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'Nita Ferree
MALIS, AHIP

Liaison Librarian to:

College of Medicine
    Anesthesiology
    Pediatrics
    Physician Assistant Program
    Dermatology
    Obstetrics / Gynecology
    Geriatrics
    Rheumatology and
        Clinical Immunology

College of
Public Health & Health Professions
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

About Your Liaison
Background and Experience
Other Liaison Librarians

See 'Nita Ferree's LibGuides!
LibGuides are subject guides, course guides and other resources developed by your HSC Librarians!

As your Liaison Librarian, 'Nita can:

	Serve faculty, staff and students as a guide to and troubleshooter for accessing and gathering information from library resources
	Consult with individuals and groups via phone, email or in person to determine information needs
	Teach classes or give presentations on the art of database searching and library skills
	Conduct literature searches for clinicians and researchers including those necessary for animal use alternatives (IACUC)
	Take requests for additions to the HSC Libraries' collection

'Nita gained practical experience in nearly all library functions by working in a public library system while earning her degrees. As a reference librarian, she worked with patrons of all types and ages, but her favorite questions were those concerning consumer health information. In 2002, she joined the University of Florida's HSC Libraries' Reference staff as an Instructor Librarian.

'Nita has been developing the HSC Libraries' collection in her liaison areas, and follows several discipline-specific discussion lists. She selects books, journals, audiovisuals and electronic resources to add to the Libraries' current materials and receives requests for purchases as well. She assists coworkers and teaches her own classes on HSC Libraries' resources. Her delight in learning and teaching inspires her classes and reference work. 'Nita is also very active on electronic reference and Super Searches.

If you have any questions about resources available for these program areas, or you would like to integrate library instruction into your course curriculum, please contact 'Nita Ferree at or e-mail her at

Background and Experience

Education

BA, English Literature ~ Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
MA, Library and Information Science ~ University of South Florida, Tampa

Previous Work Experience

Palm Beach County Library System, West Palm Beach, FL: 1980 - 2002. Paraprofessional and professional work in circulation, interlibrary loan, reference and collection development.

Selected Publications

Annusavice, K.J., K. Kakar, N. Ferree. 2007. Which mechanical and physical testing methods are relevant for predicting the clinical performance of ceramic-based dental prostheses? Clin. Oral Impl. Res.;
18 (Suppl. 3):218-231.

Classen, S., E.D. Lopez, S. Winter, K.D. Awadzi, N. Ferree, C.W. Garvan. 2007. Population-based health promotion perspective for older driver safety: conceptual framework to intervention plan. Clin. Interv. Aging; 2(4): 677-93.

Classen, S., C.W. Garvan, K. Awadzi, S. Sundaram, S. Winter, E.D.S. Lopez, N. Ferree. 2006. Systematic literature review and model for older driver safety. Top. Geriatr. Rehabil; 22(2):87-98.

Tennant, M.R., A.G. Buhler, N. Ferree, B.W. Francis, P.P. Hsu, R. Jesano, B. Layton, N. Schaefer, P. Sherwill, T.T. Cataldo and G. Hack. 2004. Partnerships in instruction: teaching dogs old and new, local and distant. Contributed paper, Proceedings of the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special Libraries Association, 95th Annual Conference.

Selected Presentations

Who's Your Daddy? Reporting Structures of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Contributed poster, Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Charleston, SC, 14 November, 2007 (with A. Buhler [presenter], T Cataldo, and M. Tennant).

Allied Health B.I.tes. Contributed paper, Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Juan, PR, 23 October 2005. (with N. Schaefer).

Library instruction for distance students: learning from past experiences. Contributed paper, Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Biloxi, MS, 24 October 2004 (with R. Jesano [presenter], G. Hack, N. Schaefer, L. Butson, and M. Edwards).

Out of Academia's Harbor and into the Rough Waters of Reality: Lessons for Librarians New to the Information Environment in Public Health Departments. Contributed paper, Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Coral Gables, FL, 11 October 2003 (with N. Schaefer[presenter] and S. Canham).

All hands on deck: collaborating to provide chat reference services. Contributed poster, Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Coral Gables, FL, 9-13 October 2003 (with T. Cataldo and A. Buhler [co-presenter]).

Transitions: challenged to change: librarians on the move from public and hospital to academic health sciences libraries. Contributed poster, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 03 May 2003 (with P. Sherwill-Navarro and R. Jesano [presenter]) and Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, 18 October 2002 (with P. Sherwill-Navarro and R. Jesano [presenter]).

Selected Committees and Offices

Medical Library Association, 2002 - present.

Special Libraries Association, 2004 - present.

Southern Chapter / Medical Library Association, 2002 - present.

Florida Health Sciences Library Association, 2002 - present.

Academy of Health Information Professionals, provisional member, 10/2003 - present.