Perhaps you've had occasion to visit our website on some device other than your desktop computer, such as your tablet or your phone, and noticed that it didn’t look quite like the website you’ve grown to know and love. You probably had to scroll horizontally to see all the content and maybe things didn’t align properly. This is a common problem on the web, and it’s going to become more common as smartphones and tablets become more prevalent. Indeed, experts are forecasting that the worldwide number of smartphone and tablet users should overtake the worldwide number of PC users in the next year or two.
We’ve recently redesigned the Galter Library website to address this reality. As of now our website should look and function correctly on any size display. In geek-speak this is called “Responsive Web Design.” What it means is that the site can detect characteristics of the device that is viewing it, particularly the width of the screen, and make adjustments accordingly. The result is a seamless, elegant transformation of the page as you reduce the size of your screen from full desktop to small phone or tablet size. As the screen gets smaller certain elements may transform into other configurations to accommodate the device. No special app is required and you don’t need to use a different URL for your mobile phone or tablet. Try it!
Emma Ann Reynolds, MD (1862-1917) was a graduate of Wilberforce University and the Provident Hospital Training School for Nurses (1892), and received her MD in 1895 from the Northwestern University Woman's Medical School. Following graduation, she was the superintendent of the Training School for Nurses, 1895-1896. She was appointed the physician in residence at Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas in 1897. In 1900, she moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and practiced medicine there until 1906 when she re-located to Ohio for personal reasons. By 1910 she had established a private practice in Sulphur Lick, Ohio, providing much-needed services to the rural residents of Ross County until her death in 1917.
After 27 years of service, James Shedlock, AMLS, AHIP, FMLA, Director of the Galter Health Sciences Library has retired. Under his leadership, the library was renovated and expanded, creating space and infrastructure to improve user access to then-developing online databases. You can read more about 
Michelle Frisque, Head of Information Systems left the Galter Library on January 4 to join the Chicago Public Library as the Director of Library Technology. Michelle's talents, history of successful initiatives at Galter, and leadership in the national library IT arena will make her as valued and respected at CPL as she was at Galter. Good luck, Michelle!
Daniel Herbert Anderson, MD (1876-1960), Class of 1902 was an intern at Provident in 1903. Dr. Anderson, called “Bertie” or “Bert” grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin. Dr. Anderson’s father, Charles Henry “Harry,” ran a tonsorial parlor and bathing rooms in Janesville. Daniel Hale Williams was an apprentice to the elder Anderson, studying to become a barber. Williams began a preceptorship in medicine while continuing to live with the Anderson family.