Author Archives: Donna

Profiling the 21st Century Science Informationist

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This month’s reflection touches on the changing role of librarians.  A correspondence in a recent issue (October 18) of Nature spotlights one of ten challenges identified during an international meeting “Envisioning the Future of Science Libraries at Academic Research Institutions” held at The Banbury Center on April 1 – 3, 2012 in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York.

Working with my co-meeting organizers and authors we wanted to highlight an emerging role that was discussed during this meeting – the Science Informationist and describe a collaborator/partner who truly goes beyond managing published literature. Continue reading →

MSKCC in the News: October 22 – November 9

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Selected articles published in this time period include:

  • Sanofi cuts in half the price of a new cancer drug after a leading cancer center said it would not use the drug because it was too expensive (Note: See MSKCC in the News: October 8 – October 19 to read letter in NYT entitled “In Cancer Care, Cost Matters” written by Drs. Peter B. Bach, Leonard B. Saltz, and Robert E. Wittes from MSKCC).
  • Prof Nancy Kemeny, Attending Medical Oncologist at MSKCC was in Cork, Ireland recently to present her work on the use of regional chemotherapy to improve survival rates for patients with liver metastases due to colorectal cancer.

Library’s Physical Locations Closed Today – Reach Us Via eMail for Information Requests

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The main Library (located in the Rockefeller Research Laboratories Building) and the Cyber Library (Zuckerman Research Center) will be closed on Monday, October 29, 2012 due to weather conditions.

Should you require any information, please do not hesitate to contact us via Ask-a-Librarian.  You can also reach individual staff members by sending them an email.  See the Staff Directory for email addresses.