What better way to inform the AUB community about the treasures of the Saab Medical Library (SML) other than by having an open day? And that's exactly what the staff of SML did on Tuesday October 20, 2009 from 12:00 to 6:00 pm. The staff set up in the lobby of the SML with tables stacked with delicious snacks and gifts such as two Samsung Digital Cameras, six art books, two MP3 players, five mugs, and five calculators. But of course these gifts were not won without any effort; the students that attended the event were challenged with medical information retrieval questions and about the SML library and its resources. If the students were able to correctly answer the questions, their names were placed in the draw for one of the many prizes.
So what are the SML treasures? Basically it's a three-in-one treasure of Quality Resources (such as a wide variety of e-journals and e-books, a user friendly homepage, remote access and access to the best medical and health databases available), Professional Help (from an excellent team that answers information queries, helps with literature searches, accessing hard to find articles, citation management and the Lebanese Corner, gives consultation on publishing, and offers live classes and web-based tutorials) and finally the Physical Facility itself (which will soon undergo renovation).
According to Aida Farha, the Information Specialist and Hilda Nassar, the Medical Librarian, "The event was a success because it attracted both professors, physicians and students, and they really enjoyed answering the questions and learning more about SML."
At 5:30 pm a draw took place to select the winners of the prizes, and they were: Amrou Hajjar, Samer El Dika, Sarah Assaf, Ghassan Afram, Georges Fidawi, Yumna Maalouf, Marwan Atallah, Cleo Youssef Massad, Fadi Maalouf, Solandia Saab, Nemr Muallem, Salah Zeindine, Elie Harmouche, Zeinab Saleh, Sarah Karam, Marwan Bakhach, Edward El Asmar, Mohamad Bashir Abiad, Racha Abou Chahine and last but not least, Lina Jbara. Congratulations to all! The gifts were graciously donated by Levant Distributors, Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, and the event was supported by the Medical Dean's Office.
From News Highlights
Author: Lina Jbara, Office of Communications, AUB
URL: http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/archive/preview.php?id=99460
