MLA : Blogs : Walton, Linda J.

Janet Doe Lecture Jury, chair, 2018
MLA past president, 2015–2016
MLA president, 2014–2015
MLA president-elect, 2013–2014
Board of Directors, member, 2006–2009, 2013–2015
Leiter Lecture Jury, chair, 2012–2013
Patient Safety Symposium Planning Committee, cochair, 2005–2006
Nominating Committee, member, 2005
Section Council, 2005
2005 National Program Committee, cochair, 2002–2005
Seize the Journal: E-Journal Archiving Models Symposium Planning Committee, cochair, 2003–2004
Collection Development Section, chair, 2002–2003
Ballot Counting Task Force, chair, 2000
Grants and Scholarships Committee, chair 1996–1997

Midwest/Midcontinental Joint Meeting Planning Committee, continuing education chair, 2007–2016
NAHSL Annual Meeting Planning Committee, exhibits chair, 1990
NAHSL Annual Meeting Planning Committee, evaluation chair, 1985

ORCID Implementation University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, member, 2018–2019
Doody’s Review Service, Advisory Board, member, Chicago, IL, 2004–2013
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region, Regional Advisory Council, 2012–2014
AAHSL Education & Program Committee, cochair, 2008
AAHSL Education & Program Committee, chair, 2007
Adjunct Faculty, Dominican University, School of Library and Information Science, River Forest, IL, Health Sciences Librarianship, LIS780, 2004–2006
American Medical Association Electronic Publishing Advisory Board, member, Chicago, IL, 2003–2006

Walton LJ, Zipperer L, Egeland M, Brooks MK, Childs C. Empowering patient safety outreach through interprofessional partnerships: educating our communities. J Hosp Libr. 2010 Jul–Sept;10(3):224–234.
Shedlock J, Frisque M, Hunt S, Walton LJ, Handler J, Gillam M. Case study: the Health SmartLibrary experiences in web personalization and customization at the Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University. J Med Libr Assoc. 2010 Apr;98(2):98–104.
Ludwig L, Giesecke J, Walton LJ. Scenario planning: a tool for academic health sciences libraries. Health Info Libr J. March 2010;27(1):28–36.
Shedlock J, Walton LJ. Developing a virtual community for health sciences library book selection: Doody’s Core Titles. J Med Libr Assoc 2006 Jan;94(1):61–66.
Kubilius RK, Walton LJ. Seize the E-Journal: Models for Archiving symposium: report. J Med Libr Assoc 2005 Jan;93(1):126–129.

Associate University Librarian, University of Iowa Libraries, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2018–
Associate University Librarian & Director, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa Libraries, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2006–2018
Associate Director, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1997–2006
Consultant, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1996–2002
Project Coordinator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Partnerships for Training Initiative, Wisconsin Area Health Education Center (AHEC), School of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 1996–1997
Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1994–1996
Associate Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine New England Region, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, 1991–1994
Director of Library, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, 1984–1991
Legislative Reference Librarian, Rhode Island State Library, Providence, RI, 1982–1984
Reference Librarian, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN, 1980–1982

Shedlock J. Linda J. Walton Medical Library Association President, 2014–2015. J Med Libr Assoc. 2014 Jul;102(3):149–152. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4076122/.

MLS, Indiana University, academic/special librarianship, 1980
BA, Indiana University, double major: comparative literature/telecommunications, 1979

Contributed by Jean P. Shipman

Released: July 14, 2021 02:49 PM | Updated: September 20, 2023 02:15 PM

Keywords: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships