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Holiday cheer from the library

Posted on by Heather Brown

OttoMark your calendars for the following holiday events, brought to you by the elves in the library.

Sweet Treats – starts today!
The librarians at the McGoogan Library want to wish students, staff, and faculty the happiest of holidays. Drop by any of the following locations starting December 3rd and pick up your sweet holiday wishes:

  • Linder Library Lounge on 6th floor of Wittson Hall
  • Bennett Hall Reading Room
  • College of Nursing LRC
  • College of Pharmacy Student Commons Area
  • Clinical Skills Lab in the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.

Holiday mug fundraiser for Fontenelle Elementary School – December 8
Holiday mugs – you can’t beat them for a quick and easy gift – or even better, a gift for yourself! They are wrapped and ready to give, complete with hot cocoa mix and a snack. They are yours, for a donation to the Fontenelle Elementary School library fund. Visit the booth outside the Nebraska Cafe on December 8th, from 11am- 1pm. Treat your co-workers, boss, friends, and family to these special mugs, and take the chill out of the holidays! This very popular mug fundraiser is led each year by the team of McGoogan Library of Medicine elves. All funds raised go to purchase books for the children at the Fontenelle Elementary School.

Student Cookie Break – December 15
Students, take a break from your studies and visit the elves, on Tuesday, December 15 from 2-4 p.m., on the 2nd floor of the Sorrell commons area. You will be treated to an assortment of fresh cookies, so get there early to nab your favorite or before they are all gone!

And remember: Don’t just Google(tm) it – McGoogan It!

Inaugural Davis Lectureship May 21

Posted on by Heather Brown

by Jo Giles, UNMC public relations

We can learn a lot from the past.

In fact, lessons learned from past scientists — whose significant discoveries led to new therapies and treatment of disease — can be valuable to those who work to confront modern disease.

This idea is the foundation for the new Richard B. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., History of Medicine Lectureship, which is sponsored by UNMC’s McGoogan Library of Medicine.

Dr. Davis, UNMC professor emeritus of internal medicine, has a long-standing interest in the history of medicine. Throughout his career, he published more than 90 articles on hematology, most recently on contributions to science throughout history.

The annual lectureship was set up to bring national experts to UNMC’s campus to discuss the history of various scientific findings and support the library’s special collections.

“The Davis lecture gives our students, faculty and community a forum to study and discuss how unexpected findings set the stage of great progress. We are extremely grateful to Dr. Davis for providing this opportunity.”

The inaugural speaker for the Davis Lecture will be Gregory Anstead, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor in the department of medicine, division of infectious diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The title of his lecture will be, “Syphilis: A 20th Century Social and Therapeutic History.”

The medical center campus and community are invited to the Davis Lecture May 21 at 3 p.m. in room 4053 of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.

“Some of the most important hypotheses have challenged the prevailing wisdom of their day,” Dr. Woelfl said. “The Davis lecture gives our students, faculty and community a forum to study and discuss how unexpected findings set the stage of great progress. We are extremely grateful to Dr. Davis for providing this opportunity.”

Date Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

National Library Week events for campus

Posted on by Heather Brown

“Worlds Connect @ Your Library” will be theme as the McGoogan Library of Medicine once again celebrates National Library Week, which runs April 12-18. The McGoogan Library of Medicine connects you to the entire world of medical information. Visit your library and take part in these special events throughout the week:

  • Tuesday, April 14 — National Library Workers’ Day, e-mail askus@unmc.edu and share your stories about how the library and its workers have aided your research and clinical work;
  • Wednesday, April 15 — Campus-wide student, faculty and staff donut break from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the sixth floor of Wittson Hall and enjoy a sweet treat;
  • Food for Fines:April 12-18 — Library users with overdue fines can clear their records and help the local food pantries restock their shelves by bringing in unopened, unexpired cans and boxes of non-perishable food to the McGoogan Library of Medicine. For every box or can of food, the Library will clear $1 of overdue fines. The Siena/Francis House will benefit from this fine-amnesty program;
  • Summer Book Sale: April 12-May 1 — Popular fiction and nonfiction books and videos available for a monetary donation. All donated money goes to purchase new books for the Fontenelle Elementary School Library.

Librarians at the McGoogan Library always are ready to assist faculty, students and staff of UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center, as well as any Nebraska health professional or consumer. You can visit the library in person by going to the sixth floor of Wittson Hall or call 559-6221 for personalized assistance.

Sweet treats from McGoogan Library

Posted on by Heather Brown

The staff and faculty at the McGoogan Library want to wish students, staff, and faculty the happiest of holidays. Drop by any of the following locations on Dec. 4 and pick up your candy cane wishes:

  • Linder Library Lounge on sixth floor of Wittson Hall;
  • The Bennett Hall Reading Room;
  • The College of Nursing LRC;
  • The College of Pharmacy Student Commons Area
  • Clinical Skills Lab in the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education.

And remember — Don’t just Google it — McGoogan it!