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2012/13 President: Jane Blumenthal, AHIP

Jane Blumenthal, AHIP

Director, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, 2006–

To top of page Previous Professional Positions (Last Fifteen Years)

Assistant dean for knowledge management, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, 2000–2006; director, 1996–2000, associate director, 1995–1996, Dahlgren Library, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

To top of page MLA Official Activities (Last Fifteen Years)

National: member 1986–; treasurer 2009–2011; Board of Directors: member 2008–2011; 2008 National Program Committee: chair 2005–2008; Credentialing Committee: member 2002–2005; Bulletin of the Medical Library Association Editorial Board: member 1996–1999; Bulletin of the Medical Library Association: senior associate editor 1994–1996; Academy of Health Information Professionals: mentor 2002–2008. Section: Leadership and Management Section: member 1989–; Nominating Committee: past chair and chair 2005–2006; chair 2004–2005; Task Force on Chapter-Level Programming: chair 2003–2004; Task Force on Professional Development for Current and Aspiring Middle Managers: member 2004–2006; Program Committee: member 2002–2004. Medical Informatics Section: member 1989–. SIG: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Health Science Librarians SIG: member 2004–. Chapter: Midwest Chapter: member 2006–. Mid-Atlantic Chapter: member 1995–2006; 2005 Annual Meeting Program Committee: member 2004–2005; Publications Committee: member 2003–2005; 2002 Annual Meeting, Local Arrangements Committee: cochair 2000; Nominating Committee: member 2000; Academy of Health Information Professionals counselor 2000–2006.

To top of page Other Professional Activities (Last Fifteen Years)

National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Advisory Council: member 2001–2006. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries: member 1996–; Joint Legislative Task Force: member 2007–2011; Nominating Committee: member 2007; Board of Directors: member 2002–2005; Task Force on Quality Assessment: member 2001–2003; Program Committee: member 1999 and 2002. American Diabetes Association: Publication Policy Committee: member 2007–2011, chair 2010–2011. Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Information Resources: University of Michigan Medical School institutional representative 2006–; Georgetown University Medical Center institutional representative 1999–2006; Program Committee: member 2001. EDUCAUSE: Georgetown University participating representative 1997–2006. Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems Consortium: Georgetown University Medical Center institutional representative 1996–2006. Wilson Information Services, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Scientific Library Advisory Board: member 2002–2008. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Library Expert Panel: member 2003–2006.

To top of page Professional Honors (Last Fifteen Years)

Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member 1998–2013. Harvard-Macy Institute for Leaders in Medical Education, 2003. Frye Leadership Institute, 2002. Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries/National Library of Medicine Leadership Fellowship Program: mentor 2005–2006.

To top of page Education

MSLS, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1980; BA, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, 1976

To top of page Publications (Last Five Years)

  • Saylor K, Schnitzer AE, Allee N, Blumenthal J. A transformational outreach program for an academic health sciences library. Coll Res Libr News. [accepted].
  • Anderson PF, Blumenthal J, Perryman C, Mayman G, Perorazio A. Virtual worlds demand innovative roles and skills from medical librarians. Paper presented at: Positioning the Profession: The Tenth International Congress on Medical Librarianship; Brisbane, Australia (1–10); 31 Aug–4 Sep 2009.
  • Anderson PF, Blumenthal J, Bruell D, Rosenzweig M, Conte M, Song J. An online and social media training curricula to facilitate bench-to-bedside information transfer. Paper presented at: Positioning the Profession: The Tenth International Congress on Medical Librarianship; Brisbane, Australia (1–10); 31 Aug–4 Sep 2009.
  • Blumenthal J, Mayman G, Allee N. Public health 2.0: collaborative partnerships for integrating social technologies into the practice community. Paper presented at: Positioning the Profession: The Tenth International Congress on Medical Librarianship; Brisbane, Australia (1–10); 31 Aug–4 Sep 2009.
  • Blumenthal J, Murthy V, Martinez I, Silver L. Position descriptions in health sciences libraries. MLA DocKit #15. Chicago, IL: Medical Library Association; 2006.
  • Blumenthal JL, Mays BE, Weinfeld JM, Banks MA, Shaffer J. Defining and assessing medical informatics competencies. Med Ref Serv Q. 2005 Summer;24(2):95–102.
  • Thompson LL, Blumenthal JL. Mentoring rewards both participants. MLA News. 2005 Mar;(374):14–5.
  • Blumenthal JL. In praise of management. MLA News 2005 Jan;(372):11

 

 

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