Barbara Epstein, HSLS director, was elected to a three-year term (2012-2015) on the Board of Directors of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). AAHSL membership is composed of academic health sciences libraries whose medical schools are members of the Association of American Medical Colleges.<\/p>\n
Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Michelle Burda<\/strong>, Network and Advocacy Coordinator, NN\/LM MAR, along with co-author L. Citrome1<\/sup>, published \u201cA Clinician’s Best Friend: The U.S. National Library of Medicine’s Patient Resources<\/a>\u201d in The International Journal of Clinical Practice<\/em>, 66(11): 1018, Nov 2012.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup>New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y.<\/p>\n Jonathon Erlen<\/strong>, history of medicine librarian, published \u201cCurrent Journal Articles on Disability History: Dissertations\u201d in H-Disability: an H-Net Discussion Network<\/em>, 137, Oct 2012; \u201cDissertation\/Theses\u201d in Canadian Bulletin of Medical History<\/em>, 29(2):419-20, 2012; \u201cNew Dissertations\u201d in Nursing History Review<\/em>, 21:155-160, 2012; and Disability Studies: Disabilities Abstracts\u201d in The Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal<\/em>, 9(3):60-62, 2012.<\/p>\n Nancy Tannery<\/strong>, senior associate director, along with co-authors Lauren A. Maggio1<\/sup>, Kathy J. Davies2<\/sup>, Nancy Allee3<\/sup>, Jim Beattie4<\/sup>, Donna Berryman5<\/sup>, Dawn Littleton6<\/sup>, and Kerry O\u2019Rourke7<\/sup>, published \u201cLiterature Searching in Medical Education: Online Tutorial Development from Idea to Creation<\/a>\u201d in Medical Reference Services Quarterly<\/em>, 31(4): 372-82, Oct 2012.<\/p>\n 1<\/sup>Lane Medical Library and Knowledge Management Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif. Presentations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Barbara Folb<\/strong>, public health informationist and reference librarian, along with co-author Elaine Hicks1<\/sup>, presented a poster, \u201cCompetency-Based Information Literacy Instruction in Public Health: Library and Faculty Collaborations\u201d at the American Public Health Association annual meeting, San Francisco, Calif., on Oct 29, 2012.<\/p>\n
\n2<\/sup>Greenblatt Library, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Ga.
\n3<\/sup>Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
\n4<\/sup>Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
\n5<\/sup>Health Science Libraries and Technologies, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
\n6<\/sup>Mayo Clinic Libraries, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minn.
\n7<\/sup>UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences, New Brunswick, N.J.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Congratulations to three HSLS staff member who were honored for milestone anniversaries as University of Pittsburgh employees: Philip Bittenbender<\/strong> (10 years), Dennis Miller<\/strong> (10 years), and Angie Zack<\/strong> (5 years). Storage Specialist Bittenbender is responsible for overseeing the operations of the HSLS offsite storage facility at Lexington Technology Park in Pittsburgh\u2019s Point Breeze neighborhood. Miller is a library specialist and a member of Metadata Services team where he participates in bibliographical maintenance work for electronic resources as well as copy-cataloging for serials. Zack is a Web & application programmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"