Library People

Center on Aging Library: Jane Prather has joined Donna Waldron in the Center on Aging Library, beginning Wednesday, August 8, 2001.

Collection Management: Tim Muren, Cataloging Assistant, is having his poetry featured in a combined poetry/art display at the UALR Fine Arts Gallery II from July 3-August 24, 2001.

The View From The VA

Welcome to a new column. The UAMS Library Staff who publish the UAMS Library News have graciously agreed to allow me to contribute on a regular basis to their publication. I will use this column to highlight various services the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare Library offers that you may not be aware of. I will try to keep this column informal and as informative as possible.

First some basics about the Library or Libraries at the VA. We have two Health Sciences Libraries: one in Little Rock and one in North Little Rock. You may use both. The one in Little Rock is located on the seventh floor in room 7D120. It is staffed Monday through Friday from 7 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon. After hours access is available by signing for a key in the admissions area of the hospital. The library in North Little Rock is in Building 170 (the one where the hospital is located) opposite the Canteen on the first floor. It is staffed Monday through Friday also but is closed daily from noon to 1:00 and on Friday from noon to 4:00 to allow the librarian to visit the wards.

Each library has a good selection of journals, books, and audio-visuals as well as public access computers. Persons needing assistance in conducting literature searching may contact the librarians, Michael Blanton at Little Rock and Glenna McCowan at North Little Rock. Interlibrary loans are available at no charge to those on VA rotation. The library also offers free photocopying to those on VA rotation.

Although we are quite a bit smaller than the UAMS Library, we feel our strength lies in our customer service. Look at us as your small town grocer who has the time to help you find just what you're looking for!

Future columns will discuss the VA Knowledge Network, the South Central VA Health Care Network Virtual Library, Learning Resources Web Site, and the Medical Media Delivery System (also known as TiltRack). Stay tuned.

George M. Zumwalt,
Chief, Learning Resources Service