Rankin, Jocelyn A. (PhD)*

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

• Board of Directors, 1999-2002
• Nominating Committee, elected member, 2003, 1996
• Research Section, Awards Committee chair, 1996-97
• Awards Committee, Rogers Jury, chair, 1995-96
• Research Section, chair, 1995-96
• Research Section, Program chair, 1994-95
• Nominating Committee chair, 1998-99
• Problem Based Learning SIG convener, 1989-92

Chapter

• Southern Chapter
  • Board of Directors, 1999-2002
  • Nominating Committee, elected member, 2003, 1996
  • Research Section, Awards Committee chair, 1996-97
  • Awards Committee, Rogers Jury, chair, 1995-96
  • Research Section, chair, 1995-96
  • Research Section, Program chair, 1994-95
  • Nominating Committee chair, 1998-99
  • Problem Based Learning SIG convener, 1989-92

Honors and Awards

MLA

• Fellow, 2002
• Ida and Georgia Eliot Prize, 1994, 2000
• Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award, 1992
• Distinguished Member, Academy of Health Information Professionals, 1990-present

Other

• Lazarow Lecturer, Texas Women’s College, 2002
• Miriam Libbey Lecturer, Georgia Health Sciences Library Association, 2001
• HHS Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2001.
• Mercer University School of Medicine, Professor Emerita, 2000
• National Library of Medicine, Biomedical Library Review Committee, member 1994-98

Publications (5 representative)

• Rankin JA, Burgess M. Chapter 11: Medical and health statistics. In, J.A. Boorkman, J. Huber, F.W. Roper eds. Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences. 4th ed. New York: Neal-Shuman, 2004.
• Dee CR, Rankin JA, Burns CA. Using scientific evidence to improve hospital library services: Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association journal usage study. Bull Med Libr Assoc 1998 Jul; 86(3):301-6.
• Rankin JA, ed. Handbook on Problem-Based Learning. New York: Medical Library Association and Forbes, 1999.
• Rankin JA. Problem-based medical education: effect on library use. Bull Med Lib Assoc 1992 Jan; 80 (1): 36-43.
• Rankin JA, Williams JC, Mishelevich DJ. Information system linking a medical school with practitioners and hospitals. J Med Educ 1987; 62:336-343.

Positions

• Chief, CDC Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA, 2000-present
• Professor of Library Science and Director, Medical Library and Peyton Anderson Resources Center, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, 1974-2000
• Public Services Librarian (1969-74) & Acting Director (1972-73), John Vinton Dahlgren Memorial Library, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
• ssistant Librarian in Public Services, Medical Library, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA. 1968-69

MLA published statements about the fellow

• Presentation of awards. Proceedings of the 102d Annual Meeting 2002. J Med Libr Assoc 2003 Jan; 91(1):122.
• Presentation of awards. Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Meeting 1992. Bull Med Libr Assoc 1993 Jan; 81(1):113.

(Birth 1947; Death 2010)