Category Archives: About the Library

Good-bye 2018. Hello 2019. Looking Forward to Another Productive Year!

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Happy New Year to our User Community and our Library Blog Readers.  As 2018 fades into the background, I do want to spend a few moments recapping what I know was a great year for the library staff and share a few of our goals for this year.

At the end of January 2018, we launched a new discovery layer on our Website with the goal of improving the library user experience when accessing paid and vetted resources. The content management team, with support from other library staff, marketed this research tool that we named ONESEARCH.  Mid-year, we sent out a client satisfaction survey to determine what our users liked and/or didn’t like about ONESEARCH, and in Fall 2018, we conducted usability testing to further explore our clients’ satisfaction with this tool.  Feedback from testing formed the basis for one of our 2019 goals — to work with the vendor to implement suggested staff and client changes, wherever possible.  We also published a series of blog posts to explain ONESEARCH functionality. Continue reading →

Three Questions for our Librarians – Kendra

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This month we spoke with Kendra Godwin, Research Informationist and Liaison for the Evidence-based Cancer Imaging Program. 

What areas can you help MSK users with?

I am part of a team that is working to support evidence-based practice at MSK. More specifically, my work surrounds the PAMA mandate, its establishing of the Appropriate Use Criteria Program, and future requirements for ordering advanced diagnostic imaging services.

What projects have you been working on recently?

The Evidence-based Cancer Imaging Program (ECIP) is MSK’s coordinated response to the PAMA mandate, and its purpose is to develop and implement appropriate use criteria (AUC) in pursuit of the best patient care. As the liaison for ECIP, I serve as the lead research informationist within AUC development, and as the MSK Library’s project manager for this program.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

The Voynich Manuscript combines all of the hits. Mysterious origins, coded text, and bizarre ink drawings of a possible medical nature? Yes! I was going to say wherever it is held, but after a quick search I see it’s only a few hours north of me in New Haven! Still, I encourage anyone to use the link above to learn more and view Yale’s beautiful digitization work. And, if I’m not fantasy traveling to Connecticut, I will be visiting my sister in Tokyo for the first time.