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MLA Fellow Brief Vitae

Mary Joan (M.J.) Tooey

Fellowship Conferred: 2009

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MLA
  • Nominating Committee, Chair, 2007
  • Librarians without Borders Task Force, Member, 2006–2007
  • Vital Pathways Project, Chair, 2005–2009
  • Scholarly Publishing Task Force, Member, 2005–2007
  • President-Elect, President, Immediate Past President, 2004–2007
  • National Program Committee, Member, 1992; Chair, 2004
  • MLA/PEW Internet & American Life Project Task Force, Chair, 2001–2002
  • Board of Directors, Member, 1998–2001
  • Chapter Council, 1994–1997
    • Chair/Chair-Elect, 1997–2001
    • Chapter Centennial Work Group, Chair, 1995–1998
  • Public Services Section
    • Chair-Elect/Chair/Past-Chair, 1995–1997; Secretary/Treasurer, 1990–1992
    • Nominating Committee, Chair, 1997–1998
  • White House Conference on Library and Information Science (WHCLIS) Task Force, Member, 1991–1992
Chapter
  • Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC), MLA:
    • Strategic Planning Task Force, Member, 2001–2002
    • Nominating Committee, Member, 2000
    • Chapter Council Representative, 1994–1997
    • Local Arrangements Committee, Cochair, 1996
    • Honors and Awards Committee, Chair,1992–1993
    • Program Chair/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, 1988–1991
    • MLA Nominating Committee, MAC Nominee1992
    • Bylaws Committee, Chair,1990–1991
    • Professional Recognition and Awards, Chair 1991–1992

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MLA
  • Fellow, MLA, 2009
  • Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member
  • Estelle Brodman Academic Medical Librarian of the Year, 1997
  • Librarian of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA, 1996
  • Service Recognition Award, Mid-Atlantic Chapter/MLA, 1991
Other Awards
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences, 2011
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity
  • Phi Delta Kappa Honorary Education Fraternity
  • Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Theater Fraternity

Other Accomplishments and Activities

  • Believes in bringing people, technology, and information together, while always maintaining a sense of humor
  • Principal Investigator, Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library Services, 2011–2016, contract with the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Principal Investigator, Information Resources Grants to Reduce Health Disparities, 2011–2014, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
  • Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries
    • President-Elect, President, Past President, 2011–2014
    • Future Leadership Committee, Board Liaison, 2009–2012
    • Board of Directors, Member, 2008–2011
    • Charting the Future Committee, Chair, 2006–2009
  • Lyrasis Board of Trustees, 2010–2013
    • Vice Chair 2012–2013
    • Nominating Committee, Chair, 2012
  • PALINET Board of Trustees, 2007–2009
  • New England Journal of Medicine Library Advisory Committee, 2007–2009
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), Library Advisory Committee, 2004–
  • Maryland Association of Health Sciences Librarians
    • Newsletter Co-Editor, 1988–1992
    • Program Chair/Chair/Immediate Past Chair, 1986–1989

To top of page Publications (5 representative)

Articles published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association or Journal of the Medical Library Association are available via PMC.

To top of page Positions

  • Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 2009–
  • Executive Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland–Baltimore, 2004–
  • Director, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region, 2004–
  • Deputy Director, Health Sciences and Human Services Library with oversight of Computing and Technology Services Division University of Maryland–Baltimore, 1999–2003
  • Associate Director for External Services and Development, Health Sciences and Human Services Library, University of Maryland, 1997–1999
  • Project Manager, new Health Sciences and Human Services Library building, University of Maryland, 1992–1999
  • Assistant Director for Information and Instructional Services, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland, 1993–1996
  • Director, Reference and Information Management Services, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland, 1992–1993
  • Assistant Director, Information Services, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland, 1989–1992
  • Head, Information Management Education, Health Sciences Library, University of Maryland, 1986–1989
  • Clinical Reference Librarian, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1985–1986
  • Media/Reference Librarian, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 1982–1985
  • Public School Librarian, various school districts in the Greater Pittsburgh area, 1976–1982

To top of page MLA published statements about the fellow

To top of page Education

  • MLS Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1982
  • BS Education/Library Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania–Clarion, 1976

Contributed by M. J. Tooey, 2012

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