The Levy Library: a Look Back at 2019

What a year it has been! 2019 for The Levy Library was a time of growth. We welcomed new team members, continuously developed our wellness programming, made strides in the world of academic publishing, connected with our amazing communities, and continued to strive to be the best possible resource that we can be for all within the Mount Sinai Health System. 

Here are some highlights of just a handful of happenings from 2019:

 

JANUARY

• The Levy Library welcomed Chelsea Rein, librarian for the Phillips School of Nursing at Beth Israel.

 

FEBRUARY

• Wellness came to the forefront with the introduction of the library's wellness table and relaxation offerings.
• Researchers had the opportunity to receive hands-on training in the best practices for sharing code and data.

 

MAY

• The Levy Library promoted its resources and services to Mount Sinai Health System communities during the annual Information Forum.

• The library's wellness initiatives were represented at this year's Wellness Fair and the team got the community thinking about what makes them smile.

 

JULY

• Lily Martin, Reference & Instruction Librarian, joined the team!
• Authors within our very own community took the spotlight in 30 Days of Mount Sinai Authors.

 

AUGUST

• We learned a little bit more about Evita Rodrigues in this "Behind the Desk" interview.

 

SEPTEMBER

• Gali Halevi gave a presentation on altmetrics at the 2019 ISSI conference. 

 

OCTOBER

• The Levy Library co-presented the "Preprints: Fact, Myths and More" event.

• The Levy Library celebrated Open Access Week.

 

YEAR-LONG

• And, of course, we can't forget all of the excellent classes that were taught and adorable dogs that visited!