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Himmelfarb Web 2.0 Tools And Other Technologies: Connecting With Patrons, Elizabeth Palena Hall, Alexandra Gomes, Elaine Sullo, Paul Levett, Laura E. Abate, Kathe Obrig, Jolinda Thompson, Cynthia Kahn May 2010

Himmelfarb Web 2.0 Tools And Other Technologies: Connecting With Patrons, Elizabeth Palena Hall, Alexandra Gomes, Elaine Sullo, Paul Levett, Laura E. Abate, Kathe Obrig, Jolinda Thompson, Cynthia Kahn

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library adopted many Web 2.0 tools to accommodate the growing expectations of dynamic web and mobile services in academic libraries. This poster presentation highlights the features and tools in each Web 2.0 service. These library services include blogs, really simple syndication (RSS feeds), Camtasia tutorials, LibGuides, a multi-database search tool, and Facebook.

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How A Mandated Space Change By The Library's Parent Organization Resulted In Unexpected Benefits To Multiple Intra-Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul May 2010

How A Mandated Space Change By The Library's Parent Organization Resulted In Unexpected Benefits To Multiple Intra-Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2008, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library was mandated to relocate its 70,000-volume bound journal collection. This poster narrates the planning and execution of this project which resulted in unexpected benefits to the library.

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Himmelfarb Library Annual Report 2010, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Jan 2010

Himmelfarb Library Annual Report 2010, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Annual Report

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Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 4 - November/December 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Nov 2009

Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 4 - November/December 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on the PubMed redesign, 2010 Journal Collection, and mobile resources.

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Implementing A Mandated Space Change: The Unexpected Benefits To Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul Oct 2009

Implementing A Mandated Space Change: The Unexpected Benefits To Library Systems, Kathe Obrig, Lionel Williams, Leah Pellegrino, Jennifer Mcdaniel, George P. Paul

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In September 2008, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library received a mandate to convert the second floor to quiet study space. The conversion involved the removal of the 70,000-volume bound journal collection. This poster presentation illustrates the steps taken to complete the collection relocation and describes the unexpected, beneficial results of this space change.

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Libguides: A New Platform For Customized Resource Delivery, Alexandra Gomes, Cynthia Kahn Oct 2009

Libguides: A New Platform For Customized Resource Delivery, Alexandra Gomes, Cynthia Kahn

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In fall 2009, the librarians of the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library launched the initial set of online LibGuides for the School of Public Health and Health Services. This poster presentation describes the planning, completion, and launching of those LibGuides.

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Innovations In Instruction: Use Of Blogs & Clickers To Solicit Real-Time Responses, Laura E. Abate, Alexandra Gomes, Anne Linton Oct 2009

Innovations In Instruction: Use Of Blogs & Clickers To Solicit Real-Time Responses, Laura E. Abate, Alexandra Gomes, Anne Linton

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Seeking to enhance student interactivity and provide real-time feedback in the area of medical informatics, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a series of interactive blogs and clickers. This poster presents the methods and results of using blogs and clickers to increase students' interest in the field of medical informatics.

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Creating And Using An Access Database To Enhance Subject Analysis And Obtain Faculty Input About The Journals Collection, Laura E. Abate, Yvonne Lee, Kathe Obrig, George P. Paul, Lionel Williams, Semhar Yohannes Oct 2009

Creating And Using An Access Database To Enhance Subject Analysis And Obtain Faculty Input About The Journals Collection, Laura E. Abate, Yvonne Lee, Kathe Obrig, George P. Paul, Lionel Williams, Semhar Yohannes

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Using Microsoft Access, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a database for all of its title-level journal holdings to assess and enhance its journal collection.

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Discovering Library Resources Using Webfeat Express: Selection, Implementation, And Lessons Learned, Elizabeth Palena Hall, Alexandra Gomes, Kathe Obrig, Laura E. Abate, Leah Pellegrino, Jolinda Thompson Oct 2009

Discovering Library Resources Using Webfeat Express: Selection, Implementation, And Lessons Learned, Elizabeth Palena Hall, Alexandra Gomes, Kathe Obrig, Laura E. Abate, Leah Pellegrino, Jolinda Thompson

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2006, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library developed a task force to seek out a federated searching system. This poster presentation summarizes the process of selection and implementation of the chosen federated searching system, WebFeat Express.

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Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 3 - August/September 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Aug 2009

Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 3 - August/September 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on the second floor renovations, Psychiatry Portal, and customized research guides.

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Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 2 - May/June 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library May 2009

Information Interface - Volume 37, Issue 2 - May/June 2009, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on clinical information tools, Healthy DC, and the new GWU Historia Medicinae journal.

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So You're Ready To Publish. Next Steps?, Anne Linton, Alexandra Gomes, Kathe Obrig Apr 2009

So You're Ready To Publish. Next Steps?, Anne Linton, Alexandra Gomes, Kathe Obrig

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

You've completed your research, analyzed the data, and written up your findings. Now you want to publish your results. What are the next steps? This poster is a "how to" guide to getting your article published in a scholarly journal.

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Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 4 - November/December 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Nov 2008

Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 4 - November/December 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Reaching High And Far To Improve The Value Of The Library's Website, Alexandra Gomes, Elizabeth Palena Hall Oct 2008

Reaching High And Far To Improve The Value Of The Library's Website, Alexandra Gomes, Elizabeth Palena Hall

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

To improve the library's website, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library set out to accomplish a complete website re-design. This poster presentation displays the process, challenges, and the final outcome of the new library website.

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Growing Greener: Step By Step, Alexandra Gomes, Laura E. Abate, Laurie Lyons, Hasna Ross Oct 2008

Growing Greener: Step By Step, Alexandra Gomes, Laura E. Abate, Laurie Lyons, Hasna Ross

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2008, the Green Himmelfarb task force identified areas in which the staff could easily improve the environmental impact of the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library. This poster presentation is a summary of the library's initiative to evolve into a "green library".

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Opportunities To Uncover, Locate, And Learn: The Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt, Alexandra Gomes, Elaine Sullo Oct 2008

Opportunities To Uncover, Locate, And Learn: The Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt, Alexandra Gomes, Elaine Sullo

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library implemented a Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt for new medical students. This poster presentation describes the details of the scavenger hunt and the resulting benefits for the library users and staff.

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Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 3 - August/September 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Aug 2008

Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 3 - August/September 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 2 - May/June 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library May 2008

Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 2 - May/June 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Bridging The Electronic Journal Gaps: Just How Far Back Can The Collection Go?, Elizabeth A. Appleton, Kathe Obrig May 2008

Bridging The Electronic Journal Gaps: Just How Far Back Can The Collection Go?, Elizabeth A. Appleton, Kathe Obrig

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

This poster presentation describes the process of assessing the costs and availability of an electronic backfile collection that would replace the bound print journal collection in the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.

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Incorporating Library Instruction And Resources Into The University's Writing Program For Undergraduates, Anne Linton, Alexandra Gomes May 2008

Incorporating Library Instruction And Resources Into The University's Writing Program For Undergraduates, Anne Linton, Alexandra Gomes

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

This poster presentation summarizes how the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library created and implemented an online resource module to accompany the George Washington University writing program.

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Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 1 - January/February 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Jan 2008

Information Interface - Volume 36, Issue 1 - January/February 2008, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 3 - August/September 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Aug 2007

Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 3 - August/September 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 2 - May/June 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library May 2007

Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 2 - May/June 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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Assessment Of Departmental Journal Requests And Impact On An Academic Health Sciences Library Collection: An Unanticipated Benefit, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig May 2007

Assessment Of Departmental Journal Requests And Impact On An Academic Health Sciences Library Collection: An Unanticipated Benefit, Anne Linton, Kathe Obrig

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

In 2005, the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library made the decision to convert from print to a predominantly electronic journal collection. The conversion was completed in 2007. This poster presentation reports the objectives, guidelines, and results of the print-to-electronic journal collection conversion process.

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Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 1 - January/February 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library Jan 2007

Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 1 - January/February 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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