Issue 32, October 2009
Feature Articles
- “Getting Better…Together”: 2009 Library All Sites Retreat
- National Medical Librarians Month
- Working in the History of Medicine Library
News Bytes
Video Tutorial
What’s Your Reference Question?
Staff News
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“Getting Better…Together”: 2009 Library All Sites Retreat

2009 All Sites Planning Committee
The annual Mayo Library System all sites retreat, “Getting Better…Together” was held in the Plummer Library in Rochester, Minnesota from September 21-23, 2009. (more…)
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National Medical Librarians Month
The Medical Library Association has designated October as the month each year to celebrate the contributions of medical librarians (more…)
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Working in the History of Medicine Library
I’ve always enjoyed reading. Browsing through bookstores and antique shops looking at books both old and new fascinates me. Handling old books and thinking about the many other hands that have touched the same book, leafed through the same pages, and enjoyed the same printed words, piques my imagination. (more…)
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NLM Updates
Updates from the NLM Technical Bulletin
PubMed Redesign is available for testing
New for PubMed: Auto Suggest and Titles with Your Search Terms
Electronic Health Record Resources Added to Special Queries
New Look, Advanced Features for NLM Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) Online Collection
New Titles in PubMed Central
Journal of RNAi and Gene Silencing
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Library Resource Changes for 2010
Due to budget reductions in 2009, the Library will be canceling 569 print journal subscriptions for 2010. (more…)
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Mayo Foundation History of Medicine Society
The Mayo Foundation History of Medicine Society will host the Edward C. Stafne, D.D.S. History of Medicine Program on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, in Geffen Auditorium located on the subway level of the Gonda Building. A complimentary light buffet will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. followed by the lecture at 6:00 p.m. Featured speaker, Susan E. Lederer, Ph.D., will present Speaking of Operations: How Surgery Became Entertaining in Early 20th Century America. Dr. Lederer is Professor and Chair of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
In order to provide for adequate seating and food for this event, please RSVP no later than October 9, 2009. Phone: 507-284-3676, or e-mail lane.hilary@mayo.edu.
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Video Tutorial: My NCBI-Custom Filters and Sharing Collections
PubMed’s My NCBI tool, the personal account that lets you store searches, get email alerts, save citations, and customize your PubMed display, has introduced two new features: (more…)
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What’s your reference question? Search Odyssey: 2009
An academic research support specialist at Mayo Clinic Florida was working on a journal manuscript submission (more…)
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Professional Travel & Meeting Attendance
- Jan Behrens attended the METRONET Conference “Transformation from Within–Creating a 21st Century Learning Commons” on June 19 in St. Paul.
- Dawn Swalboski attended the annual meeting of the American Library Association, July 9-15, in Chicago, IL.
- Michael Homan and Dawn Littleton attended the 10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship in Brisbane, Australia, August 31-September 4.
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Presentations
- Littleton D. “Library rush!” Development of a multi-site high-volume rapid document delivery system across Mayo Clinic and Mayo Health System. International Congress on Medical Librarianship. September 3, 2009, Brisbane, Australia.
- Homan JM. Plagiarism. Core 6000-Responsible Conduct in Research. Mayo Graduate School. September 10.
- Attwood CA. The Long and Winding Road. Mayo Clinic Libraries All Sites Retreat “Getting Better…Together,” September 22, Rochester MN.
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Newsworthy
- Dottie Hawthorne, Mayo Clinic Rochester, was appointed Instructor in Medical Education, College of Medicine.
- Matt Hoy, Luther Hospital – Midelfort Clinic – Mayo Health System, is a new co-editor of Medical Reference Services Quarterly (MRSQ) “Navigate the Net” column.
- Kay Wellik, Mayo Clinic Arizona, was promoted to Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics, College of Medicine.
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