Library News

Equipment storage on the 5th Floor throughout November

October 28, 2024: For the next four weeks or so, there will be periodic moving and storage of furniture and equipment on the 5th Floor on the Prieur side. This is to assist with the carpet replacement on the 6th Floor of the Resource Center.

It may be noisy on days when the items are being moved between the floors.

Please do not take or move any of the items that are being stored, especially the chairs. These are from staff offices on the 6th Floor, and will be needed when the carpet installation is done in each area.

The Isché Library Now Offers 3D Printing!

We are excited to announce that we offer 3D printing at the Ichsé Library! This service is ran with assistance with the LSUHSC-NO chapter of SLING Health. To find out more information on our 3D printer service, and find the policies for 3D printer use please go to lsuhsc.edu/library/information/3dprinting.aspx, or to our LibGuide on 3D Printing to find more information and resources on the medical application of 3D printing.

Open Access Month 2024 at LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans! 

Join us for four weeks of activities and awareness starting October 21, 2024. Each week, the Library will be focusing on a new topic related to Open Access. Make sure you stop by to learn more, or check out the full schedule of events, available here: https://libguides.lsuhsc.edu/scholpub/openaccessmonth2024

Library Classes for October!

The Libraries are offering two classes for October. The first class is Research Poster Printing on Wednesday, October 2nd at 12PM. Join us in person in room 405, or join via Zoom.

The second class is Using RefWorks to Make Citation Management Less Scary on Wednesday, October 16th at 12PM. Join us in person in room 405, or join via Zoom.

New Library Chairs

We’ve received many requests in the Ische Library’s suggestion box asking us to get more comfortable chairs for our upper 2 floors. Today, Sept. 30, 2024, twenty new Herman Miller Aeron chairs have been added, 10 chairs each to the 4th and 5th floors.


Many thanks to the Facility Services Department for acquiring these so quickly for the fall semester.

aeron chair displayed as an example

Student Breakfasts – September 19 & 20, 2024

The Libraries are pleased to host student breakfast at both the Isché and Dental Libraries this week!

The Isché Library breakfast will be on Thursday, September 19th from 7:30-10am. And the Dental Library breakfast will be on Friday, September 20th from 7:30-10am.

There will be refreshments and swag! Hope to see you there.

Campus Closure 9/11/2024 & 9/12/2024

*Update* 5:12pm the LSUHSC Campus will also be closed on Thursday, September 12th. Stay safe!

The LSUHSC Campus will be closed on Wednesday, September 11th in anticipation of Hurricane Francine. The Libraries will be closed this day. Monitor campus information sources to learn whether or not we will reopen on Thursday, September 12th or Friday, September 13th.

The CINAHL class scheduled for tomorrow will be rescheduled for a future date.

Library Classes Offered In September!

The Libraries will offer two classes in September. The first class is Intro to CINAHL on Wednesday, September 11th at 12PM. Join us in person in room 405 in the Isché Library, or join via Zoom.

The second class is PubMed Searching: Tips and Tricks on Wednesday, September 25th at 12PM. Join us in person in room 405 in the Isché Library, or join via Zoom.

Library holiday schedule for Labor Day

August 30, 2024: The Isché Library downtown will be closed Saturday, August 31, 2024; Sunday, September 1, 2024; and Monday, September 2, 2024, for Labor Day. It will reopen Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 7:30am.

The Dental Library will be closed Sunday, September 1, 2024, and Monday, September 2, 2024, for Labor Day. It will reopen on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 8am.

All online resources are available via the Library’s website during the holiday.

How to access Library resources on and off campus class, Wednesday, August 21, 2024

August 21, 2024: On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at noon, we will be offering a class on how to access Library resources on and off campus. You will learn about where to look for books, journals, and databases, as well as how to log in.

The class will be held in person in Room 405 of the Resource Center (enter through the Library), or online via Zoom (registration required).

We offer two classes each month, and you can learn more about our previous and upcoming offerings here.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Library Classes Offered in August

The Libraries will be offering two classes in August! The first class is How to Get to Library Resources On and Off Campus on Wednesday, August 21st, at noon. Sign up for the Zoom, or join us in person at room 405 in the Isché Library.

The second class is Basics of EndNote, which will be on Wednesday, August 28th at noon. Sign up for the Zoom, or join us in person at room 405 in the Isché Library.

Library catalog unavailable, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 11pm

August 20, 2024: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 11pm, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for approximately 2-3 hours. The outage is necessary for a system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

We apologize for this additional outage.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

Library catalog unavailable Tuesday, August 20, 2024, starting at 3am

August 19, 2024: On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 3am, INNOPAC, the Library Catalog, will be unavailable for approximately 4 hours. The outage is necessary for a server and system update.

The majority of Library resources will still be available during this time.

Please contact us if you need any assistance.

Isché Library WiFi Equipment Updated

On July 25th we received a suggestion that we upgrade the WiFi in the Isché Library. The equipment was on the list for our IT department to replace as it was nearing end of life. IT sent out a staff person to walk through and do a survey of signal strength on all three floors and took note of all issues.

Today, August 14, 2024, all equipment has been replaced and some equipment has been shifted for better coverage. This was an accelerated timeline for IT to complete but they made their best effort to get this up before the Fall semester is fully in session.

Library email list now available!

We are happy to introduce our new Library Announcements email list! We will send out information about Library news, classes, and resources, but with no more than five posts per month.

You can sign up by filling out this form with your LSUHSC-NO email address and first and last name: https://forms.office.com/r/UZaB8zVpJr.

If you have any questions about this or any other Library resources, please contact us!