Welcome to a New Year, and in a few days, to a New website which we will be launching on January 31, 2013. (Note: As of the date of this post, you can still view the old Library website before the site is retired!)
Category Archives: Director’s Reflections
A Sneak Peek at the MSKCC Library Site Redesign!
I am excited to be writing this month’s Director’s Reflection to share with our user community the forthcoming launch of the new and improved Library website. In fact, we wanted to present a sneak peek at the beta site before we switched over. As of today, Thursday, December 20, you’ll be able to view the beta site. We have also placed a link to this site from the Library’s homepage.
Everyone on staff has worked hard on this project and will continue to work hard in order to offer the best virtual entrance to the content and services we provide. Our goal was to deliver an aesthetically pleasing and easier to navigate site and based on preliminary feedback – we have definitely accomplished what we set out to do!
Profiling the 21st Century Science Informationist
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