Ms. Elizabeth Connor |
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The Citadel Library Science Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2007 The Citadel Daniel Library Library Science Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2003 |  |
Mailing Address171 Moultrie Street Charleston, South Carolina 29409United States | Contact Information |
Qualifications
M.L.S., State University of New York at Geneseo, Library and Information Science, 1978.
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, Anthropology, 1977.
Expertise and Research Interests
Health sciences library program consulting, development, and management
Experience designing and renovating library facilities
Designing Web-based resources
Developing and teaching informatics, history of medicine, and first-year experience coursework
Developing and mentoring library support staff and faculty
Writing and editing books of interest to medical librarians
Experience designing and renovating library facilities
Designing Web-based resources
Developing and teaching informatics, history of medicine, and first-year experience coursework
Developing and mentoring library support staff and faculty
Writing and editing books of interest to medical librarians
Other Expertise
Consulting Work:
Preparation for an AVMA accreditation visit, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basse Terre, St. Kitts, 2002.
Preparation for an LCME accreditation visit, Ross University School of Medicine, 2003, Portsmouth, Commonwealth of Dominica.
Preparation for a new building project, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri, 2004.
Pre-design preparation for a new building project at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, PageSoutherlandPage, LLP, Houston, Texas, 2005
Recent Presentations, Papers, and Posters:
- Science Librarian 2.0: Get a Second Life?! Paper accepted for presentation at: IAMSLIC Annual Conference; 2007 October 7-11; Sarasota, Florida
- Engaging and Sustaining Information Fluency in Science Majors. Paper presented at Special Libraries Association; 2006 June 11-14; Baltimore, Maryland
- Intercollegiate Collaboration to Promote Student Learning. Interactive session co-presented at AAHE 2005 Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,; 2005 March 16-17; Atlanta, Georgia
- Developing Library Leaders of the Future. Poster co-presented at: Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries Meeting; 2002 May 27-June 1; Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- Developing Staff of the Future. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2002 May 17-23; Dallas, Texas
- Incorporating Problem-Based Learning and Informatics Principles into a History of Medicine Elective. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2002 May 17-23; Dallas, Texas
- Low Country Yankee Becomes Palm Tree Librarian. Lively Lunch speaker at: Charleston Conference; 2001 October 31-November 3; Charleston, SC
- Edweb: the Educational Web Server at the Medical University of South Carolina. Paper co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2000 May 5-11; Vancouver, Canada
- Form Follows Function: Using an Intranet to Mirror Library Staff Reorganization. Short paper co-presented at: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education - WebNet 98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet and Intranet; 1998 November 7-12; Orlando, Florida
- Virtual Passport: The History of a Section. Electronic poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1998 May 22-27; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Going Global: Design and Delivery of Web-based Instruction. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 May 23-27; Seattle, Washington
- Anchors Aweigh: Nurse Navigators Project. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 May 23-27; Seattle, Washington
- From Oldtimers to Newcomers on the Web. Invited panelist at: Connecticut Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 April 1-2; Cromwell, Connecticut
- Alternative Routes to Wellness: Practitioners, Programs & Publications. Invited speaker at: Connecticut Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 April 1-2; Cromwell, Connecticut
- Ubiquitous Web-Based Instruction. Electronic poster presented at: Topics in Health Sciences Librarianship, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; 1996 June 24-27; Baltimore, Maryland
- Beyond HTML: Designing a Section Home Page. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1996 June 1-5; Kansas City, Missouri
- Getting Connected: Limited Internet Access via Satellite. Paper co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1995 May 5-12; Washington, D. C.
- Telelibrarian: Providing Library Services for Telemedicine. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1995 May 5-12; Washington, D.C.
- PowerPoint: Using Presentation Software to Market Library Products and Services. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1994 May 13-18; San Antonio, Texas
- Reduction of Resistance to Change through Staff Development. Paper presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1993 May 14-19; Chicago, Illinois
- The Impact of Self-Service Searching on Librarian-Mediated Computer Searching. Paper presented at: Special Libraries Association; Arabian Gulf Chapter Inaugural Meeting; 1993 February 3-5; Manama, Bahrain
- Progress in Library Automation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre. Paper presented at: Special Libraries Association; Arabian Gulf Chapter Inaugural Meeting; 1993 February 3-5, Manama, Bahrain
Editorial Boards:
- Co-editor, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2005-
- Editorial board member, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2003-
- Proposal Reviewer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2003
- Book Review Editor, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2001-
- Column Editor, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 1999-2001
- Associate Editor (International), Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 1996-2000
- Reviewer, Journal of End-User Computing on Medical Informatics, 2000
Recent Professional Service:
- Secretary/Treasurer, Research Section, Medical Library Association, 2003-
- Medical Informatics Section Nominee to Medical Library Association Nominating Committee, 2002
- Section Council Representative, Medical Informatics Section, Medical Library Association, 2000-2003
- Chair, International Cooperation Section, Medical Library Association, 1999-2000
- Chair-Elect, International Cooperation Section, Medical Library Association, 1998-1999
- Member, Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant Jury, Medical Library Association, 1999-2000
- Member, Cunningham Fellowship Task Force, Medical Library Association, 1999-2001
- Member, Research Section Task Force, Medical Library Association, 1999-2001
- Member, Murray Gottlieb Prize Jury, Medical Library Association, 2001-2002
- Chair, Murray Gottlieb Prize Jury, Medical Library Association, 2002-2003
Other Graduate Study:
History of Medicine/Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1981-1982
Preparation for an AVMA accreditation visit, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basse Terre, St. Kitts, 2002.
Preparation for an LCME accreditation visit, Ross University School of Medicine, 2003, Portsmouth, Commonwealth of Dominica.
Preparation for a new building project, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville, Missouri, 2004.
Pre-design preparation for a new building project at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, PageSoutherlandPage, LLP, Houston, Texas, 2005
Recent Presentations, Papers, and Posters:
- Science Librarian 2.0: Get a Second Life?! Paper accepted for presentation at: IAMSLIC Annual Conference; 2007 October 7-11; Sarasota, Florida
- Engaging and Sustaining Information Fluency in Science Majors. Paper presented at Special Libraries Association; 2006 June 11-14; Baltimore, Maryland
- Intercollegiate Collaboration to Promote Student Learning. Interactive session co-presented at AAHE 2005 Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,; 2005 March 16-17; Atlanta, Georgia
- Developing Library Leaders of the Future. Poster co-presented at: Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries Meeting; 2002 May 27-June 1; Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- Developing Staff of the Future. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2002 May 17-23; Dallas, Texas
- Incorporating Problem-Based Learning and Informatics Principles into a History of Medicine Elective. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2002 May 17-23; Dallas, Texas
- Low Country Yankee Becomes Palm Tree Librarian. Lively Lunch speaker at: Charleston Conference; 2001 October 31-November 3; Charleston, SC
- Edweb: the Educational Web Server at the Medical University of South Carolina. Paper co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2000 May 5-11; Vancouver, Canada
- Form Follows Function: Using an Intranet to Mirror Library Staff Reorganization. Short paper co-presented at: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education - WebNet 98 World Conference of the WWW, Internet and Intranet; 1998 November 7-12; Orlando, Florida
- Virtual Passport: The History of a Section. Electronic poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1998 May 22-27; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Going Global: Design and Delivery of Web-based Instruction. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 May 23-27; Seattle, Washington
- Anchors Aweigh: Nurse Navigators Project. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 May 23-27; Seattle, Washington
- From Oldtimers to Newcomers on the Web. Invited panelist at: Connecticut Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 April 1-2; Cromwell, Connecticut
- Alternative Routes to Wellness: Practitioners, Programs & Publications. Invited speaker at: Connecticut Library Association Annual Meeting; 1997 April 1-2; Cromwell, Connecticut
- Ubiquitous Web-Based Instruction. Electronic poster presented at: Topics in Health Sciences Librarianship, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; 1996 June 24-27; Baltimore, Maryland
- Beyond HTML: Designing a Section Home Page. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1996 June 1-5; Kansas City, Missouri
- Getting Connected: Limited Internet Access via Satellite. Paper co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1995 May 5-12; Washington, D. C.
- Telelibrarian: Providing Library Services for Telemedicine. Poster co-presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1995 May 5-12; Washington, D.C.
- PowerPoint: Using Presentation Software to Market Library Products and Services. Poster presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1994 May 13-18; San Antonio, Texas
- Reduction of Resistance to Change through Staff Development. Paper presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 1993 May 14-19; Chicago, Illinois
- The Impact of Self-Service Searching on Librarian-Mediated Computer Searching. Paper presented at: Special Libraries Association; Arabian Gulf Chapter Inaugural Meeting; 1993 February 3-5; Manama, Bahrain
- Progress in Library Automation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre. Paper presented at: Special Libraries Association; Arabian Gulf Chapter Inaugural Meeting; 1993 February 3-5, Manama, Bahrain
Editorial Boards:
- Co-editor, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2005-
- Editorial board member, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2003-
- Proposal Reviewer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2003
- Book Review Editor, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2001-
- Column Editor, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 1999-2001
- Associate Editor (International), Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 1996-2000
- Reviewer, Journal of End-User Computing on Medical Informatics, 2000
Recent Professional Service:
- Secretary/Treasurer, Research Section, Medical Library Association, 2003-
- Medical Informatics Section Nominee to Medical Library Association Nominating Committee, 2002
- Section Council Representative, Medical Informatics Section, Medical Library Association, 2000-2003
- Chair, International Cooperation Section, Medical Library Association, 1999-2000
- Chair-Elect, International Cooperation Section, Medical Library Association, 1998-1999
- Member, Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant Jury, Medical Library Association, 1999-2000
- Member, Cunningham Fellowship Task Force, Medical Library Association, 1999-2001
- Member, Research Section Task Force, Medical Library Association, 1999-2001
- Member, Murray Gottlieb Prize Jury, Medical Library Association, 2001-2002
- Chair, Murray Gottlieb Prize Jury, Medical Library Association, 2002-2003
Other Graduate Study:
History of Medicine/Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1981-1982
Future Research
Investigating "habits of mind" that help students think like scientists.
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Anthropology, Consulting Services, Editorial Projects, Electronic Publishing, History of Medicine, Informatics, Internet Or World Wide Web (WWW), Library Science, Medical Informatics, Medical Libraries, Web Design.Additional Terms:
Building Projects, Informatics, Library Science, Renovation Projects, Web Publishing.Memberships
Academy of Health Information Professionals
International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers
Medical Library Association
Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association
Honors and Awards
2002, Academic Medical Librarian of the Year,
Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association
1999-2009,
Distinguished Member,
Academy of Health Information Professionals
1998 , NLM Fellow in Medical Informatics,
Woods Hole Biological Laboratory
2007, Murray Gottlieb Prize for Best Unpublished History of Medicine Essay,
Old Hickory Bookshop / Medical Library Association
Previous Positions
2001-2003, Director of Library Services,
Ross University,
School of Medicine
1997-2001, Assistant Director of Public Services & Education,
Medical University of South Carolina,
Library
1995-1997, Head of Information Services,
University of Connecticut,
Health Center Library
1988-1994, Chief Librarian/Clinical Librarian,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
1984-1988, Medical Librarian,
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
1980-1984, Head of Evening Services,
Johns Hopkins University,
School of Medicine,
Welch Medical Library
1978-1980, Coordinator of Educational Development Services,
Allegany Community College
Funding Received
- National Library of Medicine: Evaluation of MEDLINEplus by MUSC Rural Clerkship Students & Preceptors, $46,000, funded, Oct 2000 to Sep 2001.
- The Citadel Faculty Research Grant: Information Fluency in Science Majors, $901.34, 2005 to 2006.
- The Citadel Faculty Development Grant: ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute, $2000, 2005 to .
- The Citadel New Faculty Research Grant: Faculty and Student Perceptions of Active Learning, $2999.22, 2004 to 2005.
- ORISE: National Library of Medicine Second Year Fellowship, $6,974, not funded, 2000 to 2001.
- ORISE: National Library of Medicine Second Year Fellowship, $6,974, funded, 1999 to 2000.
- Pew Learning and Technology Program: Grant Program in Course Redesign - Round 2, $200,000, not funded, 1999 to 1999.
- Southeastern Atlantic Region/National Network of Libraries of Medicine: Public Health Outreach to South Carolina's Upcountry (MUSC, Upper Savannah AHEC, Clemson University School of Public Health), $48,750, not funded, 1998 to 1998.
- New England Region/National Network of Libraries of Medicine: Nurse Navigators - Internet Nurse Preceptor Pilot Training Program, $7,370, not funded, 1996 to 1996.
- National Library of Medicine LM-95-002: Midcareer Library Generalist and Minority Recruitment, $48,925, not funded, 1995 to 1995.
Publications
- Connor E (2008) "Library Space Planning." In Wood M. Sandra (eds), Basic Textbook in Medical Librarianship, Binghamton, NY, The Haworth Press, In Press (bookchapter)
- Connor E (2007) An Interview with Brian S. Alper of DynaMed., Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 4 (1/2), 127-143
- Connor E (2007) Library 2.0: Implications for the Future of Medical Libraries, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 26 (suppl), In Press
- Connor E (2007) Medical Librarian 2.0, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 26 (1), 1-15
- Connor E., Wood, M. Sandra (2007) Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries: Issues and Solutions, Binghamton, NY, The Haworth Press
- Connor E (2007) Evidence-based Librarianship: Case Studies and Active Learning Exercises., London, Chandos Publishing
- Connor E (2007) An Introduction to Instructional Services in Academic Libraries, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Press, In Press
- Connor E (2006) Interview with Matthew Cockerill of BioMed Central, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 3 (4), 51-58
- Connor E (2006) An Interview with Jack Farrell of AccessMedicine, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 3 (3), 81-88
- Connor E (2006) An Interview with Dr. Rich Sugden of STAT!Ref, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 3 (2), 47-54
- Connor E (2006) An Interview with Patti Corbett of Ovid Technologies, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 3 (1), 51-55
- Connor E (2006) An Introduction to Reference Services in Academic Libraries, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Press
- Connor E, Internet Guide to Food Safety and Security, Haworth Press, 2005
- Connor E, ed., Planning, Renovating, Expanding, and Constructing Library Facilities in Hospitals, Academic Medical Centers, and Health Organizations, Haworth Press, 2005
- Connor E, Internet Guide to Anti-Aging and Longevity, Haworth Press, 2006
- Connor E, Searching for Science, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2(2), 35-47, 2005
- Connor E, Interview With Jo Anne Boorkman, Jeffrey T. Huber, and Fred W. Roper, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 24(3), 1-15, Fall 2005
- Connor E, ed., Guide to Developing End User Education Programs in Medical Libraries, Haworth Press, 2005
- Connor E (2005) A Guide to End User Education Programs in Medical Libraries, The Haworth Press
- Connor E, How Do You Manage Case Study Analysis, Library Journal, 01 Feb 2004
- Connor E, Internet Guide to Travel Health, Haworth Press, 2004
- Connor E, Using Clinical Vignette Assignments to Teach Medical Informatics, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 22(4), 31-45, 2003
- Connor E, Real-Time Reference: the Use of Chat Technology to Improve Point of Need Assistance, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 21(4), 1-14, 2002
- Connor E, Using Search Engines to Locate Web Resources on Women's Health, Health Care on the Internet, 4(2/3), 47-63, 2000
- Connor E, Medical Informatics: Focus on Metadata, MLA News, 14-15, 1999
- Blansit BD, Connor E, Making Sense of the Electronic Resource Marketplace: Trends in Health-related Electronic Resources, Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 87(3), 243-250, 1999
- Connor E, Letter to the Editor: Online With Physicians Accessing the Internet, JAMA, 276(15), 1218-9, October 1996
- Connor E, International Telemedicine in Action, MLA News, 272, 1,7, 1995
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