Oregon

originally submitted 10-16-00 to hlib-nw by Diane Carroll

 

The Excruciating History of Dentistry, is just one of the scores of titles on virtually every aspect of dental history, from anesthesia to implants, that are available in the Van Hassel Library located at the OHSU School of Dentistry. The collection holds contemporary titles, such as the one named above, as well as old and rare books. It is the most complete history of dentistry in Oregon and the Northwest. In the late 1970's, Sharon Tashjian, Dental Librarian, and Dr. J. Henry Clarke, then a new faculty member, spent hours retrieving rare books and artifacts from a damp and dusty area of the Dental School's basement.

 

In 1980 and 1981, Dr. Clarke and the librarian, Carrie Willman, formerly Carol Laxer, submitted a proposal to the School of Dentistry's Alumni Association to provide funds to renovate the "History of Dentistry Room" and to restore damaged books. An Archives and History of Dentistry Committee was formed and is still active in the School. The Alumni Association donated the funds for the "proper storage and display of historic artifacts and books". In 1982, a second Alumni grant provided for the restoration of the rare book collection. Among the rare books is the first issue, 1839, of The American Journal of Dental Science. The collection includes issues from 1839 -1843 and 1853-1856. There is the first scientific text on the causes of dental caries, Microorganisms of the Human Mouth, (1890) by W. D. Miller; and, the Natural History and Diseases of the Human Teeth, (1814), by Joseph Fox, Dentist to the British Royal Family.

 

Numerous dental artifacts are also part of the Collection and are on exhibit in the School of Dentistry's History of Dentistry Room and in the Sixth Floor hallway outside of the Van Hassel Library.

 

On June 24, 2000, the first regional component of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry was inaugurated at a meeting in the School of Dentistry. Members throughout Oregon and Washington attended the meeting, which featured a lecture on dental antiques by Dr. James Layport, orthodontist from Coos Bay. Following the lecture was a sealed-bid auction of dental antiques and collectibles. Membership in this organization is not restricted to dentists, but is open to those interested in dental history, antiques and collectibles.

 

For more information, contact Dr. J. Henry Clarke, 611 SW Campus Dr., Portland OR 97201; (503) 494-7633

 

submitted by Diane Carroll

Dolores Zegar Judkins, M.L.S., has been named head of Research and Reference Services in the OHSU Library. She has been with the OHSU libraries since 1982, and has worked as a reference librarian as well as head of the Dental Library from 1983-1991, coordinator of Consumer Health Resources since 1998, and as librarian and Web manager for the Center for Women's Health since 1997.

Prior to OHSU, Judkins worked at the Multnomah County Library, Suffolk Cooperative Library System in New York, and as a Peace Corps librarian in Honduras. She also worked at Good Samaritan Hospital Library and Eastmoreland Hospital Library. Dolores can be reached at 503 494-3478 and in the library in BICC 347 or judkinsd@ohsu.edu

Diane Carroll appointed to new OHSU Library Planning and Development position

submitted by Diane Carroll

Diane Carroll, Ph.D., has been appointed to the newly created position of head of Library Planning and Development. Carroll's background includes working as a medical librarian for the American Medical Association Library; at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, School of Medicine Library; and as a director of the Central Maine Medical Center Library.

She also has a doctorate in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has taught applied nutrition, performed research with dairy cattle and advised students at Oregon State University.

Carroll is excited to return to library work and believes she has an enhanced perspective after writing grants, performing lab work, publishing and teaching. In her new role in the OHSU Library, she will be maintaining and establishing new connections with OHSU units and departments on and off campus as well as overseeing long-term library projects. Carroll is located in BICC 309 and can be reached at 503 494-6659 or carroldi@ohsu.edu

Washington

originally submitted 6-30-00 to hlib-nw by Laura Larsson

Friends and Colleagues:

I will be leaving the Department of Health Services at the University of Washington, my academic home for nearly 20 years, to accept a one year NLM Informatics Fellowship at OHSU. My last day at UW is August 31. I start the Fellowship September 20.

I'm very excited about having a year to study, take courses, do research, and write papers. Working with such luminaries in the Informatics field as Joan Ash and Bill Hersh, and with professional colleagues at OHSU is something I'm very much looking forward to.

I will be concentrating on learning everything I can about public health informatics, which has been a passion of mine for many years. My specific research interests are on the topic of "open learning objects" both by themselves and in conjunction with metadata. Open learning objects are going to be of increasing interest as distance learning continues to grow and develop, and I plan to see what I can do to open up access to online content for our profession and for our public health colleagues.

Please do not think that this is the last you will see of me. I'm just changing my venue, not my interest in you, my colleagues, or my interest in the profession. I plan to add myself to the hlib-nw list as soon as I learn what my OHSU email address is.

I do not know at this time what will happen with my position. If my department decides to continue funding my position, it seems likely that my assistant, Yuki Durham, will be a strong candidate. However, I will keep you posted. It's been a terrific job and the people in my department are great to work with.

Regards, and have a happy 4th of July. Fireworks are already going off in my life.

Laura
larsson@u.washington.edu

 

NLM Announces: Funding for Health Information for the Public

 

originally posted 8-28-00 to hlib-nw by the RML

 

NLM announced that it has funded four more Health Information for the Public Projects -- one of them is here in the Pacific Northwest. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA. The Project Director is Rhonda Stone.

 

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Washington State has received funding to create a regional health information network. The network will link multiple organizations including the Yakima Valley Regional Library System, the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, the Yakima Health District and Wellness House, a consumer-based resource facility for catastrophic health conditions. Project goals include enhanced access to electronic health information through training and web site development.

 

Congratulations to the folks in Yakima.

 

 

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Northwest Notes / 21(3) Jul-Sept 2000 / November 3, 2000