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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 2013/14 association year (president-elect takes office in May 2013). Note: The order of candidate information was determined by a random drawing of names.

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Associate University Librarian and Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and Branches, University of Iowa–Iowa City, 2006–

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

Associate director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1997–2006; adjunct faculty, Dominican University, Lake Forest, IL, 2003–2006; consultant, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region, University of Illinois–Chicago, 1997–2002.

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National: member 1985–; MLA Board: member 2006–2009; treasurer 2007–2009; Section Council: member 2005–2006; Nominating Committee: member 2005; Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lectureship Jury: member 2011–2012, chair 2012–2014; Task Force on MLA’s International Scholarship: member 2009–2010; Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury: member 2009–2010; Task Force on MLA’s Educational Policy Statement: member 2005–2006; 2005 National Program Committee: cochair 2002–2005; Books Panel: member 2000–2003; 2000 National Program Committee: member 1998–2000; E-Publishing Symposium Planning Committee: member 2000; Ballot Counting Task Force: chair 2000; Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences Jury: member 1998–1999; Grants and Scholarships Committee: member 1993–1997, chair 1996–1997; A Holistic Approach to Collection Development, MLA ’05, San Antonio, TX, May 2005, continuing education co-teacher with Ramune Kubilius. Section: Collection Development Section: member 1998–; chair 2002–2003; National Program Committee: member 1999–2002, chair 2001– 2002. Leadership and Management Section: member 2000–present; Patient Safety Symposium Planning Committee: cochair 2005–2006; Seize the Journal: E-Journal Archiving Models Symposium Planning Committee: cochair 2003–2004. Hospital Libraries Section: member 1985–1997. Chapter: Midwest Chapter: member 1995–; Midwest/Midcontinental Joint Meeting Planning Committee: Continuing Education Committee: chair 2007.

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National: Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: member 2007–; Scholarly Communication Committee: member 2009–2011; Education & Program Committee: chair 2007; cochair 2008. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health: Literature Selection Technical Review Committee: member 2008–2012; Technical Evaluation Team for National Network of Libraries of Medicine Contracts: member 2010. Doody’s Review Service: Advisory Board: member Chicago, IL, 2004–. American Medical Association: Electronic Publishing Advisory Board: member Chicago, IL, 2003–2006. National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region: Medical Library Regional Advisory Committee: member 2012–2014; Print Retention Working Group: member 2010–2011; Emergency Preparedness Working Group: member 2008–2010.

To top of page Professional Honors (Last Fifteen Years)

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, sponsored by the National Library of Medicine: BioMedical Informatics MBL/NLM course fellow certificate, fall course, 2011. New Director’s Symposium, Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, 2009–2010. Medical Library Association: Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Health Sciences Librarian of the Year, 2006; Continuing Education Institute: Developing Web-Based Instruction, certificate, spring course, 2006. National Library of Medicine and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: leadership fellowship 2002–2003.

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MLS, 1981, BA, 1979, Indiana University–Bloomington.

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  • Walton L, Zipperer L, Egeland M, Brooks MK, Childs C. Empowering patient safety outreach through interprofessional partnerships: educating our communities. J Hosp Lib. 2010 Jul–Sep;10(3):224–34.
  • Shedlock J, Frisque M, Hunt S, Walton L, Handler J, Gillam M. Case study: The Health SmartLibrary experiences in web personalization and customization at the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University. J Med Lib Assoc. 2010 Apr;98(2):98–104. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.98.2.003.
  • Ludwig L, Giesecke J, Walton L.Scenario planning: a tool for academic health sciences libraries. Health Inf Lib J. 2010 Mar;27(1):28–36.
  • Walton L, Zipperer L. Libraries building community partnerships for patient safety. SLA@iowa. 2008 Jun:7–8.

To top of page Cynthia L. Henderson, AHIP

Executive Director of the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library and Assistant Professor, College of Dentistry, Howard University, Washington, DC, May 2010–

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

Director of the Morehouse School of Medicine Library (formerly, the Multi-Media Center) and research instructor, Department of Medical Education, November 2004–April 2010, interim director of the Multi-Media Center, July 2004–October 2004, deputy director of the Multi-Media Center, July 2000–June 2004; Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; director of the John A. Graziano Memorial Library and assistant professor, Health and Human Sciences Program, Samuel Merritt College (now, Samuel Merritt University), Oakland, CA, July 1997–June 2000; health sciences librarian Urbana and assistant professor, University of Illinois–Chicago, Urbana-Champaign, IL, February 1995–June 1997.

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National: member 1990–; secretary 2010–2012; Board of Directors: member 2009–2012; Fellows Jury: member 2006–2007; Joint MLA/ Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Legislative Task Force: member (MLA representative) 2002–2006; 2002 National Program Committee: member 2000–2002; Bulletin of the Medical Library Association: Editorial Board: member 1999–2002; Governmental Relations Committee: member 1997–2000; MLA News: legislative editor 1995– 1997. Section: Section Council: Credentialing Committee liaison 2009–2010. Relevant Issues Section: past chair 2009–2010, chair 2008–2009, chair-elect 2007–2008. Educational Media and Technologies (EMTS): Section Council representative 2004–2006; secretary/treasurer 2001–2003; Bylaws Committee: member 1999–2001; newsletter editor 1997–1999. Special Interest Group (SIG): African American Medical Librarians Alliance SIG: member 1999–; co-convener 2006–2007. Chapter: Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MACMLA): member 2010–. Southern Chapter: member 2000–; Credentialing Committee liaison 2007– 2009; Joint Meeting with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, October 2006, Atlanta, GA, Steering Committee: member 2004–2006; Program Committee: member 2005–2006. Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG): member 1997–2000; Nominating Committee of the NCNMLG: elected member 1999–2000; newsletter editor 1998–2000. Midwest Chapter: member 1995–1997; archivist 1997; Archives Committee: member 1995–1997.

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Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL): institutional representative 2004–; Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force: member (AAHSL representative) 2010–2014; Future Leadership Committee: member 2007–2010; Outcomes and Assessment Committee: member 2005–2008. Friends of the National Library of Medicine: Board: member 2010–. National Institutes of Health National Library of Medicine PubMed Central National Advisory Committee: member 2008–2012. Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Science Health Information Technology Program: adjunct faculty member 2011–. Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance: member 2004–; Board: member 2005–2012; vice chair 2010–2012. Atlanta Regional Consortium of Higher Education (ARCHE): Council of Library Directors: member 2004–2010; chair 2008–2009, vice chair 2007–2008. Atlanta/Macon Private Academic Libraries (AMPALS): member 2004–2010; chair 2007–2009. Consortium of Biomedical Libraries in the South (CONBLS): institutional representative 2004–2010; chair 2006–2007, chair elect 2005/2006. Atlanta Health Sciences Libraries Consortium (AHSLC): member 2000–2010. Georgia Health Sciences Libraries Association (GHSLA): member 2000–2010. Journal of the American Medical Association: journal reviewer 1997–2006. National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region, Medical Library Regional Advisory Committee: member 1999–2000.

To top of page Professional Honors (Last Fifteen Years)

Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries/National Library of Medicine Leadership Fellows Program: mentor 2010–2011. MLA Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 2004–2014. BioMedical Informatics Marine Biological Laboratory/National Library of Medicine, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA: course fellow, fall course, 2006.

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MILS, May 1991, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor; BS (cum laude), May 1987, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MI.

To top of page Publications (Last Five Years)

  • Henderson CL, Kelly DP, Swanson J, Arango XE, Welmaker R. Library disaster and emergency planning. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Medical Librarianship held in Brisbane, Australia; 3 Sep 2009 [Internet]. [cited 19 Sep 2012]. <http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:179800/n5_4_Thurs_Henderson_198.pdf
  • Henderson CL, Kelly DP, Swanson J, Welmaker R, Arango XE. Project Uncover health information databases. J Consumer Health Internet. 2009;13(2):135–42.
  • Henderson CL. Access to medical knowledge: libraries, digitization and the public good [book review]. Lib Q. 2007;77(3):340–2.

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