Accelerate New Mexico
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Building the Future for Students, Faculty, and Communities
The Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) advances health and health equity as New Mexico’s only publicly accessible health sciences library. We empower evidence-based health care, intellectual discovery, lifelong learning, and engagement with our diverse communities by providing high-quality and unique collections; integrated education and programs; and innovative, inclusive spaces.
Through your generous support during the Accelerate New Mexico campaign, we can enhance our support of health sciences students at UNM and expand access to health information.
Overview:
HSLIC provides technology-enabled, versatile spaces for all 2,300+ Health Sciences Center (HSC) learners and partners with students, staff, and faculty across HSC and the broader New Mexico community to ensure access to health information. We partner with the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Population Health, and the School of Medicine at UNM to improve health and health equity across our state through education, research, clinical care, and community engagement. Additionally, the New Mexico Health Historical Collection housed at HSLIC documents the history of health and healthcare in the state and the Southwest by collecting and preserving materials that include oral histories, organizational records, rare books, photographs, artifacts, and a monograph collection.
List of Priorities:
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Support the newly established HSLIC Student Success Fund that will expand and scale up student programming, increase events and engagement, as well as provide more opportunities for student training and wellness offerings, creating a pipeline of heath care providers with the skills needed to succeed in their studies and careers.
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The HSLIC Executive Director’s Fund for Excellence allows leadership to address timely needs and innovative upgrades to enhance the student, faculty, and community experience. Funds will allow us to program the library spaces in exciting new ways.
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The HSLIC New Mexico Health Historical Collection funds collections related to health and health care in the state, documenting the state’s history for future generations. Collections funding is an investment in history and in the future.
Melissa L. Rethlefsen, PhD, MSLS, AHIP, FMLA
Dean / Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
“The generosity of our donors makes it possible for the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center to fulfill its mission of advancing health and health equity through information, education, welcoming spaces, and community engagement. Through Accelerate New Mexico, we honor the philanthropy that has made HSLIC a central partner in the education, research, and clinical missions of the Health Sciences Center and invite partners that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality resources, cultivate innovation, support student success, and ensure equitable access to the knowledge that improves lives across New Mexico.”
Public
New Mexico’s only publicly accessible health sciences library
37K+
More than 37,000 square feet of space
73K+
73,000+ print volumes, 13,000+ e-books, and 5,200+ e-journals to support the health sciences
HSLIC aspires to be a leader in shaping a culture of open and equitable scholarship through collaborative and innovative programs, strong community partnerships, engaged teaching, and information resources. Your generous support through Accelerate New Mexico will bolster our commitment to fostering a place of belonging for our diverse communities and cultivating an environment that inspires open minds, curiosity, and continuous learning.