Daily Archives: August 21, 2019

National Library of Medicine’s Loansome Doc services discontinued for non-affiliates

Posted on by

On July 1, 2019, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) retired the Loansome Doc system. The system was closed due to a continued decrease in use that peaked in 2002.

UT Southwestern alumni and local healthcare professionals must register as “Unaffiliated” clients with the UTSW Library’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service to request articles. For further information, please see First Time User Registration for Interlibrary Loan.

Registered users who previously used Loansome Doc from within PubMed to request articles from UT Southwestern Library can continue to do so in the future by directly using their UTSW ILLiAD account to request articles. Please refer to the following video tutorial for a step by step guidance: How To Order Articles from UTSW Library.

PubMed remains the key source for indexed, peer-reviewed literature. Copies of many articles are available for free, and others are available for purchase. (See “How to Get the Journal Article for more information.”)

In addition to PubMed, the following resources offer access to journal articles:

Please contact UTSW Interlibrary Loan unit with any questions at 214-648-2001 or LibILL@utsouthwestern.edu

AVP for Library Services Kelly Gonzalez chosen as mentor for 2019/2020 AAHSL and NLM Leadership Fellows and Mentors Program

Posted on by

The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) recently announced the members of the 2019/2020 class of the NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program. Kelly Gonzalez, Assistant Vice President for Library Services, has been chosen to mentor Marisa L. Conte, MLIS, AHIP, Assistant Director, Research and Informatics, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The jointly sponsored program matches fellows and mentors in a one-year leadership development program.  Since the program began in 2002, 54 percent of fellow graduates have assumed director positions. The cohort includes five fellows and their mentors, who will begin their work together at the November AAHSL meeting in Boston.

The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program prepares emerging leaders for director positions in academic health sciences libraries. The program provides a combination of in-person and virtual learning experiences for fellows and offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with the cohort of participants. Fellows are paired with mentors who are academic health sciences library directors. Mentors work closely with their fellows throughout the year and host their fellow’s visit to their library.

The candidate pool for fellows and demand for the program remain strong. Selection is competitive and recognition of a substantial record of leadership accomplishment and potential for a director position.