Submitted by Mary K. Taylor
Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Amy Easton Bingenheimer began as the technology coordinator librarian at the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries in Milwaukee, WI, on November 17, 2008. Amy was previously manager of knowledge management at the law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP. She earned her M.A. in library and information studies at UW-Madison. Amy's duties will include: identifying, designing, integrating and deploying emerging information technologies to support information access and services to library users; testing, maintaining and supporting innovative web-based applications; and participating in and providing leadership in digital projects, multimedia services and standards including podcasting, screencasting and related online instructional technologies.
Monica Corcoran is the medical librarian at the Grace O. Hahn Health Science Library of Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Her responsibilities include bibliographic instruction, document delivery, reference, database administration and acquisitions.
Monica received her undergraduate degree from St. Mary's of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. She received her library science degree in 2001 from the University of North Texas in Denton, TX.
Annette Healy is an information services librarian and reference for the Science & Engineering Library at Wayne State University. In addition to performing collection management, she is the liaison to and performs collection development for the departments of chemistry, physics and nutrition. Annette's professional interests include consumer health information and health literacy. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from SUNY-Binghamton and a PhD in biology from SUNY-Albany. Annette is a 2004 graduate of Wayne State's Library and Information Science program.
Elaine Hicks is a student in the LEEP program of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She will graduate in 2009. Elaine has an undergraduate degree in home economics education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a master's degree in public health from Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans, LA. Her professional interests include public health and consumer health. She has worked at the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago facilitating competency-based emergency preparedness training for local health department workers. She has also worked with the Cook County Department of Public Health.
She adds: "I began my career as a home economics teacher and have worked for more than 25 years as a nutrition educator and public health educator in a variety of nutrition, public health and academic organizations. If you have ever called the Butterball Turkey TalkLine during the holiday season, you may have spoken to me. As an outreach health sciences librarian, I want to use both library and health education skills to strategically identify and engage both individuals and communities to find, retrieve, analyze and use health information to add value and meaning to life and occupation.
Gerald Natal is the digital services librarian for the Mulford Library on the Health Science Campus of the University of Toledo. He maintains web pages and library databases and performs reference and instruction. Gerald is a 2005 graduate of the Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science. He has a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Bowling Green State University.
Linda Ronan is the assistant director for public services at the library of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. She oversees the operation of the reference and circulation areas, including outreach, public relations and education.
Her professional interests include: the use of "faceted navigation" in libraries, library science education and medical ethics. Linda received her library degree from Simmons College and also has a master's degree in divinity and practical theology. Her undergraduate degree is in English and education.
Emily Schearer began as the outreach and special projects librarian at the Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries in Milwaukee, WI, on January 2. Emily was previously a librarian in research and instructional services at UW-Milwaukee. She earned her library degree at UW-Madison. Emily's duties will include: planning, implementing and administering health information outreach activities; identifying, recommending, writing and assisting with administering library funding proposals; planning, implementing and managing special projects; and providing reference services.