointment with the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine. If that is correct, you can obtain a complementary U of C Library borrowing card (as a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta) from the Health Sciences Library service desk. This card would permit you to borrow up to 50 print books, but does *not* allow you to access any of the Library's online journals or e-books.
If you are an Alberta Health Services staff member (on their payroll), you are eligible for services provided by the Health Information Network (HIN):
To obtain a library barcode and PIN number, you need to present your Alberta Health Services photoID badge at the Health Sciences Library service desk and we will register you in our database. Even if you are not an AHS staff member, you are always welcome to drop in to one of the HIN Knowledge Centre libraries. Contact info for each library at: http://hinc.ucalgary.ca/contact
If you are not an AHS staff member, the Canadian Medical Association provides access to several online resources for CMA members. More information, and contact info is at: http://www.cma.ca/clinicalresources/librarians
Student Assistant Volunteering in Brazil
During the month of May this year student assistant Jessica Bonaparte will be travelling to Brazil and volunteering with an organization called Global Youth Volunteer Network. Information about the organization and a letter from Jessica explaining her involvement, are posted on the bulletin board in the HSL staff Room. We certainly support Jessica with our wishes for a safe and rewarding experience. Donor slips are also available. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Jessica at jmbonapa@ucalgary.ca
Please let me know if there are any questions, concerns or suggestions.
Mary
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