Pratt Institute

Education

B.S., University of Maryland College Park;
M.L.S., University of Maryland College Park;
M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Dynamics of Organization

Biography

July 2002 – January 2003 Consultant, Medical Sciences Library, New York Medical College Investigating feasibility of an Informationist at NYMC

2000- Visiting Assistant Professor Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science LIS 614 Reference Materials in Health Sciences LIS 624 Online Databases in the Health Sciences LIS 685 Medical Librarianship Contemporary Issues in Health Sciences Librarianship Practicum Mentor

1982– Continuing Education Instructor Medical Library Association

1990– Creator and presenter of GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS: A workshop of presentation skills.

1990-1996, 1998, 1999, Presenter or co-presenter of a Poster Session 2000,2001,2002, 2003 at Annual Meeting Medical Library Association topics included fulltext searching advantages, Vital Signs, Sam Starr, Rx and Electronic Course Reserves, Art in the Library, Comparing Online Systems for Currency, Informationist

1998, 1999,2001,2002, 2003 2007 Presenter of a Paper at Annual Meeting Medical Library Association topic: Evaluation of Information Skills Course in HSR/CE Curriculum topic: Getting Through to MEDLINE: Historical Look at Telecommunications topic: Comparing Online Systems for Currency topic: Informationist topic: Library Treasure Hunt

September 2003 Copresenter of a Paper at 2nd International Conference of Evidence-Based Health Care Teachers & Developers , “Sign posting the future in EBHC,” Palermo, Italy Finkel MA, Brown HA Teaching EBM: a collaborative effort.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of Medical Library Association 1974- Distinguished Member of Academy of Health Information Professionals 2003- serve on Section Council representing Leadership and Management Section 2003- served on and Chair, Kronick Jury 2002-2004 served on the MLA Nominating Committee (2x) 1987, 2003 served on MLA/HLS Professional Development Grant Jury 2001-2002 served on Rogers Jury 2000-2001 served on MLA/EBSCO Jury 1998-1999 served on National Program Committee MLA97 and was Manager of Posters 1996-1997 served on Brodman Jury 1995-1996 served on and Chaired Continuing Education SubCommittee on Quality Review 1991-1993 served on Library Technicians Committee 1988-1990

Member of Medical Library Association 1974- Distinguished Member of Academy of Health Information Professionals 2003- serve on Section Council representing Leadership and Management Section 2003- served on and Chair, Kronick Jury 2002-2004 served on the MLA Nominating Committee (2x) 1987, 2003 served on MLA/HLS Professional Development Grant Jury 2001-2002 served on Rogers Jury 2000-2001 served on MLA/EBSCO Jury 1998-1999 served on National Program Committee MLA97 and was Manager of Posters 1996-1997 served on Brodman Jury 1995-1996 served on and Chaired Continuing Education SubCommittee on Quality Review 1991-1993 served on Library Technicians Committee 1988-1990

Member of Hospital Libraries Section of Medical Library Association 1974- served on Executive Committee 2000-2003 served and chaired Professional Recognition Committee 2000-2003 served on 1999 Program Planning Committee chaired Strategic Planning Committee 1992-1993 serve on Strategic Planning Committee 2007=2009

Member of the Leadership and Management Section of the Medical Library Association 2000- serve on Challenge Grant committee 2003- program chairman 2002-2003 coordinator of Strategic Planning 2001- served on Symposium Planning Committee 2001-2002

PUBLICATIONS

Brown, helen-ann Clinical medical librarian to clinical informationist Reference Services Review 2004;32(1):45-9

Martin ER, brown HA, Epstein BA, Lipscomb CE, Riley RA, Shipman JP. The Leadership Reconsidered symposium: report. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr; 91(2): 251-257.

Finkel ML, Brown HA, Gerber LM, Supino PG. Teaching evidence-based medicine to medical students. Med Teach 2003 Mar;25(2):202-4

Brown, Helen-Ann & Rankow, Valerie G. MEDLINE on the Internet. In: Wood, M. Sandra. Health Care Resources on the Internet. New York: Haworth Press,1999

Brown, Helen-Ann. (1996) Jane Cooke Wright. In: Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary, by Shearer, Benjamin F. and Shearer, Barbara S. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Sienkiewicz, D., Buckwalter M., & Brown, H. (Winter 1994) A Sam Starr Mystery: Building a computerized tour for the Library. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 13(4), 77-86.

Sienkiewicz, D., Buckwalter M., & Brown, H. (1995) A Sam Starr Mystery: Building a computerized tour for the Library. In: User Education in Health Sciences Libraries: A Reader by Wood, M. Sandra, New York: The Haworth Press.

Earley, D. & Brown, H. (1988) Eng. vs and not for(la) vs. TS (La) Eng. NLM Technical Bulletin. #231, 12. Brown, H. & Early, D. (1986). Midlands Online Region hedges save time and money. NLM Technical Bulletin. #208, 15-18.

Brown, H. (1986) A selected bibliography on clinical librarianship. Clinical Librarian Quarterly. 4(3&4), 4-6.

Brown, H. (1986) CML–How to get started. Roundtable presented at MLA Annual Meeting 1986, Minneapolis, MN. Clinical Librarian Quarterly. 4(3&4), 1-4.

Brown, H. (1986) Book Review: Cost Analysis, Cost Recovery, Marketing and Fee-Based Services–A Guide for the Health Sciences Librarian edited by M. Sandra Wood. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 74(1), 55.