Category Archives: About the Library

Three Questions – Celine Soudant

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Get to know our newest Research Informationist, Celine Soudant.

  1. What areas can you help MSK users with?

As the embedded nursing librarian, I work closely with nurses to assist them with their research projects and evidence-based practice initiatives. I am also happy to help all MSK users with literature searches, as well as teaching and sharing tips and tricks for efficient searching and staying current with the medical literature. As a Research Informationist, I also provide support with Systematic Reviews.

      2. What projects have you been working on recently?

I just started working at MSK Library in December, so I have been learning about how I can best collaborate with MSK nurses. I’m looking forward to participating in various nursing programs, such as the Nursing Residency Program, the Nursing Research Fellowship, and Magnet reaccreditation.

      3. What is your favorite meal?

Not exactly a meal, but I am known for my love for Japanese tea and chocolate. I like to learn about the methods to brew tea. Savoring a cup of tea with a piece of chocolate feels like a meditation session, which is always good in our fast-paced city life.

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New Feature Now Available on Synapse!

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It’s the holiday season and a time for reflection, sharing good cheer, spending time with family and friends, and perhaps delighting someone with a special gift.

With this in mind, we are excited to share and hopefully delight our library community by announcing that the Synapse Research Activity Dashboard (RAD) is now available. The RAD can be viewed at the group level, as well as the individual (author) level.

Synapse is the authoritative resource for MSK publications and currently includes content (works) dating back to 1991.

What does the RAD include? When viewing a group, you’ll be presented with team members and counts for all their MSK publications, or you can select by current year-to- date, or the past year. In addition, the research works have been broken down to showcase first author and last author positions on their papers.  There are also links to other metrics, as well as the author’s RAD.  The individual’s RAD includes a chart illustrating publication formats (Book, Meeting Abstract, Journal Article, etc.) by year.  Please note the individual’s RAD only includes the author’s MSK-affiliated publications.

If you’re curious, you can learn more about the metrics we display and feel free to let us know what you think! Feedback is most welcome as we plan to continue to work with Synapse users to further enhance the Research Activity Dashboard.

Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services