The Medical Library Computer Resource Laboratory (CRL) has reopened with a very different look. We decided it deserved a new name - the 24/7 Computer & Study Space. The new name emphasizes the multiple purposes of the room and reminds our users that is accessible to anyone with a Yale University ID badge... Read More
On June 24 we changed our printing/copying/scanning system from UniPrint to Papercut. The interface for users on both the computer and the multifunction devices have changed. The YPPS BluePrint service now uses Papercut exclusively throughout all campus locations.
Yale University users had the balance of their UniPrint accounts automatically transferred to a PaperCut account. ... Read More
As you know, YaleLinks allows quick electronic access to journals and journal articles. On Monday, June 23rd, there will be a dramatic change in the way the YaleLinks menu looks in order to access a journal or article. However, the new YaleLinks menu has all of the same functionalities as before, allowing direct access to full text articles and linking out to Inter Library Loan (ILL).
If you... Read More
The “Clinicians’ Study Center” on the Saint Raphael Campus (SRC) of Yale-New Haven Hospital is officially open. This space offers a quiet refuge for clinicians and trainees to read, write, study or access online medical literature. The Study Center is located on the first floor of the Orchard Medical Building (Room E113) near the Orchard Street entrance. The space includes ten new computers, a... Read More
Medical Library Director, Kenny Marone retired on May 1, 2014 after 36 years of service. Susan Gibbons, University Librarian, expressed it best in her January 17, 2014 email to the entire Library staff:
In recent years, Kenny has held two vital positions at YUL. She is Director of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, which has balance modern innovation with the stewardship of... Read More
University Librarian Susan Gibbons announced the appointment of John Gallagher to Interim Director of the Medical Library:I am pleased to announce that John Gallagher will serve as the interim director of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library upon the departure of Kenny Marone on May 1nd. The position of director of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library also reports to the Medical School, and John’s... Read More
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library welcomes Rolando Garcia Milian as the Library's Biomedical Sciences Research Support Librarian. In this role, Rolando will serve as the primary liaison between the Medical Library and research departments, laboratories, and individual scientists across the Medical Center.Rolando brings to this position some wonderful expertise that we are really excited to... Read More
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library welcomes Melissa Funaro as the Library's new Evening/Weekend Supervisor & Reference Librarian.Melissa has worked in the Collection Development and Management Department at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library for 7 years. She’s been active in the Connecticut Library Association, Connecticut Association of Health Sciences Librarians and recently presented at the... Read More
The Medical Library is undergoing a number of key personnel changes over the next week. These include the retirement of Director & Associate University Librarian R. Kenny Marone; Associate Director John Gallagher assuming the position of Interim Director; current Library staff member Melissa Funaro assuming the position of Evening/Weekend Supervisor and Reference Librarian; and the arrival... Read More
The Medical Library’s 2012-2013 report is now available online. The report highlights a number of recent projects, including:
Integrating library resources and services with those of the Hospital of St. Raphael (HSR) after its acquisition by Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH);
Helping Yale researchers comply with the requirements of NIH Public Access policy;
Training YNHH nurses in... Read More