Submitted by Mary K. Taylor
Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Anne Beschnett is liaison and outreach librarian for the Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota. She is the liaison librarian for the allied health programs, which include physical therapy, occupational therapy, clinical laboratory science and rehabilitation science. She also coordinates outreach activities for the library. This Waseca, Minn., native was a library assistant for three years in the technical services department at the Bio-Medical Library before taking on the liaison and outreach librarian position. Anne's professional interests include consumer health. She received her MLIS from College of St. Catherine/Dominican University in 2006. She has an undergraduate degree in classics from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. Anne's hobbies include photography and letterpress printing.
Jennifer Deberg is a clinical education librarian at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa. She is liaison to many residency programs at the College of Medicine as well as other academic and clinical departments. Her professional interests include evidence-based practice and consumer health. Jennifer received her MLIS in May 2008 from Emporia State University. She has an undergraduate degree in occupational therapy from Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Jennifer is originally from New Jersey and lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, for nine years prior to moving to Iowa City. She has two boys, ages 1 and 3. Jennifer's hobbies and interests include hiking, snowboarding, swimming, reading and music. "This is my first position as a librarian," she says. "I am excited to have an opportunity to work at the Hardin Library! I have been working as an occupational therapist for about 15 years."