MLA Fellow Brief Vitae

James Shedlock

Fellowship Conferred: 2007

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

National Program Committee, Local Assistance Committee, Cochair, 2008
National Program Committee, Cochair, 2004–2006
Co-instructor, CE 265, Library Director: Knowledge, Skills and Career Paths, developed in conjunction with the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, and presented with Wayne Peay, University of Utah; Judy Messerle, Harvard University; and Rick Forsman, University of Colorado; at 2002 and 2003 MLA annual meetings
Nominating Committee: Elected member, 1991, 2000
Corporate Information Services Section: Web Editor, 2001–2006
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association: Book Review Editor, 1989–1991; Editorial Board, Member 1989–1991, 2000–2003
Board of Directors: Member, 1996–1999
Medical Informatics Section, Chair, 1994–1995
Medical Informatics News, Editor, 1992–1993
Medical Informatics Section, Newsletter Committee, Chair, 1993–1995
Medical Informatics Section (MIS), MIS Information Service (web page), Publisher, 1995–1998
National Program Committee, Local Assistance Committee, Publicity and Promotions Subcommittee, Chair, 1992–1993
Medical School Libraries Section, Chair, 1990–1991
Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Standards and Practices Committee, Chair, 1985–1986
American Library Association, Reference and Adult Services Division, Interlibrary Loan Committee, Representative, 1985–1987
Public Services Section, Executive Committee, Member, 1985–1988
Section Council, Alternate Representative, Public Services Section, 1985–1988
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board, Chair, 1981–1982

Chapter

Midwest Chapter, MLA Nominating Committee Candidate, 1993
Midwest Chapter, Program Committee, Continuing Education Subcommittee, Member, 1985–1986
Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Program Committee, Member, 1983–1984

Honors and Awards

MLA

Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP): Member 1989–1990; Distinguished Member, 1991–2010; Certified Medical Librarian: 1977; renewed 1982, 1987
Fellow, 2007
Honorable Mention, Best Research Paper, Research Section, Medical Library Association, 2002
ISI-Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award for contributions to the creation of HealthWeb, 1998
Best Research Poster, Research Section, Medical Library Association, 1997

Other

National Library of Medicine, Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee, Member, 2005–2009
Institute of Medicine of Chicago, Fellow, 1996

Publications (5 representative)

Articles published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association or Journal of the Medical Library Association are available via PubMed Central.

Shedlock J, Frisque M, Hunt S, Walton LJ, 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 Libr Assoc. 2010 Apr;98(2):98–104 [cited 16 Mar 2011].
Shedlock J, Walton L. An academic medical library using LibQUAL+: the experience of the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University. J Libr Admin. 2004;40(3/4):99–110.
Shedlock J, Byrd G. The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Annual Statistics: a thematic history. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr;91(2):178–85 [cited 16 Mar 2011].
Byrd G, Shedlock J. The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Annual Statistics: an exploratory 25-year trend analysis. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr;91(2):186–202 [cited 16 Mar 2011].
Ludwig L, Shedlock J, Watson L, Dahlen K, Jenkins C. Designing a library: everyone on the same page? Bull Med Libr Assoc. 2001 Apr;89(2):204–11 [cited 16 Mar 2011].
Shedlock J, Ross F. A library for the twenty-first century: the Galter Health Sciences Library’s renovation and expansion project. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1997 Apr;85(2):176–86 [cited 16 Mar 2011].
Shedlock J. The Galter Health Sciences Library at Northwestern University: a library for the 21st century. Presented at the National Library of Medicine/University of Maryland at Baltimore Symposium on Building the Library/Information Center of the Future; Bethesda, MD; 7–8 Apr 1994. Published in the Proceedings of the symposium. Comput Meth Programs Med. 1994;44:227–35.

Positions

Director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1991–
Associate Director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1988–1991
Head of Public Services, Archibald Church Medical Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1985–1988
Assistant Head of Information Services, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 1984–1985
Coordinator of Online Search Services, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill,1983–1985
Document Delivery Librarian, Vera Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1979–1982
Reference-Serials Librarian, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Pontiac, MI, 1977–1979