MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments
MLA
Joseph Leiter NLM/MLA Lectureship Committee, member, 2008–2009
MLA ’10, Washington, DC, May 21–26, Local Assistance Committee, cochair, 2008–2010
Janet Doe Lectureship Jury, chair, 2007–2008; member, 2006–2007
Nominating Committee, member, 2006–2007, 2001–2002
Donald A. B. Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury, member, 2005–2006
MLA ’04, Washington, DC, May 21–26, Local Assistance Committee, co-chair, 2002–2004
Awards Committee, chair, 2003–2004
Status and Economic Interests of Health Sciences Library Personnel, member, 1997–1998
Continuing Education Committee, Subcommittee on Instructor Approval, Evaluation, and Support, chair, 1993–1994
1992 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Local Assistance Committee, member, 1991–1992
MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant Jury, member, 1991–1992
Rittenhouse Award Jury, chair, 1988–1989
Hospital Libraries Section: Membership Committee, chair, 1994–1996; Leadership List, 1991; Executive Committee, member, 1991–1992, 1994–1996; Professional Recognition Committee, chair, 1991–1992
Chapter
Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA: Nominating Committee, 2008; 2007 Annual Meeting Exhibits Committee, chair; Nominating Committee, chair, 2002–2003; chair elect/program chair, 2001–2002; chair, 2002–2004; past chair, 2003–2004; Strategic Planning Task Force, member, 2001–2002; Honors and Awards Committee, chair, 1999–2000;
Southern Chapter/MLA: T. Mark Hodges Outstanding Service Award Jury, chair, 2007; Program Committee, cochair, 1996–1998; Executive Board, member, 1996–1998
Honors and Awards
MLA
Fellow, 2016
President’s Award, 2006
Hospital Libraries Section/MLA: Scroll of Exemplary Service, 2004; Leadership List, 1991
MLA Informationist Conference, invited participant, 2002
Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA, Librarian of the Year Award, 2001
Other Accomplishments and Activities (selected)
National Library of Medicine Recognition Awards:
- For development and implementation of animated videos to improve understanding of complex environmental health concepts by middle school students, 2015
- For carrying out an evaluation to assess the impact of the Teen Health Leadership program at St. John’s High School and publishing the results, 2015
- For completing an analysis of technology available for e-learning and selecting a learning management system and methodology to implement e-learning, 2014
- For participation in the redesign of the Environmental Health Student Portal, 2014
- For implementing outreach and capacity building projects to increase librarians’ knowledge of women’s health resources and the importance of sex and gender difference research, 2013
- For successful planning and coordination of the Disaster Information Outreach Symposium, 2011
John Dennis Award for Service to the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center, 2005
North Carolina Health Information Honorary Advisory Board, member, 2003–2011
Health Sciences and Human Services Library Staff Recognition Program, Certificate of Appreciation to the Regional Medical Library Staff, 2001
National Network of Libraries of Medicine National Steering Committee, National Library of Medicine ex officio representative, 2016–
Southeastern/Atlantic Region (SEA) Currents, contributing author, 1983–1986, 1994–2011
Graduate School of Library School, University of South Florida–Tampa, guest lecturer, 1997–2009
Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore: Collaboration Space Task Force, member, 2008–2009; Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Permanent Status, member, 2004–2005; Promotion and Permanent Status Committee, member, 2002
Southeastern/Atlantic Region: Affiliate Membership Workgroup, chair, 2009; mid-contract site review team to University of Washington, member, 2009; mid-contract site review team to University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA), member, 2004; mid-contract site review team to Outreach Evaluation Resource Center, member, 2004; Public Library Committee, chair, 2003
Library School, University of Maryland Graduate–College Park, guest lecturer, 1996
3 Sources, newsletter of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region, editor, 1993–1994
Christ Hospital Library Newsletter, producer, 1986–1991
Chicago and South Consortium: Bylaws Committee, member, 1991; secretary, 1987–1991
Suburban Library System: Advisory Council, member, 1989–1991; Academic Library Pre-White House Conference on Libraries, delegate, 1990
Membership Requirement Committee, member, 1987
Maryland Area Health Sciences Librarian, Union List of Serials Committee, member, 1983–1985
Publications (5 representative)
Quasem S, Dutcher G, Kelly J Keselman, A. Evaluating NLM/University of Arizona Health Sciences Librarianship Fellowship for Knowledge River Scholars. Presented at: Mosaic ’16, 116th Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; May 2016; Toronto, ON, Canada.
Keselman A, Ahmed EA, Williamson DC, Kelly JE, Dutcher GA. Harnessing health information to foster disadvantaged teens’ community engagement, leadership skills, and career plans: a qualitative evaluation of the Teen Health Leadership Program. J Med Libr Assoc. 2015 Apr;103(2):82–6. [cited 21 Jul 2016]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.103.2.005.
Kelly J, Peacock J. Using social media for outreach to caregivers. NLM Board of Regents Meeting, Bethesda, MD; 2013.
Kelly JE. Getting funded. J Hosp Librariansh. 2008;8(4):469–78.
Kelly J. Rural Grateful Med outreach: University of Illinois and National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest projects, access methods, impacts and future directions. Rural Datafication Meeting; 1994; Minneapolis, MN.
Professional Positions
Chief, Outreach and Special Populations Branch, National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services, Bethesda, MD, January 2011–present
Executive Director/Librarian III, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Health Sciences and Human Services (HS/HSL), University of Maryland–Baltimore (UMB), 1994–2011
Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region (GMR), Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois–Chicago (UIC), 1993–1994
Deputy Director, Suburban Library System (SLS), Burr Ridge, IL, 1991–1992
Chief Librarian, Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL, 1986–1991
Resource Sharing Coordinator, Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library Services, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 1983–1986
Information Specialist, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 1982–1983
Clinical Medical Librarian, Medicine Alumni Memorial Library, Chicago College of Osteopathic, Chicago, IL, 1980–1981
Supervisor of Branch Library, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1978–1980
MLA published statements about the fellow
MLA honors excellence in health sciences librarianship. MLA News. 2016 May;56(5):15. [cited 21 Jul 2016].
Lynch FH, Rieke JL, eds. Awards ceremony. Proceedings, 106th Annual Meeting Medical Library Association. J Med Libr Assoc. 2007 Jan;95(1):e10–e47. [cited 21 Jul 2016].
Education
MS, library science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1978
BA, education/social studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, magna cum laude, 1975
