JANNA C. LAWRENCE, M.L.I.S., AHIP

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Iowa City, IA 52246 abppr8@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Library Director

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, July 2008 present

Serves as a member of the Hardin Library administrative team, including planning and assessing library goals,

policies, and services; oversees day-to-day activities at Hardin Library

Oversees education and outreach to the five health colleges and affiliated hospital, the University and the State of

Iowa, including design and implementation of new library programs and services;

Oversees reference, circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan/document delivery services;

Manages collections and collections budget in collaboration with the director;

Participates in reference, education, and liaison programs and services;

Directly or indirectly supervises 6-7 librarians, 8 library assistants, and 30+ student workers;

Serves on University Libraries committees and committees on campus and at the affiliated hospital.

Assistant Library Director for Collections and Outreach

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa, May 2007 July 2008

Served as a member of the Hardin Library administrative team, including planning and assessing library goals,

policies, and services;

Oversaw collections and manages collections budget in collaboration with the director;

Co-managed, with the Assistant Director, Technology and Outreach, education and outreach to the five health

colleges and affiliated hospital, the University and the State of Iowa, including design and implementation of

new library programs and services;

Oversaw interlibrary loan and document delivery services;

Participated in reference and education programs and services;

Served on University Libraries committees and committees on campus and at the affiliated hospital.

Reference and Instructional Services Coordinator

Briscoe Library, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, October 1999 May 2007

Coordinated, provided, promoted, and evaluated Reference and Instructional Service activities;

Provided in-depth and ready reference service to faculty, staff, students, and other Library users;

Trained and supervised Information Services Library Assistants and Reference/Instruction Librarian(s);

Edited and coordinated production of Library News.

Instructional Services Coordinator

Briscoe Library, July 1991 September 1999

(Held concurrently with Online Services Coordinator position, below, July 1991 June 1993)

Coordinated, provided, promoted, and evaluated Instructional Service activities;

Trained and supervised Information Services Library Assistants and Reference/Instruction Librarian;

Edited and coordinated production of the monthly Library News; served as Library s webmaster 1995-98.

Online Services Coordinator

Briscoe Library, December 1988 June 1993

Coordinated the Library's mediated search services and end-user searching program; participated in instructional

programs, serving as course coordinator for online courses and training end-users to search MEDLINE;

participated in clinical librarianship program; provided reference services to Library users;

Trained and supervised three Public Services (Information and Outreach Services) Library Assistants;

Edited and coordinated production of the monthly Library News;

Served as project coordinator, Grateful Med/South Texas MEDLINE Project, November 1989-May 1991.

Information Services Librarian

Briscoe Library, June November 1988

Provided reference service to Library users; performed mediated searches; trained and supervised two Library

Assistants; edited and coordinated production of the Library News; took part in instructional programs.

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin, May 1988

Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, May 1978

Major: Rhetoric; Minors: Psychology, Anthropology

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Editorial Board, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2011 - present

Section editor, eJournals Forum, Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 2007-2010

Lawrence JC. eJournals Forum: Libraries as Journal Publishers. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical

Libraries 2010; 7(3): 235-240.

Lawrence JC. eJournals Forum: Open Access: Staying Up to Date. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical

Libraries 2009; 6(4): 343-348.

Young, C, Lawrence JC, Robinson-Bontrager K. eJournals Forum: Providing Access to Electronic Journals in the

Face of a Natural Disaster: The Experience of Two Libraries. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical

Libraries 2009; 6(1): 49 54

Lawrence JC. Techniques for Searching the CINAHL Database Using the EBSCO Interface. AORN Journal

2007 April; 85(4): 779-791.

Lawrence JC, Levy LS. Comparing the self-described searching knowledge of first-year medical and dental

students before and after a MEDLINE class. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 2004 Spring; 23(1): 73-81

Badgett RG, Lawrence JC. Internet health ratings systems: knowledge vs. Babel [letter]. JAMA 1998 Aug 26;

280(8): 697-8

Invited presentation, Databases and Issues in Health Science Libraries, LIS 021:242 Search and Discovery,

University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, April 14, 2009 and April 21, 2011

Invited presentation, Reference and Instruction in Health Science Libraries, LIS 5365 Health Sciences

Information Management, University of North Texas College of Information (Department of Library and

Information Sciences), November 16, 2009 and November 4, 2010

Invited instructor, Locating Clinically Useful Information at the 2007 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based

Practice Pre-Conference, July 11, 2007, San Antonio, TX

Invited presentation, Developing a Communications Plan, with Greg Bodin, at the South Central Chapter/MLA

Disaster Preparedness Symposium, College Station, TX, October 20, 2006

Invited PubMed/MEDLINE instructor, Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, 1992-1997,

1999-2006

Invited presentation, Funding Sources, at Reframing Clinical Teaching: 5th Annual Dental Hygiene Clinical

Teaching Workshop, national continuing education workshop sponsored by UTHSCSA Department of Dental

Hygiene, May 12-13, 2004

Invited presentation, Finding Funding, at Building Partnerships to Improve Oral Health in Your Community,

national continuing education workshop sponsored by UTHSCSA Department of Dental Hygiene, February 26-

27, 2004

Invited presentation, Medical Information for All: MEDLINE and Internet Grateful Med, with Darlene Ennis,

Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, April 1998

Moderator, Scholarly Communication Roundtable, South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Tulsa, October

2009

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Poster session, Winning on the Road: Our Game Plan for the Temporary Closure of Hardin Library, with Kelly

Thormodson and Shane Wallace, Midwest Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, October 2011

Poster session, Oh, No! They Want to Have the Conference Here! The Similarities and Differences of Hosting

MLA and SCC Annual Conferences, with Jonquil D. Feldman, South Central Chapter/ Medical Library

Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, October 2005 and Medical Library Association Annual Meeting,

Phoenix, May 2006

Poster session, Using Blogs to Improve Staff Communication and Enhance Professional Development, with

Julie K. Gaines, Jayson Felty, and Jonquil D. Feldman, South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Little

Rock, October 2005

Poster session, Comparing the self-described searching knowledge of first year medical and dental students

before and after a MEDLINE class, with Linda Levy, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Dallas,

May 2002 and South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, October 2002

Contributed paper, Event Management: Putting on a Technology Awareness Symposium: the UTHSCSA

Library Experience, with Tania Bardyn and Evelyn Olivier, Triple Chapter Meeting/MLA, New Orleans,

October 2001

Contributed paper, Library-Departmental Cooperation, with Linda Levy, South Central Chapter/MLA Annual

Meeting, Fort Worth, October 1998

Contributed paper, Information, Technology, and the Customer: The Evolution of EXPO, with Melissa

DeSantis, Maureen Hammer, and Bonnie O Connor, South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting,

Albuquerque, October 1997

Contributed paper, Marketing the Librarian as Internet Information Specialist, with Bonnie O Connor, South

Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Galveston, October 1996

Poster session, Loan Star Outreach: Introducing Health Professionals and Public Librarians to GRATEFUL

MED, with Rajia Tobia, Linda Siegel, and Martha Knott, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San

Antonio, May 1994 and South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Irving, October 1994

Poster session, Loan Star Outreach: Preliminary Results, with Rajia Tobia, Linda Siegel, and Martha Knott,

South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, October 1993

Contributed paper, Flat Rate MEDLINE Access and Unaffiliated Health Professionals in South Texas, with

Virginia M. Bowden, Evelyn Olivier, and Rajia Tobia, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San

Francisco, May 1991

Poster session, Expanding Medical Information Availability and Usage in South Texas: A Pro gress Report,

with Rajia C. Tobia, Mary J. Dwyer, Evelyn R. Olivier, Virginia M. Bowden, and Susan M. Willcox, South

Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Shreveport, October 1990

Poster session, Automated Online Search Statistics, with Elizabeth Anne Comeaux, Medical Library

Association Annual Meeting, Detroit, May 1990 and South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Shreveport,

October 1990

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Distinguished Member, Academy of Health Information Professionals

Disaster Outreach and Collaboration for Kids Project Advisory Committee (joint project of the American

Academy of Pediatrics and the University of Illinois at Chicago Library/GMR), 2011-

Medical Library Association, 1986

MLA Academy of Teaching Excellence (MATE) Taskforce, 2011-

National Program Committee 2012, 2010-2012

Credentialing Committee, 2007-2010; Chair 2009-2010

Lindberg Research Fellowship Jury, 2006-2007

Nominating Committee, 2005-2006

Local Assistance Committee for MLA 2005; Chair, 2003-2005

Publications Committee, 2001-2004; Chair, 2003-2004

Continuing Education Committee (liaison from Section Council), 2002-2005

MLA Section Council (Public Services Section Representative), 2002-2005

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MLA Chapter Council (South Central Chapter Alternate Representative), 1999-2002; Secretary, 1999-2000;

Vice-Chair, 2001-2002

Health Sciences Library Technicians Committee, 1996-97

Local Assistance Committee, Publicity and Promotion Subcommittee Chair, MLA 1994

Midwest Chapter/MLA, 2007

President, 2011-2012

President-Elect, 2010-2011

Awards and Scholarships Committee, 2010-2011

Chair, Professional Practice Committee, 2008-2010

South Central Chapter/MLA, 1986

Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, 2007

Credentialing Committee, 2009-2011

Chair, Finance Committee, 2005-2006

Chair, Nominating Committee, 2005-2006

Chair, Katrina Taskforce, 2005-2006

Past President, 2005-2006

President, 2004-2005

President-Elect, 2003-2004

Local Arrangements Committee, Publicity Chair, SCC/MLA 2002

Communications Committee, 1999-2007

Editor, South Central Connection, Fall 1998 Summer 2007

Home Page Committee, 1995-98; Chair, 1997-98

Membership Committee, 1995-97

Credentialing Committee, 1994-95

Program Committee, SCC/MLA 1994

Local Arrangements Committee, Hospitality/Entertainment Chair, SCC/MLA 1991

Public Services Section/MLA, 1988

Webmaster, 2010 -

Chair, 1999-2000; Chair-Elect/Program Chair, 1998-99

Standards/Quality Assurance Committee, 1992-1999; Chair, 1996-98

Membership Committee, 1990-91

Program Committee, 1990-91

Collection Development Section/MLA, 1998

Leadership and Management Section/MLA, 2009

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region Emergency Preparedness Regional

Coordinator (Iowa), 2011-

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Greater Midwest Region Regional Advisory Council (Iowa

representative), 2008 -2009

National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region Technology Committee, 1998-2001, 2003-

2005

Tex-Share Education Working Group, 1998-2005

Health Oriented Libraries of San Antonio (HOLSA), 1992-2007

President, 1994-95; Vice-President/President-Elect, 1993-94

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