July - August 1999 Volume XII Number 4
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Elizabeth Blackwell Anniversary Special Insert: Naomi C. Broering, MLS,
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Library Celebrates 50 Years Welcome to the HAM-TMC Library
The HAM–TMC Library was founded in 1949, when the Houston Academy of
Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine combined their collections to better
serve Harris County physicians and Baylor’s teaching and research programs.
In 1954, the Library was moved from Baylor’s Roy and Lillie Cullen Building
to its own facility, the new Jesse H. Jones Library Building. In
1970, the University of Texas Medical School was established in Houston,
and a unique joint governance structure was created, making the Library
the primary information resource for both medical schools and the other
institutions of the Texas Medical Center. The Library also serves as the
Regional Medical Library for the National
Grants & Contracts The following grants and contracts have been awarded to the HAM–TMC Library:
Elizabeth Blackwell Anniversary Elizabeth Blackwell received a diploma from Geneva Medical College 150 years ago, the first woman in America to receive a medical degree. To celebrate this occasion, the NLM prepared an exhibit highlighting Blackwell’s education and career. This exhibit, That Girl There is a Doctor in Medicine, was first shown at this year's Medical Library Association (MLA) meeting and then at the HAM–TMC Library to help celebrate the Library's 50th anniversary. Although NLM’s exhibit was returned early in July, library cardholders can read more about the early struggles of women to gain acceptance in medical schools from several books in the collection. Stafford, Ted. May Owen, M.D.
Abram, Ruth. Send Us a Lady Physician.
Brew, Lydia E. The Story of Edith Irby Jones, M.D.
NLM AWARDS PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT TO LIBRARY The Library has been awarded $48,814 by the NN/LM SCR to participate in a pilot project, Information Access for Public Health Professionals. This is a collaborative endeavor among the Houston Dept. of Health and Human Services, the Houston Public Library, and the Harris County Public Library. The goal of this two-year project is to improve health information service through outreach to public health workers and consumers by achieving the following objectives:
Library Hosts Special Classes
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE HAM–TMC LIBRARY LOCATION & PARKING
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INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
J. Robert Beck, MD, Vice President for Information Technology, Baylor College of Medicine and 1998/1999 HAM–TMC Library Board Chair, has been appointed Interim Executive Director of the Library. Dr. Beck has served on the Library Board for seven years and has also served on the Board of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region. |
| WELCOME
The Library welcomed Richard Jasper, Assistant Director for Collections, on June 28, 1999. Prior to joining HAM–TMC Library, Richard spent 10 years at the Emory University General Libraries in Atlanta, where he served as head of the Acquisitions Department and more recently as Electronic Licensing Coordinator. |
FELLOWSHIPS
Donald A. Barclay, Assistant Director of the HIEC, was a recipient of the 1999 Fellowship Award sponsored by the National Library of Medicine to attend the Health Informatics Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. |
| CUNNINGHAM FELLOW VISITS HAM–TMC LIBRARY
Timothy Shola Abolarinwa, 1999 recipient of the MLA’s Cunningham Fellowship, visited the Library in July. A native of Nigeria, Timothy is interested in public health issues and diseases common to Nigeria, as well as technologies he plans to implement in his medical library in Lagos. While in Houston, he toured Texas Medical Center facilities and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and School of Public Health libraries. Timothy with Naomi C. Broering |
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| NEW STAFF
Charles Breedy joined the Library as a catalog collection assistant June 21, 1999. He was previously employed with Baker Hughs as a tape librarian and playback technician. Chuck has a great interest in music and plays the drums. |
FAREWELL
Dawn Bick, Associate Director for Collections, left her position on July 9 to devote her efforts full time to the Cat’s Pajamas, a business she and her husband, Paul, started many years ago. She and Paul plan to relocate their business to Santa Fe, NM in the near future. |
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“It is the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library’s goal to become a center of excellence that supports life-long learning, access to the latest information and attainment of knowledge in the health sciences.” |
As Executive Director, Naomi initiated a five-year restructuring plan in 1996. In the last three years, the following goals have been accomplished:Renovation of the Library building Creation of a Health Informatics Education Center (HIEC) Establishment of a Knowledge Network Services (KNS) management center Development of a consumer health information service Procurement of grant funds Remodeling the McGovern Historical Collection and Archives Sponsorship of an annual Computers in Health Care Conference Creation of a publications service Development of a digital library with electronic book and journal collections
| (Right) Naomi at the kickoff for the
Medical Questions: MEDLINE Has Answers project, Fifth Ward Branch, Houston Public Library. |
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(Left) Third Annual Computers in Health Care
Conference: Naomi, Dr. Michael Fordis, Dr. Constance Baldwin, Roy A. Smith, Rhoda Goldberg, and Dr. William Yasnoff. |
| (Right) Friends Gala, October, 1998. Greg Chauncey, Dr. Ferid Murad, Naomi, and Carol Murad. |  |
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 KNS Public Area |
 Jesse H. Jones Community Health Information Service |
 Remodeled McGovern Historical Collection |
Pictures from Naomi's
farewell party.
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