Jennifer Lloyd

Libraries Are Open – Happy 2024!

January 2, 2024: The Isché Library reopened at 7:30am this morning and the Dental Library reopened at 8am. Welcome back!

Libraries Are Closed for Winter Break

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries are closed for Winter Break. Online systems will work while the physical libraries are closed. And the Library Commons will be open downtown as long at the building remains open. Both Libraries will reopen on Tuesday, January 2nd, Isché at 7:30am and Dental at 8am. See you in 2024!

Thanksgiving Week Hours

The Libraries will be open regular hours through Tuesday, November, 21st. On Wednesday, November 22nd, the Dental Library will close at 5pm and the Isché Library will close at 6pm. Both Libraries will remain closed through Saturday, November 25th and reopen for regular hours on Sunday, November 26th. Happy Thanksgiving!

IT Office Hours: Introducing LSU Health Digital Scholar

David Trillo and Blair Hollender will be presenting at IT Office Hours today, November 16th at noon, via Zoom. They will be speaking about the Library’s Institutional Repository, LSU Health Digital Scholar.

If you can’t attend today, the presentation will be archived on the IT website.

Labor Day Closure

The Libraries will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday for the Labor Day Holiday. The Library Commons will be open all weekend.

The Dental Library will close at 5pm on Friday, September 1st and reopen at 8am on Tuesday, September 4th. The Isché Library will close at 6pm on Friday and reopen at 7:30am on Tuesday.

Ische: Return of Regular Hours

Beginning on Monday, July 31st, for the first time since March 2020, the Isché Library will be open its full hours. We have slowly re-added hours over the last couple of years, but now we are back up to full staff!

Isché Library Regular Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:30am – 11pm
Friday 7:30am – 6pm
Saturday 9:30am – 6pm
Sunday 9:30am – 11pm

Dental Library Regular Hours
Monday-Thursday 8am – 6pm
Friday 8am – 5pm
Sunday 11:30am-8pm

Librarians with Systematic Review Services Certification

The Libraries are pleased to announce that five of our librarians have earned a Systematic Review Services Specialization Level 1 Certification from the Medical Library Association. They are Sharon Duffy, Rowan Marye, Julie Schiavo, Chandler Smith, and David Trillo. We are in process of revamping our Systematic Review Service so stay tuned for more information on it!

Additionally Sharon Duffy and David Trillo also have their Data Services Specialization Level 1 Certifications, for all your data management needs.

Power Blips? May 11th RCB and May 12th Dental

Facilities is conducting its annual emergency generator load bank testing from May 8th through the 16th. The Isché Library will be affected on May 11th from 8am to 12 noon. The Dental Library will be affected on May 12th either in the morning or the afternoon; there are 2 generators at the Dental Campus and they are each being tested. We are unclear which one is connected to the Administration building.

During testing, the system is supposed to automatically switch to generator power with no disruption to users. However, if something fails, generator power will be restored within 30 minutes.

Here’s the full schedule:

Sister Stanislaus Hall
Monday, May 8th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Seton Building
Monday, May 8th
8:00 AM –12:00 PM

Student Residence Hall
Monday, May 8th
1:00pm – 5:00pm

Clinical Education Building (1542 Tulane)
Tuesday, May 9th
8:00 AM –12:00 PM

Clinical Sciences Research Building
Tuesday, May 9th
8:00 AM –12:00 PM

Central Utility Plant
Tuesday, May 9th
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Medical Education Building
Wednesday, May 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Lions Eye / LSU Clinics Building
Wednesday, May 10th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Allied Health / Nursing Building
Wednesday, May 10th
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Resource Center Building
Thursday, May 11th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Human Development Center
Thursday, May 11th
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

School of Dentistry Campus
Friday, May 12th
Generator # 1: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Generator # 2: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

East Campus Standby Generating Plant
Monday, May 15th
Generator # 1: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Generator # 2: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Generator # 3: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Center for Advanced Learning & Simulation
Tuesday, May 16th
Generator # 1: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Generator # 2: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

RCB Planned Power Outage 3/17/2023

The Resource Center Building which includes the downtown Isché Library and the Library Commons will be completely without power from 6pm until 9pm on Friday, March 17th. The Library will close at 5:30pm to allow for a cushion for everyone to leave before the power is turned off. The Library will reopen at 9:30am on Saturday morning as usual.

David Wolff Retires

David Wolff, Evening Supervising Associate at the Isché Library, retired December 31st. He had been employed by the Library from 1998-2006 and then from 2011-2022. Over the years, he worked nearly every shift in public services. As the supervisor to our student workers, he was a mentor. His goal was to make the library a welcoming place for both patrons and employees. He prided himself on his reliability and helpfulness. We will miss him and wish him well in his next career as he moves to Georgia.

Libraries are Open 1/3/2023

Welcome to 2023. Both the Isché and Dental Libraries reopened this morning.

Libraries/Campus Closed until Tuesday, January 3rd

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries are closed Tuesday, January 3, 2022 for the Winter Break Holiday. The Isché Library will reopen at 7:30am and the Dental Library will reopen at 8am.

While the Libraries are closed access to the Library Commons in the RCB continues to be open for all badge holders. And, of course, access to the subscribed electronic resources that is available online at all times.

Enjoy your winter break!

Both Libraries Close at 1:30pm 12/19/2022

Both LSUHSC Libraries are closed at 1:30pm for a division meeting and will reopen on Tuesday, December 20th at 7:30am (Isché) and 8am (Dental).

Winter Break Hours

The Isché Library will have Winter Break hours on Sunday, December 18th through Tuesday, January 3rd. The Dental Library will have Winter Break hours on Friday, December 23rd through Tuesday, January 3rd. Additionally, both Libraries will close early on Monday, December 19th for a division meeting.

Isché Library

Dental Library

Early Closure 12/14/2022

Both Libraries are closing at 2:30pm today because of the threat of tornadoes. All other departments on campus are closing as well. Both Libraries plan to open tomorrow at their regular times.