HSLIC News

In the spring of 2022 we reached out to the HSC student community to ask you what you wanted or needed from your library. 16 students ended up participating in focus groups to answer questions related to access to resources, inclusion, and accessibility. From this feedback we were able to make changes to spaces and services at the Health Sciences Library. Changes that were made include updates to your individual study rooms, an expansion of the Wellness Room, and even adding a kettle to the 3rd floor group study lounge. To learn more about these updates and/or to add your feedback to the mix check out the display on the second floor of the library.

Want to answer some of the questions but don’t have time to come to the library? You can utilize our Online Feedback Form. Questions asked of participants were:

• How do you find the resources that help you with your academic career? Please supply specifics and elaborate .

  • How do you receive information on resources available to you?

    • Not making library specific helps us to engage with channels we might not be aware of 

    • This can pertain to social media, etc. but also other ways of encountering assistance. Follow up question to help students expand on this if need be.

• Could you describe your ideal environment for conducting school work? (examples: Homework, studying, group projects) What does the space have? What are the conditions that you envision, what does the space provide for you? 

  • Are there any spaces like that on campus?

• When doing work online what frustrates you and what do you find to be useful? Note: This does not need to be specific to the library’s website. 

  • What tools do you use the most? How do you prefer to access resources?

    • What we’re getting at: Tools? Services? Access?

• Have you ever encountered issues where you could not access the resources you needed? This can be due to any issues but can include lack of accessibility, not having the materials in the format you prefer to use, access to technology etc. 

• Have you ever had an experience where you felt reluctant to ask for assistance or to get clarification on resources? Please supply specifics and elaborate. 

• When getting communications from the campus how do you prefer to receive information?

• Are there any resources/spaces that you wish the campus had?

• Have you utilized the library’s free menstrual products? How many times in a given week do you use the menstrual products? What products do you prefer? Do you have any suggestions to improve the service? 

Photos of the updated individual study rooms with moveable desks and dimmable lights.

HSLIC's Resources, Archives & Discovery (RAD) division is excited to welcome Maxx Harrison (they/them, he/him) to the team! They will be processing the Carrie Tingley Hospital Records (1937-1989), which is currently an unprocessed grouping of 12 boxes of textual documents highlighting the operations of the hospital over the course of several decades. In addition to highlighting the role that Carrie and Clyde Tingley played in the founding of the hospital, it will also emphasize the positive impact of Dr. William L. Minear, the hospital's medical director from 1947-1956. Maxx will be processing these records using the More Product, Less Process (MPLP) approach to making archival resources more expeditiously available. By the end of the project a detailed finding guide will be published through New Mexico Archives Online. Our thanks to HSLIC and its seed funding that will enable us to engage in this project, scheduled to be completed by the end of June. 

Now, let's get to know Maxx a little more...!

Current area of study: Double-majoring in American Sign Language and Psychology - in their sophomore year at UNM

Where is home?: Growing up, they split their time between Houston and Albuquerque, but since the pandemic Albuquerque has become a permanent home.

Cats or dogs?: Yes to both! But also add rats, mice, snails, and roli-polies. 

Connection to New Mexico History: Their grandfather's family has been in New Mexico since the Spanish inquisition; he was born and raised in the North Valley and has a lot of first-hand experience with its history. 

Interests: Thrifting, art (they do acrylic and watercolor painting!), and reading (currently re-reading the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)

Where to next?: No idea, but they have had a really great experience working in the field of optometry, so who knows..?!

Image courtesy of Maxx Harrison

Maxx will be working with us upwards of 20 hours a week in the RAD suite, so if you get a chance please swing by and say hello! 

HSLIC will be unstaffed this Monday, January 16th in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, the library will still be open to those with badge access for anyone that would still like to come in and study.

We wish everyone a very happy and safe holiday.

HSLIC's 2021- 2022 annual report is now available online, outlining the library's latest developments, info, and statistics to interested stakeholders. The report includes topics such as our latest student resources like our VR headsets, updates on our new and upcoming remodels, recent accomplishments of our esteemed faculty, and much more.

This is also the first time HSLIC has uploaded the annual report to be viewed on an interactive webpage with links to each section. It can also be downloaded from our Digital Repository as a traditional PDF.