On December 14.12.2022, His Magnificence the Rector of PUMS, Prof. Andrzej Tykarski, together with the Vice-Rector, Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, the Director of the Main Library of PUMS, Ms. Magdalena Naskręt, and Mr. Bolesław Howorka, the Director of the Library of our University in 1976-1998, symbolically opened the Hall of Senior Professors.
The ceremony was graced by the presence of Senior Professors: Prof. Wanda Baer-Dubowska, Prof. Wanda Kocięcka, Prof. Zenon Kokot and Prof. Lucjusz Zaprutko, as well as Vice-Rectors, Chancellors of Sciences, Deans of our University and Employees of the PUMS Library.
The room was created as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Library's activity. A friendly place was made available, which allows Senior Professors to continue their scientific work and access the latest literature within the PUMS electronic resources. It is also a space where scientific discussions can be held over a cup of coffee.
In October 2024, the name of the room was changed and from now on it functions as: Professors' Club. The room is available to all PUMS Professors.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the PUMS Main Library, a special publication was published:
On October 19, 2022, Ebsco Day was organized at the PUMS Main Library. The event enabled direct meetings with EBSCO specialists and invited publishers and representatives of libraries from all over Poland. It was also an opportunity to discuss the most current challenges faced by libraries, exchange experiences related to daily work or share solutions that support the functioning of libraries.
Agenda:
October 19, 2022 / Poznań / Main Library of Poznan University of Medical Sciences
09:30 – 10:00 Breakfast and registration
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome of Guests by the Organizers
10:10–10:20 A few words of introduction from the Host Library
10:20 – 11:00 New full-text databases in EBSCO's offer
11:00 – 11:30 JoVE Video Platform
11:30 – 12:00 EBSCO eBooks and EBSCO Collection Manager
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee break | Publishers' tables
12:30 – 13:00 Wiley: The importance and use of digital primary sources and older content in teaching and research
13:00 – 13:30 A few words about EBSCO Discovery Service and FOLIO
13:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Magazine subscriptions and syndication packages from scratch
14:30 – 14:45 How to promote electronic resources?
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic reached Poland in March 2020. Numerous restrictions were introduced, which also affected the functioning of the PUMS Main Library.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the PUMS Main Library, a special publication was published:
The XXI Medical Libraries Problem Conference "Medical libraries in the face of the problem of bibliometric evaluation of scientific achievements of universities" was organized on November 28-29, 2002 by the Main Library of the University of Medical Sciences as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of its existence. Its subject matter concerned the issue of the participation of medical libraries in the preparation of bibliometric data for the evaluation of scientific achievements of parent scientific units.
It was attended by representatives of all medical university libraries and the Main Medical Library and several medical institutes, as well as invited guests: Prof. Dr. Marcin Kamiński from the Medical Sciences Team of the KBN and Dr. Marek Graczyński, co-author of the ranking of Polish journals and creator of Index Copernicus. The conference was also attended by IT specialists from companies cooperating with libraries in the field of automation of documentation work.
Eleven papers were presented, highlighting the problem of evaluating scientific publications, illustrating the degree of involvement of individual libraries in reporting to the State Committee for Scientific Research, the experience of libraries preparing bibliometric data and attempts to automate this work, which were presented in three computer presentations.
Prof. M. Kamiński presented the principles of evaluation of scientific units conducted by the Medical Sciences Team (P05) of the Committee for Scientific Research and its use in determining the category of individual faculties, and thus the impact on the amount of financial subsidies for scientific activities. Dr. M. Graczyński presented the methodology of ranking Polish medical journals and presented the prospects for the development of the Index Copernicus journal ranking system. Dr. R. Revheim discussed the experience of the Main Medical Library, which in the years 1988-1998, on behalf of the Department of Science and Education of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, developed bibliometric analyses of Polish medical literature based on materials sent by libraries of departmental institutions. The participation of medical academy libraries in bibliometric studies for the KBN was presented by D. Dąbrowska in a paper prepared on the basis of a survey sent to all academic libraries. The libraries of medical academies in Wrocław, Białystok, Poznań, Katowice, Szczecin and Lublin presented their experiences in the field of bibliometrics. All the centres submitted numerous comments regarding the ambiguity of the criteria used in the KBN surveys, which creates specific problems in the attempts to automate the work related to bibliometric assessment. Three centres (Lublin, Katowice and Poznań) presented the implemented IT solutions for the automatic preparation and updating of bibliometric data and their visualization on the Internet. During the working session, all the comments submitted during the conference were collected and discussed, based on which the following guidelines were developed: conclusions and postulates [35 KB, PDF] at the KBN address.
Simultaneously with the working session, a meeting of the Council of Directors of Medical Libraries was held, devoted to current professional problems, at which it was decided that the next problem conference would be organized in June next year by the Main Library of the Medical Academy in Warsaw.
Report on the Jubilee Session on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Main Library of the Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań:
On November 28, 2002, at the Polish Academy of Sciences Science Centre in Poznań at Wieniawskiego Street, a special session was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Main Library of the Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań.
The ceremony was honored by the presence of: Marshal of the Wielkopolska Province Stefan Mikołajczak, Provincial Physician Dr. Ryszard Stangierski, representing the Wielkopolska Voivode, Deputy Director of the Culture Department of the City Office M.A. Lech Polkowski, President of the Wielkopolska Medical Chamber Dr. Piotr Stryczyński.
The jubilee session was attended by members of the Senate of the Academy, rectors, deans, representatives of the administrative authorities of the University, a large group of scientific and teaching staff, directors of libraries of higher education institutions in the city of Poznań, directors and employees of Polish medical libraries, Chairman of the Board of the Wielkopolska District of the Association of Polish Librarians Janusz Ambroży MA, Vice-President of the Board of the Poznań Foundation of Scientific Libraries prof. dr hab. Mirosław Górny and a special guest - prof. dr hab. Marcin Kamiński from the Medical Sciences Team of the Scientific Research Committee. All retired and former employees of the Main Library were invited to the ceremony.
The session was opened by the Rector of the Medical Academy, Prof. Dr. Hab. Grzegorz H. Bręborowicz, who pointed out the important role of the library in a university and highlighted the prospects for building a new library and teaching center of the University. The Rector presented several employees with over 20 years of experience in the Main Library with letters of congratulations.
The Marshal of the Wielkopolska Province, Stefan Mikołajczak, congratulated the Rector on the occasion of the Library's jubilee, emphasizing that it is a modern, dynamically developing center of scientific information, serving well the multitudes of doctors and nurses. The retired director of the Main Library, mgr Bolesław Howorka, and the currently working in this position, mgr Aniela Piotrowicz, were distinguished by the Marshal with the honorary badge "For services to the Wielkopolska Province". On behalf of the Wielkopolska Governor, congratulations on the occasion of the Library's jubilee were conveyed by the Provincial Physician, dr Ryszard Stangierski, while the letter from the Mayor of the City was read by the deputy director of the Department of Culture and Art, mgr Lech Polkowski.
In his special wishes, the President of the Wielkopolska Medical Chamber, Piotr Stryczyński, MD, emphasized the good cooperation between the WIL and the Medical Academy and highly appreciated the activities of the Main Library for the entire medical community. The Chairman of the Board of the Wielkopolska District and a member of the Main Board of the Association of Polish Librarians honored the Library with the highest distinction of the Association of Polish Librarians - the Medal of Bibliotheca Magna Perennisque.
On behalf of the team of university libraries and medical institutes, the floor was taken by mgr Józefa de Laval, Director of the Main Library of the Medical Academy in Gdańsk, who in her speech emphasized the excellent cooperation of medical libraries and the leading role of the Main Library of the Medical Academy in Poznań. Directors of medical libraries in Łódź, Lublin and Wrocław presented the director of the Poznań Library, mgr Aniela Piotrowicz, with a wonderful gift from the directors of libraries and medical institutes in the form of graphics by Krystyna Hierowska. Congratulations and wishes from the Poznań libraries were conveyed by prof. dr hab. Jan Sójka, director of the Main Library of the University of Economics.
Professor Marcin Kamiński from the Medical Sciences Team of the KBN highlighted the difficult financial situation of Polish science, not hiding the significant deterioration of the financial situation of the university next year. At the same time, he appealed for seeking funds from other sources, including active participation of the scientific community in international programs.
Dr. Marek Popielarz from the Commission for Education and International Cooperation of the Wielkopolska Medical Chamber, extending his congratulations, referred to the Commission’s long-standing cooperation with the Main Library in the field of postgraduate education: jointly organized conferences and postgraduate courses in the field of scientific medical information.
Prof. dr hab. Mirosław Górny, Vice-President of the Management Board of the Poznań Foundation of Scientific Libraries, emphasized the efficiency with which the Main Library of the Medical Academy in Poznań implemented the HORIZON system and many other initiatives of this library for the benefit of the Poznań and national community. Warm congratulations and wishes of success in implementing the program of a modern scientific library were conveyed to the Director and employees of the Library by mgr Halina Ganińska, appreciating the high level of library and information services of this institution.
Mgr Regina Piątek from the Main Library of the Silesian Medical University read a letter of congratulations from the Rector of the Silesian Medical University, prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Wilczok, which included words of gratitude for the cooperation between the libraries of both universities and wishes for further development in line with the expectations of the academic community.
On behalf of the users, thanks and best wishes were extended to the Library staff by Prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Pawłowski and Prof. dr hab. Wita Szulc. Prof. Pawłowski recalled the distance the Library has covered on its way to modernity, thanked the entire academic community for the help received from the Library and conveyed wishes for further fruitful work.
Prof. Wita Szulc, who was an employee of the Main Library for many years, emphasized the efficient operation and great kindness of the Library employees that readers encounter in this institution.
On behalf of the companies cooperating with the Library, congratulations and best wishes were expressed by Dr. Franciszek Perz, president of the STRATUS company, which has been cooperating with the Main Library since 1988. The company had a major contribution to the Library's computerization process, the organization of the electronic scientific information system in medical libraries, and was for many years the main supplier of computerized bibliographic databases in the field of medicine. Dr. Perz admitted that the STRATUS company gained a lot of experience from its cooperation with the Medical Academy Library in Poznań, because it was there that many pioneering technological solutions were implemented.
Ms. Krystyna Regulska, President of the PZWL Medical Publishing House, expressing her best wishes and congratulations on the occasion of the Library’s anniversary, emphasized the long-standing, excellent cooperation of this publishing house with the Library in organizing scientific and teaching workshops at the University.
At the end of the session, the retired director of the Library, mgr Bolesław Howorka, took the floor and warmly thanked the previous rectors and the authorities of the Academy for creating conditions for the development of the Library, while the director Aniela Piotrowicz thanked all the guests and employees of the Library for participating in the ceremonial session.
All guests were given a special publication "Half a Century of the Main Library 1952-2002" [12 MB, PDF] prepared by a team of Library employees, edited by Aniela Piotrowicz, published by the University Publishing Department of the Academy. During a break in the session, the Guests were treated to a traditional glass of wine and had the opportunity to view a special exhibition, presented in the hall of the PAN Science Centre.