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The
restructured SBGH Library is staffed by two professional librarians, two
library assistants, and a casual shelver. The collection of 400 current
periodicals and 7,000 books will be maintained on site, and the library
will continue to offer a full range of reference, orientation and bibliographic
instruction, literature searching, and document delivery services. "As
a special library at Winnipeg's second largest hospital, our priority is
to respond quickly and effectively to the information needs of clinical
staff and researchers," say library assistants, Sonja Paas and Michele
Coutts. "And now University faculty and students working on the Taché
Campus have equal access to academic library services on site." Within
the structure of the University of Manitoba Libraries, the SBGH Library
is well positioned to improve service to all its varied clientele.
"We succeeded in making the change as transparent as possible for library users," says Hospital Librarian, Mark Rabnett. "We're happy with the results. Ada Ducas, Head of NJMHS Library, was a great help in making this important transition. Thanks should also go out to all those who worked so hard over the past year." The Carolyn Sifton-Helene Fuld library remains an active member of the Manitoba Health Libraries Association. As part of the large University community, the library continues to work towards improving access to information in the health sciences.
For more information, please contact Mark Rabnett, Head, Carolyn Sifton-Helene Fuld Library, at 237-2808, or by e-mail at: rabnettm@ms.umanitoba.ca.
Photo caption: Staff at the SBGH Library include (from
left) shelver, David Smith; library assistants, Sonja Paas and Michelle
Coutts; reference/outreach librarian, Tania Gottschalk; and library head,
Mark Rabnett. Ada Ducas is head of the Neil John Maclena Health Sciences
Library.
November 1998, News Release No. 53
