Library Link: October 2020
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Library Link Your monthly newsletter from Library Services Unity Health Toronto October, 2020 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] librarysmh.ca bit.ly/providencelib library.stjoestoronto.ca NEW! Collaborate and Partner With Us! @ smhealthscilib Did you know? You can order and pick- up books, journals, and iPads from St. Michael's Hospital Library. Request items and schedule your pick-up from our St. Michael's site between 10AM- 3PM, Monday to Friday. For more details on this service please read our blog post here: bit.ly/SMHschedulepickup Open Access Week: Open with Purpose Anti-BIPOC Racism & EDI Titles Added to Library Scheduled Library Pick-up Advanced Searching Using Medline Oct 1st, 12-1 PM (Zoom) Advanced PowerPoint & Presentation Skills Oct 6th, 12-1 PM (Zoom) Online Teaching and Engagement Toolkit Oct 15th , 12-1 PM (Zoom) Open With a Purpose (Open Access) Oct 20th , 12-1 PM (Zoom) Zoom details here: bit.ly/OctLibWorkshops or email [email protected] October Workshops CMAJ Publication Support Custom Workshops Ask us to lead a workshop catered to your team's unique learning needs. Search skills? Research impact? TOC alerts? DIY infographics? We've got you covered! Knowledge Synthesis Projects Whether it's a systematic, scoping, or realist review, apply for an Information Specialist to contribute their expertise to your team. Working with us will help see your project to publication. Library spaces are now open! Information Specialist Carolyn Ziegler supported Tara Kiran with a background search for her recent publication, Closing the gender pay gap in Canadian medicine published in the CMAJ. This study has been featured in several news articles, making great strides to bring awareness to this issue. Congratulations to all involved with this important publication! Providence: Mon & Wed 9-5 pm St. Michael's: Mon - Fri 10-4 pm St. Joseph's: Mon & Wed & Fri 10-6 pm In our August Newsletter we shared details of our work to develop collections related to anti- BIPOC racism and oppression. These new titles serve to amplify BIPOC voices and experiences, dismantle systemic racism, and provide access to resources for self-direct learning and reflection. See the collection of 30+ new titles here: bit.ly/EDIcollection October 19-25 is Open Access Week, and this year’s theme is: Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion. This theme underscores the importance of placing equity and inclusion at the centre of rebuilding the research and scholarship environment to be open by default. As demonstrated through the pandemic, openness in scholarly research and knowledge sharing are powerful tools that can have wide reaching positive impacts; yet even in places where openness is a core value structural racism and discrimination can disenfranchise minorities from life-saving information. Check out Open Access Week's page and come to our O pen Access instructional session during Open Access Week Welcome, partner! Library Services has launched a new Collaboration & Partnerships section on our websites. We are keen to share and discuss collaboration opportunities with ALL departments across Unity Health for custom workshops, knowledge synthesis projects, co-creation of resource guides, and more! Interested? Visit our page for more information: bit.ly/LibCollabs Resource Guides We use a web-based content management system to build and curate Resource Guides (“mini websites”) which are mobile-responsive, accessible, easy to maintain and update. Partner with us to co-create a guide for your team or project! Doing so will help ensure best evidence supports practice, content is well-organized, and will help your team access information quickly.
Transcript of Library Link: October 2020
Library LinkYour monthly newsletter from
Library Services
Unity Health Toronto
October, 2020
librarysmh.ca
bit.ly/providencelib
library.stjoestoronto.ca
NEW! Collaborate and Partner With Us!
@smhealthscilib
Did you know? You can order and pick-up books, journals, and iPads from St. Michael's Hospital Library. Request
items and schedule your pick-up from our St. Michael's site between 10AM-
3PM, Monday to Friday. For more details on this service please read our
blog post here: bit.ly/SMHschedulepickup
Open Access Week: Open with Purpose
Anti-BIPOC Racism & EDI Titles Added to Library
Scheduled Library Pick-up
Advanced Searching Using Medline
Oct 1st, 12-1 PM (Zoom)
Advanced PowerPoint
& Presentation Skills
Oct 6th, 12-1 PM (Zoom)
Online Teaching and Engagement Toolkit
Oct 15th , 12-1 PM (Zoom)
Open With a Purpose (Open Access)
Oct 20th , 12-1 PM (Zoom)
Zoom details here: bit.ly/OctLibWorkshopsor email [email protected]
October Workshops
CMAJ Publication Support
Custom WorkshopsAsk us to lead a workshop catered to your team's unique learning needs. Search skills? Research impact? TOC alerts? DIY infographics? We've got you covered!
Knowledge Synthesis Projects Whether it's a systematic, scoping, or realist review, apply for an Information Specialist to contribute their expertise to your team. Working with us will help see your project to publication.
Library spaces are now open!
Information Specialist Carolyn Ziegler supported Tara Kiran with a background
search for her recent publication, Closing the gender pay gap in Canadian medicine
published in the CMAJ. This study has been featured in several news articles,
making great strides to bring awareness to this issue. Congratulations to all
involved with this important publication!
Providence: Mon & Wed 9-5 pm
St. Michael's:Mon - Fri 10-4 pm
St. Joseph's:Mon & Wed & Fri 10-6 pm
In our August Newsletter we shared details of our work to develop collections related to anti-BIPOC racism and oppression. These new titles serve to amplify BIPOC voices and experiences,
dismantle systemic racism, and provide access to resources for self-direct learning and reflection.
See the collection of 30+ new titles here: bit.ly/EDIcollection
October 19-25 is Open Access Week, and this year’s theme is: Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion. This theme
underscores the importance of placing equity and inclusion at the centre of rebuilding the research and scholarship environment to be open by default. As
demonstrated through the pandemic, openness in scholarly research and knowledge sharing are powerful tools that can have wide reaching positive
impacts; yet even in places where openness is a core value structural racism and discrimination can disenfranchise minorities from life-saving information.
Check out Open Access Week's page and come to our Open Access instructional session during Open Access Week
Welcome, partner! Library Services has launched
a new Collaboration & Partnerships section on our
websites. We are keen to share and discuss
collaboration opportunities with ALL departments
across Unity Health for custom workshops,
knowledge synthesis projects, co-creation of
resource guides, and more! Interested? Visit our
page for more information: bit.ly/LibCollabs
Resource GuidesWe use a web-based content management system to build and curate Resource Guides (“mini websites”) which are mobile-responsive, accessible, easy to maintain and update. Partner with us to co-create a guide for your team or project! Doing so will help ensure best evidence supports practice, content is well-organized, and will help your team access information quickly.
