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What Kelly Gonzalez brings to McGoogan—and American Archives Month

October is American Archives Month as well as National Medical Librarians Month. To celebrate, we’re sharing conversations with just three of the staff members that make McGoogan a shining example of a medical library and an embodiment of the archivist’s job. To begin, get to know Archives Specialist Kelly Gonzalez.   What drew Gonzalez to librarianship, and archives in particular  With overlapping passions for […]

Oct 15, 2026

Thanks to CLIR grant, McGoogan digitizes historical medical films

Furthering missions of preservation and especially access, McGoogan Library staff regularly digitizes materials within the library’s archives, ensuring touchpoints for generations.   Among their accomplishments, library staff recently digitized 65 historical medical films thanks to a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). These films shed light on “mid-century psychiatry, medical education, and […]

Oct 8, 2026

Special author reading with Dr. Amy Haddad set for Oct. 21

A special author reading presented by McGoogan Library    Writing What We Witness as Clinicians and Patients   Date: October 21, 2026   Time: 12 to 1 p.m.     Location: MSC 2018 or via Zoom    Presented by: Dr. Amy Haddad, Professor Emerita in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University   Writers who are also health care professionals and patients often draw from personal and clinical experiences. Turning […]

Oct 5, 2026

Fire Alarm System Maintenance in the Library

Fire alarm system components in the library and Wittson Hall will undergo scheduled maintenance from September 14 through mid-October. Work will take place Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.During the maintenance, workers may need access to study areas and other library spaces for short periods of time. We expect minimal disruption to […]

Sep 14, 2026

‘Stitches of Identity’ lecture traces evolution of nursing uniforms  

Clothes might not make the person, but they tell us stories about people’s lives and what roles they play in society. An upcoming Health Sciences History Hour lecture will share the stories of UNMC nursing students through what they once wore.  McGoogan Library Collection Specialist Savanna Falter will deliver the talk, “Stitches of Identity: Nursing’s Story through the […]

Sep 8, 2026