The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.
Names in bold are HSLS-affiliated
News
Julia Dahm, Coordinator for Technology Integration Services, was appointed to the Medical Library Association’s jury to select the Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year.
Barbara Epstein, HSLS Director, will chair the selection jury for the prestigious Janet Doe Lecture of the Medical Library Association.
Kate Flewelling, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Executive Director, completed her term as Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association. She will now serve a one-year term as Past Chair.
Publications
K. Burcat, K. Cowles, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Administrative Coordinator, J. Irwin, et al., published “Unraveling the Mystery of Genetics Information for Consumers: Information Professionals and Genetic Health Literacy” in the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet [e-pub ahead of print], 2020.
S. Chaparala, Bioinformatics Specialist, C. Iwema, Coordinator of Basic Science Services, A. Chattopadhyay, Assistant Director for Molecular Biology Information Services, published “SARS-CoV-2 Infections – Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) Data Mining, Pathway Enrichment Analysis, and Prediction of Repurposable Drugs/Compounds,” Preprints 2020, 2020090459 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202009.0459.v1).
K. Flewelling, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Executive Director, E. Seger, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Health Professions Coordinator, and T. Wilson, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Community Engagement Coordinator, published “Partnerships for Health: NNLM MAR and Delaware Partners Make a Lasting Impact” in the Delaware Journal of Public Health, Article 15, September 2020.
Presentations
Kelsey Cowles, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Administrative Coordinator, presented “#CiteNLM: Leveraging Librarians’ Skills to Improve Health Information on Wikipedia” at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Virtual Annual Conference, October 2020. Co-presenter was Liz Waltman. Cowles also presented “Transforming Interest into Impact: Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing in Your Library” at the Pennsylvania Library Association Virtual Annual Conference, October 19-21, 2020.
Kate Flewelling, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Executive Director, presented NNLM Updates at the Annual Meetings of the NY/NJ, Upstate New York and Ontario and Mid-Atlantic Chapters of the Medical Library Association, October 2020.
Tess Wilson, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Community Engagement Coordinator, presented “Leveraging Community Organizations in Health Literacy Programming” and “Bridging the Digital Divide on Health Information in Public Housing Communities” at the Pennsylvania Library Association Virtual Annual Conference, October 19-21, 2020.
Other Activities
Kate Flewelling, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Executive Director, served as a panelist for “Locating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations,” a virtual workshop sponsored by University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press, October 2020.
Tess Wilson, NNLM/Middle Atlantic Region Community Engagement Coordinator, facilitated two award ceremonies as Chair of the Youth Services Division, at the Pennsylvania Library Association Virtual Annual Conference, October 19-21, 2020.