Library Faculty Professional Activities

Publications, Poster Sessions & Presentations

Medical Library Association Meeting, May17-21, 2008

• Incorporating Library Instruction and Resources into the University's Writing Program for Undergraduates (PDF 2.08MB)
  Anne M. Linton, MS, Director, and Alexandra Gomes, Associate Director, Public Services: Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, May 18-23- 2007

• Assessment of Departmental Journal Requests and Impact on an Academic Health Sciences Library Collection: An Unanticipated Benefit (Powerpoint 779K)
  Anne Lintion, MS, Directory, Library Services, Kathe Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services: Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 19-24, 2006

• Changing Space Needs: A First Floor Renovation and Assessing Its Impact on Designing the Electronic Library of the 21st Century (PDF 859K)
  Anne Linton, MS, Director, Library Services; Kathe Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services; Patricia Wilson, MIS, Associate Director, Public Services: Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center
• Job Descriptions in Perpetual Evolution: A Result of "Going Electronic" (PDF 202K)
  Kathe S. Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services, Anne Linton, MS, AHIP, Director, Library Services, Cynthia Swope, MLS, Print and Electronic Serials Librarian Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center
• Promoting Equity in Health Information Partners for Health Information and Health Information Partners (HIPS) (PDF 879K)
  Richard Billingsley, RN, MSLS, Information & Instruction Coordinator; Betsy Gardiner, RN, MSLS, Reference Librarian; Karyn L. Pomerantz, Research Scientist, MLS, MPH; Eduardo Pezo, MPH: Research Assistant; Patricia Wilson MIS, Associate Director, Public Services. Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University
• Running Out of Library Space: Sharing Remote Storage to Increase Cost-Savings and Conserve Space  (PDF 514K)
  Kathe S. Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services, Vani K. Murthy, MLS AHIP, Technical Services Manager, Tracie E. Frederic, MLS, Assistant Director, Education Services, George P. Paul, MLS, Head, Collection Management, Leah C. Pellegrino, MSLS, Head, Cataloging and Reserves Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, Montgomery College Libraries, Rockville, MD, Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
• Transforming Nursing Practice for Today's World: Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Nurses as Preparation for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (PDF 130K)
  Richard A. Billingsley, MSN, RN, MSLS Coordinator, Information and Instructional Services, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University Medical Center

Bader, S. and Gomes, A. (2005). Collaboration in support of curricular innovations. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, 28, 108-113.

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) held in Washington, DC from November 4-9, 2005

• Collaboration in support of curricular innovations
  Shelley A. Bader, Ed D, MLS, Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT, James Michelson, MD.
• Institutional Software Request Form
• Institutional Software Request Policy

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 15 -19, 2005

• Changing Space Needs and Electronic Resources Migration: Moving Towards A Library For the 21st Century. (PDF 580K)
  Anne Linton, MS, Director, Library Services; Kathe Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collections and Access Services; Patricia Wilson, MIS, Associate Director, Public Services: Himmelfarb Health Science Library, The George Washington University Medical Center
• How Diverse Librarians Increased Access to Electronic Journals, Developed a Print/Electronic Collection Development Policy and Preserved the Collection . (PDF 420K)
  Kathe Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collection and Access Services; Patricia Wilson, MIS, Associate Director, Public Services; Cynthia Swope, MLS, Serials Librarian; Laura Abate, MSLS, Electronic Resources & Instructional Librarian; Anne Linton, MS, Director, Library Services; Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University
• Reaching Out to All: Medical Informatics as Service to Diverse Populations in an Academic Medical Center. (PDF 299K)
  Patricia Wilson MIS, Associate Director, Public Services; Richard Billingsley RN, MSLS, Information & Instruction Coordinator, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University

Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting 2004, October 13-16, 2004

• Skyrockets 24/7: A Response to Flat Budgets, Skyrocketing Serials Costs, and Patron Pressure for Increased Access to Electronic Journals. (PDF 668K)
  Cynthia Swope, MLS, Serials Librarian; Patricia Wilson, MIS, Associate Director, Public Services; Kathe Obrig, MLS, Associate Director, Collection & Access Services; Laura Abate, MSLS, Electronic Resources & Instructional Librarian; Anne Linton, MS, Director; Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 21-26, 2004

• Empowering Faculty to Choose: Open Access and Alternative Publishing. (PDF: 3.8MB)
  Laura Abate, MSLS; Leah Pellegrino, MSLS; Anne Linton, MS, AHIP; Patricia Wilson, MIS.
• Integration of Medical Informatics Curriculum into Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Course for 1st Year Medical Students. (PDF: 2.7MB)
  Laura Abate, MSLS; Anne Linton, MS, AHIP; Patricia Wilson, MIS.
• PDA Power at the Bedside: A Comparison of the Use of Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult© by Medical and Physician Assistant Students and Residents (PDF: 4.8MB). Patricia Wilson, MIS; Richard Billingsley, MSLS, RN; Leah Pellegrino, MSLS.
• Seize the Power: Librarian Roles in Developing and Implementing Enterprise-Wide Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Training. (PDF: 113K)
  Shelly Bader, EdD, AHIP, and Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT, AHIP.

Computers in Libraries, March 10-12, 2004

• Consortia Purchasing: the Himmelfarb Experience (PowerPoint: 227K)
  Patricia H. Wilson, MIS; Anne M. Linton, MS, AHIP

Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2-7, 2003

• Evaluation of Evidence-Based Medicine Search Skills in the Clinical Years (PDF: 1.9MB)
  Anne M. Linton, MS, AHIP; Patricia H. Wilson, MIS; Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT; Matthew Mintz, MD
• Online Requests: Towards Expanded and Efficient Management (PDF: 163K)
  Michael Acadia, MLS, Web Coordinator; Natalie Collins, MLS, Head, Cataloging & Reserves; Patricia Wilson, Associate Director, Public Services
• Testing Search Skills in a Real-Time, Cased-Based Setting (PDF: 4.8MB)
  Patricia Wilson, MIS; Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT; Anne Linton, MS

GWUMC Research Day Apr. 25, 2003

• Solutions for the Crisis in Scholarly Publishing in the Sciences (PDF 1.6MB)
  Anne M. Linton, MS; Leah Pellegrino, MSLS; Laura Abate, MSLS; Kathe Obrig, MSL

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) held in San Francisco from Nov. 8-13, 2002

• "Real-Time" Computer-Based PBL Exam (PDF 4.5MB)
  Matthew Mintz, MD; Patricia Wilson, MIS; Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT ; Anne Linton, MS

Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Oct.17-19, 2002

• E-Journals - Toward Expanded Access and Efficient Data Tracking (PDF: 1.7MB)
  Laura Abate, MLS; Leah Pellegrino, MSLS; Michael Acadia, MLS
• Real Time nTesting of First Year Medical Students (PDF 2.6 MB)
  Patricia Wilson, MIS; Alexandra Gomes, MSLS, MT; Anne Linton, MS