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
