3rd Annual Research Mixer

Please join us for the 3^rd Annual Research Mixer, co-sponsored by the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library and the Office of Research and Biotechnology.

The Research Mixer is an opportunity for researchers to share their current work in a friendly, interactive venue. This event also demonstrates the value of the WesternU Research Clusters, in bringing together partners from different colleges seeking solutions to critical unresolved problems in the health sciences.

Staff from IT, University Advancement, and the Library will provide information regarding the many services available to researchers.

If you would like your research poster to be included, please submit your poster information here no later than June 7, 2016. Students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to participate. Space is limited to 20 submissions. Posters with dimensions up to 44” x 65” can be accommodated.  

All are welcome to attend, please RSVP here.

Tuesday June 14, 2016,  4:00 p.m. to 6 ;00 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library – First Floor Lobby and J and K Virtual Reality Learning Center

Email questions to the Reference & Outreach Department (reference@westernu.edu)

Pumerantz Library Research Mixer

Are you involved in research at WesternU? Do you know what other research is being performed on campus? Do you know how the library can help you in your research endeavors?

All of these questions can be answered at the Pumerantz Library's Research Mixer. This inaugural mixer will provide you, the researcher, with an opportunity to meet with library staff, mingle with other researchers and locate future collaborators. If you plan to attend, we invite you to display your favorite or most recent research poster electronically.

Who: WesternU faculty/researchers & research fellows
When: Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Where: Pumerantz Library First Floor Lobby
From: 4 pm to 6 pm


If you would like to attend or for more information please contact the Pumerantz Library Reference and Outreach Department at reference@westernu.edu or by calling 909-469-5323.

2011 is World Veterinary Year

This is the year that veterinarians around the world are called upon to promote their profession and educate the community on what veterinarians do and can do not only for our animal friends but for mankind as a whole. Veterinarians have been treating animal and and by extension humankind for over 250 years, from the original “horse doctors” to the modern day small animal cardiologists; the veterinary field has grown and specialized.

Locally the Pumerantz Library is teaming up with Western University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to provide displays on the history of not only the field of veterinary medicine in general but also the College, faculty and deans. The Library will have one featured display showcasing the history of veterinary medicine as wells as the history of WesternU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. We will also have smaller display that will feature a different rotating topic.

To stay current with World Veterinary Year events at the library watch this blog, check out our Facebook page or stop by the Pumerantz Library often to see what’s currently being featured. For more information on the World Veterinary Year organization please visit the Vet 2011 site.

National Medical Librarian Month

October is National Medical Librarian’s Month. Come to the library and help your university librarians celebrate. We are bringing back old favorite events and workshops as well as introducing some new ones.

To start it all off on Monday, October 4th is Snapshot Day - a day in the life of your library. Come to the library and use our services and resources as you normally would. Show how much the library means to you, stop and leave your thoughts on our comment boards on the first floor.

Workshops:

• Oct 4: - Effective study techniques for medical school – Nicholas Blank-Spadoni
  
• Oct 6: - Web 2.0 tools in Medicine – Rudy R. Barreras
  
• Oct 13: - Clinical Apps in Medicine – Rudy R. Barreras
  
• Oct 14: - Using images in PowerPoints and presentations – Ruth Harris
  
• Oct 18: - Cite While You Write® and EndNote® Output Styles - Alicia Saulpaugh
  
• Oct 21:- Test anxiety and relaxation techniques – Dagmar Cofer
  
• Oct 27: - PowerPoint® for students – David Peterson
  
• Oct 28: - Researching using embase® – Ruth Harris
  

For times and more details please visit our workshop guide.  

Book Repair Day – October 19 - Leave a book in need of repair at the library. We’ll fix it and get it back to you. Please allow a few days for staff to repair the book and contact you.  

Bi-annual Library Book Sale – October 25 – 31 - Books will be replenished throughout the week so remember to stop back to see what has been added.  

Fine Free Friday – October 29 - Come in on this one day and the library will forgive a fine on a book that you currently have checked out. Sorry, we can't forgive previous or existing fines, nice try though!  

Candy! - October 25 - 31 - Our public service desks, check out and reference, will have candy on hand.

Pumerantz Library participates in Snapshot Day

The Harriet K. & Philip Pumerantz Library is joining libraries across the state in participating in “Snapshot: One Day in the Life of California Libraries” on October, 4, 2010 to show how important academic, public, school, and special libraries and library systems are to the state of California. This Snapshot Day has been developed by the California Library Association (CLA).

On October, 4, 2010, the Pumerantz Library will compile statistics, customer comments, photographs, and other data chronicling a typical library day. The results collected will be added to those of other libraries across California, by CLA, to show how libraries provide invaluable services to California citizens.

Kim Bui-Burton, CLA President and Director of the Monterey Public Library, “I invite all California community members of any age to visit their library on this historic day and be a part of this first ever "snapshot" of California libraries. Every kind of library provides unique and irreplaceable services; we know this because in communities across the state library usage is rising, and demand is growing for books and other resources, knowledgeable staff assistance and computer/Internet access - despite budget cuts, reduced hours and programs. We believe this California libraries ‘snapshot’ will show the essential library services and life-changing experiences that California's communities depend on, especially during these times of severe economic distress. We look forward to capturing this "day in the life of California libraries" to demonstrate to decision makers the extent that our patrons, customers and future leaders rely on California libraries for critical library services, resources and programs - now, more than ever."