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New Library Department of Information Technology Research, Vol.13 (2) March - April 2000

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VOLUME XIII NUMBER 2Online edition: http://www.library.tmc.edu/liblinesHOUSTON ACADEMY OF MEDICINETEXAS MEDICAL CENTER LIBRARYCELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF QUALITY SERVICESLIBRARY LINESThe Department of InformationTechnology (IT) Research wasofficially inaugurated at the HAMTMC Library on February 1,2000. The Department of ITResearch is part of the Librarysstrategic plan to increaseinvolvement in cutting edgedevelopment at both the researchand application levels.Information technology providesthe engine for improved knowledge management, which is a crucial tool foraccomplishing the Librarys mission to provide medical knowledge.The Department of IT Research began with two faculty members from theBaylor College of Medicine, Richard Cone, MD, PhD, (Associate Professor)and Noriaki Aoki, MD, (Assistant Professor). Dr. Cone, Associate Director ofthe Library, brings expertise in clinical data analysis and molecular biology. Healso has substantial experience in the conduct, reporting and funding ofclinically-oriented research. Dr. Aoki, initially trained in Japan as an EmergencyMedicine physician, has since become an expert in data mining and statisticalanalysis. He will soon complete two more advanced degrees, a PhD inEpidemiology and a Masters degree in Health Informatics. The Departmentalso hosts Fanny Hawkins, PhD, an Information Technology Fellow funded bythe National Library of Medicine. Upon completion of her fellowship, Dr.Hawkins will return to her post as Assistant Professor at Texas SouthernUniversity. In March, 2000, the Department hired Gary Lu, a databaseprogrammer who will receive his Masters degree in Health Informatics thisspring. Mr. Lu, a certified Oracle database administrator, is familiar with a widevariety of database systems and programming languages.NEW LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY RESEARCHThe Department also benefits from the activities of two part-time facultymembers: Dr. Jiajie Zhang, Associate Professor of Health Informatics at theUniversity of Texas, and Dr. Blaz Zupan, Faculty of Computer and InformationSciences, at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.Mr. Gary Lu, Drs. Jiajie Zhang, RichardCone and Noriaki AokiIN THIS ISSUENew Library DepartmentOpen House EventILL Electronic DeliveryJesse H. Jones Community Health CardNoteworthyLIBRARY HOURSMondayThursday 7:00 amMidnightFriday 7:00 am9:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am5:00 pmSunday 1:00 pm10:00 pmThe Library will be open Monday May 29from 8:00-5:00, Memorial DayCIRCULATION POLICIESAudiovisual materials: 7 days, 2 renewalsBooks: 2 weeks, 2 renewalsBound journals: Same day, non-renewableNursing journals: In-house use onlyUnbound journals: 2 hoursRENEWALS: Call 799-7147OVERDUESOverdue charges are $1.00 per item perday. Unpaid fines result in the suspensionof borrowing privileges.TELEPHONE NUMBERSLocation and Hours 713/795-4200Administrative Offices 799-7116Circulation Desk (renewals, fines) 799-7147Knowledge Network Services 799-7161Health Informatics Education Ctr. 799-7128Education and Training 799-7154McGovern Historical Center 799-7139Photocopy/Interlibrary Loan 799-7179Publications Services 799-7120FAX NUMBERSAdministration 790-7052Knowledge Network Services 797-0163Photocopy/Interlibrary Loan 790-7056Regional Medical Library 790-7030WORLD WIDE WEB ACCESShttp://www.library.tmc.educontinued on page 2MARCH  APRIL 20001Currently, the Department of IT Research participates in several clinically oriented, cross-institutional researchprojects. These include active collaborations with the Ben Taub Trauma Center, the University of Texas, and BaylorCollege of Medicine. Dr. Cone is directing a new project to develop an enterprise-wide database of computerizedpatient records. Dr. Aoki is directing or participates in several research projects involving telemedicine, emergencymedicine decision support, and disaster medicine. Drs. Aoki, Cone and Beck recently received funding from the USArmy to develop a telemedicine clinical decision support system in collaboration with the Tripler Army Medical Centerin Hawaii. Also, new research programs involving NASA are in the planning stages.New Library Department of Information Technology ResearchThe Department of IT Research is committed to keeping the Library at the forefront of the current informationrevolution. The Department is actively working with other library departments to develop sustainable research programsthat address the Librarys goals. Department members are exploring opportunities to: (a) contribute to the RegionalMedical Library, (b) offer advanced IT training for library fellows, (c) initiate collaborative projects with the Libraryssupporting Texas Medical Center Institutions, (d) provide database support for new library projects, and (e) assist withthe Librarys patient information services.The HAMTMC Library staff is very supportive of the new department. According to Deborah Halsted, MLS,MA, Director of Library Operations, The Department of Information Technology really brings the Library intothe 21st century based on the National Library of Medicine model.On February 29, 2000, the Friends of the TMC Library hosted anallday open house, beginning with a ceremony in which Earl J.Brewer, Jr., MD, President of the Friends presented an  $180,000check to J. Robert Beck, MD, Interim Executive Director of theHAMTMC Library. This generous grant will be used to fund theHouston Medical History Project. The purpose of the open housewas to encourage Houstonians to visit and explore the Library andtake advantage of the services the Library has to offer. Tours,computer demonstrations of the Jesse H. Jones Community HealthInformation Service, classes and informal presentations were offeredthroughout the day.Mrs. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Mrs. Daniel C. Arnold,Dr. Don W. Chapman, Mrs. Diana Untermeyer, andMr. S. Conrad Weil, Jr., observe as librarianElizabeth Williams, MLS,  demonstrates the TEXASHealthInfo homepageLIBRARY OPEN HOUSE EVENTAN EXTRA DAY IN YOUR SCHEDULEJ. Robert Beck, MD and Earl J. Brewer, Jr., MDDr. Zhang offers expertise on the human-computer interface as well as many other areas of Medical Informatics. Dr.Zupan develops new concepts for data exploration with an emphasis on data mining. The entire IT Research teamworks closely with J. Robert Beck, MD, the Librarys Interim Executive Director, who is an internationally recognizedexpert on Medical Information Technology.Elizabeth White, MLS, shows an exhibitfrom the McGovern Historical Collectionto members of the Friends of the TexasMedical Center Librarycontinued from page 12Richard Cone, MD, PhDFacts: 1999Month Art. Sent Pages Art. Rcvd PagesApril 154 1672 202 2363May 227 2394 229 2047June 229 3246 353 3074July 392 3918 351 3306August 355 3502 408 3930September 395 3687 546 5123October 597 5749 407 3363In April 1999, the HAMTMC Library began using Ariel, an imaging software package, as an alternative method ofdelivering and receiving interlibrary loan articles through the Internet.The Ariel system is comprised of two workstations, one dedicated to sending scanned documents to libraries and theother to receiving scanned documents.When a library requests an article, the OCLC  or DOCLINE request willindicate  what method of delivery is preferred. If Ariel delivery is requested, the article is pulled from the shelves,scanned using a Minolta PS3000 scanner, and delivered almost immediately. When the HAM-TMC Library requestsan article, we indicate Ariel as our preferred method of delivery. If the lending library has the Ariel software, they scanthe article and send it immediately to our receiving station to be printed.The advantages of using the Ariel system are lower cost, greater efficiency, and quality. In the past, requests from otherlibraries would be filled by our staff and usually faxed to the requesting library. The process involved pulling the volumefrom the shelves, photocopying the requested article, and faxing it to the requester. Faxing articles to a library not in thelocal calling area can be costly. An article thirty pages long with text and graphics can take twenty to thirty minutes tosend and costs the delivering library unnecessary long distance charges. The print and graphic quality of a faxed articleis diminished considerably from that of the original.Last year, when the HAM-TMC Library  began using the Ariel system, a total of  1,672 pages were sent to requestinglibraries and 2,363 pages were received. By October 1999, the monthly figure had increased to 5,749 pages sent, and3,363 pages received.Interlibrary Loan Electronic Delivery: ARIELThe HAMTMC Library has implemented a new service to provide public access to the Jesse H. Jones CommunityHealth Information Service collection. The Library is happy to announce that we now offer free library cards tomembers of the public so that they may check out books and videos from the consumer collection. (Items are markedConsumer on the spine). The cards do not provide library services such as interlibrary loan, remote access, etc., nordo they allow materials to be borrowed from other consortium libraries. These cards will be a different color from ourregular library cards and will say Jesse H. Jones Community Health Information Service in order to distinguish themfrom our full service cards. Holders of these cards will be subject to the same fines and circulation rules as our regularlibrary card holders.To obtain your free library card go to the Circulation desk. For more information contact Elizabeth Williams, MLS, at(713) 799-7183 or elizaw@library.tmc.eduJESSE H. JONES COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE LIBRARYCARDS34Deborah Halsted, Associate Directorof Knowledge Network Services wasappointed Director of LibraryOperations.Alice Richardson, Senior Accountantwas recently named Controller.Zina Hayes, Executive Assistant hasbeen appointed Human ResourcesAssociate.Congratulations to Donald Barclay, Assistant Director,Health Informatics Education Center, on his recentlypublished  book Managing Public-AccessComputers. Unlike a lot of computer books, this onedoes not fly off into the technosphere. Although thebook contains information about computer hardwareand software, it also covers real-life issues such aspurchasing computer furniture, protecting computerworkstations from hackers and vandals, and trainingstaff to assist users of public access computers. Even though this book isaimed at all types of librarians, Donald managed to put a medical spin on afew sections. For example he uses Dr. John Snow and the London choleraepidemic of 1854 to illustrate a point about the art of collecting, and acting on,data.NOTEWORTHYHouston Academy of Medicine Texas Medical Center Library1133 M.D. Anderson BoulevardHouston, TX 77030Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDHouston, TexasPermit No. 5142NEW STAFFFelicia Little, Web Specialist, came to theLibrary on April 17. Felicia worked in theLearning Assistance Lab of the Ficke-LairdLibrary at the University of Dubuque, she alsoserved in the United States Army for five years.Prior to coming to the Library, Felicia worked asan Administrative Assistant Researcher in theOffers and Compromise Group at the Internal Revenue Service. Felicia iscurrently enrolled in the second year of the Masters of Library ScienceProgram at the University of North Texas.CONGRATULATIONSLIBRARY LINESLibrary Lines is published six timesper year. Please call (713) 799-7169 tobe placed on our mailing list.Editors: Beatriz Varman, MLISDeborah Halsted, MLSInterim Executive Director:J. Robert Beck, MDFAREWELLTo Karen Ryaby, Chief FinancialOfficer, who left the library inFebruary.

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