MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments
MLA
- Section Council, member, 1981–1983
- Bylaws Committee, chair, 1979–1982
- Nominating Committee, member, 1984, 1998
- MLA Handbook Advisory Panel, member, 1976 –1981
- Committee for the MLA News, member, 1974–1979; Editorial Committee, chair, 1978–1979
- Committee on Recruitment, member, 1968–1972; chair, 1971–1972
- Medical Society Libraries Group, chair, 1979–1980
- Nursing Libraries Group, chair-elect/chair, 1973–1976; Ad Hoc Committee on Nursing Union List, member, 1978
- Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, Nominating Committee, chair, 1997–1998; chair-elect/program chair, 1995–1996; chair, 1966–1967
Chapter
- New York - New Jersey Chapter President, 1974–1975, Program Committee, chair, 1972–1973; Governmental Relations Committee, chair, 1982–1984
Honors and Awards
MLA
- Fellow, 1996
- Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member
- Certification
Other Accomplishments and Activities
- Friends of the Library, Thousand Oaks, CA, member, 1999–; president, 2000–2001
- American Association of University Women, Bloomfield-Glen Ridge Branch, president, 1988–1990
- METRO Consumer Health Information Task Force, member, 1988–1998
- Interagency Council on Library Resources for Nursing, chairman pro tempore, 1983–1984; president, 1985–1986
- American Society for Information Science, Program Committee, member, 1984; Annual Meeting Hospitality Committee, chair, 1980
- Friends of the Library Bloomfield, NJ, member 1972–1998; president, 1974–1976
- New York, New Jersey Regional Medical Library, chair, 1974–1975
- International Nursing Index, New York City, editor, 1971–1981
- Association of Hospital and Institution Libraries, member-at-Large, 1968–1971
- American Library Association, Patient Care Section, Board of Directors, member, 1968–1971, By-laws, chair, 1972–1973
Publications (5 representative)
- Picciano J. Continuing information, continuing education. MCN, Am J Matern/Child Nurs. 1978;3(5):269, 307–8.
- Picciano J. The literature of nursing. [Buffalo, NY] : Communications in Learning; 1975.
- Picciano J. Literature of nursing. Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association; 1975.
- Picciano J. Personnel Administration: personnel problems in small medical libraries. Bull Med Lib Assoc. 1965 Oct;53(4):534–41 [Cited 22 Jan 2013].
Professional Positions
- Head, Access department, Cornell University Medical College, New York City, NY, 1984–1998
- Librarian, System Coordinator, Read More Publications, New York City, NY, 1982–1984
- Librarian, American Journal Nursing Company, New York City, NY, 1971–1981
- Librarian, Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, Bloomfield, NJ, 1960–1971 [conducted 3 workshops for nonprofessional librarians in hospitals]
- Librarian, Science Library, Hoffmann LaRoche, Nutley, NJ, 1956–1957
- Reference Librarian, National Library of Medicine, Washington, DC, 1951–1956
MLA published statements about the fellow
- Squires SJ, ed. Proceedings, Ninety-sixth Annual Meeting Medical Library Association, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri June 1–5, 1996: awards ceremony. Bull Med Lir Assoc. 1997 Jan;85(1):77–107 [Cited 23 Jan 2013].
Education
- MBA, Rutgers University, 1986
- MSLS, [minor, biology] Catholic University, Washington (Fellowship) 1950
- BA, pre-med, Trinity College, Washington, 1950
Contributed by Jacqueline L. Picciano
