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Candidate Information: President-Elect

(one to be elected)

The following candidates have been selected by the MLA Nominating Committee to stand for election for the 2010/11 association year (president-elect takes office in May 2010). Note: The order of candidate information was determined by a random drawing of names.

Laurie L. Thompson, AHIP

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Assistant Vice President for Library Services, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas, 2006–

To top of page Previous Professional Positions (Last Fifteen Years)

Director of libraries, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas, 2003–2006; librarian and director of libraries, State University of New York Upstate Medical University–Syracuse, 1998–2003; acting director, 1997–1998, deputy director, 1995–1997, associate director, 1986–1995, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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National: member 1980–; Board of Directors: member 2007–2010; Bylaws Committee: MLA Board liaison, 2007–2010; Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians: Task Force on the Health Sciences Librarian in Medical Education: member 2006–2008; 2007 National Program Committee: member 2005–2007; Books Panel: MLA Board liaison 2007–2010, member 2002–2005; Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury: chair 2000–2001; “Licensing Electronic Resources” continuing education course: instructor 1997–; 1995 National Program Committee, Local Assistance Committee: Social Events Subcommittee: cochair 1993–1995. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 2000–; Task Force on Chapter-Level Programming: member 2003–2006, chair 2004–2006; email discussion list manager 2003–; Program Committee: member 2002–2003; MLA Nominating Committee: nominee 2002. Medical Informatics Section: member 1998–. Technical Services Section: member 1984–; Nominating Committee: chair 2000–2001, 1997–1998; MLA Nominating Committee: nominee 1999, 1996; By-Laws Committee: chair 1994–1995. Chapter: South Central Chapter: member 2003–; Credentialing Committee: member 2009–2011; Local Arrangements Committee: member 2006–2008; Pre-Local Arrangements Committee: chair 2005; Membership Committee: member 2003–2005. Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter: member 1998–2003; treasurer 1999–2003. Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 1985–1998.

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Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: member 1998–; Charting the Future Committee: member 2007–; Assessment and Statistics Committee: member 2005–2007; Assessments and Statistics Working Group: member 2004–2005; Annual Statistics Editorial Board: member 2004–2005; Nominating Committee: member 2004; Outcomes Assessment Committee: member 2003–2005; 25th Anniversary Task Force: member 2000–2003; Task Force on Quality Assessment: member 2001–2003. Texas Library Association: member 2003–; Awards Committee: member 2009–.Texas Council of Academic Librarians: member 2003–. Texas Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: member 2003–; chair 2005–2007; secretary-treasurer 2004–2005. Texas State Library and Archives Commission: TexShare Database Cost Sharing Working Group: member 2007–2012. University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences Board of Advisors: member 2003–. South Central Association of Medical Libraries: member 2003–; president 2007–2010. National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region, Regional Advisory Committee: member 2003–. Association of American Medical Colleges: Group on Information Resources: institutional representative, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 2003–; institutional representative, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University 1998–2003. Association of College and Research Libraries: member 2003–. HealthLine (Dallas-Fort Worth): member 2003–. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries Editorial Board: member 2003–. Beta Phi Mu, Pi Lambda Sigma Chapter: member 1998–; Executive Board: member 1998–2003. Central New York Library Resources Council: Board of Trustees: member 1998–2003; president 2000–2002; Executive Board: member 1999–2002; Planning and Review Committee: chair 1998–2000. SUNY Council of Library Directors: member 1998–2003; secretary 2000–2002; SUNYConnect Advisory Council: doctoral campus representative 2002–2003. American Library Association: member 1983–.

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MLA: Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 1991–; Collection Development Section: Daniel T. Richards Prize for Collection Development 2008. Texas Library Association: TALL Texan leadership mentor 2008. National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: Leadership Fellows Program mentor 2005–2006. Frye Leadership Institute 2002. Medical Informatics, Marine Biological Institute, Woods Hole, MA: Fellow 1999. Beta Phi Mu 1978.

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MLS, University of Hawaii, 1978; BA, English, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana–Monroe), 1974.

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  • Thompson LL, Higa ML. Journal collection development: challenges, issues and strategies. In: Wood S, ed. Introduction to health sciences librarianship. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press; 2008.
  • Higa ML, Bunnett B, Maina B, Perkins J, Ramos T, Thompson LL, Wayne R. Redesigning a library’s organizational structure. Coll Res Libr. 2005 Jan;66(1):41–58.
  • Thompson LL. Analyzing electronic license agreements: strategies for success. J Electron Res Med Libr. 2004;1(1):91–102.
  • Thompson LL, Srivastava SD. Licensing electronic resources. The Serials Libr. 2002;42(1/2):7–12.
  • Thompson LL, ed. Bibliographic management of information resources in health sciences libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press and Medical Library Association; 2001. (Current practice in health sciences libraries, v.5).
  • Thompson, LL. Cataloging operations. In: LL Thompson, ed. Bibliographic management of information resources in health sciences libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press and Medical Library Association; 2001. (Current practice in health sciences libraries, v.5).
Gerald (Jerry) Perry, AHIP

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Director, Health Sciences Library, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado–Denver, Aurora, CO, 2007–

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Interim director, 2006–2007, deputy director, 2003–2006, Denison Memorial Library/Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado–Denver; head of information services, Arizona Health Sciences Library, University of Arizona–Tucson, 1997–2003; reference manager/collection development specialist, Rush University, Chicago, IL, 1990–1997.

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National: 2010 National Program Committee: member 2008–; Nominating Committee: member 2008; Task Force on MLA’s Research Policy Statement: member 2005–2007; Board of Directors: member 2002–2005; Journal of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 2001–2004; MLANET Editorial Board: Section Council liaison 1999–2001. Section: Relevant Issues Section: Section Council representative 1998–2001; section chair 1998–1999. Leadership and Management Section: member 2006–. SIG: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Health Science Librarians SIG: member 1993–; program chair 1998–1999; cochair 1994–1995; co-convener 1993–1994. Chapter: Midcontinental Chapter: member 2003–. Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona: member 1997–2003; Joint Annual Meeting (with Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group): program chair 2002. Midwest Chapter: member 1990–1997; Joint Annual Meeting (with Midcontinental Chapter): continuing education cochair 1992.

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National Networks of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental Region: Regional Advisory Board: member 2008–. Colorado Academic Library Consortium: secretary 2007–2009. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL): member 2007–; AAHSL Education Research Task Force: member 2008–. Colorado Council of Medical Librarians: member 2003–. Wingspan, Tucson’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Community Center: Board of Directors: member 1997–2000.

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MLA: Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2006–2011. Commitment to Diversity Award for Faculty, University of Colorado Denver: recipient 2006 and 2005. Emerging Leaders Program, University Leadership Development Institute, Office of the President, University of Colorado System: recipient 2005–2006. National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows Program: participant 2002–2003. University of Arizona: awarded continuing status (tenure), librarian rank 2001. University of Arizona Office of International Affairs Foreign Travel Grant: awarded $500 applied to attend the Eighth International Congress on Medical Librarianship, July 2000.

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MLS, School of Information and Library Studies, State University of New York–Buffalo, 1986; BA, anthropology/journalism, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1979.

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