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May 2010

Contact UT Health
Science Center Libraries
Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of
Libraries
(210) 567-2413
Email: tobia@uthscsa.edu
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

San Antonio
Administration
(210) 567-2400
Briscoe Library
Circulation Desk
(210) 567-2440
Information Desk
(210) 567-2450
The Briscoe Library Information Commons is the location of a
photographic exhibit on health care in the aftermath of the January 2010 Email:
earthquake in Haiti. The exhibit will be on display in the library through Askalibrarian@uthscsa.edu
May 27. For more information, see the story on page 9.
UT Health Science Center
In the news this month: Library Downtown
One Community/One Book 2010: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Page 2 (210) 358-3939
Lacks
Libraries to retire ERes course reserves system Page 3
Jesse H. Jones
Time limit to be enforced on Briscoe Library guest computers Page 3
Comprehensive Research
Working in the library? Be sure to save your files in a secure location Page 4
Library
Librarians introduce promotores to environmental health resources Page 5
Libraries receive two Express Outreach awards from NLM Page 5 (210) 562-5098
Library classes for May Page 6
Award supports study of evidence-based instruction Page 7 Harlingen
Eric Willman to receive MSIS from University of North Texas Page 7 Ramirez Library
Ramirez Library hosts workshop at Valley Baptist Medical Center Page 8
(956) 365-8850
Linda Levy is inducted into Academy of Master Teachers Page 8
Briscoe Library exhibit focuses on Haiti earthquake relief effort Page 9
Jenny Kalmin leaves the Briscoe Library for a new life in Georgia Page 9 Laredo
Opposing Viewpoints book showcases contemporary perspectives on Page 9 Laredo Campus Extension
access to health care Library
Harry Potter’s World in the Briscoe Library: Save these dates Page 10
(956) 523-7404
Briscoe Library visitors step up for Library Snapshot Day Page 11

FOR LIBRARY CLASSES, go to page 6


May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Looking for a good summer read? The One Community/One Book selection for
2010 is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The UT Health Science Center Libraries are pleased to announce that The Immortal Life of Henrietta
Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is the One Community/One Book selection for 2010. One Community/One Book
2010 is planned to coincide with the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics’ 2010 Frank Bryant, Jr., M.D.
Memorial Lecture. Rebecca Skloot will be the featured speaker at that event.

The Libraries will host or support a series of discussion opportunities in September and early October, leading
up to the Bryant Lecture, which will take place on October 15, 2010.

In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot provides detailed portraits of the people who played
a role in, or whose lives were impacted by, the discovery of HeLa cells: Henrietta Lacks, her physicians,
medical research teams, and her children. Skloot explores ethical issues that emerge from the interplay of
race and poverty in one of the most important science stories of the 20th century.

This is the third One Community/One Book project on the UT Health Science Center campuses; previous
books were Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the
World by Tracy Kidder (2008) and Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality (2009), by Pauline W.
Chen, M.D.

Copies of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks are available at the Briscoe, Downtown, Ramirez and Laredo
libraries, and at the Jesse H. Jones Comprehensive Research Library at Texas Research Park: Call number
QU 300 S628i 2010. Also, beginning in May, the UT Health Science Center Bookstore will have copies of the
book, which can be purchased at a 25% discount off the list price.

Susan Hunnicutt
Special Projects Librarian

In 1951, a scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,


Maryland, created the first immortal human cell line with a tissue
sample taken from a young black woman with cervical cancer.
Those cells, called HeLa cells, quickly became invaluable to
medical research—though their donor remained a mystery for
decades. In her new book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,
journalist Rebecca Skloot tracks down the story of the source of
the amazing HeLa cells, Henrietta Lacks, and documents the cell
line's impact on both modern medicine and the Lacks family. 
From “Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells”
Smithsonian.com
January 10, 2010

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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Libraries to retire ERes system: Starting in 2011, all campus course


reserves will be supported by Blackboard and Sharepoint

Due to increasing reliance within the UT Health Science Center on Blackboard and
SharePoint systems, The Libraries will retire the ERes system (http://
eres.library.uthscsa.edu/) used for electronic course reserves at the end of December
2010. Over the years, the ERes system has hosted materials for as many as 298 courses
for the Health Science Center. In recent years, most instructors have migrated to the
Blackboard system because of the greater flexibility it offers. Retiring the ERes system is expected to reduce
confusion students have about where to find course materials when instructors are using both systems.
Starting in 2011, only printed materials and books will be accepted for course reserves.
Instructors who have hosted materials within ERes over the past several semesters will be contacted and will
have the opportunity to download and save their course materials. The Libraries remain committed to
maintaining the print reserve materials hosted at each library.
If you need assistance with your ERes account, please contact the Briscoe Library Information Desk at (210)
567-2450 or email askalibrarian@uthscsa.edu. To get started using Blackboard for your course, call
Blackboard Support at (210) 567-7777 option #4.
Katie Prentice
Head of Education and Information Services

Time limit to be enforced on guest computers in the Briscoe Library


In January the UT Health Science Center Libraries implemented network logins on most computers. Some
guest computers are available without login for members of the community and area health professionals who
need to use the library’s electronic collection and other health-related online resources.
Unfortunately, there has been some misuse of Briscoe Library guest computers, primarily by users who are
accessing the machines to watch movies, participate in chat sessions or otherwise engage in lengthy uses of
the computers. In order to make guest computers available to a larger number of people and alleviate some
of the misuse of these computers, the Briscoe Library is implementing a policy that limits an individual’s use
of guest computers to one hour each business day. (Guest computers at the Ramirez Library at the RAHC are
available for 30 minutes at a time, due to the limited number of computers at that facility. )
These policies are in keeping with those of many university and public libraries that seek to make computers
available to the public on a time-limited basis. The time limit on guest computers will take effect on June 1
and will be controlled by time cards issued to guest users at the library Circulation Desk.
Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries

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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Working in the library? Be sure to save your files in a secure place


Did you know that all library computers automatically clean off users'
documents and data every time they reboot? Our computers are set up
this way in order to protect our visitors' privacy and combat malware.
When you're working on a library computer, therefore, we recommend
that you save or back up your working documents frequently to a
location other than the computer desktop or hard drive, just in case a
crash or power outage causes a reboot. Here are some suggestions:
1. USB drive. All library computers provide available USB ports where you can
plug in your USB drive, also known as a "thumb drive" or "keychain
drive". The HSC Computer Store, conveniently located in HSC-MED 421L, sells
USB drives that are capable of storing data securely with encryption. The
Computer Store's current prices are $14 for 2GB, $17 for 4GB, $28 for 8GB, $53
for 16GB, $106 for 32GB (prices subject to change).
2. Smartphone. A number of inexpensive smartphone apps offer the ability to
connect to your smartphone's storage space wirelessly from any computer and
save files to your smartphone. Examples include "Air Sharing" for the iPhone or
iPod Touch, or "On Air" for Android smartphones.
3. CD or DVD. You can read from and write to CD-R (recordable) and CD-RW
(rewritable) discs in all library computers. All library computers can read from
DVD, and some also allow writing to DVD-R discs. CD-R and DVD-R discs can
be written to once, and are good for archiving static documents. CD-RW discs
can be rewritten many times, so they can be used for working documents. CD-R,
CD-RW, and DVD-R discs are available widely, and if purchased in packages of
10 or more, generally cost well under $1 each.
4. Online storage. The new LiveMail accounts that students use for their
University email also come with 25GB of free online storage space in a Windows
Live SkyDrive. To access this space, go to http://skydrive.live.com and log in
with your LiveMail account name (email address) and password. You can then
upload and download documents through any web browser. If you're not a
student, you can still sign up for free storage space in a Windows Live SkyDrive
-- go to http://skydrive.live.com and click "Sign Up". Other free online storage
services include http://dropbox.com and http://spideroak.com.
5. Email. Another easy way to save your work is to email documents to
yourself. Simply log in to the web-based email service of your choice -- whether
that's the University's Outlook Web Access (OWA), LiveMail, GMail, or another
service -- and create a new message addressed to yourself. Then attach your
document to that email and send.
Also remember that if you have brought your own computer to campus, you can
connect in the library using the campus wireless network or using available network
connections at our laptop stations. If you've got questions, please let us know --
we're happy to help!
Luke Rosenberger
Director of Library Technology and Historical Collections
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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

UT Health Science Center librarians introduce Laredo promotores


to environmental health resources
In April, UT Health Science Center librarians Linda Levy and Paula Maez participated in a conference held for
promotores — community health workers— at the Laredo Campus Extension. Common Health Stressors on
the Tex-Mex Border: The Health Risk, Prevention and Control Workshop featured a number of speakers who
discussed border health issues.

Linda and Paula introduced several environmental health and toxicology resources produced by the
Specialized Information Services (SIS) division of the National Library of Medicine (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/
enviro.html) and focused on resources that are most useful to the public. Resources represented in the
presentation included MedlinePlus, LactMed, Household Products, the Drug Information Portal, and the
Dietary Supplements Labels database, as well as the educational tools ToxTown and Tox Mystery.

UT Health Science Center Libraries receive two outreach awards


from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine/South Central Region has awarded two Express Outreach
Awards to the UT Health Science Center Libraries. The awards support projects aimed at improving access to
and use of two National Library of Medicine databases — MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en Español.

The first project, Information Technology Support for Mercy Ministries of Laredo Promotores, represents a
partnership between the UT Health Science Center Libraries and Mercy Ministries of Laredo. The project will
provide laptop computers and other technology, as well as training, for promotores who participate in Mercy
Ministries’ cancer and diabetes outreach programs. UT Health Science Center library staff members will train
the promotores to use the technologies and MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en Español.

The second funded project, MedlinePlus Videos for Patient Education, focuses on the use of the videos in
MedlinePlus for patient education at University Health Center-Downtown, a large, publicly funded
community clinic that is part of San Antonio’s University Health System. This project will provide computers
and training for staff members in two programs: 1) CareLink, which provides financial assistance to low
income clinic patients and 2) a medicine department which provides direct clinical care. Both programs seek
to improve patient education and provide prevention information to the patients they serve.

Linda Levy, Assistant Library Director for Branch Libraries and Database Services, is the director of these
projects. Both projects are funded from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011.

These projects have been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of
Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 with the Houston Academy of Medicine-
Texas Medical Center Library.

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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Library classes for May


All classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated but not
required. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consult at any HSC
campus, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or email
AskaLibrarian@uthscsa.edu.

If you would like to request a special class or orientation for your department or
group at other days/times, please contact us! Why Twitter? Monday,
May 12, noon to 1 p.m.
To register for a class or to read class descriptions, visit Howe Conference Room
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/gethelp/classSchedule.cfm.

When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email now includes a file that you can
save as an appointment into your electronic calendar.
Briscoe Library, Long Campus - San Antonio
• Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: Tuesday, May 11, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB
2.011
• Technology Brownbag: Why Twitter?: Wednesday, May 12, 12 noon - 1:00 p.m., Howe Conference
Room
• Introduction to PubMed: Wednesday, May 12, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
• Introduction to EndNote: Thursday, May 13, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., LIB 2.011
• Introduction to RefWorks: Wednesday, May 19, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., LIB 2.011
• Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health Information: Thursday, May 20, 2:00
p.m. - 3:30 p.m., LIB 2.011

Ramirez Library, RAHC - Harlingen


• Technology Brownbag: Bridging the Distance- Online Meeting Software: May 6, 12 noon - 1:00
p.m., 1.132
Katie Prentice
Head of Education and Information Services

News from the UT Health Science Center Susan Hunnicutt, Editor: hunnicutt@uthscsa.edu
Libraries is published at the beginning of each Kelley Minars, Web Editor: minars@uthscsa.edu
month to highlight the programs, services and
Eric Willman, Copy Editor
resources offered by The Libraries.

Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries: Walter Creech, Katie Prentice and Robert Zuniga,
tobia@uthscsa.edu Photographers

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News from The Libraries May 2010

http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Award supports study of evidence-based instruction at the


University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Recently Angela Myatt, Curriculum
Liaison Librarian, received a Professional
Development Award from the South
Central Academic Medical Libraries
Consortium (SCAMeL) to study
integration of evidence-based instruction
into the medical school curriculum at the
University of New Mexico. Angela
submitted this report of her trip:
Thanks to this award, I was able to visit the
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center at
the University of New Mexico (UNM) from March
30 through April 2, 2010. My goal was to
investigate how the library is integrated into the
UNM medical students’ academic program, with
particular emphasis on EBM instruction.
In the UNM Problem Based Curriculum, the ‘Transitions Block’ prepares second year students for the direct
patient care of their third year clerkships. One session I attended, for example, simulated a real life patient
encounter. Students role-played, with faculty mediation by Brian Bunnett, Director of Library and Education
Services, and Dr. Michelle Bardack and Dr. Linda Smoker, both of Family & Community Medicine.
I participated in an EBM tutorial session facilitated by Jon Eldredge, Associate Professor and Interim
Coordinator of the Learning Design Center , and a physician colleague, Dr. David Stoltze, also of Family &
Community Medicine. This is one of many examples of the integration of library and informatics instruction
throughout the curriculum.
In addition to attending teaching sessions, I was able to engage in extensive conversations on how library
instruction is integrated into the UNM curriculum. I also met with staff of the UNM Health Sciences Library
and Informatics Center and learned about their diverse roles and projects. The SCAMeL grant provided an
invaluable opportunity to observe EBM education in practice on the campus of the UNM School of Medicine.
Angela Myatt
Curriculum Liaison Librarian

Eric Willman to receive MSIS from the University of North Texas


Eric Willman, Systems Librarian, will receive the Master of Science in Information Science degree from the
University of North Texas in May 2010. Eric, who joined the staff of the Briscoe Library as a Programmer
Analyst in January, has also been selected for Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Studies
Honor Society.

The Libraries congratulate Eric on his accomplishments!


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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Ramirez Library hosts the March Madness workshop at Valley


Baptist Medical Center
Staff at the Mario E. Ramirez, M.D., Library spread
bracket fever at their second annual "March
Madness Open House," held at Valley Baptist
Medical Center in Harlingen on March 24th. This
year's event featured a line-up of "sweet sixteen"
emerging technologies to support evidence-based
practice.
Residents, medical students, faculty and hospital
staff were provided with opportunities to sharpen
their information-seeking skills with mobile devices,
medical apps, RSS readers, social networking tools,
and medical databases. Attendees were treated to a
half-time show Webcast from the Medical Library
Association on the future of electronic health
records (EHRs) and the involvement of health
sciences librarians with EHRs.
Graciela Reyna, Assistant Library Director at the Mario
Kathy Carter E. Ramirez, M.D. Library, prepares to demonstrate
Ramirez Librarian Facebook to March Madness participants.

Linda Levy is inducted into UT Health Science Center’s


Academy of Master Teachers
The Libraries are pleased to announce that Linda Levy, Assistant Library Director
for Branch Libraries and Database Services, was inducted into the UT Health
Science Center Academy of Master Teachers on April 15 as an Associate Academy
member.
The Academy is a professional society organized to demonstrate ongoing
institutional recognition of and commitment to teaching and learning excellence
and the scholarship of teaching. It recognizes and rewards faculty members at the
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio who exhibit teaching excellence,
scholarly teaching practices, and/or extraordinary scholarship in teaching and
education.
Linda is one of only a handful of librarians in the UT System who have been
inducted into Academy of Master Teachers. Please join me in congratulating
Linda for receiving this very special honor!
Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries

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News from The Libraries May 2010

http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Briscoe Library exhibit focuses on Haiti earthquake relief efforts


A photographic exhibit currently on display in the Briscoe Library Information Commons documents health
care efforts following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Dr. Ruth Berggren, Director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, and Dr. Tyler Curiel, Professor of
Medicine, traveled to the Dominican Republic with Remote Area Medical, a non-profit volunteer airborne
relief organization. They provided medical services at Hospital Buen Samaritano in Jimaní, Dominican
Republic, close to the Haitian border.

Photographs were taken by Dr. Berggren, Dr. Curiel, and Cesar Ricci, MS-4. The exhibit will be on display in
the library through May 27.

Jenny Kalmin leaves the Briscoe Library for a new life in Georgia
The Libraries wish a fond farewell to Jenny Kalmin, who left her position at
the Briscoe Library at the end of April.

Jenny worked part-time as a Special Projects and Reference Librarian in


the Briscoe Library from 1999 to 2003. She returned to the library in 2008
and has had primary responsibility for weeding the print collection during
a time when the library has transitioned to greater reliance on online
materials.

Jenny is moving to Atlanta where her husband, Dr. Norman Kalmin, is


president, CEO and medical director of QualTex Laboratories, an affiliate
of the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center.

We wish Jenny well!

Book showcases contemporary viewpoints on access to health care


Universal Health Care, from the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints series, presents a
selection of previously published perspectives on access to health care in the United States
and in other countries. Edited by UT Health Science Center librarian Susan Hunnicutt,
chapters include Is the U.S. Health Care System Failing?, Is Access to Health Care a Moral
Issue?, Does Universal Health Care Work in Other Countries?, and What Steps Can the U.S.
Take to Achieve Universal Health Care?

Universal Health Care is available in the Briscoe Library at call number W 84 U587 2010
on the 5th floor.
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May 2010
News from The Libraries
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/

Harry Potter’s World at the Briscoe Library:


Save these dates:
The UT Health Science Center Libraries are pleased to announce that Harry
Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine will open in the Briscoe
Library in October 2010. The traveling exhibit, produced by the National Library
of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and coordinated
by the American Library Association, uses materials from the historical collections
of the National Library of Medicine to explore Harry Potter’s world and its roots
in Renaissance traditions.

The study of Renaissance science and medicine adds a fascinating dimension to the
Harry Potter stories for both children and adults. For example, alchemist Nicolas
Flamel, who is fictionally featured in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was a real 15th-century scholar whose
experiments with metals influenced the development of modern chemistry.

A series of programs is being planned in conjunction with the exhibit, which will be in the Briscoe Library from
October 11 to November 6, 2010. Please add these dates to your calendar. Details will be provided closer to the
events. For more information contact Susan Hunnicutt, Special Projects Librarian, Hunnicutt@uthscsa.edu.

Opening Event and Reception:


"Renaissance Science and the Quest for Immortality: Lessons from Albus Dumbledore, Nicolas Flamel, and Isaac Newton"
C. Mackenzie Brown, Ph.D.
Jennie Farris Railey King Professor in Religion, Department of Religion, Trinity University
Monday, October 11, 2010 – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
“Potent Potions and Healing Herbs: Medicinal Practices of the Renaissance”
Charleen M. Moore, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UT Health Science Center
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 – 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
“A Little Muggle Magic: The Wisdom of Harry Potter for Families"
Patricia Thompson, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer in History, University of Texas at San Antonio
Saturday, October 23, 2010 – 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Friends of the P.I. Nixon Library Annual Dinner and Presentation
“Magic and Monsters in the Stacks: How Harry Potter Came to the National Library of Medicine”
Stephen J. Greenberg, M.S.L.S., Ph.D.
Coordinator of Public Services– History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine
Monday, November 1, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Presentations for Students Attending Science Expo:
“Living Dangerously: Doctors Adrift in the Dark Ages”
Richard F. Ludueña, Ph.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Biochemistry
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Saturday, November 6, 2010 – 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.

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On April 26 visitors to the Briscoe Library were invited to have their photos taken by the portrait of Governor
Dolph Briscoe near the main entrance to the library. Briscoe, who was Governor of Texas from 1973 to 1979, has
been a strong supporter of public and higher education in his career as well as in his private life.

During Library Snapshot Day, libraries around Texas counted various use measures to demonstrate the value
libraries provide to Texas communities. Library Snapshot Day is a project of the Texas Library Association and
the Texas Library and Archives Commission.

Take another look on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYJoYq12Me4

Briscoe Library Services, April 26, 2010


Gate count: 1301
Seat count: 705 user-hours (hourly count 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Computer use in library: 247 user-hours (hourly count 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Web pages viewed: 65,994
Print circulation: 150
Reference questions asked: 80
Representative questions:
10 PICO search follow-ups for MS3s
Other questions:
• “I need to find a book on pig anatomy.”
• “I am not an affiliate. Can I still check out books?”
• “Do we have UpToDate?”
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