news from the libraries - february 2011
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February 2011
Rajia Tobia,Executive Director
of Libraries(210) 567-2413
San Antonio
Administration
(210) 567-2400
Briscoe Library
Circulation Desk(210) 567-2440
Information Desk
(210) 567-2450
UT Health Science Center
Library Downtown
(210) 358-3939
Jesse H. Jones Comprehensive
Research Library
(210) 567-2450
Harlingen
Ramirez Library
(956) 365-8850
Laredo
Laredo Regional Campus
Library
(956) 523-7404
A major gift will enhance The Libraries archival collections
National Endowment for the Humanities grant supports preservation effortsFrom the incoming president, Friends of the P.I. Nixon Library
Texas Library Association: The impact of the proposed budget for libraries
Library classes for January and February
Library classes in Harlingen and Edinburg
Library suspends book purchases/Briscoe book inventory underway
NLM, HHS unveil new Web sites
Photo exhibit:Aging Across America Opening and reception
CLHIN partners with San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
FOR LIBRARY CLASSES, go to page 6
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The University Archives, which contain photos and papers documenting the history
of The UT Health Science Center and area health care efforts, recently received two
significant gifts in support of preservation efforts. Shown here: A 1903 photo of an
ambulance at the entrance to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in San Antonio is one
of many historic photos housed in the collection. Learn more on pages 2and 3.
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February 2011NEWSFROM THE LIBRARIES
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A generous gift from Virginia Bowden, PhD, Library Director
emeritus and Charles Bowden, MD, clinical professor of
psychiatry and pharmacology, will enhance the development of
the UT Health Science Center University Archives.
As a repository for the preservation of historically important
university records, the archives house university publications,
correspondence of key UT Health Science Center officials,
minutes of meetings, and student yearbooks. The archives also
include photographs and papers of many early San Antonio
physicians.
In the past the archives have been used to research the history of
the UT Health Science Center for publications and exhibit
materials, genealogy searches, photographs, resources for classes
in the history of medicine and anatomical drawing and for many
other purposes. Current archives projects include development
of a digital collection of important materials in the archives,
processing of photographs and negatives received from Academic Technology Services and the Ruth Stewart
nursing archives scrapbooks, and the creation of finding aids available via the Internet for manuscript
collections of prominent San Antonio physicians. Photographs and personal papers of Dr. Mario E. Ramirez,
donated to the Ramirez Library at the RAHC in Harlingen, are being processed and digitized to tell the story
of Dr. Ramirezs career as a physician in the Rio Grande Valley. Of particular note is Dr. Ramirezs collection
of photos taken during the devastation wrought by Hurricane Beulah in 1967. These are only some of the
projects in progress through the University Archives.
In addition to the Bowdens gift, The Libraries were recently awarded a grant by the National Endowment for
the Humanities to improve the librarys preservation practices. See the related article on page 3.
The archives are managed by Anne Comeaux, Assistant Library Director for Digital and Special Collections.
Ms. Comeaux also serves as the UT Health Science Centers Records Management Officer and frequently
consults with departments on the types of records that must be retained, including archival records.
The Bowdens commitment to enhancing the Health Science Centers library will ensure that the archives
continue to provide important materials for historical research into the future. For additional information
about the archives, including guidelines for submitting documents and other materials, contact Anne
Comeaux at 210-567-2428 or via email at [email protected].
Rajia Tobia
Executive Director of Libraries
Major gift will enhance archives program
Virginia Bowden, PhD, and Charles
Bowden, MD recently made a gift in support
of the University Archives and other special
collections.
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NEWSFROM THE LIBRARIEShttp://www.library.uthscsa.edu/
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In January the Special Collections of the UT Health Science
Center Libraries received a $5,547 Preservation Assistance
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH). Special Collections houses the P. I. Nixon Medical
Historical Library, a collection of rare and historical books
on the history of the health sciences; and the University
Archives, a collection of historical papers and audiovisuals
documenting the history of the university and of physicians
and other health care professionals practicing in San
Antonio and Central and South Texas in the 1800s and
1900s. The books and archives are housed in several
different locations on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th floors of the
Briscoe Library.
The NEH grant will pay for a preservation/conservation
assessment of the collections by a professional materials
conservator, who will help draft a long-range plan for the
care of the collections. The conservator , Rebecca Elder,
will visit the Special Collections to assess policies, practices,
and conditions affecting the care and preservation of thecollections. She will make recommendations for improving
the storage or re-housing of collections, prioritize future
preservation action on aging materials, and suggest
appropriate preservation supplies.
The grant will also pay for the purchase of environmental
monitoring equipment, allowing library staff to track
environmental conditions in the various collection
locations, and to adjust temperature, humidity, and dew
point to create the best preservation conditions possible.
Anna Beyer, a University of North Texas Library and
Information Science student, will work as an intern in
Special Collections during Spring 2011. She will help with
the preservation needs identified by the consultant and
record and analyze environmental data information.
Anne Comeaux
Assistant Library Director for
Digital and Special Collections
Special Collections receives preservation assistance from the
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Special Collections of The Libraries
include the papers of many early San
Antonio physicians and a large number of
photographs that document the early history
of health care in San Antonio and SouthTexas.
Dr. Graham Watts, top, was a founding
member of the Bexar County Medical
Society.
Dr. F.M. Hicks, below, practiced surgery in
San Antonio from 1888 to 1929 and was one
of the first Texans to be elected to the
American College of Surgery.
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A message from the incoming president of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical
Historical Library
Dr. Robert V. Blystone, Ph.D.
It is my honor and duty to serve as the President of the Friends of the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library,
beginning in November of 2010. I have worked alongside Tom Nixon, the son of P.I. Nixon, Jr., for many
years at Trinity. Nixon memorabilia is housed in the Rare Books section of Trinity Universitys Coates
Library. Some of my lectures at Trinity were greatly influenced by access to the histology collection found in
the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library.
It has been my impression that the Nixon Library is a treasure that needs to be spaded by the larger
educational community in the San Antonio area. Several educational touch-points should be identified from
the various college campuses in the area. The Special Collections could prosper by bringing a select group ofcollege instructors to the library so that they can realize how these wonderful materials can support their
teaching and learning efforts.
A second opportunity to pursue is to inform the older members of the medical community that historical
medical books they may own might find their way to the Nixon collection.
I would appreciate your help in forwarding these objectives. Please contact me should you have suggestions as
to how we might build on the strengths of the collection and use of the facility. I hope that during my tenure
as President, The Friends can add to the legacy begun by P.I. Nixon, Sr.
Thank you . Robert V. Blystone, Ph.D. - [email protected], (210) 999-7243
Dr. Blystone is a member of a team that teaches the Integrative Biology course program at TrinityUniversity. He also teaches upper division classes in microanatomy and developmental anatomy.
Members of the board of
directors of the Friends of the P.I.
Nixon Medical Historical Library
include, left to right, Dr. Charles
Sargent, member-at-large; Dr.
David Cappelli, president-elect;
Rajia Tobia, secretary-treasurer;Dr. Julie K. Brown, past-
president; and Dr. Robert
Blystone, president. Not shown
are Dr. Philip T. Valente, Dr.
Charleen M. Moore and Dr.
Richard Luduena, all past-
presidents, as well as Dr. Adelita
Cantu and Dr. James Henry,
members-at-large.
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Recently the Texas Library Association (TLA) outlined the anticipated impact for libraries
statewide if the States budget proposal for 2012-13 were to pass in its original form.
According to TLA, the proposed plan would decrease by 99% funding for local library aid
programs, and by 93% funding for library resource sharing programs. Specific strategies
for meeting these targets include the following:Direct aid grants to public libraries would be eliminated.State funding for TexShare databases would be eliminated, and TexShare libraries
would instead pay increased fees for these resources.The K-12 database program would be eliminated.Funding for records management at state institutions would be replaced with increased institutional fees. The Texas Education Agencys Technology Allotment would be eliminated.
For The Libraries of the UT Health Science Center, the greatest impact of the proposed cuts would result from
the loss of funding for TexShare databases, commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by participating public libraries, Texas State
governmental agency libraries, Texas academic libraries and libraries of clinical medicine. According toTSLAC, the state currently pays $7,042,558 to purchase database resources that are subsequently made
available through the TexShare program. If academic and public libraries and state agencies were to purchase
these resources individually, the cost would be more than $97,044,000.
The UT Health Science Center Libraries currently pay $3,000 for membership in TexShare which provides
access to the entire suite of TexShare databases. If the library were to purchase individually databases that
are currently provided through TexShare, the cost to the library and the UT Health Science Center would be
approximately $135,000.
TexShare also manages a state-wide reciprocal borrowing program for academic, community college and
public libraries, allowing anyone with a TexShare card to borrow books from participating libraries
throughout Texas.
General information about the TexShare program can be found here: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/#.
The complete menu of TexShare databases is here: http://www.libraryoftexas.org/?page=texshare .
Susan Hunnicutt
Special Projects Librarian
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Texas Library Association:
Impact of proposed State budget for public and academic libraries
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NEWSFROM THE LIBRARIEShttp://www.library.uthscsa.edu/
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All library classes are free and open to all. Advance registration is appreciated butnot required. If you would like to request a class or schedule a consultation at any
HSC campus, please contact the library at (210) 567-2450 or
If you would like to request a special class or orientation for your department or
group at other days/times, please contact us! To register for a class or to read
class descriptions, visit the online class schedule.
When you register for a library class, your registration confirmation email
includes a file that you can save as an appointment into your electronic calendar.
San Antonio Briscoe Library
Exploring E-Books - Technology Workshop: February 9, 2011, 12
noon - 1:00 pm, Briscoe Library Howe Conference Room
Library Basics: February 15, 2011, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, LIB 2.011
Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: February 16,
2011, 9:00 am - 10:30 am, LIB 2.011
Introduction to RefWorks: February 22, 2011, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, LIB
4.074 - Collaboratory
Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session: February
23, 2011, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, LIB 4.074 - CollaboratoryUsing EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health
Information: February 24, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, LIB 2.011
Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session: March 3,
2011, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, LIB 4.074 - Collaboratory
Ovid Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with MEDLINE: March 8, 2011,
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, LIB 2.011
Creating and Presenting a Professional Poster Session: March 8,
2011, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, LIB 4.074 - Collaboratory
Introduction to PubMed: March 15, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, LIB
2.011
Using EBSCO CINAHL to Locate Nursing & Allied Health
Information: March 17, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, LIB 2.011
Introduction to RefWorks: March 25, 2011, 9:00 am - 10:00 pm, LIB
2.011
For classes in Harlingen and Edinburg, go to page 7.
Katie Prentice
Head of Education and Information Services
Library classes for February and March
Creating and
Presenting a
Professional
Poster Session
One class: three
opportunities
to attend
February 23, 2011, 12
noon - 1:00 pm, LIB
4.074 - Collaboratory
March 3, 2011, 12 noon -
1:00 pm, LIB 4.074 -
Collaboratory
March 8, 2011, 12 noon -
1:00 pm, LIB 4.074 -
Collaboratory
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Harlingen and Edinburg
Searching PubMed with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings): February 1, 2011, 4:00 pm - 5:00
pm, Edinburg - RAHC Building room 1.202
PubMed Advanced: February 17, 2011, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, Ramirez Library, Harlingen room 1.132
PubMed Advanced: March 1, 2011, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Edinburg - RAHC Building room 1.202
Managing PubMed Search Results: March 10, 2011, 12 noon - 1:00 pm, Ramirez Library,
Harlingen room 1.132
For information about classes in Harlingen and Edinburg, contact Kathy Carter, Ramirez Library Librarian at
Library classes for February and March continued
News from the UT Health Science Center
Libraries is published at the beginning of each
month to highlight the programs, services and
resources offered by The Libraries.
Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries:
Susan Hunnicutt, Editor: [email protected]
Kelley Minars, Web Editor: [email protected]
Pennie Borchers and Katie Prentice, Copy Editors
Walter Creech, Katie Prentice and Robert Zuniga,
Photographers
Book purchasing to be suspended
Due to budget reductions, the library will suspend routine ordering of books for the remainder of this fiscal
year. New editions of essential books will be replaced and book purchase requests from faculty and students
will be ordered, if in scope for the librarys collection. If you wish to request a book for purchase, contact
Andrea N. Schorr, Cataloging/Acquisitions Librarian, at 567-2403, email to [email protected]. A purchase
suggestion form is also available on the librarys Web site at
http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/using/purchase.pdf.
Upcoming inventory of 5th floor book collection
Beginning in February the Briscoe Library will conduct an inventory of the fifth floor book collection. During
the inventory process library staff will identify any problems or discrepancies in the book collection and make
corrections where necessary. Library staff will also work on identifying books that are missing from the
collection. Orange flags will be used for identification purposes and should not be removed. Books that
contain orange flags can still be checked out. If you would like to check out a book that has an orange flag
please take it to the circulation desk. The book inventory will be handled with as little interruption as
possible.
If you have questions about the book inventory contact Andrea N. Schorr, Cataloging & Acquisitions
Librarian, (210) 567-2403 or [email protected].
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New looks for the Web sites of the National Library of Medicine
and the Department of Health and Human ServicesIn January, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) released a newly designed main Web site (www.nlm.nih.gov). Among the
features of the new design: a homepage featuring site-wide navigation in the header and easy access to NLMs most-used resources
such as PubMed/MEDLINE, MeSH (the database of medical subject headings), ClinicalTrials.gov, MedlinePlus, TOXNET, and all
other NLM databases. The homepage also includes a Share feature that allows users to send content to friends, colleagues and
themselves via social bookmarking and networking.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently unveiled its new 10-year goals and objectives for health pro-motion and disease prevention, Healthy People 2020. Details about the initiative can be found on the redesigned Healthy People
Web site atwww.healthypeople.gov.
Subscribe to the Healthy People E-mail Updates Follow Healthy People on Twitter@GoHealthyPeople
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An opening reception forAging Across America, featuring anintroduction by Dr. Jerald Winakur and a poetry reading by LeeRobinson, will take place Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 9:00a.m. Briscoe Library Special Collections Reading Room 5thfloor
RSVP Here
Aging Across America, an exhibit featuring the photography of Dr. Jeffrey Levine, will be on display in the
3rd Floor Information Commons of the Briscoe Library February 1 - April 30, 2011.Dr. Levine, a gerontologist who lives and works in New York City, began photographing the very old early in
his career. At first he documented the manifestations of old age for lectures and medical publications. One
day I pulled my camera back to see my subjects in their environment and daily life, and a new world of visual
imagery opened up, he says.
Dr. Levines photographic art has been inspired by medical doctors who in the past have used the arts to
educate, inspire, and create a better world: Americas perception of aging is often mired in stereotype,
negativism, and a large dose of denial. Thus the need for a new view of growing old a view that presents
optimism, vitality and participation while acknowledging the realities of illness. More information about Dr.
Levine and his work can be found at http://www.levinemdphotos.com/ .
Dr. Levines photographs are accompanied by a cell phone audio tour with narration by Dr. Levine, as well asreadings by Lee Robinson, poet and adjunct faculty member in the School of Medicine, whose displayed
poems were inspired by the photos. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will be available during
normal library hours.
Susan Hunnicutt
Special Projects Librarian
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The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics invites you to attend the following event:
Aging Across America: Exhibit and reception
CLHIN partners with San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District is the newest member of the Circuit Librarian HealthInformation Network (CLHIN), a service provided by UT Health Science Center Libraries staff since 1989through contracts with hospitals, clinics and health agencies. CLHIN provides information services tosupport clinical decision making for member institutions.
In January, members of the Briscoe Library staff made two presentations at the San Antonio MetropolitanHealth District, to highlight resources available through the CLHIN program, including mediated literaturesearches, interlibrary loan, and classes on resources created by the National Library of Medicine, such as
WISER (Wireless Information Services for Emergency Responders).
The SCOOTER Store has generously provided support for this exhibit.
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