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Celebrating 2023 MSK Library Kudos

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This 2023 selection of “kudos” and thanks we received from the MSK community is making us blush! MSK, you keep us going! This year we received praise for our services that supported grant applications, clinical & basic science research, education, clinical guideline development, and much more:

“You are amazing!”
-Clinical Nurse III, Department of Pediatrics

“Absolutely perfect, this is wonderful, THANK YOU.”
-Clinical Nurse IV, Nursing Department

“Thank you for your amazing help!”
-Fellow, Graduate Medical Education

“OMG. I wish had you for my dissertation work!”
-Senior User Experience Researcher, DigITS

“This is so incredibly helpful. I am grateful for your assistance and look forward to reviewing the articles. THANK YOU!!!!” 
-Clinical Social Worker, Department of Social Work

“What an incredible resource the library offers. Thank you so much!”
-Graduate Research Assistant, Sloan Kettering Institute

“Your lecture to the ortho service was fantastic! I learned a lot.”
-Chief Attending, Surgery

“These explanations and links have been incredibly useful! You are such a blessing, thank you so much!”
-Fellow, Head and Neck Surgery

“My goodness!! Librarians are God sent!! Honestly!!”
-Clinical Nurse II, Breast Imaging Center

“Thank you! This is an excellent search. Thanks for getting this to us so swiftly, we really appreciate it.”
-Assistant Attending, Department of Surgery 

Our Synapse service also got props:

“Thank you so much! Wow, both Synapse and CV Central are really amazing. Thanks for providing these services for us.”
-Assistant Attending, Radiology

Our Document Delivery Services team was swimming in kudos this year, here’s just a small sampling from MSK employees:

“Thank you so much! I appreciate it greatly!”
-Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Providers

“Thank you! This is very helpful information.
-Research Scholar, Medical Physics

“Thank you…This is really appreciated.”
-Associate Attending, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

“Great, thank you so much for your help.”
-Instructor, Radiology

We also got some nice comments from other libraries:

“You are INCREDIBLY AMAZING!!!   Thank you thank you…the physician was standing right here and was very pleased at your amazingly fast lightning speed response!”
-Medical Librarian in Montana

“Appreciate the great speed in filling this. Makes us look like Major Stars.”
-Medical Librarian in New Jersey

 

Our Heartfelt Appreciation for MSK Library’s Graduate-Student Employees

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If you’ve ever visited MSK Library during evening hours, you’ve probably met one of our graduate-student workers. Adia, Heather, Sabrina, and Trale are all pursuing master’s degrees in Library and Information Science while working part-time at MSK Library. Having moved to New York City from all over the country, these students balance their graduate studies with their jobs here at MSK.

Image of bound print journal stacks at MSK Library.

Graduate-student assistants frequently scan articles and chapters from the Library’s print collection for users who request a digital copy.

Library and Information Science is a crossroads of many disciplines, including knowledge organization, information technology, education, and preservation. In the New York area, there are several universities that offer graduate programs in library science and related fields. At MSK Library, graduate-student workers contribute to daily operations and gain experience in a specialized medical research library environment. After graduating, the Library’s former student workers flourish as librarians in public, academic, and special libraries — some even continue in full-time positions at MSK! The Library wouldn’t be able to run without these employees, and their enthusiasm for librarianship uplifts the whole team. A heartfelt thank you to MSK Library’s graduate-student workers!

Celebrating 2022 MSK Library Kudos

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We are so proud to end 2022 with a selection of “kudos” and thanks we received from the MSK community this year. MSK, you keep us going!

You told us how we saved you time…

“Fantastic! I spent a great deal of time looking for it. You are so efficient! Thank you so much.” 
Department: Radiology

“I am a big user of our library and as an author of more than 700 articles a person familiar with libraries and their resources….but today you did something that was important for me, and I could never have done it. I know you said that’s what librarians do….but it really is true. I am so grateful (and impressed).”
Department: Ophthalmic Oncology Service

“I’m so impressed by the Library service because you have the skills to compile the articles in this way that I don’t and it makes our lives so much easier as researchers.”
Department: Surgery

We always love hearing from our incredible nursing community:

“Thank you so much for all your work on this for us. Couldn’t have done it without you. Thanks again!”
Department: Nursing 

“This is outstanding! Thank you! Our leadership team is very appreciative of your hard work!”
Department: Nursing

“I REALLY appreciate your help! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!”
Department: Nursing

And in simple terms, you just said thanks:

“Many thanks! It is wonderful to work with you on this.”
Department: Dermatology

“Wow, thank you so much… this is amazing!”
Department: Sloan Kettering Institute

“This is just amazing.” 
Department: DigITs