Well, now you don’t have to!  It is my pleasure to announce the first annual 2016 Synapse Publications Report.

This report highlights the meaningful contributions to their fields from our researchers, clinicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals in 2016. We wanted to showcase our authors’ research and draw attention to Synapse, the MSK Library-produced database in which we manage the intellectual output of our authors.  Continue reading →

As I prepare my budget for 2018, the challenge is always to align the collections we maintain and determine that new content purchased, reflects the research and medical activities of our user community, and supports the mission of the Center. Scholarly journals tend to take a fair portion of our allocated content funds and considerable time is spent each year (and during the year) monitoring their use, identifying new research journals, and looking to see where research dollars have been assigned/diverted within the organization. Continue reading →

Towards the end of May, I attended the Medical Library Association’s annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. The conference’s tagline was Dream, Dare, Do and the John P. McGovern Award lecturer, Julie Angus, successfully did exactly that.  She made these three words come alive with her talk, “Rowing Across the Atlantic: Strategies to Reach Your Goals.”

As the opening keynote speaker, Julie shared her amazing experience of rowing from Portugal to Costa Rica with her then boyfriend (now her husband). Each day presented unique situations. They encountered strong winds and huge waves (even a hurricane) as they completed a 10,000 KM journey in five months.  Her talk was inspiring as she wove her tale of adventure. She also shared strategies to overcome challenges that often each of us face. She spoke about navigating the ups and downs, taking baby steps, and the importance of teamwork.  One of my takeaways was her five tips to avoid “row rage”: Continue reading →