Hello Everyone,
A few notes as we head into our Thanksgiving holiday weekend….
Welcome
I am
pleased to announce that Terrilynne Martinez will begin in the Service and
Administrative Assistant position at HSL Tuesday, October 15th.
Terrilynne brings with her experience in school, special and public libraries,
as well as administrative experience in the retail sector. Terrilynne
will be providing client assistance at the HSL Integrated Service Desk as well
as administrative support to the Health Sciences Library staff. Please
join us for coffee and cake to welcome Terrilynne to the Health Sciences
Library on Tuesday, October 15th from 2:30 – 3:00.
Welcome Back
We wish
Brandie a warm welcome back as she returns to KRS at the RGH site.
Congratulations
Congratulations to
Kathy, Brian and Lorraine B. who all attended President Cannon’s 2013 reception to honour the
University of Calgary’s long-service employees. As Tom noted, it is a wonderful opportunity to
acknowledge
their contributions to the development and success of Libraries and Cultural
Resources and the University. We also
add our thanks for the excellent service you provide to our HSL clients and all
you add to HSL!
Support Staff
Representatives
Thanks
to Tuyet (representative) and Chelsea (alternate
representative) who will be representing HSL/KRS staff on the Support Staff
Council this year.
Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
at HSL
HSL will be open through the Thanksgiving
weekend.
·
Saturday,
October 12th: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
·
Sunday,
October 13th: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
·
Monday,
October 14th: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Our student assistants will cover the
holiday hours on Thanksgiving Monday.
United Way
There is still time to get involved in the LCR United Way
initiatives.
Bingo – begins Oct. 28th
50/50 on sale at TFDL Oct. 21 -25
Book sale at TFDL – late November.
Watch for more details from Lucille Wallace, Unit Coordinator
for the 2013 campaign.
Free Staff Flu Shots
Drop-in flu shots available at FMC site as follows:
Foothills Campus Atrium: from 9 am -3 pm
October 28th and
November 4th
Full details on other locations posted on staff room
bulletin board.
Guidelines for the
Provision of Licensed Material
For future reference these guidelines are now posted
on the webpage: About Us > Policies>
Interesting
Questions
·
Do we have any videos on orthopedic surgery?
Clinical
Key has 23 Orthopedic Surgery videos. You can search for orthopedic
surgery and limit the results to video. More specific procedures can also be
searched for.
There are a few image and video websites on the KRS surgery subject
guide.
·
I
need to access a class podcast through ITunes.
Do your computers have ITunes software?
Yes, this works well on our
computers, however clients need to supply their own earphones
Lindsay Virtual
Human
There is a new app for the Lindsay Virtual
Human Project for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
More details on the Lindsay
Project at: http://atlas.ucalgary.ca/
Access to AHS
Resources at UofC
Uof C public and staff computers have lost automatic access
to AHS electronic resources. AHS clients
with a valid barcode and pin can access AHS resources on UofC computers.
Computer Commons
Bookings
We will see more people in HSL in the coming weeks with some
large bookings in the Computer Commons. Please let me know if there are any questions
or concerns.
·
Faculty Promotions Committee will be using the
Information Commons all day Wednesday and Thursday, October 16th and
17th.
·
The Commons is reserved all day October 24th
and 25th for Family Medicine exams and October 28th through
31st for the MCCQE exams.
Please let me know if there are any questions, concerns or
suggestions.
Warmest Thanksgiving wishes to all.
Mary
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