MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments
MLA
- MLA News, editor, 2012–2014
- Board of Directors, member, 2007–2010
- Bylaws Committee, MLA Board liaison, 2007–2010
- Task Force on the Health Sciences Librarian in Medical Education, member, 2006–2008
- Books Panel, member, 2002–2005; MLA Board liaison 2007–2010
- 2007 National Program Committee, member, 2005–2007
- George and Ida Eliot Prize Jury, chair, 2000–2001
- Chapter Council Presents Chapter Sharing Roundtables, Leadership, resource facilitator, 1996
- 1995 Local Assistance Committee, Social Events Subcommittee, cochair, 1993–1995
- American Library Association, Committee on Cataloging Description and Access, MLA representative, 1988–1991
- Continuing Education Committee, Instructional Development Subcommittee, member, 1990–1994, chair, 1994–1995; Chapter and Section Support Subcommittee, member, 1988–90
- 1992 National Program Committee, Local Assistance Committee, chair, 1990–1992
- Leadership and Management Section, Task Force on Chapter-Level Programming, chair, 2004–2006; discussion list manager, 2003–2013; 2003 Annual Meeting Program Committee, member; MLA Nominating Committee, nominee, 2002
- Technical Services Section, Nominating Committee, chair, 1997–1998, 2000–2001; MLA Nominating Committee, nominee, 1996, 1999; By-Laws Committee, chair, 1994–1995; section chair/program chair, 1993–1994; National Library of Medicine liaison, 1988–1990; Committee on Continuing Education, chair, 1989–1990
Chapter
- South Central Chapter of MLA, Credentialing Committee, member, 2009–2011; Local Arrangements Committee, member, 2007–2008; Provisional Local Arrangements Committee, chair, 2005–2006
- Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of MLA, treasurer, 1999–2003
Honors and Awards
MLA
- Fellow, 2013
- Louis Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development, 2012
- Daniel T. Richards Prize for Collection Development, 2008 [Journal Collection Development: Challenges, Issues, and Strategies, in Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press; 2007]
- Association of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member
Other Awards
- National Library of Medicine/Association of Research Libraries/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellowship mentor, 2009–2010, 2006–2007
- Texas Library Association, Tall Texans Leadership, mentor, 2008
- Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, Association of Research Libraries Service Quality Assessment Institute, San Antonio, TX, May 2003
- Council on Library Resources. Frye Leadership Institute, Atlanta, GA, June 2002
- NLM Medical Informatics Fellowship, Marine Biological Institute, Woods Hole, MA, 1999
Other Accomplishments and Activities
- University of Texas System Advisory Committee on Library Affairs, 2003–; chair, 2010–2012
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TexShare Advisory Board, chair, 2012–2013;vice chair, 2011–2012
- South Central Academic Medical Libraries (SCAMeL), president, 2008–2010
- Central New York Library Resources Council Board of Directors, 1998–2003; president, 2000–2002
Publications (5 representative)
- Thompson LL, ed. The Medical Library Association master guide to authoritative information resources in the health sciences. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman; 2011.
- Higa ML, Bunnett B, Maina B, Perkins J, Ramos T, Thompson LL, Wayne R. Redesigning a library’s organizational structure. Coll Res Lib. 2005 Jan; 66(1):41–58.
- Thompson LL. Analyzing electronic license agreements: strategies for success. J Electron Resour Med Lib. 2004;1(1):91–102.
- Thompson LL. Cataloging operations. In: Thompson LL, ed. Bibliographic management of information resources in health sciences libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press and Medical Library Association; 2001. (Current Practice in Health Sciences Libraries, v.5.)
- Bader SA, Thompson LL. Analyzing in-house journal utilization: an added dimension in decision making. Bull Med Lib Assoc,1989 Apr;77(2):216–8 [Cited 25 Sep 2013].
Professional Positions
- Assistant Vice President for Library Services, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas, 2007–present
- Director of Libraries, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas, 2003–2007
- Librarian and Director of Libraries,State University of New York Upstate Medical University–Syracuse, 1998–2003
- Acting Director, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1997–1998
- Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Washington DC, Deputy Director, 1995–1997; Associate Director, Library Operations, 1986–1995
- Deputy Director, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1995–1997
- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Computer Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1996–1998
- Adjunct Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington DC, 1992–1998
- Assistant Principal Cataloger, Cataloger, Auxiliary Reference Librarian, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 1980–1986
- Rare Book Cataloger,Hawaii Medical Library, Honolulu, HI, 1979–1980
MLA published statements about the fellow
- MLA honors excellence in health sciences librarianship. MLA News. 2013 May;53(5).
Education
- MLS, 1978, University of Hawaii. Beta Phi Mu Honor Society
- BA, English, 1974, Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe); full academic scholarship, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
