MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments
MLA
- MLA managing editor of books, 1996–2000
- Publications Committee, member, 1996–2000
- Books Panel, member, 1996–2000
- Louise Darling Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Collection Development in the Health Sciences Jury, member, 1994–1995
- Program and Convention Committee, member, 1988–1989
- Managing editor of books, 1996–2000
- Publications Committee, member, 1996–2000
- Books Panel, member, 1996–2000
Chapter
- Medical Library Group of Southern California and Arizona, Task Force on Reimbursement for Chapter Activities, member, 1991; Advisory Board, member, 1988–1991, 1985–1987, 1983–1984, 1980–1981; Professional Issues Committee, chair, 1988–1989; Newsletter Committee, member, 1987–1989, 1994–1995; secretary, 1983–1984; Joint Meeting Committee, Program Subcommittee, cochair, 1992–1994, chair, 1985–1987, cochair, 1980–1981
Honors and Awards
MLA
- Fellow, 2002
- ISI/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award, 1999
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member
Other Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1977
Other Accomplishments and Activities (selected)
- Instrumental in the growth of MLA’s publishing program
- Founder of Biosites, a website to aid in finding quality information
- Responsible for indexing Current Practice in Health Sciences Librarianship: volumes 1–7; Handbook of Medical Library Practice, volume III, 1988; and many other books in librarianship and medicine
- Librarians Association of the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) Division, chair, 1992–1993; statewide delegate, 1986–1987; secretary, 1988–1989
- University of California, Digital Library, consultant on focus groups, 1998–2000
- University of California, MELVYL User Services Group, UCLA representative, 1987–1989, chair, 1988–1989
Publications (5 representative)
- Glitz B, Hamasu C, Sandstrom H. The focus group: a tool for programme planning, assessment and decision-making—an American view. Health Inf Lib J. 2001Mar; 18(1):30–7.
- Glitz B. Focus groups for libraries and librarians. Medical Library Association and Scarecrow Press; 1998.
- Glitz B. The focus group technique in library research: an introduction. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1997 Oct;85(4):385–90 [cited 11 Jun 2014].
- Glitz B, Lovas IM, Flack V. The changing status of hospital libraries 1984 to 1989: characteristics and services in Region 7 of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1992 Apr;80(2):179–84 [cited 11 Jun 2014].
- Glitz B. Testing the new technology - Medline on CD-ROM in an academic health sciences library. Special Lib. 1988;79(1):28–33.
Professional Positions
- Associate Director, Pacific Southwest Regional Medical Library, 1989–2000; Educational Services Coordinator, 1987–1989; Reference Desk Services Coordinator, 1985–1987; Interlibrary Loan Librarian, 1980–1985; Assistant-Head, Cataloging Division, 1979–1980; Cataloger, 1977–1979; Biomedical Library, University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Laboratory Technician, Cutter Laboratories, Berkeley, CA, 1966
- Scientific Assistant, Agricultural Research Council, Virus Research Unit, Cambridge, England, UK, 1964–1966
- Medical Photographer, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK, 1961–1964
MLA published statements about the fellow
- Fulda PO, Satterthwaite RK, eds. Proceedings, 102d Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Dallas, Texas May 17–23, 2002. Awards. J Med Lib Assoc. 2003 Jan;91(1):122 [cited 11 Jun 2014].
- MLA honors excellence. MLA News. 2002 Jun/Jul;(347):13.
Education
- Library Intern while completing MLS degree, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, 1976–1977
- MLS, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), 1975–1977
- BA, English, UCLA, 1971–1973 (graduated summa cum laude)
Contributed by Joan S. Zenan, AHIP, FMLA, and Alan F. Carr, AHIP
