The Moultrie Library circulation desk hours of operation have increased. Days and times are below. The library space on all campuses are available for quiet study 24/7.
Monday: 9a-10p
Tuesday: 9a-10p
Wednesday: 9a-5p
Thursday: 9a-5p
Friday: 9a-10p
Saturday: 10a-6p
Sunday: 10a-6p
PCOM Library’s Kate Delaney, MLIS (Public Services Librarian, GA Campus) moderated the panel “Core Top Ten Technology Trends: Libraries Take On ChatGPT” at the American Library Association’s 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago on Saturday, June 24. This panel discussed the growth of AI in recent times and how libraries can and should respond to its increased usage. The panel was well-attended and merited being highlighted in an article in American Libraries Magazine.
(Above photo copyright of American Libraries Magazine)
Action in Health Care Reform from April 10 through May 20, 2023. This exhibition is guest curated by historian and educator Beatrix Hoffman, PhD (Northern Illinois University), and produced by the National Library of Medicine.
The traveling exhibition and companion website explore a history of health care reform, which has been a contentious political issue in the United States for more than a hundred years. Often, the public associates health care reform with presidents and national leaders, but communities, workers, activists, and healthcare professionals have made their voices heard in the debate about whether and how to make quality health care available to all. For All the People tells the lesser-known story of how movements of ordinary citizens helped shape the changing American health care system.
For All the People includes a digital gallery that features a curated selection of fully digitized items from the historical collections of the NLM, which are also available in their entirety in NLM Digital Collections.
The National Library of Medicine produced this exhibition and companion website.
The Library sponsored a “Skeleton Naming” activity at the Atlanta Science Festival held on March 25, 2023, in Piedmont Park. With a total of 190 votes overall, there was a clear winner that captured 28% of the votes, with the next runner-up at only 15%. We are pleased to introduce Bona Lisa. You can meet her lovely bones in the library on the GA campus.
PCOM Library’s Kate Deibel, PhD (Systems Librarian, PA Campus) presented about disability access and archives at Code4Lib 2023, a library technology conference, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Her talk drew upon disability studies and advocacy work to promote inclusive and equitable practices for libraries to consider for their online digital collections.
Kate also presented remotely about the accessibility issues inherent in poetry e-books alongside C. R. Grimmer, PhD, Dene Grigar, PhD, and Molly Ubbesen, PhD as part of the panel “Cripping and Digitizing: (Re)Imagining the Poetry e-book” at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference on Friday, March 10, 2023.
Research Day abstract submissions have been extended through Monday, March 13, 11:59pm. Want to gain valuable experience presenting a poster at a professional event? Read the submission instructions and submit your abstract by the extended deadline.
PCOM Library’s Katresa Gardner, MLIS (Public Services Librarian, SGA Campus) alongside Stacie Fairley, Ph.D. and Valerie Cadet, Ph.D. presented research on the lack of representation of diverse skin tones in medical education at the 4th National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in St. Pete Beach, FL, on Thursday, February 9th, 2023. This year-long project came to fruition and was a tremendous success. Part two of this initiative includes publishing an article.
“Do You See Me?”: The Lack of Representation of Diverse Skin Tones in Medical Education
Racial Inequality and discrimination continue to be a persistent problem in healthcare. Research shows a significant lack of representation of diverse skin tone images in medical textbooks, journals, and digital media. Though a few resources exist within certain specialties that represent non-white patient images useful for medical education, few are illustrated in microbiology, pathology, and anatomy resources.
Given this lack of diversity, healthcare providers may find it challenging to identify various disease presentations in non-white patients.
The aforementioned issues with emails from REDCap have been fixed. If you encounter any further issues, please email us at redcap@pcom.edu.