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Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 3 - August/September 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Aug 2006

Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 3 - August/September 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.


Changing Space Needs: A First Floor Renovation And Assessing Its Impact On Designing The Electronic Library Of The 21st Century, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson May 2006

Changing Space Needs: A First Floor Renovation And Assessing Its Impact On Designing The Electronic Library Of The 21st Century, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig, Patricia Wilson

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

An increase in electronic resources, modification in both usersʼ and staffʼs working space, and an internal initiative to create a single Service Desk, all resulted in the redesign of the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library's first floor. This poster demonstrates how completion of that project has affected usersʼ perception of the library.


Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 2 - May/June 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library May 2006

Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 2 - May/June 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.


Job Descriptions In Perpetual Evolution: A Result Of "Going Electronic", Kathe Obrig, Anne Linton, Cynthia Swope May 2006

Job Descriptions In Perpetual Evolution: A Result Of "Going Electronic", Kathe Obrig, Anne Linton, Cynthia Swope

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

As the demand for electronic journals increased, the Himmelfarb Health Services Library transformed the job descriptions of the library's technical services staff. This poster describes how the library accommodated both entities, print and electronic, by modifying the staff's duties.


Transforming Nursing Practice For Today's World: Teaching Information Literacy Skills To Nurses As Preparation For Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, Richard Billingsley May 2006

Transforming Nursing Practice For Today's World: Teaching Information Literacy Skills To Nurses As Preparation For Evidence-Based Nursing Practice, Richard Billingsley

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

This poster presentation summarizes how combined entities of the George Washington University Medical Center planned, developed, and disseminated instructional programs promoting information literacy skills among professional nurses. The programs served as a precursor for research utilization and the promotion of evidence-based nursing practices (EBNP).


Promoting Equity In Health Information: Partners For Health Information And Health Information Partners (Hips), Richard Billingsley, Betsy Gardiner, Karyn L. Pomerantz, Eduardo Pezo, Patricia Wilson May 2006

Promoting Equity In Health Information: Partners For Health Information And Health Information Partners (Hips), Richard Billingsley, Betsy Gardiner, Karyn L. Pomerantz, Eduardo Pezo, Patricia Wilson

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2004, a community health outreach partnership, funded by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), was launched. HIPS, Health Information Partners, promoted health literacy and health advocacy for residents of Washington, D.C., who frequented the area community health centers. This poster explores the goals, strategies, and results of the HIPS program.


Running Out Of Library Space: Sharing Remote Storage To Increase Cost-Savings And Conserve Space, Kathe Obrig, Vani K. Murthy, Tracie E. Frederic, George P. Paul, Leah Pellegrino May 2006

Running Out Of Library Space: Sharing Remote Storage To Increase Cost-Savings And Conserve Space, Kathe Obrig, Vani K. Murthy, Tracie E. Frederic, George P. Paul, Leah Pellegrino

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

A cooperative project between two urban academic medical libraries, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library (George Washington University Medical Center) and the Dahlgren Medical Library (Georgetown Medical Center), was designed to relocate all pre-1980 bound journal volumes to a remote-storage facility. This poster explores the goals, process, and results, both financially and physically, of the collaborative initiative.


Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 1 - January/February 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Jan 2006

Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 1 - January/February 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.