H1N1 Flu: 1918-19 & 2009

Ninety years ago, the 1918-19 Flu Pandemic was called the “greatest medical holocaust in history.” Best estimates put the worldwide death toll anywhere from 50 to 100 million people.  The H1N1 virus, an unusually virulent strain of influenza A, was identified as the deadly culprit behind that pandemic. Now, fast-forward to 2009, and the H1N1 [...]

Dana Staff Present at Regional Library Conference

For thirteen years the Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries have offered the October Conference to New England librarians. The idea behind the conference is to have a day-long series of short presentations on one topic that are focused on the more practical aspects of librarianship. As library staff across New England knows, this conference is well-attended, timely [...]

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn at Dana Medical Library

Fall 2009
Wednesdays, Noon-1 PM
Bring your lunch and your questions to the Dana Library Conference Room for our Brown Bag Lunch and Learn sessions.

Orientation
Weldome to the Dana Medical Library! Tour the Library and web site.
Wednesday
September 9, 2009
Noon-1pm

Endnote
Learn the basics of Endnote. This demonstration could include creating a list of references in Endnote, downloading records from online [...]

Community Medical School Returns

The Community Medical School lecture series began in 1998 and was designed to provide people in the community with an opportunity to share in the medical learning experience. The program advisory committee includes: basic science and clinical faculty members from the University of Vermont College of Medicine; a medical student; and members of the College [...]

Nursing Reunion Event at Dana

On August 1st nurses celebrating their 50th class reunion from the Mary Fletcher School of Nursing gathered at Dana to take in a little piece of history. In collaboration with the Fleming Museum, Nursing Library Liaison Angie Chapple-Sokol organized an exhibit of artifacts from the Mary Fletcher School of Nursing. Items of interest included nursing [...]

New Fall EndNote Office Hours

Dana is pleased to offer new fall EndNote Office Hours. Bring your EndNote questions to the library for individual assistance. We will provide instruction, help solve a citation problem, or assist in getting your library of documents under control.
Tuesdays, 2-3 pm with Angie Chapple-Sokol, angie.chapple-sokol@uvm.edu, 656-9396
Fridays, 10-11 am with Laura Haines, laura.haines@uvm.edu, 656-4143
For best results, [...]

College of Medicine Alumni Preview New Exhibit

UVM’s College of Medicine Reunion 2009 was held June 12-14, 2009. Attendees toured the 4 year-old Medical Education Center and Dana Medical Library. Included in the Library portion of the tour was a new exhibit now on view in the exhibit case in the main hallway.
Military Medicine: Connections to Vermont features items from Dana’s Medical [...]

Library Attends Cultural Awareness Workshop

Library faculty and staff hosted an informational table at the 8th Annual Cultural Awareness Workshop on June 3, 2009.
“Perspectives on Health Care Reform” was the focus this year with a total of 122 attendees participating in the half-day session.  Topics included “Health Care Reform in Vermont: A Historical Perspective” presented by James Hester of Health [...]

Dana Librarians Celebrate Vermont Libraries

Dana Librarians Shiela Phillippe and Nancy Bianchi both presented posters at the Vermont Library Association’s Annual Vermont Library Conference in a session entitled Celebrating Vermont’s Libraries.
Shiela Phillipe’s poster, entitled UVM Dana Medical Library’s Community Services, covered the many programs Dana initiates to meet the health information needs of the citizens of Vermont. Highlights included VT [...]

Dana Wants to Hear from YOU!

The Dana Medical Library cares about what you think. We want your voice to be at the heart of our planning and assessment efforts as we evaluate library services, including such things as electronic journal access, library employees’ ability to solve problems, the new library web page, and the quality of the physical facilities.
On Monday, [...]