HSLS Staff News
NEWS
Donald Graham has joined the Falk Library staff as a circulation assistant. He holds a BS degree in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh.
In addition to her duties as operations manager of the Computer and Media Center, Nicole Muehlbauer has been named production/graphics editor of the HSLS Update. She will be responsible for the layout and graphics of the library newsletter.
Ahlam A. Saleh, has joined HSLS as a reference librarian. She received her MD and MLS degrees from the University at Buffalo, and her undergraduate degree in biology from Canisius College. Saleh completed an internship in family medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and held various positions in University at Buffalo libraries while completing her degree at the School of Informatics, Department of Library and Information Studies.
Farewell to Tracey Spear, Falk Library circulation assistant, who has taken a position at Duquesne University.
PRESENTATIONS
To showcase the services offered by the Health Sciences Library System, Ansuman Chattopadhyay, HSLS information specialist in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Yi-Bu Chen, assistant information specialist in Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Charles Wessel, coordinator of Affiliated Hospital Services, hosted an exhibition booth at the University of Pittsburgh SCIENCE2005 meeting October 6 and 7. During the meeting, they answered questions from attendees regarding the HSLS Molecular Biology and Genetics Information Services, and distributed fact sheets about various bioinformatics software, databases, and training workshops offered by HSLS.
Jonathon Erlen, history of medicine librarian, and Ammon Ripple, head of Reference Services, presented a poster titled "Suffering, Justice, and Biomedical Ethics in Recent Doctoral Dissertations," at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities in Washington, DC, October 20-22, 2005.
Ester Saghafi, WPIC reference librarian, presented a program titled "Measuring Health Beyond Biometrics: Finding Information on Mental Measurement Tools Used in Health and Mental Health Settings," at the Association of Mental Health Librarians annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., October 7-9, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Jonathon Erlen, history of medicine librarian, published "Recent dissertations in the history of medicine" in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 60: 506-12, 2005; "Dissertation list" in the History of Science Society Newsletter, 35(4):14, 2005; "History of medicine resources on the Internet" in OAH Magazine of History, 19(5): 59-60, 2005; and (with Kathleen Jones) served as editor for a special issue of OAH Magazine of History titled "Medicine and History," 19(5): September 2005.
Andrea Ketchum, reference librarian, published "Consumer health information Websites: a survey of design elements found in sites developed in academic environments," in the Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4):496-99, 2005.
Michele Klein-Fedyshin, UPMC Shadyside manager of Library Services, Michelle L. Burda, consumer health librarian, Barbara A. Epstein, HSLS director, and Barbara Lawrence, nurse educator, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, published "Collaborating to enhance patient education and recovery," in the Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4): 440-45, 2005.
