Eric Albright has been appointed as the new Health Sciences Library Director effective August 7, 2002. He joins Tufts with 12 years of library experience at the University of Chicago John Crerar Library, Northwestern University Galter Health Sciences Library and most recently at Duke University Medical Center Library. Eric Albright’s appointment resulted from a national search that attracted an excellent pool of candidates.

As the Health Sciences Library (HSL) Director, Eric will be responsible for overall leadership, administration and program development during a time of rapid and exciting changes in the role of libraries in medical education, research, and practice. The HSL serves the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts-New England Medical Center and Tufts affiliated teaching hospitals.

 A LIBRARY FOR THE 21st CENTURY: LAMAR SOUTTER LIBRARY'S RENOVATION PROJECT

By Elaine R. Martin, Director of Library Services

After three years of planning, the Lamar Soutter Library Renovation/Remodel Project got underway in January 2002. The project is expected to be completed by the end of September.

The goals of the project have been to enhance information technology access, improve user seating and access to public services and to improve the functionality of staff workspaces. Cosmetically, new carpet and paint throughout the library’s three floors was also included in the project. At the same time, the library was able to outsource its photocopy service which provided us with six new digital copy machines. After seven months into the project we are beginning to see real progress. For more information, feel free to contact me.

Michelle Giberti, Medical Librarian at the Somerville Hospital of the Cambridge Health Alliance, will be teaching a hands-on computer class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education (CCAE) in December titled The Internet and the Medical Library: Be Your Own Consumer Health Advocate on December 4 from 6:30-9:30 pm. She will be teaching a similar class on November 14^th 6-9 pm in Waltham, at the Charles River Internet Center (CRIC) which will be titled The Internet and Consumer Health. Please contact Michelle at 617-591-4288 or email: mgiberti@challiance.org for more information about these classes or check out registration information on the CCAE and CRIC web sites listed below:

Effective August 7, 2002, Eric Albright, MLS will assume the position of Director of Tufts University's Health Sciences Library. Eric will replace Cora Ho as the Tufts University Health Sciences Library’s institutional member and representative.