From Kew Gardens Hills to Bay Shore

We didn’t have these at my last library!

Touro libraries are not all the same. Are we one big family? Yes! Work very well together across the miles? Yes! Provide services to students and staff? Yes, again! However, there are still some pretty big differences between the locations. This is something I have a new perspective on after moving from librarian at the Lander College for Men to become Chief Librarian at the Bay Shore Campus in Fall 2015.

On National Nutrition Month from a former RD

Before I was a Librarian, I was a Dietitian.  That was a while ago. My favorite part of the job was finding and reading the latest nutrition research in scholarly journals, which is probably why I decided to become a Librarian and work in a Health Sciences Library.  Nutrition recommendations are constantly changing and evolving and I admit I haven’t kept up since I no longer see clients or give nutrition advice.  But since March is National Nutrition Month, I thought I would take a look at what’s happening in my old line of work.

Guest Post: Roles of Women in Academic Leadership

Panelists and attendees at the Women’s Leadership Council Panel Discussion

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the Women’s Leadership Council of Touro College sponsored a panel discussion entitled, “Roles of Women in Academic Leadership.”  This outstanding event celebrated National Women’s History Month, which is observed during March in recognition of women’s many accomplishments throughout history.  The extraordinary panel featured four Touro College women executives: Vice Presidents Nadja Graff, Eva Spinelli-Sexter, Marian Stoltz-Loike, and Dean Sabra Brock.  I, Dean Donne Kampel, moderated the event.  The five of us came together to describe our career experiences in higher education to a packed audience of women and men from inside and outside of the organization. Many women came to the event to learn more about how to become leaders and perhaps the secrets to success of the women who were discussing their careers.  

Ace the PANCE Exam with the help of PA Easy

Studying at the Bay Shore Library

Certification exams loom over most students enrolled at the Touro College School of Health Sciences.  These exams are an inevitable part of the medical field and are often regarded as terrifying by students and professors alike.  The best way to rise above the chatter and to take on these exams head on is preparation.  Touro College Libraries are here to help!  We maintain a large collection of review materials including books, ebooks and databases.

The Librarian’s Image Problem

(CC image via flickr)

When I tell people I am a librarian, one of the first responses I get is, “You don’t seem like a librarian.” I sometimes get an innocuous response like, “But you don’t wear glasses” (no, I don’t). I have also had humorous quasi-insults like, “So do you live alone with 30 cats?” (well, only 4 so I guess I’m still working on it).

2015 Customer Satisfaction Survey 2: Addressing Your Concerns

Feedback is the key to improvement

Everybody likes good news, so we were pleased to hear about some the things that you found most helpful about the library. Here are some of the answers to the question “What do you like about the library?”

AKA: Proquest Flow is now RefWorks

A few months ago, I waxed poetic about the features of a reference manager called Proquest Flow, but if you go looking for it today, you won’t have much luck. The good news, however, is that all of the same great tools and easy-to-use interface are still available, just under a new name: RefWorks. 

Do you know PBS?

Photography Transformed: 1960-1999

The other day, I received a video clip from a friend in my email. It was on photography: how it has affected people throughout the years and how it is still influencing viewers every day. It seemed interesting, and I wanted to watch the complete film. The documentary was by PBS, and since I knew that our library has a streaming video collection from PBS, I checked to see if we own that particular title.

Staff Profile: Yeshaya Metal

Yeshaya Metal (L) with Dr. David Levy at the Winter 2016 Library Staff Meeting

Where were you born?

Poland

Where else have you lived?

The Bronx, Connecticut, England, NJ, Brooklyn

What languages do you speak?

English, Yiddish, Hebrew