HSLIC News

We are so excited to be bringing back our Zine workshop series with all new topics! From November 29th - December 3rd there will be 3 opportunities to learn about zine culture and how it allows underserved and traditionally ignored groups to have their voices heard through alternative mechanisms of publishing! You can register for 1, 2, or all 3 of the workshops and the first 20 UNM affiliates to register will be able to pick up a zine and self-care kit from the library.

Join Rhonda Kauffman for a virtual zine tour on November 29th from 12-1:30pm! Register here.

What an amazing BioMISS season this has been! From learning about the Genomic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, to Making Medication Information
Computable and Interoperable, the opportunities to gain knowledge of salient topics in biomedical informatics were virtually endless. Rest assured, the season finale is still guaranteed to impart new vigor to the mind.

You are invited to join us on Thursday, December 2nd from 10 to 11 AM, for a virtual seminar by Melissa Rethlefsen, MSLS – Executive Director of the UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center.

Topic: Changes in Scholarly Communication to Improve Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency

Background: Experiments in peer review and publication models are rapidly changing the expectations for scientific articles. From required data and code sharing to portable peer review to required preprint sharing, innovations in scholarly communications will influence how research will be shared, read, assessed, and judged. What will it mean to “publish” in the future?

Learning Objectives – By completion of this seminar, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the changes in the preprint ecosphere and its influence on journals’ publication models

2. Identify innovative projects and programs in peer review and publication

3. Identify changes in scholarly communication designed to improve transparency and reproducibility

Please email TaWheeler@salud.unm.edu to request Zoom info.

You asked, and we listened! All floors of the library will soon be open for 24/7 study. Remember, we are closing for Thanksgiving Break at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24. When we reopen on Monday, November 29th at 8:00 a.m., our new 24/7 hours will be in effect.

• HSC badge required after hours and on weekends
• Library continues to be staffed Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Student computing and WEPA print stations available 24/7
• All Covid-19 rules remain in effect (masks are required at all times)

You may see some other changes around the library as we work to make our space and our resources welcoming and available 24/7. For example, many of our anatomical models are no longer behind glass—feel free to use them, even when we’re not here to check them out to you.

And as always, if you have comments or suggestions, we love to hear them.

THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our food drive!

We are excited to announce that we have chosen the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico as the organization for this year’s donations. TGRCNM works to address the issues of food insecurity and chronic hunger in the transgender community within a critical, social justice framework. TGRCNM is often the sole place through which their clients can access food assistance of any kind. To learn more about this great resource, please visit https://tgrcnm.org/food-access.

Have you ever wondered how bias impacts your research process? Have you never wondered that? Either way - this workshop series is for you! Join us next week for a 2 part series (though you don't need to attend both sessions to participate) on how biases, both implicit and explicit, impact your work.

On Monday, November 15th from 12-1pm we have

Implicit Bias: Understanding & Addressing It

Allison Cruise, MLIS, joined the UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) on September 1st as a Visiting Fellow. 

Cruise’s fellowship will focus on revitalizing HSLIC’s outreach and community engagement program. Her focus is on intentional, appropriate outreach and engagement which address health inequities. She hopes to help UNM HSLIC reconnect with community partners throughout the state of New Mexico.

“I am honored to be hosted by UNM HSLIC for my second year,” Cruise said. “The alignment between HSLIC’s commitment to serving New Mexico’s communities, and my passion for community engagement and outreach, presented an incredible opportunity to develop partnerships and collaborations with New Mexico’s many dedicated libraries, academic centers and community organizations.”

Cruise received her master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Prior to her fellowship, she worked as an intern and then a full-time research associate at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. She holds a BS in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“Being able to come to New Mexico, with its diverse, rich cultures, natural beauty and unique experiences has been a gift for me both in my career as a librarian, and in my personal life,” said Cruise. “Growing up in a rural area of North Carolina, I appreciate New Mexico’s beautiful rural areas, as well as the welcoming, bustling city of Albuquerque!”

This fellowship is part of the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) Associate Fellows program. The goal of the NLM Associate Fellowship Program is to introduce early-career librarians to the NLM and its impact both nationally and internationally on the fields of biomedicine, informatics, and information policy. 

Fellows spend their first year in residence at NLM in Bethesda, MD working on projects and taking advantage of the wealth of professional development opportunities NLM has to offer. Cruise’s class of fellows then had the option of completing a second year at an academic health sciences library to focus on a particular area of librarianship. Her fellowship at HSLIC will run through August 2022.
 

Job Summary:

The Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center (HSLIC) is seeking a graduate student to join our team as a graduate Project Assistant (PA). The PA’s work will center on researching effective practices for academic health sciences libraries to engage with the community, with emphasis on successful projects done in partnership with Native American communities. This includes collaborating on a scoping review, researching HSLIC’s past efforts, and partnering with HSLIC’s Community Engagement Ambassador on working with the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 4 (NNLM). The position will work directly with HSLIC faculty and NNLM, and may work with community partners.

Job Specifications:

• 10 hours per week (0.25 FTE)
• $20.58 / Hour
• Proposed contract dates: January 4 – April 30, 2022
• Health insurance included (see https://hr.unm.edu/benefits/student-health-plan for more information)
• Tuition waiver not provided

Job Duties:

• Active partnership in a scoping review project, including screening, organization of materials, and manuscript preparation
• Collect, collate, and analyze data from published and unpublished literature sources
• Data entry using Covidence (systematic review management software) and other tools
• Attend and participate in project meetings
• Support project coordination
• Other job-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Formally admitted into a graduate program at the University of New Mexico and enrolled in at least 6 hours of coursework for the length of the contract. 
• Graduate student with interest in community engagement, health literacy, or providing health information to the public
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiarity with MS Office applications

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience and knowledge of community engagement principles
2. Experience conducting oral or written interviews

Application Instructions:

Please email your current resume/CV and cover letter to David Lucero at HSLIC-HR@salud.unm.edu. Please put “Project Assistant Application” in the Subject Line. Applications are due by November 17, 2021.

You asked and we listened! HSLIC’s anatomical model collection can now be accessed 24/7. During staffed hours (M-F 8am-5pm) check out the models from the service desk. After hours, feel free to use and return them to the case when finished. The library offers anatomical models of muscles, organs, and bones and they are a great resource to get hands-on experience or to use with an anatomy atlas. Stop by today and see what’s available!   

The Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center is excited to invite all HSC community members to a talk from Dr. Skyller Walkes (Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Pharmacy Practice, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy). Join us on November 10th from 10am-12pm where Dr. Skyller Walkes will discuss issues with focusing on building language of inclusivity without backing these statements up with action. She will further review steps that can be taken to turn diversity, equity, and inclusion work from acronyms to lasting change. Register here.