MLA Fellow Brief Vitae

Diane G. Schwartz

Fellowship Conferred: 2004

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

Journal of the Medical Library Association, Editorial Board, member, 2002-05
Nominating Committee, member, 2001-02
Board of Directors, member, 1997-2000
Health Sciences Library Technicians Committee, chair, 1992-93
Public Services Section, Nominating Committee, chair, 1990-92
Medical School Libraries Section, treasurer, 1990-92
Public Services Section, Strategic Planning Committee, chair, 1988-93
Status and Economic Interests of Health Sciences Library Committee, chair, 1987-88
Public Services Section, Section Council Representative, 1984-88

Chapter

Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of MLA, Benchmarking chapter educator, 1999-present

Honors and Awards

MLA

Fellow, 2004
Medical Library Association Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant, 1991
Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member

Other

Fulbright travel award to India, 1991-92
Beta Phi Mu. (International Library Science Honor Society), 1972
New York State Scholar Incentive Award, 1971-72

Publications (5 representative)

Zayas LE, James PA, Shipengrover JA, Schwartz DG, Osborne JW, Graham RP. Exploring instructional quality indicators in ambulatory medical settings: an ethnographic approach. Fam Med 1999 Oct;31(9):635-40.
Stone SL, Schwartz DG, Quirk M, Sarkin R, Qualters D. Faculty development for community-based physicians at the University of Massachusetts and SUNY-Buffalo. Acad Med 1999 Jan;74(1 Suppl):S75-81.
Schwartz DG. How physicians and biomedical scientists in India learn information-seeking skills. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1995 Jul; 83(3): 360-2.
Schwartz DG, Schwartz SA. MEDLINE training for medical students integrated into the clinical curriculum." Med Educ 1995; 29:133-8.
Schwartz DG, Eakin D. Reference service standards, performance criteria and evaluation. J Acad Libr 1986 Mar; 12(1): 4-8.

Positions

Director of Libraries, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, 2000-present
Deputy Director, NY Area Health Education Center Statewide Program Office, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1998-2000
Research Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1992-2000
Director of Special Projects, Office of Graduate Medical Education, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1997-98
Executive Director, Primary Care Resource Center, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1995-97
Associate Director for Medical Education, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1992-95
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Informatics, Department of Library and Information Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 1994-present
Associate Director, Alfred Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1989-92
Public Services Coordinator, Alfred Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1985-89
Head, Reference/Information Services Department, Alfred Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1982-85
Associate Librarian, Alfred Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1978-82
Head Reference Librarian, New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, NY, 1973-78
Reference and Research Librarian, New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, NY, 1972
Graduate Student Intern for Reference and Research, New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, NY, 1971-72
Archivist and Manuscript Cataloger, New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, NY, 1970-71
Library Manager, International Council of Shopping Centers, New York, NY, 1969-70

MLA published statements about the fellow

Presentation of awards. Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting. 2005 January; 93(1): 143–188. [cited May 9, 2005]. <http://pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=545145> .

Edited June 17, 2004; May 9, 2005