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The conversation focuses on the participation by Welch Library and various faculty collaborators in our recently awarded National Library of Medicine BD2K Grant. Featuring Dr. Harold Lehmann, Associate Professor in the Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Data Services Librarian Jen Darragh, and Welch Informationist Rob Wright our Q&A turns into a free-flowing roundtable discussion about the wide-range of challenges surrounding BD2K.
Our 32nd Podcast presents Kathy Danko, Manager of Collections and Material Processing at the Welch Library. Kathy takes us into "the nitty gritty" of how E-books, Journals and Databases are acquired. Also, she shares thoughts on future acquisitions and purchasing trends. If you've ever wondered how Collection is stocked, this is the Podcast for you!
Our new Director of Advanced Technology & Information Systems (ATIS), David Kennedy, offers observations on the projects, challenges and issues he faces moving forward in his new position:
Longtime Welch "Family Member" Stella Seal answers questions about her position and her service to the Hopkins Community. Stella provides insights on her role and lengthy career at Hopkins. The breath of her commitment to the Welch Library and the Hopkins community is quite inspiring.
Our 2nd National Library of Medicine Fellow, Holly Thompson, provides observations about time her time at Welch. Before they depart, both Fellows spoke candidly regarding rewarding moments, challenges, surprises and all points in-between. Christian Minter and Holly answer the final question.
Before they depart, we once again revisit our Fellows. We wanted to hear from them individually, so we've split up the podcast. Our first interview is with Christian Minter, and --- SPOILER ALERT --- as you'll hear in her voice, at times Christian is quite passionate and honest in her reflections.
Our guests this past May were two members of the Welch Service Center Staff, Vivian McCall and Christopher Henry. It’s a lively open forum between the people that are often the first contact patrons have with the Welch Library, either by phone, virtual chat or in-person. They're definitely "on the front line" in terms of patron interaction.
Our Podcast guest, Rob Wright, answers a few questions related to his duties and responsibilities as a Welch Library Informationist.
1) 1:18 – In general terms, describe your job as an Informationist?
Donna Vogel, Director of Johns Hopkins Medical institutions Professional Development Office (PDO) sat down with us to describe the many ways her Office can assist with a variety of resources and services to the Hopkins community. Donna laid out the role and direction of PDO in eloquent terms. A 2015 "must-listen" podcast.
Professor Barry Zirkin speaks about his work, how the library influences his research and the particular challenges scientists face moving forward.
1:25 --- What attracted you to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology?
Our new Fellows, Christian Minter and Holly Thompson reveal what brought them to Welch, and offer a peek into their goals for the coming year:
.44 - What is the National Library of Medicine Fellowship, and what is the process to become a Fellow?
Welch Informationist Victoria Riese and Communications Specialist Alonzo LaMont offer several takeaways from our Podcast with new Welch Library Director, Anne Seymour. Also, we take a look at several blog posts that focus on resources, and share a comment or two about our exciting new renovation.
0: 50 - The Library renovation --- what's new!
2:35 - Review of Podcast with Director Anne Seymour
Our new Director offers her thoughts on issues pertinent to the Welch Library, and provides observations about the direction of the Library as we move forward.
Timeline:
0:46 ---- Introduction
We've got an EPIC Podcast with Dean Klag, who spent 18+ minutes sharing his observations and answering a variety of questions. It was such a pleasure to hear Dean Klag weigh in on topics such as the evolution of information access, the future of health science libraries, and the role of information experts in data-intensive health care environments.
Dean Paul Rothman took time to visit our Podcast and share his thoughts on a variety of issues. Before the Podcast he took a minute to reflect on this season's Baltimore Orioles and the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. (Both teams very dear in our hearts). But the Dean's time is precious and he got down to business. (The Q&A Timeline is below).
Our August Podcast offers a potpourri of information. New items to review, and discuss. Here's our timeline:
1:05 --- Clinical Key replaces MD Consult
2:51 ---The new DSM is now available through Welch Library
3:20 --- The debut of a new Welch Class (did you know you could request a new class?)
4:55 --- Results and observations from our recent Communications Survey
Following up on our blog post interview with David Reynolds regarding the Hopkins Thesis/Dissertation Initiative, Welch Informationist Victoria Goode and Communications Specialist Alonzo LaMont once again speak with David on this (fast-approaching!!!) initiative. Will your Thesis or Dissertation be affected? Take a listen.
:50 - What is the ETD Program?
1:55 - Who will be affected?
3:05 - Why are we making this transition?
Several weeks ago the Welch Medical Library was represented at the MLA Conference by our Informationists. Clinical Informationist Victoria Goode and Alonzo (1st time guest blogger) LaMont offer their thoughts on the experience, along with clarifying an issue with Endnote, and taking a look at Bibliometrics.
0:50 - Endnote Question
President Ronald Daniels visits our Podcast and touches on the immediate and massive impact behind digitization, while also reflecting on the solitude behind the discovery we take with "real books".
01:35 - What do you see as the evolution of the Library? What changes appear to be the most drastic?
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