Library News

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!

Isché Computer Lab

*Edit* The computer Lab was reopened at 9:30am on 1/3/2023

The Isché Library Computer Lab will be unavailable for the near future. Please check back to this blog for an update on when the Computer Lab will be available again.

If you are in need of a computer in the meantime, the Library Commons offers 24-hour access to three desktop computers. They run Windows and are equipped with the Microsoft Office suite of products. All have full internet access and can print to both Library print stations.

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.

December Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles have been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, 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. With the currently changes, we’ve decided to post the publications digitally. Check out the display below:

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly 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. The database is currently maintained by Metadata & Digital Projects Librarian Andrew Olinik.

A PDF of a bibliography of this month’s addition will be available here. If you have an article 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.

Ische Library Welcomes Our New Librarian, Chandler Smith

We are happy to introduce our newest Librarian, Chandler Smith! Chandler joined us earlier this month as our Education Librarian. Chandler is a Louisiana native who received a BA in History from LSU and a Masters in Library Science from The University of Sheffield in the UK.

Thanks for joining us in welcoming Chandler to the team!

Ische Library welcomes our new Circulation Associate, Liza Whitfield

Liza is a New Orleans native who graduated from Loyola University New Orleans in 2020 with a BA in History. As an undergraduate, she worked in Loyola’s Special Collections and Archives where she benefited from the guidance of the university’s lead archivist for two years. In August 2020, she completed a post-graduate fellowship at the Library of Congress within their Learning and Innovation Office. She is glad to be able to re-enter the field at LSUHSC and looks forward to furthering her education in the near future.

Thanksgiving Hours

The Libraries will both close at 6pm on Wednesday, November 23rd and will remain closed Thursday, November 24th through Saturday, November 26th. The Isché Library will be open on Sunday, November 27th, from 9:30am to 10pm. The Dental Library will reopen on Monday, November 28th at 8am.

The Library Welcomes Our New Librarian, Rowan Marye

The LSU Health Isché Library would like to welcome our new librarian, Rowan Marye! Rowan joined us this month as our new Circulation Librarian and School of Nursing Liaison.

Rowan received their Master of Library and Information Science degree from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL and their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Louisiana State University. They have worked in public libraries in Illinois for over a decade. Most recently, they worked in a library consortium in central Illinois. They are excited to be back in New Orleans.

Thanks for joining us in welcoming Rowan to the team!

New Ovid Ebooks!

The Library has added 11 new titles to our collection of ebooks from Ovid.

They are:
Grossman & Baim’s Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention
Ioachim’s Lymph Node Pathology
Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations
Localization in Clinical Neurology
Mayhall’s Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
Medical Marijuana: A Clinical Handbook
Nutrition in Clinical Practice
Pizzo & Poplack’s Pediatric Oncology
Shield’s Textbook of Glaucoma
Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics: The Anatomic Approach
Wasserman & Whipp’s Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation

The hyperlinks above will take you to our catalog pages and you can click on the “Access” links to go to Ovid from there, or you can access the full ebook collection from our Database page.

AHA ebooks cancellation Oct 31, 2022

Due to a large price increase, limited functionality, and low usage, our subscription to the American Heart Association ebooks will be discontinued effective Monday, October 31, 2022. This includes BLS, ACLS, and PALS manuals. Both the downtown and dental libraries have copies of those manuals in print on reserve. If you need further assistance, please contact a Collection Development team member at LibraryTech@lsuhsc.edu.

Book Talk on the Evolution of Algiers General Hospital – Wednesday, September 28th

On Wednesday, September 28th, Frank Wagner, M.D., SoM Class of 1961, will present his book “Two Men and a Hospital: the Evolution of Algiers General Hospital Via Henry A. LaRocca, M.D. & Ernest A. Schiro M.D.” in the Moreau Center at the University of Holy Cross.

The book details, in part through personal interviews and illustrations, how Algiers got its first hospital after 200 years of existence due the efforts of two men, including Dr. Henry A. LaRocca, who was part of LSU School of Medicine’s first graduating class in 1933.

The presentation is being hosted by the Blaine S. Kern Library at the University of Holy Cross. For more information, email schaubhut@uhcno.edu.

The Library Welcomes Our New Librarian, David Trillo

The LSUHSC Libraries would like to welcome our new librarian, David Trillo! David was welcomed to the library in the beginning of September and will be the new Scholarly Communications Librarian. This position will provide the University support in promoting the academic research being published from our campus.

David received his Masters of Science and Library Science from the University of North Texas and a Bachelors of Arts in History with a minor in Geology. He previously worked at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the Scholarly Communication Department at the Lied Library. David comes to us from El Paso, Texas and is eager to get to know New Orleans and the places to play racquetball.

Thanks for joining us in welcoming David to the team!