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As your Your Personal Librarian, Kathy can:
- Teach literature searching/library research skills to students as part of their credit classes
- Assist in the library's acquisition of databases, journals, videos, and books in your discipline
- Conduct literature searches for faculty and researchers
- Work individually with faculty/students/staff to identify, gain access to, and efficiently use appropriate infomation resources
Kathy's background in...
Since joining the HSC Libraries' in ....
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Background and Experience
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
Rutgers University, Masters in Library Sciences, 1980
Mt. St. Mary’s College, B.S. (Biology, English), 1964
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ, Biomedical Informatics Master's program, 12 credits 1995-1997
Certified by:
State of New Jersey, Professional Librarian, 1981-present.
Medical Library Association, Professional Medical Librarian 1980-1985, recertified 1986-1990
Academy of Health Information Professionals,
1990-1995 Distinguished member (highest level)
1996-2006 Distinguished member renewed
2006-2011 Distinguished member renewed
Certified Advanced Consumer Health Specialist 2001
Continuing Education Instructor
EXPERIENCE
Director, Borland Health Sciences Library Jan. 2007-present
University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL.
Associate Director Health Sciences Center Libraries, Gainesville. – Responsible for all administrative functions at Borland, including personnel management, budget planning and control, development of policies and procedures, planning and develop of computerized systems, collection development, and acquisitions. Supervises staff of nine, in a 12,500 sq. ft. library. Serves on upper management team for all UF Health Sciences Libraries. Serves on Faculty Assembly.
Director of Library & CME Services 1978-2005
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ - Responsible for all administrative functions, including personnel management, budget planning and control, development of policies and procedures, planning and develop of computerized systems, acquisitions.
Medical Librarian 1977-1978
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ - Responsible for database searching, reference service, and interlibrary loans.
Library Assistant 1976-1977
Overlook Hospital - Performed all library clerical work and basic reference services.
Biology and English teacher 1963-65
Sacred Heart of Mary High School, Montebello, Calif.
HONORS
Member of Beta Phi Mu, National Library Honors Society
Lifetime Achievement Award 2005 New York/New Jersey Chapter, MLA.
Named as Health Sciences Librarian of the Year 2003, by HSLANJ.
Named as a Fellow of the Medical Library Association 2000.
Awarded Certificate of Recognition for Publications, Hospital Library Section, Medical Library Association, May 1998
Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Technological Innovation, Hospital Library Section, Medical Library Association, 1996.
Appointed as Associate in Medicine, part-time faculty, Columbia University, School of Medicine, 1996-2001.
Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Leadership by the Hospital Library Section, Medical Library Association, 1994.
Named as the nation’s first “Hospital Librarian of the Year”, Medical Library Association, Hospital Library Section, 1987.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Book contribution titled “Robert H. Mulreaney Health Sciences Library” in Consumer Health Information Source Book by Alan M. Rees. 7th ed., Oryx Press, 2003, 253-256.
"Surviving a merger: How four hospital libraries created a system" Journal of the Medical Library Association 2002 vol.90 (1):98-100.
“In 16 years of providing consumer information..What have we learned?” Gratefully Yours Jan-Feb/98:1-3.
“Consumer Health Libraries: a new diagnosis” Library Journal July 1997 vol.122 no. 12:36-38.
Also appeared on cover.
“A unique approach to multi-state networking, BHSL” Special Libraries Summer 1994: 183-193.
Book chapter titled “Consumer Health Services at Overlook Hospital” IN: Managing Consumer Health Services by Alan M. Rees, Oryx Press, 1991: 129-138.
“Documenting the need for consumer health education: a community survey” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association April 1982, vol. 70 (2): 236-241.
National Library of Medicine News October 1979. Featured in front page article.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2003 Medical Society of New Jersey CME Update – Invited Speaker “The Changing Medical Library”
2003
Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey – Invited Speaker “Technology Jeopardy – Technology in Small Bytes”
2000 Medical Library Association Annual Conference - Invited Speaker "Merging hospital libraries into a library system"
1999 Medical Library Association Centennial Annual Conference Invited speaker: “Consumer Health Information”
1999 Medical Society of New Jersey CME Update – Invited Speaker “The Medical Library’s Importance in Lifelong Learning”
1998 Medical Library Association Annual Conference Invited paper presentation “Enhancing the role of the hospital librarian”
1996 Medical Society of New Jersey Invited Speaker “CME and the Medical Library”
1995 MLA, Mid- Atlantic Chapter Annual Conference Invited Speaker, “Consumer Health”
1994 MLA, Midwest Chapter Annual Conference Invited Speaker “Managing Change”
1993 American Institute of Life-Threatening Illness and Loss Symposium on Information Therapy Keynote Speaker - October
1993
1992 New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference “Consumer Health Information” Principle Speaker - September 1992
1990 MLA, Philadelphia Regional Chapter Annual Conference Invited Speaker “Institutional Politics and Corporate Culture”
1989 MLA, New York/New Jersey Chapter Annual Meeting Principal Speaker, “Resource Sharing”
SELECTED CONTINUING EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS
“Government Resources in Consumer Health” MLA CE Course, 2001-2004.
“Basics of Searching Medline”, 1986-1989. 8 hour course open to all Northeastern US healthcare professionals
“Grateful Med”, 1989-1995. 4 hour course
“Basics of Microcomputing” 1988-1991. 4 hour course
“Consumer Health Information” Roster course for the Medical Library Association, 1988-1999.
“Consumer Health Information” 8 hour course presented to New York Public Library Reference Staff, 1998 & 1999
GRANTS
John Hartford Foundation, New York. Becoming the Region’s Health Information Resource 1996-1998. Funding $143,700.00
Gladys Brooks Foundation, New York. Library Automation Grant, Funding $55,000.
Linx, New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, 1989. Designated as the Health Information Center for three counties in New Jersey. Funding $9,624.00
Linx, above grant renewed 1990. Funding $13,500.
New Jersey Historical Commission, 1989. Consultation report for establishing archives. Funding $3,200.00.
New York/New Jersey Chapter, Medical Library Association, 1992. Research grant. Funding $500.00
SELECTED COMMITTEES AND OFFICES
Florida Health Sciences Library Association, member
Medical Library Association
Patient and Consumer Health Section, Founding Member
Chairperson 1986-1988
Secretary-Treasurer 1985-1986
Hospital Library Section
Chair 2004-2005
Chair-elect 2003
Section Council Representative 1990-1993
Secretary 1997-1998
New York/New Jersey Chapter
Chairperson 1993-1994
Treasurer 1985-1986
Executive Board Member 1983-1984
Southern Chapter, member
Health Sciences Library Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ)
Consumer Health Committee Chair, 1995-1998
Credentialing & Licensure Task Force Chair, 1998-1999
President, 1983-1984
President-Elect 1982-1983
Networking & Interlibrary Loan Committee, 1980-1991
Information Technology Committee, 1995-2001
Web Site Development Committee, 1996-1998
Bylaws Committee, 1993-1994, Chair 2002-2004
Secretary, 1981-1982
Newsletter Editor 1993-1995
Special Libraries Association, Northern New Jersey Chapter
Executive Board Member, 1988-1989
Bylaws Committee, 1989-1990
Membership Secretary, 1992-1993
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