Don’t forget the Spring Fling this afternoon; here’s a copy of Chancellor Hollier’s invitation:
I?óÔé¼Ôäód like to personally invite you and your families to our 2009 Spring Fling, our annual team-building event, on April 17th in the 500 block of Bolivar Street. We have been fortunate to receive generous donations from several sponsors to defray the cost of the event. As the end of work schedules and classes varies, the event will be held from 3:30 – 7:30 PM. There will be something for everyone ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ delicious food and drink, live music from the Boogie Men, an airbrush tattoo artist and clowns with balloons for the little ones. For those of you coming from off campus, free parking will be available in Student Lot 2 (on the corner of Perdido and Bolivar streets). We?óÔé¼Ôäóre grateful to the Campus Federal Credit Union, the Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center, and Acadiana Computer Systems for their sponsorship of the event. It promises to be a great time, and I?óÔé¼Ôäóll look forward to seeing you all there!
April is a popular month for health observances, including National Minority Health Awareness Month sponsored by the US Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Minority Health. Preconception is the theme for 2009 with the slogan “Ordinary couples don?óÔé¼Ôäót plan their pregnancies. Be extraordinary!”
National Minority Health Month
Today is National Library Worker Day as declared by the ALA-APA (American Library Association-Allied Professional Association). It is a day for library staff, users, administrators and friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. So come by and give your favorite library worker a pat on the back.
Library Worker Day logo
Originally posted on April 4th, but it turns out I got the date wrong. National Library Worker Day is on April 14th this year.
Nature Neuroscience has released an advance online publication of a study that has been getting press in the popular media. The study identifies specialized cells in the spinal cord which seem to be involved in the sensations of itching and scratching.
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The Isché Library hours for Easter weekend are:
| Wednesday, April 8th |
8 a.m. to 12 midnight |
(Regular Hours) |
| Thursday, April 9th |
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Friday, April 10th |
CLOSED |
University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th |
CLOSED |
| Sunday, April 12th |
CLOSED |
| Monday, April 13th |
8 a.m. to 12 midnight |
(Regular Hours) |
Dental Library Hours are:
| Thursday, April 9th |
8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
(Regular Hours) |
| Friday, April 10th |
CLOSED |
University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th |
CLOSED |
| Sunday, April 12th |
CLOSED |
| Monday, April 13th |
8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
(Regular Hours) |
The fire alarm contractor will be testing the speakers and strobes on Tuesday evening, April 7th in the Isché Library. Announcements will be made before testing begins.
The Isché Elevator went down this afternoon. We do not have timetable for its repair.
~Edited~ The Elevator was placed back in service on Monday, April 13th at 1:20 p.m.
Baton Rouge has scheduled today for PayPaw system maintenance. All systems that use PayPaw (photocopiers, printing, vending machines, etc.) will have sporadic outages today.
 Library Commons decorative screens |
The decorative dividing screens went up late last week. Here’s a sneak peak. The Library Commons is projected to be open in June.
Thanks, Hanna for taking the pictures!
 Library Commons decorative screens |
Library Commons decorative screens
Everyone knows the old adage that “laughter is the best medicine.” What better time to test this hypothesis then during National Humor Month? There are over 200 articles in PubMed related to the sense of humor.
The new Federal Tobacco Tax goes into effect today. It will cost smokers over $1 more per pack as of today. In response cessation hotlines are hearing from smokers in record numbers. So if you want to quit and can’t get through on the phone, try one of these websites for assistance:
Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco Free Living – http://www.tobaccofreeliving.org/home/
Smokefree.gov – http://smokefree.gov/
Tobacco Cessation from the Surgeon General – http://surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/
Healthy Youth! from the Centers of Disease Control – http://cdc.gov/healthyyouth/tobacco/index.htm
Good luck!
Today is the 2nd anniversary of the LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries’ Blog. (No need for gifts, but the traditional gift is cotton and the modern gift is china.) In the last 2 years, we have published 452 posts which is a new post approximately every 1.6 days. We have had 8 authors and over 50 categories. Is there a subject that we’ver overlooked? Or something exciting/interesting/odd that you want us to focus on? Please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’re looking forward to great year 3. Thanks to all the Library Staff who have contributed.
March 24th is World TB Day. Although TB rates continue to decline in the United States (according to the CDC), the pace of that decline is slowing. Louisiana continues to have a higher than average number of cases. And while it didn’t rate a special Google logo, World TB day is featured from their search page.
The LSUHSC New Orleans campuses experienced another significant network crash this morning. Services are coming back online. Unfortunately, the Library’s catalog, INNOPAC, is not one of them yet. Stay tuned.
~Edit~ INNOPAC came back onine at 10:40 a.m.
Medlineplus.gov, the National Library of Medicine‘s consumer health information website, has created a tutorial on medical terms to assist consumers in understanding and using medical language.
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