The HSLS Staff News section includes recent HSLS presentations, publications, staff changes, staff promotions, degrees earned, etc.<\/p>\n
News<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Ansuman Chattopadhyay<\/strong> has been promoted to HSLS Assistant Director for Molecular Biology Information Services.\u00a0Dr. Chattopadhyay was recruited to HSLS in 2002 to develop the HSLS Information Service in Molecular Biology (MBIS).\u00a0The MBIS offers consultation and workshops for faculty and graduate students, along with a wide array of licensed software packages. Dr. Chattopadhyay is nationally recognized as a leader in this field, and his unique expertise contributes substantially to the research and educational mission of the health sciences at Pitt.<\/p>\n Linda Hartman<\/strong>, Research and Instruction Librarian, was renewed for membership in the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the Distinguished Member level.<\/p>\n Publications<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Author names in bold are HSLS-affiliated<\/em><\/p>\n Julia Dahm<\/strong>, Technology Services Librarian, published \u201cHow to Design a New Software Class\u201d and \u201cHow to Design a Non-Traditional Software Class: PowerPoint for Conference Posters\u201d (book chapters) in Teaching Technology in Libraries: Creative Ideas for Training Staff, Patrons and Students<\/em><\/a>, edited by Carol Smallwood and Lura Sanborn, North Carolina: McFarland, 2017.<\/p>\n B.L. Hoffman, R. Hoffman, C.B. Wessel<\/strong>, Head of Research Initiatives, et al., published \u201cUse of Fictional Medical Television in Health Sciences Education: A Systematic Review<\/a>\u201d in Advances in Health Sciences Education: Theory and Practice<\/em>, January 12, 2017.<\/p>\n Andrea Ketchum<\/strong>, Research and Instruction Librarian\/Scholarly Communication Liaison, published \u201cThe Research Life Cycle and the Health Sciences Librarian: Responding to Change in Scholarly Communication<\/a>\u201d in JMLA<\/em>, January 2017, 105(1): 80\u201383.<\/p>\n