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Bart Ragon, Ed.D, MLIS, Director

On Thursday, April 14, 2022, Dr. K. Craig Kent, MD, Chief Executive Officer, UVA Health and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Virginia, announced that Bart Ragon, Interim Director, had been appointed as the Health Sciences Library's new Director. In an email to employees of UVA Health, Dr. Kent wrote:

"Dear Colleagues, I am excited to announce the appointment of Bart Ragon, Ed.D, MLIS, as Director of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library following our national search. Bart has served as interim Director since October 2020. He has dedicated 22 years of his career to UVA Health and advancing innovation in library science and service to the health system community at large. Among his many accomplishments, he has developed and implemented a strategic vision that places the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library as a national leader among peer biomedical libraries and has established the library as an innovative partner that empowers patrons to access and use knowledge through user-centered experiences and cutting-edge information discovery systems. Additionally, as a national leader in the field of library and information science, Bart currently services as Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries and a member of the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) Library Advisory Board. Please join me in congratulating Bart on this appointment effective immediately. I look forward to working with him to support the mission of UVA Health and to continue to evolve as a premier academic health sciences library."

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HSL Second Floor Redesign - Final Presentations and Feedback April 24 and 29

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HSL Second Floor Redesign - Presentations and Feedback April 8 and 10

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Health Sciences Library Engages Architecture Students in Space Planning Project

On March 18th, the Health Sciences Library hosted thirty-five students from the University of Virginia Architecture School. Under the guidance of their course instructors, these students will be developing design plans to assist in the space planning efforts at the Health Sciences Library. The event included a presentation of space planning survey results over the past year and a tour of the library's 2nd floor space, which is the scope of the project. Plenty of food and refreshments were available to show the library's appreciation for the students.On April 8th and 10th, the students will showcase their original drawings at the Health Sciences Library. This event will provide library patrons the opportunity to provide feedback. The final drawings will be presented on Aprill 24th and 29th. These final drawings, along with the insights gained from patron feedback, will play an important role in guiding the library's strategic planning team's decisions regarding space utilization at the Health Sciences Library.Pictured below are the Architecture students, their course instructor, Dr. Elgin Cleckley, Kyle Bowman, HSL Administration Manager and chair of the HSL Strategic Planning Space Arc, and Tricia Roche, HSL Access Services Manager and the event organizer....

Bart Ragon, Ed.D, MLIS, Appointed Director of Claude Moore Health Sciences Library