Himmelfarb Library Welcomes New Staff

New Reference Librarian -- Elaine Sullo

My name is Elaine Sullo, and I began working as a Reference and Instruction Librarian at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library on September 1, 2006. I will be involved in teaching Problem Based Learning and will serve as the liaison librarian to the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Radiology Departments.

Although I am originally from Connecticut, I came to The George Washington University via Greenville, North Carolina where I worked as a health sciences librarian for over three years, specifically in the areas of nursing and allied health. In addition to health sciences librarianship, I have an interest in adult education, and plan to complete my Masters of Adult Education in May 2007.

I look forward to working with students, staff, and faculty here at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library. I can be reached by email at mlbejs@gwumc.edu or by phone at 994-2853.

National Library of Medicine Fellow -- O. C. Tom

Oscencio “O.C.” Tom comes to Himmelfarb as a second year participant in the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Associate Fellowship Program.

O.C. received his MLS in May 2005 from the University of Arizona. He completed a graduate internship in Collection Services at the Arizona Health Sciences Library, where he worked on projects related to gift collections and interlibrary loan. He also has experience as a library assistant in the University of Arizona’s Law Library, including records management, managing loose-leaf serials, circulation, and reference. As an undergraduate student, he worked with the Community Health Representative Organization of the Navajo Nation, where he developed a data entry procedures manual for a patient registry database and trained Community Health Representatives in its use. His undergraduate degree is in Communication.

His interests while at NLM included electronic library services, information technologies and networking functions. At NLM he worked on projects related to automatic text extraction and medical imaging. He also continued to expand his knowledge of information seeking behaviors. O.C. is originally from Arizona and was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation.

We are pleased to welcome O.C. to Himmelfarb. O.C. can be reached by phone at 202-994-3733 or by email at mlboxt@gwumc.edu.