A newsletter for patrons of the Galter Health Sciences Library    

Winter 2007
New Series #43

Inside this issue:

In Memoriam: Cecile Kramer 1926-2007

Meet Your Liaison Librarian

Conservation and Restoration of Cowper's Anatomia

New Electronic Resources for 2007

Recent NU Faculty Books

New Acquisitions Librarian: Anna Fleming

Favorite Books of 2006

Staff News

This Issue

Previous Issues

Credits

Galter Health Sciences Library Web Site

Contact Us

In Memoriam: Cecile Kramer 1926-2007

James Shedlock, AMLS, AHIP, Director, j-shedlock@northwestern.edu

I write to share the sad news that Cecile E. Kramer, director of the medical school library from 1975 to 1991, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2007.  Cele had been in declining health for the past year or so.

Cele came to Northwestern from Columbia University's health sciences library.  A native of New York City, she began employment at Columbia in 1944 after graduating from high school and starting work as a secretary.  She advanced in the health sciences library to become an assistant director while earning her undergraduate degree at the College of the City of New York and a Master's degree in library science at Columbia.  She completed all the course work for her doctorate in library science.

Cele was very active in her profession serving in a number of roles within the Medical Library Association (MLA).  She was a continuing education course instructor for human services management; she was editor of the MLA News; she served in leadership roles within the New York-New Jersey Chapter of the MLA; and she was named a Fellow of the MLA in 1993.

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Meet Your Liaison Librarian

Linda O'Dwyer, MSLIS, l-odwyer@northwestern.edu

As part of the Galter Health Sciences Library’s ongoing efforts to meet the information needs of our users, the library recently rolled out its new liaison program. The program creates ongoing partnerships between the library and its constituents by pairing librarians with departments, centers, institutes, and programs at the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM). This endeavor will enhance communication, collaboration, and the effectiveness of the library in supporting the education, clinical, and research needs of the FSM community. While the library has spent years forging relationships with individuals and departments at FSM, the liaison program serves to formalize these connections and provides a model for establishing further partnerships and collaboration.

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Conservation and Restoration of Cowper’s Anatomia

Ron Sims, MA, Special Collections Librarian, rnsms@northwestern.edu

Cowper's Anatomia before the restoration

The Library’s copy of William Cowper’s Anatomia corporum humanorum (1739) from the A.D. Black History of Dentistry Collection has been restored and returned from the bookbinding and conservation studio of Martha Little in California. The oversize folio, measuring 52 x 36 centimeters has had a near complete makeover. The spine covering was entirely missing as were corners on the boards.

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Library Calendar

February 8 and 22

Creating Posters with PowerPoint

Learn how to use PowerPoint to create professional-looking conference posters.

February 20

EndNote

Do you need to organize your references and create quick and easy bibliographies? Join us for one of our EndNote training sessions. No experience is necessary.

February 12

Copyright: Your Rights and Responsibilities

An overview of aspects of the U.S. Copyright Law that affect the medical school community.

February 15

Basic PubMed

An introduction to basic searching of MEDLINE, using the PubMed search interface, including how to access full-text articles.

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