Emory University-Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library Position Available

Location: Atlanta, GA

Open Date:  Jul 16, 2024

Position Summary
Reporting to the Head of Information Services, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist builds partnerships with individual faculty, departments, and the School of Nursing to optimize the use of information for research, education, and patient care. To this end, the informationist identifies information needs of students, faculty, and staff in the School of Nursing. In response to these needs, the Nursing and Research Impact Informationist: 1) delivers in-depth reference, research, and consultation services, 2) designs and provides instruction, 3) creates information products and digital tools, and 4) identifies and recommends information resources for the library collection. In addition, this informationist 5) analyzes publication data to aid with reporting the impact of publishing and research activities across the academic units served by the library.

Emory Libraries requires that our employees recognize diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential core values to achieving our mission to enrich the quality of life in an inclusive work environment through competency training, reassurance of personal growth, restorative communication practices, and embrace our diverse identities of patrons within the Emory community.

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Rest in peace Ken Robichaux

Many of us in GHSLA knew Ken Robichaux.  Below is a message distributed to SC/MLA and GHSLA by Hannah Rogers, GHSLA Treasurer:

For 26 years Ken Robichaux was the Southeast Regional Sales Coordinator for Majors Scientific Books working out of Atlanta and Charleston. His customer base (many of whom became life-long friends) included health sciences librarians in hospitals and medical schools, and academic bookstores. Ken was an exhibitor and presenter at library association meetings and especially loved attending Southern Chapter regional and southeast state professional association meetings.

Ken made many visits to customers in the Atlanta hospitals and medical schools whenever he staffed the Majors Medical Bookstore located on North Avenue.  In fact, Ken traveled annually to call on his customers throughout the southeast to enlighten us on the latest editions of medical books and new titles. Everyone enjoyed Ken’s stories and his sense of humor. He was always so gracious!

All our best to his wife Anne (librarian) and family.

Ken’s obituary can be viewed here.

Dues in 2025

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Colleagues,

With GHSLA deferring membership dues for the past 2 years, dues will be reinstituted in 2025.  We value and appreciate your support!

Miriam Libbey Lecture 2024

Kim Powell, Research Impact Informationist, Emory WHSC Library gives the Miriam Libbey Lecture: “History and Vision.”  Lots of historical perspectives related to medical librarianship and the impact of Miriam Libbey, former director of the A.W. Calhoun Medical Library (precursor to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library).