Campus News

EndNote Download site updated

University IT has updated the EndNote download site, on July 22, 2024. There are instructions for installing EndNote21 on your personal computer or on campus InTune computers. If you have an older campus computer, you may need to create a ticket with your local supporter. EndNote is now available for all faculty, staff and students thanks to an annual subscription courtesy of University IT.

The Libraries have created a Resource Guide to support EndNote, as well as RefWorks, an alternate citation manager.

WiFi offline after 7pm 4/11/2024

*Update* the network went down at 8:47pm and came back up at 9:46pm.

The WiFi network on the Downtown, City Park and Baton Rouge campuses will be down for approximately one hour this evening after 7pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024 for routine maintenance.

February Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below:

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

LSUHSC Campus Closed 1/16/2024

January 15, 2024: Due to the expected icy conditions, the LSUHSC New Orleans Campus is closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Hopefully the campus will reopen on Wednesday.

January Faculty Publications

January 13, 2024

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below: 

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

Winter Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below: 

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

The Library Welcomes Our New Librarian, R. Blair Hollender

The LSU Health Isché Library would like to welcome our new librarian, R. Blair Hollender! Blair joined us this month as our new Digital Initiatives Librarian and School of Graduate Studies Liaison. Our university will benefit from the support of this position as it promotes our digital initiatives.

Blair received her Master of Library and Information Science degree from Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science – Boston, and her Bachelor of Arts in Art History for the University of Arkansas, Fulbright College – Fayetteville. She previously worked as the Executive Director of West Fork Public Library in West Fork, Arkansas.

Thanks for joining us in Welcoming Blair to the Team!

Summer Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Isché Library. These eight articles, as well as all the articles in LSU Health Digital Scholar, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. Check out the display below: 

LSUHSC Digital Scholar is an institutional repository and is a service of the LSU Health Science Center Libraries. Research and scholarly output included here has been selected and deposited by the Libraries, as well as individual university departments and centers on campus.  

Publications cited in LSU Health Digital Scholar are harvested from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles, they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. You can access LSU Health Digital Scholar at https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/.  

If you have an article that you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact our Librarians at reference@lsuhsc.edu

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

Saturday, 04/15 – Elevators in Parking Garage

The Library will be open our normal hours this weekend but please be aware of the following if you are coming on campus that day:

On Saturday, April 15th, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM there will be intermittent power outages at the Central Utility Plant which will affect our campus. During these intermittent power outages, Elevators in the Roman Street Parking Garage and on the walkway will not be operational. Please plan accordingly.

April’s DEI Book Club Pick

The DEI Book Club, hosted by the School of Public Health, has chosen Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce by Megan Gerhardt, Brandon Fogel, and Josephine Nachemson-Ekwall as its April read.

The Book Club will discuss Gentelligence on Zoom on Wednesday, April 5th at 12pm.  If you’d like to read and take part in the event, the Library provides access to the eBook.

For more about the DEI Book Club, including information on next month’s Book Club pick and meeting time, email sphdiversity@lsuhsc.edu.

IT Office Hours Presentation by Data Services Librarians

Sharon Duffy & David Trillo (LSUHSC Data Services Librarians) will be presenting the Information Technology Office Hours (IT Office Hours) on Thursday February 16, 2023, from 12:00-1:00 PM. The topic of discussion will be The New NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy that went into effect on January 25, 2023. Sharon & David will touch on how this policy will impact researchers, Data Management Policies, NIH repositories, timelines and more. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend and share their ideas with LSUHSC – NO community. Join via Zoom https://lsuh.sc/ITOfficeHours . Bring your questions!

Adding funds to PayPaw accounts

With the ongoing network issues, the only way to add money to your PayPaw account is at the Bookstore. There is a minimum of $10, but cash cannot be used. The Bookstore opens weekdays at 9am.

Printing Unavailable Thursday and Friday, December 14-15

**Printing was restored on Tuesday, December 20th by 11am.

*Printing is still down as of Monday, December 19th. Hopefully it will be back soon.

Printing will be unavailable in the Libraries all of Thursday and part of Friday due to PayPerPrint server maintenance on the LSU main campus.

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.