Category Archives: About the Library

Explore the Evolving Publishing Landscape with @MSKCC_Library and @Wiley

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series – The Evolving Publishing Landscape.

When: Thursday, September 20, 2018, 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Where: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center, Room 105, 417 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065
(entrance on 69th Street)

Join us to:

  • Gain experience and establish expertise through professional editing and peer reviewing
  • Better understand the peer-review and manuscript submission process
  • See how having an Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) can benefit you and your research
  • Make sense of “open” funding mandates 

Reserve your seat and help us plan for refreshments by registering here.

The Evolving Publishing Landscape

Just Published Online! Library Report 2016-17

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I am delighted to present to our readers and library users our Library Report (11.37 MB), an update highlighting our activities for 2016 and 2017. This report is a celebration of our accomplishments over the last two years. Within these pages, we share information about our operations, services, usage metrics, and staff publications.

I think that you’ll especially enjoy reading about our collaborative projects with users – how we helped to achieve Magnet status, supported the Cancer Center Support Grant, joined a unique team of experts, made the GERIATIC PLAN available to all interested individuals, and participated on a timely project about delirium. Most of all, I hope this report will spark interest in MSK staff to take a few moments to explore a new resource, service, or include us on a future team initiative.

If you want to learn more about the MSK Library or the services we provide, don’t hesitate to contact me.

Donna Gibson
Director of Library Services

Three Questions for our Librarians – Dina

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This month I asked three questions to Dina Matsoukas, Research Informationist.

What areas can you help MSK users with?
As a Research Informationist, I can help MSK users with their research by conducting literature searches and providing citation management training and support. As a member of the MSK Library’s Systematic Review Service, I participate in and provide guidance on systematic review and evidence-based practice projects conducted at MSK. I also provide scholarly research/communication support, for example, by helping authors understand quality metrics when evaluating journals to submit their manuscripts to for publication or when documenting and assessing their own record of scholarly productivity.

What projects have you been working on recently?
Over the summer, the MSK Library sees an increase in use by young “researchers-in-training” as MSK offers a variety of student programs (eg. SCORE) and internship opportunities. I always enjoy helping these students navigate the MSK Library’s resources and training them on wonderful resources like PubMed and Endnote that they will hopefully continue using throughout their careers.

What is your favorite meal OR if you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I recently traveled back to my home town of Montreal (Quebec, Canada) and was reminded of how much I miss Montreal bagels. Since you ask: A still-warm bag of St-Viateur bagels might just constitute my favorite meal…along with the cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers and onions that will go on them if you manage to get the bagels home before eating them!