Director's Desk

In July 2001, the Library hosted an excellent and well-attended workshop on PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistants). At the time, it became clear that there is a strong and growing interest in the use of PDA’s around campus. The Library is exploring the delivery of knowledge-based content through PDA’s. On December 3rd at noon in Himmelfarb Library, Room B103, there will be a demonstration of a new product from OVID, our vendor for Medline, many electronic journals, and evidence-based medicine resources. This product is called Ovid@Hand and is designed to complement their online products. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. Lunch will be served. Contact the Reference Desk (202-994-2850 or library@gwumc.edu) to reserve a place.

I would also like to ask readers and PDA enthusiasts if they would be interested in joining a listserv and users’ group dedicated to PDA issues. The Library is happy to host both and provide PDA users with a forum to exchange ideas, solve problems, and share stories! Again please contact the Reference Desk if you are interested in participating. Please let us know what times are best for meetings—lunchtime, late afternoon, or mornings. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you December 3rd !

Anne Linton, Director,
Library Services