Weise, Frieda O.

MLA Elected Offices and Committee Chair Appointments

MLA

• President,1999-00
• Nominating Committee Chair, 2000-01; Elected Member 1992, 1982
• Task Force to Evaluate Annual Meeting Formats, Chair, 2001
• National Program Committee Chair, 1998 Meeting., 1994-98
• Centennial Coordinating Committee Member, 1994-98
• Board of Directors, Elected Member 1998-91. Treasurer, 1989-91
• CE Committee Member, 1980-84
• Public Services Section Chair, 1987-88

 Honors and Awards

MLA

• Janet Doe Lecturer, 2003
• Fellow, 2003
• Ida and George Eliot Prize, 2003
• Distinguished Member, AHIP, 1989

Other

• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1999-present
• NLM Director’s Honor Award, 1981.

 Publications (5 representative)

• Weise F. Being there: the library as place. J Med Libr Asoc. 2004 Jan;92(1):6-13
• Weise F, McMullen T. Study to assess the compensation and skills of medical library professionals relative to information technology professionals. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 2001 Jul; 89(3):249-62.
• Weise F, Tooey MJ. Health sciences and human services library at the University of Maryland. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1998 Apr; 87(2):170-7.
• Weise F, Editor. Health statistics: a guide to sources of information. 2 nd Edition. Metuchen, NJ: Medical Library Association and Scarecrow Press, 1997.
• Weise F, Borgendale M. EARS- electronic access to reference services. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1986 Apr; 74(3): 300-4.

 Positions

• Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Baltimore, MD, 1991-03.
• Director, NNLM, Region 2, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Baltimore, MD, 1991-03.
• Director, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 1989-91.
• Director, NNLM, Region 3, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 1989-91.
• Deputy Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Baltimore, MD, 1986-89.
• Assistant Director for Public Services, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Baltimore, MD, 1983-86.
• Government Documents Librarian, UIC, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL, 1973-76

 MLA published statements about the fellow

• Awards ceremony. Proceedings of the 103rd Annual Meeting. J Med Libr Assoc 2004 Jan; 92(1):128-30. [Cited April 20, 2006]
• Zenan JS. Frieda O. Weise, Medical Library Association President 1999-2000. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1999 Jul;87(3): 357-360. [cited April 21, 2006]