Candidate Information

Board of Directors (two to be elected)

The following candidates have been selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to stand for election for the 2004/05 association year (elected officers would begin their terms in May 2004). Note: the order of candidate information was determined by a random drawing of names.

• Faith A. Meakin, AHIP
• Judith G. Robinson
• helen-ann brown, AHIP
• Dixie A. Jones, AHIP
• Ysabel Bertolucci, AHIP

• Board Candidates' Replies to Nominating Committee Question

Faith A. Meakin, AHIP Director and Lecturer, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida-Gainesville, 1994–

Career Highlights
Faith A. Meakin's first position was in reference in a small academic biomedical library in California. Over the years, the position's responsibilities evolved, as did the profession. It was an exciting time. She spent an exciting fellowship year in Minnesota and then went home for another four years. Unique opportunities to work at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva and an interesting assignment with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) in Maryland were midpoint career choices. Now she leads an academic health science library in Florida. She is a member of MLA and has served the organization through a variety of chapter, section, and committee offices and assignments.

Previous Professional Positions
Executive director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region (Region 2), Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland-Baltimore, 1989–1994; head, Reference and Readers Services, Office of Library and Health Literature Services, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1983–1988.

MLA Official Activities
National: member 1966–; Credentialing Committee: member 2003–; Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: MLA representative 1997–2003; Nominating Committee: member 1992, 2001; 2001 National Program Committee Local Assistance Committee: chair, 1999–2001; Academy of Health Information Professionals Special Panel on Recertification: chair 1994–1995; Professional Recognition Review Panel: chair 1993–1994, member 1992–1994; Chapter Council: representative 1991–1994; International Cooperation Committee: member 1983–1989. Section: Leadership and Management Section (formerly Medical School Libraries Section): member 1967–; chair-elect/program chair 2003–2004; chair 1997–1998, chair-elect/program chair 1996–1997; Nominating Committee: chair 1998–1999; Executive Board: member 1992–1993. International Cooperation Section: member 1990–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1994: Research Section: member 1994–. Chapter: Southern Chapter: member 1989–. Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 1989–1995; chapter representative and Executive Board member 1991–1994; Professional Development Committee Annual Meeting: chair 1990–1992; Program Committee: member 1990–1991.

Other Professional Activities
Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL): member 1994–; AAHSL Taskforce on Future Leadership: member 2000–. Consortium of Biomedical Libraries of the South: member 1994–; chair 1999–2000. American Medical Informatics Association: member 1995–. NLM/NN/LM Contract Proposal Review Group: member 1996, 2000; NN/LM Grant Proposal Review: member 1998; Regional Advisory Committee: member 1994–1996. 7th International Congress of Medical Librarianship Planning Committee: member, Subcommittee on Scientific Presentations: chair 1992–1995. Florida Health Science Library Association: member 1989–. Maryland Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information: head facilitator 1990.

Professional Honors
Academy of Health Information Professionals: distinguished member 1989–. Who's Who in American Women 2002–2003. NLM Medical Informatics Course, Woods Hole, MA: fellow 1997. Council of Library Resources/NLM Health Sciences Library Management Intern Program, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis: fellow 1978–79. Certification in medical librarianship, 1967–1989. Beta Phi Mu 1966–.

Education
B.A., English 1965; M.L.S., Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1966; U.S. Public Health Service Internship in Medical Librarianship, University of California–Los Angeles, 1966–1967.

Publications
Kuntz JJ, Tennant MR, Case AC, Meakin FA. Staff-driven strategic planning: learning from the past, embracing the future. J Med Libr Assoc 2003 Jan;91(1):79–82. Baird LA, Meakin FA, Bailey MS, Shipman JP. Assessing the information needs of health professionals: an annotated bibliography. Baltimore, MD: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region University of Maryland-Baltimore, 1991.

Judith G. Robinson Assistant Dean for Library and Learning Resources, Edward E. Bricknell Medical Sciences Library, Eastern Virginia Medical School–Norfolk, 1995–

Career Highlights
Judith G. Robinson is assistant dean for library and learning resources, Eastern Virginia Medical School–Norfolk, 1995–. She previously held administrative positions at Falk Library of the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (1993–1994), and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia (1986–1993). Her recent MLA service includes: 2001 National Program Committee chair, Continuing Education Committee chair 1997–1998, and Centennial Coordinating Committee member 1994–1998. She served as 1994 chair of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of MLA. She was a course developer/instructor of two MLA continuing education classes, "Malpractice and Medical Librarianship: Risk Assessment" and "Ethical Dialogues in Health Sciences Librarianship." The Hospital Libraries Section gave her the Scroll of Exemplary Service in 2002.

Previous Professional Positions
Associate director for administrative services 1993–1994, Falk Library of the Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; associate director for technical services, 1989–1993, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, University of Virginia–Charlottesville.

MLA Official Activities
National: 2001 National Program Committee: chair 1998–2001; Continuing Education Committee: chair 1997–1998, member 1996–1998; 1997 National Program Committee: continuing education liaison 1996–1997; Centennial Coordinating Committee: member 1994–1998; Oral History Committee: chair 1992–1993, member 1991–1993. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 1995–. Hospital Libraries Section: member 1995–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1995–. Public Services Section: member 1995–. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 1995–. Collection Development Section: member 1987–; Elections Committee: chair 1989. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC): member 1985–; chapter chair 1993; Nominating Committee: chair 1994; Program Committee: member 1991; Needs Assessment Task Force: chair 1988; MAC Messages: coeditor 1985–1988.

Other Professional Activities
Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: member 1995–. Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Information Resources: Eastern Virginia Medical School representative 1999–. Virginia Council of Health Sciences Librarians: member 1995–; chair 1995–1996. Health Sciences Communication Association (HeSCA): member 1986–1991; Biomedical Library Section: chair 1989–1990.

Professional Honors
Hospital Library Section: Scroll of Exemplary Service 2002. Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, MA, Medical Informatics MBL/NLM Course Fellow Certificate, spring course 1999.

Education
B.F.A., museum methods, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1978; M.S.L.S., School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1984.

Publications
Robinson J. Linda A. Watson Medical Library Association president 2002–2003. J Med Libr Assoc 2002 Jul;90(3):345–8.

helen-ann brown, AHIP Information Services Librarian, Weill Cornell Medical Library, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, 1991–

Career Highlights
Helen-ann brown dedicates her career to enhancing patient care. As a hospital librarian, clinical librarian, or online searching instructor, she focuses on supporting sound clinical judgments. A second master's in the dynamics of organization expands brown's passion to marketing and public relations of librarians, library programs, and services. Throughout her thirty-year career, brown has been an active contributing member of MLA on the national, section, and chapter levels, chairing and serving on committees and facilitating chapter sharing roundtables. She has also contributed thought-provoking posters and papers. Being on the MLA Board would be a dream come true.

Previous Professional Positions
Customer services-medical information specialist, 1990–1991; East Coast Regional representative, 1988–1990, BRS Information Technologies. Online services coordinator, MEDLINE instructor, 1988–1984.

MLA Official Activities
National: member 1974–; Academy of Health Information Professionals: distinguished member; Section Council: representative for the Leadership and Management Section 2003–2006; 2005 National Program Committee: Section Council representative; Nominating Committee: member 2003; David A. Kronick Traveling Fellowship Jury: chair 2003–2004, member 2002–2003; Informationist Chapter Sharing Roundtable: facilitator 2003; Evidence-Based Medicine Chapter Sharing Roundtable: facilitator 2002; Hospital Libraries Section/MLA Professional Development Grant Jury: member 2001–2002; ISI/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award Jury: member 2000–2001; Marketing Chapter Sharing Roundtable: facilitator 1998; EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant Jury: member 1998–1999; National Program Committee: coordinator of posters 1996–1997, member 1996–1997; Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year Jury: member 1995–1996; Continuing Education Quality Assurance Subcommittee: chair 1992–1993, member 1991–1993; Health Sciences Library Technicians Committee: member 1988–1990; Nominating Committee: member 1987. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 2000–; Chapter Grant Task Force: member 2003; Section Council representative: 2003–2006; Program Committee: chair 2002–2003; Strategic Planning Coordinator 2000–2003; Symposium Program Committee: member 2001–2002. Hospital Libraries Section: member 1974–; Professional Recognition Committee: member 2000–2003, chair 2001–2003; Symposium Program Committee: member 1998–1999; Professional Recognition Committee: member 1995–1998; Strategic Planning Committee: chair 1992–1993. Clinical Librarians and Evidence-Based Healthcare Special Interest Group: member 2002–. Chapter: New York-New Jersey Chapter: member 1991–; chair 1998, MLA Nominating Committee nominee 2002, Publicity Committee for Quint Chapter Meeting: member 2003; Program Committee for 2002 Annual Meeting: member 2001–2002; Strategic Planning Committee: chair 1996–1999; Community Relations Committee: chair 1995–1998; Research Committee: member 1998–1999. Philadelphia Regional Chapter: member 1989–1990; Continuing Education Committee: member 1989–1990. Midcontinental Chapter: member 1979–1988. Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 1973–1979.

Other Professional Activities
Consultant, Medical Sciences Library, 2002–2003; New York Medical College, Board of Registry and Elections: Member 2000; Passaic County, NJ. Visiting assistant professor, 2000–Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. Working Group and EBM Librarians: member 1997–; New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Girl Scout (Brownie and Cadet) leader, 1991–; Getting Your Message Across: A Workshop of Presentation Skills: creator and presenter 1990–. Continuing education instructor, 1982–; Medical Library Association.

Professional Honors
Academy of Health Information Professionals: distinguished member 2003; Hospital Libraries Section Award for Research, May 2002; Research Section, Medical Library Association, MLA Research Award 2002; Research Section, Medical Library Association, Honorable Mention, MLA Research Award, 2001.

Education
B.S. physical education, Ithaca College, 1970; M.L.S. University of Maryland, 1973;. M.S. dynamics of organization, University of Pennsylvania, 1994.

Publications
Book Review: Earley D, Brown H. Eng. vs and not for(la) vs. TS (La) Eng. NLM Tech Bull 1988;231:12. Sienkiewicz D, Buckwalter M, Brown H. A Sam Starr Mystery: Building a computerized tour for the library. Med Ref Serv Q Winter 1994;13(4):77–86. Sienkiewicz D, Buckwalter M, Brown H. A Sam Starr Mystery: building a computerized tour for the library. In: Wood MS, ed. User education in health sciences libraries: a reader. New York, NY: The Haworth Press, 1995:281–290. Brown HA. Jane Cooke Wright. In: Shearer BF, Shearer BS. Notable women in the life sciences: a biographical dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Brown HA, Rankow VG. MEDLINE on the Internet. In: Wood MS, ed. Health care resources on the Internet. New York, NY: Haworth Press,1999. Finkel ML, Brown HA, Gerber LM, Supino PG. Teaching evidence-based medicine to medical students. Med Teach 2003 Mar;25(2):202–4 Martin ER, brown ha, Epstein BA, Lipscomb CE, Riley RA, Shipman JP. The Leadership Reconsidered symposium: report. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr; 91(2): 251–257.

Dixie A. Jones, AHIP Section Chief, Medical Library, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Shreveport, LA, 2003–

Career Highlights
Dixie A. Jones's career spans twenty-eight years and includes experience in nursing school, medical school, and hospital libraries. She has served as president of both her chapter and her state health sciences library organization. On the national level, she has chaired two MLA committees and been a member of the MLA Nominating Committee, two national program committees, and Section Council. She has taught continuing education on the topic of ethics at state, chapter, and national meetings. Professional publications include articles in the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, Journal of Hospital Librarianship, Library Journal, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, Nurse Educator, and Reference Librarian.

Previous Professional Positions
Head, Reference Section, Medical Library, Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University–Shreveport, 1991–2003; chief, Library Service, 1989–1991, librarian, Biological and Medical Sciences, Library Service, 1983–1989,Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Library, Shreveport, LA.

MLA Official Activities
National: Section Council Communications Committee: chair 2002–; Task Force to Plan Recruitment of the Twenty-first Century Workforce of Health Information Professionals: member 2001–2003; Academy of Health Information Professionals: mentor 2002–2003; Membership Committee: member 2001–; 2002 National Program Committee: member 2000–2002; Nominating Committee: member 2000; Awards Committee: chair 1999–2000, member 1996–1999; continuing education instructor 1998, 2003; Centennial Fund Raising Team: member 1997–1998; 1996 National Program Committee: member 1994–1996; Janet Doe Lectureship Jury: member 1993–1994; Status and Economic Interests of Health Sciences Library Personnel: chair 1992–1993, member 1990–1992; Hospital Libraries Committee: ex-officio member 1991–1992; Task Force to Review Hospital Library Standards: member 1991; Ad Hoc Committee on the Position of Hospital Libraries: member 1989–1991. Section: Hospital Libraries Section: member 1986–; Strategic Planning Committee: chair 2002–, member 2001–2002; Nominating Committee: member 1994–1995; Strategic Planning Task Force: member 1992–1995; Nominating Committee: chair 1992–1993; section chair 1991–1992; Program Committee: chair 1990–1991; Standards Committee: chair 1988–1990. Leadership and Management Section (formerly Medical School Libraries Section): member 1991–; Newsletter: coeditor 2001–. Medical Informatics Section: member 1994–. Public Services Section: member 1992–; Nominating Committee: member 1997–1998. Research Section: member 1992–; Section Council representative 2000–2003; Research Mentors Program Task Force: member 1999–2001. Consumer and Patient Health Information Section: member 2003–. Chapter: South Central Chapter: (formerly South Central Regional Group): member approximately 1980–; Communications Committee: chair, 2003–; Local Arrangements Committee: member 2002–2003; Credentialing Committee: member 1999–2003; continuing education instructor 1999; Nominating Committee: chair 1997–1998; Ad Hoc MLA Centennial/South Central Chapter Silver Anniversary Committee: member 1997–1998; chapter president 1996–1997; Finance Committee: member 1995–1997; Program Committee: member 1994–1995; secretary 1994–1995; Membership Services Project: coordinator 1993; Awards and Scholarships Committee: chair 1991–1992, member 1990–1991; Program Committee: chair 1989–1990. Hospital Library Interest Section: member 1980s–.

Other Professional Activities
Special Libraries Association: member, 2002–; Biomedical and Life Sciences Division: member, 2002–. American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA Survey of Health Sciences Libraries in Hospitals Advisory Group: member 1989–1991. National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region: Consumer Health Advisory Committee: member 1999–2001; reviewer for "Access to Consumer Health Information" grant proposals 2000. Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana: continuing education instructor 1998; Continuing Education Committee: member 1998 and 1991; president 1993; Awards Committee: member 1991. Louisiana Library Association (LLA): Scholarship Committee: member 1997–2000; Local Arrangements Committee: member 1997–1998 and 1992–1993; Subject Specialists Section: chair 1996–1997; Advisory Committee on Publications: member 1993–1996; Subject Specialists Section Lucy B. Foote Award Committee: member 1994–1995; Louisiana Literary Award Committee: member 1990–1993; Essae M. Culver Award Committee: chair 1990–1991, member 1988–1990; Constitution and Bylaws Committee: chair 1988–1989; LLA parliamentarian 1988–1989.

Professional Honors
Hospital Libraries Section Scroll of Exemplary Service 2002, 2003. Medical Informatics Program sponsored by Marine Biological Laboratory/NLM at Woods Hole, MA: fellow 2000. Academy of Health Information Professionals: distinguished member 1990–. MLA certification 1987–1991. Beta Phi Mu 1975–. Phi Kappa Phi 1973–. T. H. Harris Scholarship, 1970–1974.

Education
B.A., library science, Louisiana Tech University, 1974; M.L.S., Louisiana State University, 1975.

Publications
Jones DA, column editor. Specialty of the House. J Hospital Libr, 2004–;4(1):[in press]. Jones DA, Watson MM, Comegys M, Burnett A, Tucker B. Errata and retractions in electronic journals: notification practices. J Hospital Libr 2003;3(2):19–28. Pernotto DA, Watson MM, Jones DA, Gammill KM. Health e-Links: a pilot program for delivering electronic health information (EHI) to consumers in rural areas through a partnership with Louisiana public libraries. J Consum Health Internet 2003;7(2):13–21. Jones DA. Jabberwocky vs. effective communication. Natl Netw 2002 Oct;27(2):5–6. Jones DA. Renovation of the Dorothy Elston Alford Memorial Haughton Branch Library, Bossier Parish Library System [Buildings Column, Duggar D, col. ed.]. La Libr 2002 Fall;65(2):24–5. Morton WW, Jones DA, eds. The Leading Edge 2001–;13(2)–. Jones D. Readability analysis of consumer health materials. In: Sullivan M, ed. Consumer health Web manual. [Web document]. National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region, 2000. [27 Jun 2002]. <nnlm.gov/scr/conhlth/read.htm>. Jones DA. How do you manage? [Rogers M, col. ed.] Case study: loans & groans. analysis II: lack of communication. Libr J 1999 Oct 15;124(17):93–4.

Ysabel Bertolucci, AHIP Health Sciences Librarian, Health Sciences Library, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 1987–

Career Highlights
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program has been Ysabel Bertolucci's employer for the thirty years of her health sciences library career. She has been active in the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) and the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG) and has chaired and been a member of various committees, including chairing the section and the chapter. She has been active in the MLA Credentialing Committee and the Mentoring Program Task Force. This year, she served as the cochair of the 2003 National Program Committee and received the Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship.

Previous Professional Positions
Health Sciences Librarian, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, South San Francisco, California 1975–1987.

MLA Official Activities
National: member 1971–; Task Force on Global Initiatives 2003–; 2003 National Program Committee: cochair 2000–2003; Mentoring Program Task Force: member 2000–2001; Credentialing Committee: member 1998–2001, chair 2000–2001; Professional Recognition Review Panel: member 1996–1998; Annual Meeting Local Assistance Committee: hospitality chair 1991. Section: Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section: member 1973–; Honors and Awards: cochair 2003–, chair 1997–1998; Nominating Committee: chair 1998–1999; Strategic Planning: chair 1998–1999; Honor and Awards: chair 1995–1996; Section Council: alternate and representative 1984–1990. Hospital Libraries Section: member 1985–; Standards Committee: member 1993–1995; Hospital Library Standards: tri-author 1994. International Cooperation Section: member 1997–. Chapter: Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group: member 1975–; Strategic Planning Committee: tri-chair 2002–; Regional Advisory Committee: representative 1998–2000; Joint Meeting Program Committee: chair 1998–1999; parliamentarian 1994–1996; interlibrary loan chair 1992–1993; Regional Advisory Committee: representative 1997–2002, 1999, and 1987–1990; Union List of Serials: chair 1983–1986; chair elect, chair and past chair 1980–83.

Other Professional Activities
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Section of Health and Biosciences Libraries: Standing Committee: member 1997–; chair/treasurer 1999–2003; secretary/treasurer/information officer 1997–1999.

Professional Honors
Academy of Health Information Professionals: distinguished member, 1995–. Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group Award for Professional Excellence, 1992. Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section Award for Professional Excellence, 2001. Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship, 2003.

Education
A.B., University of California–Berkeley, 1971; M.S.L.S., University of Southern California, 1972.

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