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The latest issue of the Biomedical Library newsletter, Currents, is available online. Topics in this issue include:
As most of you know, the Governor of California has recently proposed a $500 million cut to the University of California’s budget for the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year. To prepare for an anticipated $60 million cut, the campus has asked the Libraries to prepare for a $3 million budget cut, on top of the nearly $5 million in cuts the Libraries have absorbed to date.
The attached document describes the budget reductions suffered by the Libraries since 2008/09 and outlines the actions the Libraries will need to take to absorb an additional $3 million cut in 2011/12. This document has been shared with all campus Deans, Academic Affairs’ Department Chairs, the College Provosts, the Academic Senate leadership, the presidents of the Associated and the Graduate Student Association, and the Libraries staff in order to pave the way for the serious discussions we will need to have in order to downsize and rethink what we do and how we do it. The budget cut scenario outlined for 2011/12 includes further cuts to the collections budget and reducing the number of library buildings we staff and support from six to two.
I welcome your input on how we implement these changes over the next year, in order to focus on what will best serve our university community with significantly reduced resources.
Sincerely,
Brian E. C. Schottlaender
The Audrey Geisel University Librarian
In celebration of UC San Diego’s 50th anniversary, the Biomedical Library and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences are hosting a Founders’ Day seminar. “Founding the Future: Health Sciences’ Legacy of Excellence” will be presented from noon to 1:30 pm on November 18, 2010 in the Biomedical Library Events Room. Four Health Sciences faculty members will speak about their current work, future initiatives, and the pioneering efforts of founding faculty that paved the way. The featured speakers are:
Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Pharmacy David N. Bailey, MD, former Interim Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences and Dean at UC San Diego, and former Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences and Dean at UC Irvine, will serve as moderator. A reception will follow the program. Space is limited so sign up as soon as possible in order to reserve a seat. Later that day, beginning at 3:00 pm, the campus-wide 50th Anniversary Founders’ Day celebration will take place at Town Square on Myers Drive. See http://50th.ucsd.edu for more details.
The latest issue of the UC San Diego Biomedical Library newsletter, Currents, is available. Learn how to:
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Last week the Biomedical Library lost an old friend, Dr. Helen M. Ranney. Dr. Ranney, an ardent library supporter for many years, was well known for her landmark research which helped show the link between genetic factors and sickle cell anemia.
She was also well-known for her many achievements as a “pioneering” woman in medicine. Among her many “firsts,” she was the first woman to chair a Department of Medicine (here at UCSD), the first woman president of the Association of American Physicians, and the first woman to be selected as a Distinguished Physician of the Veterans Administration. She was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Read more about Dr. Ranney on her National Library of Medicine “Changing the Face of Medicine” profile. The “Changing the Face of Medicine” site honors the achievements of women in medicine from the 19th century to the present.
We will miss seeing Dr. Ranney around the library. Goodbye, old friend, and thanks for everything.