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May 2007

MLA Recognizes Excellence in Health Sciences Librarianship; Award Winners to be Honored at MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA

Betsy L. Humphreys, AHIP, to Receive 2007 Marcia C. Noyes Award

MLA Selects Nancy W. Clemmons, AHIP, FMLA, to Become an MLA Fellow

Kathryn Jones Hoffman, AHIP, FMLA, to be Inducted as an MLA Fellow at MLA '07

MLA to Induct Sheldon Kotzin, FMLA, as an MLA Fellow

James Shedlock, AHIP, FMLA, to Receive MLA Fellow Status

MLA to Induct Patricia L. Thibodeau, AHIP, FMLA, as an MLA Fellow

MLA Recognizes Excellence in Health Sciences Librarianship; Award Winners to Be Honored at MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA

Each year the Medical Library Association's (MLA's) professional recognition program honors outstanding achievement in health sciences librarianship. MLA is happy to announce this year's honorees for their exceptional work and contributions to the profession. The following award recipients will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 21, 2007, during MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA:

Arthur Caplan (John P. McGovern Award Lectureship)
Esther Carrigan, AHIP (Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences)
Elizabeth Connor, AHIP (Murray Gottlieb Prize)
T. Mark Hodges, FMLA (posthumously) (T. Mark Hodges International Service Award)
Renata Geer (Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award)
Jan LaBeause, AHIP (Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year)
Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (Thomas Scientific/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award)
Henry L. Lemkau Jr., FMLA (Janet Doe Lectureship for 2007))
Ethel Madden (Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship)
Susan Miller (Rittenhouse Award)
Kent A. Smith, FMLA (Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lectureship)
Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of MLA (Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award)
Beth M. Wescott (MLA President's Award)

Renowned bioethicist, Arthur Caplan, will present this year's John P. McGovern Award Lecture. The lectureship was established in 1983 in honor of John P. McGovern, noted physician, educator, author, and medical historian. The lecturers are significant national or international figures who speak on a topic of importance to health sciences librarianship at the association's annual meeting. Caplan, Emmanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics and founding director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, will present, "Peer Review in Science and Medicine: Does It or Can It Work?" Having raised ethical issues before and ready to face controversy and welcome discussion, Caplan will clarify the problems with peer review. Caplan's most recent book, Smart Mice, Not So Smart People: An Interesting and Amusing Guide to Bioethics, a compilation of provocative opinions, was released in November 2006.

This year's Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences is awarded to Esther Carrigan, AHIP, Medical Sciences Library, Texas A & M University-College Station. The Louise Darling Medal recognizes accomplishment in collection development health sciences. During her career, Carrigan's collection development expertise has benefited local, regional, and national libraries. She helped develop the veterinary collection at her university-one of the most comprehensive veterinary library collections in the United States - and she coordinates consortia purchases and information sharing for colleagues throughout her region. A Distinguished Member of MLA's Academy of Health Information Professionals, Carrigan has long served in MLA's Veterinary Medical Libraries Section. Carrigan has also given numerous invited and juried presentations on collection development.

The Murray Gottlieb Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on the history of medicine and allied sciences written by a health sciences librarian. Elizabeth Connor, AHIP, The Daniel Library, Citadel, Charleston, SC, is this year's recipient. Connor won the prize for her biographical paper, "The Body Politic: The Contributions of Physician-Patriot Joseph Warren."

MLA Most Notable, T. Mark Hodges, FMLA, will receive the first T. Mark Hodges International Service Award, posthumously. The T. Mark Hodges International Service Award was established in 2007 to honor outstanding individual achievement in promoting, enabling and/or delivering improvements in the quality of health information internationally through developing health information professions, improving libraries or increasing use of health information services. Hodges began his illustrious career as a librarian in Great Britain before adopting the United States as his home. He served as director of several medical library programs in New England and the Southeast, and in 1972, became director of the Medical Center Library at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. The award recognizes many of Hodge's achievements in international efforts on behalf of MLA which include: serving as a librarian on three continents; working to re-establish the Cunningham Fellowship Endowment; writing a history of the International Cooperation Section, of which he was a member since its inception; and acting as the MLA representative to the Morton Bursary Fund. His other international efforts include induction as a fellow of the Library Association of the U. K. in 1990, and contribution to the publications of its Medical, Health And Welfare Group. Hodges was also a very active member of MLA and of the association's Southern Chapter for many years. The award will be accepted by Hodges' wife, Judith.

For her pioneering spirit in the field of bioinformatics education, Renata Geer, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, will receive this year's Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award. Geer has used her background and experience in information technology, sciences, and education to assume a leadership role in helping medical librarians prepare for the impact of biomedical research on their libraries. She has taught several MLA continuing education courses on genetics and bioinformatics, and was the first to develop and teach courses that provide librarians with training in the bioinformatics field. Geer is credited with introducing the discipline to many librarians. The Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award was established in 1998 in honor of one of MLA's most respected members. The award honors outstanding practicing librarians or library educators in the field of health sciences librarianship and informatics who demonstrate skills in one or more of the following areas: teaching, curriculum development, mentoring, research, or leadership in education at local, regional, or national levels.

Jan LaBeause, AHIP, Medical Library and Learning Resources Center, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, will receive this year's Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year. LaBeause, active in library organizations and health information programs in her state of Georgia, currently serves as co-coordinator for Georgia GoLocal, a state outreach project, and served as president of the Georgia Rural Health Association (2002). LaBeause has also lent her talents to MLA both nationally and regionally. She has served on MLA's Bylaws Committee and the Joint MLA/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Legislative Task Force, and is an active member of MLA's Research and Hospital Libraries Sections. A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, LaBeause was elected to serve as chair of MLA's Southern Chapter (1995). The Estelle Brodman Award recognizes an academic medical librarian at mid-career level who demonstrates significant achievement, the potential for leadership, and continuing excellence.

The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library is the winner of the 2007 Thomas Scientific/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award. Sponsored by Thomson Scientific, the award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health sciences information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health sciences information. The library, located at the University of California-San Francisco, is an online multimedia database of tobacco industry documents that resulted from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the attorneys general of most states and major U.S. tobacco companies. It is one of the largest digital libraries in the country.

One of the longest-serving and most successful academic medical school directors in the United States, Henry L. Lemkau Jr., FMLA, will present the Janet Doe Lecture for 2007. Lemkau, professor and director emeritus, Department of Medical Library and Biomedical Communications at the University of Miami-Florida has been a leader in the association as well as the health sciences information profession for over forty years. Lemkau helped lead MLA by serving on the MLA Board of Directors from 1989-1991 and was elected to serve as chair of three different MLA chapters: Southern (1985), Upstate New York and Ontario (1976), and New York Regional Group (1976) now New York-New Jersey Chapter. He is a well-known lecturer and consultant at various institutions in the United States and abroad and designed and developed a computerized serials system for the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Library. Janet Doe lecturers are individuals chosen by MLA for their unique perspectives on the history or philosophy of medical librarianship. The selected lecture is presented at the association's annual meeting and is subsequently published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association.

The Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship Award is given to a member of the association who has made significant contributions to the profession through overall distinction or leadership in hospital library administration or service, production of a definitive publication related to hospital librarianship, teaching, research, advocacy, or development or application of innovative technology to hospital librarianship. This year's honor is bestowed on Ethel Madden, Medical Library and Archives, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA. A leader in the profession known for her dedication, courage, and creativity, Madden helped transform her library from one of modest resources to a library that serves as an integral part of the Ochsner healthcare system. Madden opened the doors of the Ochsner Medical Library to all healthcare professionals, librarians, students, patients, and community members in the greater New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina struck. She was also instrumental in forming the Medical Library Recovery Project, which supplied twenty-six sites around south Louisiana with computers and printers to help facilitate patient and professional access to health information. Madden has authored several publications and has served as president of the MLA's Hospital Libraries Section of South Central Chapter.

Susan Miller, Department of Library Science, Clarion University, Clarion, PA will receive the 2007 Rittenhouse Award for her highly relevant, detailed, and well-researched paper, "The Necessity of the Hospital Library to the Institution and Community It Serves." The Rittenhouse Award is presented annually for the best unpublished paper (bibliographical, issue or topic based, or report of research results) or Web-based project on health sciences librarianship or medical informatics submitted by a student in an American Library Association(ALA)-accredited school of library science or a trainee in an internship in health sciences librarianship or medical informatics.

The Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lectureship was established to stimulate intellectual liaison between MLA and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Lecturers are chosen for their ability to discuss subjects related to biomedical communications. This year's presenter is Kent A. Smith, FMLA, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Bethesda, MD. From 1989-2004, he was the deputy director of the NLM and, as principal operating officer, he had major responsibility for program development, policy formulation, direction, and coordination of all library activities. Throughout his career, Smith has received numerous awards, including the MLA President's Award in 1997 and MLA Fellowship in 2006.

Upstate New York and Ontario Chapter of MLA receives the 2007 Majors/MLA Chapter Project of the Year Award for their investigation of chapter members' knowledge and perspective of Academy of Health Information Professionals status. The award, sponsored by J.A. Majors Company, recognizes excellence, innovation, and contribution to the profession of health sciences librarianship. These attributes must be shown through special projects beyond the normal operational programming of the chapter.

The MLA President's Award is given to individuals whose contributions have enhanced the profession of health sciences librarianship or furthered the objectives of the association. Beth M. Wescott, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Baltimore, MD, is honored with this year's award for her exceptional work in health information literacy. A recognized expert in this area, Wescott represented MLA at the joint MLA/ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) session at the 2006 ALA annual conference and her "Easy-to-Read Health and Wellness Material for Consumers," is an important part of MLA's Consumer Health Information Specialization curriculum. In 2004, she received the Institute for Healthcare Advancement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Literacy in the "Innovative Programs" category.

MLA is a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,500 health sciences information professional members worldwide. Founded in 1898, MLA provides lifelong educational opportunities, supports a knowledgebase of health information research, and works with a global network of partners to promote the importance of quality information for improved health to the health care community and the public.

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

Betsy L. Humphreys, AHIP, to Receive 2007 Marcia C. Noyes Award

The Medical Library Association's (MLA's) Marcia C. Noyes Award recognizes a career which has resulted in lasting, outstanding contributions to health sciences librarianship and is the association's highest professional distinction. Betsy L. Humphreys, AHIP, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Bethesda, MD, will receive this year's award and will be honored at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 21, 2007, during MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA.

Throughout her career, Humphreys has been a strong supporter of medical librarians and their vital role in all aspects of health care. Through her work at NLM, Humphreys has been instrumental in providing services that have improved the practice of medical librarianship including the development of NLM's health services research information program and the NLM/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Leadership Development Program, which has provided leadership training for many future health sciences library directors. Humphreys also assisted in securing NLM support for MLA to improve diversity in the profession through the American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship initiative. She has worked to expand NLM's Library Associate Fellowship program.

Also among her numerous accomplishments is the development of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS), a system she has been committed to for more than twenty years. The system improves computer understanding of medical terminology and is used by PubMed and other NLM systems as well as throughout the world. Humphreys also negotiated a United States license for the SNOMED vocabulary, which is instrumental in developing the electronic health record in the United States.

Humphreys is an active and devoted MLA member who was elected to serve on the MLA Nominating Committee in 1998. She has also served as chair of MLA's Medical Informatics Section (1992/93) and Awards Committee (1988/89). A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Humphreys received the honor of presenting the 2001 Janet Doe Lecture and, in 2004, she was a corecipient of MLA's President's Award for her work in transferring all past issues of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (BMLA), MLA's scholarly publication, into digital format, making it available to librarians and health professionals around the world.

The 2005 Marcia C. Noyes Award winner, Judith Messerle, AHIP, FMLA, retired, Countway Medical Library, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, stated, "Betsy Humphreys is one of those few amazing individuals whose intelligence and hard work make a difference for many. Her contributions to the field of medical librarianship have strengthened the work of health science librarians throughout the world. She is a modest person who shares credit easily and whose logical, strong, pragmatic approaches to problems brings many into the development of solutions. She is a star in our library world."

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

MLA Selects Nancy W. Clemmons, AHIP, FMLA, to Become an MLA Fellow

Each year, the Medical Library Association (MLA) selects members to be elevated to Fellow status in the association. Only members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the association and to the health librarianship profession are chosen. Nancy W. Clemmons, AHIP, FMLA, emeritus, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham, is among the leaders to be inducted as an MLA Fellow at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 21, 2007, during MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA.

In support of Clemmons's nomination as an MLA Fellow, Diane G. Schwartz, AHIP, FMLA, commented, "Ms. Clemmons' professional career provides thoughtful insight on how a young professional librarian can develop, mature, and succeed through exemplary service, commitment, and dedication, and in the process achieve an outstanding level of recognition from colleagues locally, regionally, and nationally."

Clemmons exhibited progressive leadership throughout her long and illustrious career at Lister Hill. She rose through the ranks, while serving on several committees and task forces at the library, to achieve appointment as a full professor. Clemmons has also contributed extensively to the association as well as to MLA's Southern Chapter. She was elected to serve on the MLA Board of Directors (2003-06) and has chaired several MLA committees including the Membership Committee (1998), the Awards Committee (1993) and the Lucretia W. McClure Excellence in Education Award Jury (2000). She is also a founding member and former chair of MLA's Reference Services Section (now the Public Services Section). Clemmons has also lent her expertise to several Southern Chapter committees and served as its chair from 1997-98. For fifteen years, she served on the editorial board of the Medical Reference Services Quarterly, and she also served as senior associate editor of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) from 2000-2006.

In addition to the association, Clemmons has also been actively involved in her state library community, having served as 1983-84 president of the Alabama Health Libraries Association.

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

Kathryn Jones Hoffman, AHIP, FMLA, to be Inducted as an MLA Fellow at MLA '07

MLA Fellows are selected among current members of the association who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of MLA's purposes and to the health sciences information profession. The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that Kathryn Jones Hoffman, AHIP, FMLA, will be inducted as an MLA Fellow on Monday, May 21, 2007, during the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA.

Hoffman, research medical library, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-Houston, has developed the library into one of the finest research libraries in the country and the largest specialized research patient care library in the region.

A national and regional leader, Hoffman is also a leader in her state's health librarianship community. She currently serves as president of the Texas Association of Academic Health Sciences Library Directors and is former president of the Texas Council of State University Librarians (2002-04).

A longtime, dedicated member of the association, Hoffman has been bestowed with many honors throughout her impressive career. A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Hoffman was awarded MLA's 1990 Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year, and in 2001, she received the South Central Chapter's Distinguished Service Award, the chapter's highest honor. A revered leader in her chapter, she has served on numerous South Central Chapter committees and was elected chapter president for 1990-91. In addition, she has served as chair of MLA's Technical Services Section (1983), Credentialing Committee (1987), and 1997 National Program Committee (NPC), and as associate chair of the 1991 National Program Committee (NPC). The MLA membership has twice elected Hoffman to serve on a national level. In 1992, she served on the Nominating Committee and the following year, she began a three-year term on the MLA Board of Directors.

Hoffman is known throughout the profession as a mentor, teacher, and author who has published many articles and book chapters. She most recently contributed to volume six of the Current Practice in Health Librarianship series, with her chapter, "Automation in Bibliographic Management: Past, Present, and Future."

Clinton Marty Thompson, Jr., AHIP, Robert M. Bird Health Sciences Library, University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma City, stated about Hoffman's Fellow nomination, "Ms. Hoffman is a colleague with a remarkable history full of success and accomplishments. She is a tireless advocate for medical libraries, one who has never stopped working toward the goal of making health information accessible to all who need it. She is a strong believer that professional organizations provide fertile ground for growth and opportunity, keeping the profession strong and effective."

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

MLA to Induct Sheldon Kotzin, FMLA, as an MLA Fellow

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that Sheldon Kotzin, FMLA, National Library of Medicine (NLM), Bethesda, MD, will be inducted as an MLA Fellow on Monday, May 21, 2007, during the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon at MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA. MLA Fellows are selected among current members of the association who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of MLA's purposes and to the health sciences information profession.

As executive editor of MEDLINE, Kotzin has improved the quality of key health-related resources that are used by health sciences information professionals every day. By making this valuable service available free of charge, he has helped to improve consumer health worldwide. Kotzin has also been instrumental in the enhancement of several other National Library of Medicine (NLM) services, including policies for indexing retractions and errata, and training programs to assist health sciences librarians in effectively using NLM retrieval programs. As scientific review administrator for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -chartered Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, Kotzin works to ensure that alternative electronic and print journals are indexed in PubMed and NLM's online database services. He was recently promoted to NLM's associate director of library operations.

A longtime MLA member, Kotzin has made substantial contributions to a wide range of MLA juries and committees, including the 1998 Centennial Committee and Publications Committee. He also served as chair of both the Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lectureship Committee and Janet Doe Lectureship Jury. Kotzin has co-authored many highly cited and influential articles that set standards for journal publication practices.

Lucretia W. McClure, AHIP, FMLA, Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, MA, states, "Sheldon Kotzin has established high standards for MEDLINE. The quality of his work and leadership has made a difference in our work. He is an individual of the highest integrity and I am pleased to recommend his MLA Fellow status."

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

MLA to Induct James Shedlock, AHIP, FMLA, to Receive MLA Fellow Status

Each year, the Medical Library Association (MLA) bestows the honor of Fellow status on several of its most accomplished members. Fellows of the association are chosen based on their commitment to furthering MLA's goals and their contributions to the health sciences information profession. MLA is pleased to announce that James Shedlock, AHIP, FMLA, will be inducted as an MLA Fellow at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 21, 2007, during MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA.

Shedlock, director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, has been a devoted and active member of the association for over thirty years, serving as book review editor (1989-1991) and later as a two-time editorial board member of the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association (BMLA), now the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA). In 1996, Shedlock was elected to serve on the MLA Board of Directors and was twice elected to MLA's Nominating Committee. He has served as chair of the 2006 National Program Committee for MLA '06 in Phoenix, AZ, and is the chair of the 2008 Local Assistance Committee for MLA '08 in Chicago, IL. A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Shedlock was a corecipient of MLA's 1998 Thomson Scientific/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award for his contributions to HealthWeb, a website that provides evaluated noncommercial, health-related resources. He is also a former chair of MLA's Medical Informatics and Medical School Libraries Sections.

Shedlock can also include among his numerous achievements the honor of being appointed to the National Library of Medicine's (NLM's) Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee and the development of the Galter HealthSmart Library, a Web-based system designed to provide easy access to library services and resources. Although the renovation of the Galter Health Sciences Library was completed over a decade ago, his work on the project helped set a standard for library renovation projects that is still referenced today

Committed to sharing the vast knowledge he has gained throughout his career, Shedlock has written numerous articles in such publications as Medical Reference Services Quarterly and BMLA and has presented several papers at MLA annual and chapter meetings.

Shedlock has served as a mentor for the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL)/MLA Leadership Development Program and as editor-in-chief of the AAHSL Annual Statistics of Medical School Libraries in the United States and Canada publication for four years and chaired its Statistics Committee

"Jim has a demonstrated history of notable leadership in MLA, remains an outstanding achiever, has produced significant scholarship, and is held in high regard by his fellow professionals. He exemplifies the qualities, professional and personal, of an MLA Fellow," stated Lynne K. Siemers, Library and Media Services, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094 .

MLA to Induct Patricia L. Thibodeau, AHIP, FMLA, as an MLA Fellow

The Medical Library Association (MLA) is pleased to announce that MLA Past President Patricia L. Thibodeau, AHIP, FMLA, has been selected to receive Fellow status. For her dedication and contributions to the profession, Thibodeau will be inducted as an MLA Fellow at the Awards Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 21, 2007, during MLA '07 in Philadelphia, PA.

Thibodeau, associate dean, Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, NC, is one of the association's most revered leaders and has had a major impact on the association and the profession, particularly in the areas of hospital librarianship, scholarly communications, and international librarianship. She initiated and performed the early work for MLA's Task Force on the Future of Hospital Librarians, now called the Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians, charged with influencing hospital decision makers and other key health care leaders' perception and support of hospital libraries. Her knowledge of scholarly communications has helped MLA develop its leadership position on this issue. She currently serves as chair of MLA's Scholarly Publishing Task Force and represents medical librarians on the National Institutes of Health Public Access Advisory Committee. During her 2003/04 term as president of MLA, one of Thibodeau's main priorities was to strengthen the association's value globally through partnerships and initiatives. The programs and initiatives created during her term continue to benefit the association's international efforts today.

Before leading the association as MLA president, she was elected to serve on the MLA Board of Directors (1996-1999), during which time, she served as Section Council chair. A Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Thibodeau won the MLA President's Award in 2005 for her work in scholarly publishing.

Thibodeau has given numerous presentations on a wide range of topics including grant writing. She has served as either consultant or investigator for several grants and is currently coinvestigator of a joint Duke/University of North Carolina (UNC) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support Duke medical students who are also pursuing a master of library science degree.

Of Thibodeau, MLA Past President Carol G. Jenkins, AHIP, FMLA, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, stated, "Pat's leadership in our profession is well known. It is rare, however, to find a leader who is equally effective at the national and international scene and locally in building a highly successful and collaborative library. Pat is one of those leaders."

For more information, please contact Lisa C. Fried, mlapd2@mlahq.org, 312.419.9094.