Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae -- Elisabeth Eilir Rowan

eilir.rowan@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/eilir


EDUCATION

MA History; University of Kentucky [ABT] | 1989-2000

Ancient and Mediaeval History | Social History | Women's History

MSLS, Library Science; University of Kentucky | 1993

Cataloguing | Archives | Technology in LibrariesBA, History, Sociology, and Honours Programme; University of Kentucky | 1989

Social History | Gender in History | Cultural History
Additional undergraduate programs completed: Classical Civilisation (major), Judaic Studies (minor) | 1998


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shriners Hospital for Children | Lexington, KY
Medical Librarian | 1997-2017
Managed all aspects of paediatric orthopaedic library in a tertiary-care facility with a focus on family-centered care, clinical research, and teaching. Administered library budget. Provided quality reference service to professionals and consumers. Instructed patrons. Conducted online and literature searches. Acquired interlibrary loans. Negotiated electronic access to materials. Developed collection. Coordinated early literacy project. Created a family resource centre. Conducted retrospective conversion to electronic catalog. Designed and maintained hospital Web pages. Acquired grant funding for projects. Supervised student workers and volunteers.

KET | Lexington, KY
Humanities Teacher Assistant, Distance Learning | 2003-2006
Designed web-based distance learning materials. Researched education standards. Created lesson plans.

Book Wholesalers, Inc. | Lexington, KY
Cataloger | 2000
Catalogued children's books for a major distributor serving public libraries.

University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
Graduate Assistant | 1992-1993
Catalogued primary records of special collections in MARC format. Copy-catalogued from OCLC to NOTIS. Maintained integrity of bibliographic records and authority files in NOTIS.

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | Frankfort, KY
Public Records Intern | 1992
Collated and cataloged three years’ worth of publications. Provided reference services to patrons in genealogy and local history.


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Memberships

• Medical Library Association, 1998-2017; Hospital Libraries Section, 1998-2017; History of Medicine Section, 1998-2002; Consumer and Patient Health Information Section, 2002-2006
• Bluegrass Medical Libraries, 1997-2006, president 2002 [now merged into the Kentucky Medical Library Association]
• Kentucky Medical Library Association, 2006-2018
• American Library Association, 1992-1994, 1997-1998, 2009-2015 ; New Member Roundtable, 1992-1994
• Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, 1992-1994, 1997-1998
• Kentucky Library Association, 2000-2002, 2010-2015; Children's/Young Adult Section, 2000-2002; Special Library Section, 2000-2002, 2010-2015; Information & Technology Roundtable, 2000-2002

Committees and Juries

• MLA Hospital Libraries Section Publications Committee, member 2005-2006
• MLA Lois A. Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship Jury, member 2006-2007, chair 2007-2008
• MLA Hospital Libraries Section Membership Committee, member 2009-2011, chair 2011-2014
• MLA Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury, member 2011-2012
• KMLA Publications Committee, chair 2013-2015, Nominating Committee, chair 2014-2015
• NN/LM Greater Midwest Region Regional Advisory Council, Kentucky state representative, 2011-2016
• NN/LM Greater Midwest Region Technology Workgroup, 2011-2016
• MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Grant Jury, 2016-2017

Awards

• Scroll of Exemplary Service, Hospital Libraries Section, Medical Library Association (2003, 2010)

Abstract Reviews

• Medical Library Association annual meetings: 2005, 2006, 2017

Teaching

• NAMI Family-to-Family Class co-teacher, June-August 2015

Publications

Finding Aids:

• Broadbent, LK, 1986 Checklist of Kentucky State Publications. Frankfort, Ky.: KDLA, 1992 (under former name).

Book Chapters:

• Rowan, E. Medical Librarian, Pediatric Hospital Library. A Day in the Life. Ed. Priscilla K. Shontz and Richard A. Murray. Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
• Mason, T., Rowan, E. Orthopedics. The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences. Ed. Laurie L. Thompson. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011.
• Rowan, E. Orthopedic Nursing. The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in the Health Sciences. Ed. Laurie L. Thompson. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011.

Articles:

• Rowan, EE. Providing Library Services in a Unique Pediatric Orthopaedic Setting: Experiences at the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 5(2). 2005, pp. 65-72.

Collection Development:

• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2006. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2007. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2008. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2009. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2010. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2011. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2012. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2013. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2013. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2014. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2014. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2015. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2015. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2016. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2016. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2017. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2017. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2018. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2018. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2019. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2019. [Nursing--Pediatrics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2020. [Orthopedics]
• Rowan, E., Library Selector. Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2020. [Nursing--Pediatrics]

Book Reviews:

• Rowan, EE. ‘Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, 4th edition, by Geri-Ann Galanti’, Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 10(2), 2010, pp. 205-206.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan on a Shoestring, by Emily Knox’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 10(4), 2010, pp. 420-421.
• Rowan, EE. ‘The Accidental Health Sciences Librarian, by Lisa A. Ennis and Nicole Mitchell’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 11(2), 2011, pp. 204-205.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Effective Blogging for Libraries, by Connie Crosby’. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 99(4), 2011, pp. 321-322.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries, by Miriam B. Kahn’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 13(2), 2013, pp. 186-187.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Sir William Osler: the Man and His Books, edited by William Feindel, Elizabeth Makney, and Pamela Miller’. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 101(3), 2013, p. 231.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Jump-Start Your Career as a Digital Librarian: A LITA Guide, edited by Jane D. Monson’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 13(3), 2013, pp. 302-303.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Grassroots Library Advocacy: A Special Report, by Lauren Comito, Aliqae Geraci, and Christian Zabriskie’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 13(4), 2013, pp. 400-401.
• Rowan EE. ‘The Whole Library Handbook: Current Data, Professional Advice, and Curiosa about Libraries and Library Services, edited by George M. Eberhart’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 14(4), 2014, p. 409.
• Rowan EE. ‘Making the Most of Your Library Career, edited by Lois Stickell and Bridgette Sanders’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 14(4), 2014, pp. 413-414.
• Rowan EE. ‘Library Management 101: A Practical Guide, edited by Diane L. Velasquez’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 14(4), 2014. pp. 410-411.
• Rowan EE. ‘Responsive Web Design for Libraries: A LITA Guide, by Matthew Reidsma’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 15(1), 2015, pp. 125-125.
• Rowan EE. ‘Guide to Reference: Essential General References and Library Science Sources, edited by Jo Bell Whitlatch and Susan E. Searing’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 15(2), 2015, pp. 245-246.
• Rowan, EE. 'The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know: A LITA Guide, by Kenneth J. Varnum'. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 15(3), 2015, pp. 346-347.
• Rowan EE. ‘Mobile Technologies for Every Library, by Ann Whitney Gleason’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 15(4), 2015, pp. 455-456.
• Rowan EE. ‘Leading Libraries: How to Create a Service Culture, by Wyoma VanDuinkerken and Wendi Arant Kaspar’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 16(1), 2016, p. 93.
• Rowan EE. ‘Guide to Reference in Medicine and Health, by Christa Modschiedler and Denise Beaubien Bennett’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 16(2), 2016, pp. 195-196.
• Rowan, EE. ‘The ALA Book of Library Grant Money, edited by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell’'. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 16(3), 2016, p. 278.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Inspired Collaboration: Ideas for Discovering and Applying Your Potential, by Dorothy Stoltz, with Susan M. Mitchell, Cen Campbell, Rolf Grafwallner, Kathleen Reif, and Stephanie Mareck Shauck’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 16(4), 2016, pp. 361-362.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion, 5th edition: A Basic Guide for Library Staff, by John J. Burke’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 17(1), 2017, p. 93.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Effective Difficult Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide, by Catherine Soehner and Ann Darling’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 17(3), 2017, p. 261.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Management by Alana Vermiski and Kelly Marie Blanchat’. 17(4), 2017, p. 1.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Fundamentals of Library Supervision, 3rd ed., by Beth McNeil’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 18(1), 2018, p. 112.
• Rowan, EE. ‘The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook by Ellyssa Kroski’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 18(2), 2018, pp. 1-2.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding by John Chrastka and Patrick ‘PC’ Sweeney ‘. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 18(3), p. 1.
• Rowan, EE. ‘The Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach to Solving Problems, Preventing Conflict, and Serving Everyone by Ryan J. Dowd’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 19(1), 2019, pp. 80-81.
• Rowan, EE. ‘Financial Management for Libraries by William W. Sannwald’. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 19(1), 2019, p. 83.

SKILLS

Languages studied (in order of proficiency)—English, Classical/Medieval/Ecclesiastical Latin, Spanish, German, French (reading only), Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew

Technical—Internet Searching, Blogging, Web 2.0/Social Networking Tools, Mobile Technologies, Web Design and Publishing, HTML, CSS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Database Creation and Searching, Integrated Library Systems, OCLC, WorldCat, DOCLINE, MARC, Cataloguing Standards, LC/NLM/Dewey Classification and Subject Cataloguing, PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Kentucky Virtual Library, Learning Management Systems, Reference Management Software