VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

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Barbara A. Wright

Reference Services Librarian (Assistant Professor)
Research and Education, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, 144-D
Email: bawright@vcu.edu | (804) 828-0622

Education

M.L.S. Library Science. East Carolina University, 1981.
B.S. Education. VCU, 1970.

Previous Professional Experience

Outreach Coordinator, NN/LM South Central Region
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, 1995-1996

Chief, Information Management Division
Fayetteville Area Health Education Center (FAHEC), 1992-1995

Director, Library and Information Services
Fayetteville Area Health Education Center (FAHEC), 1983-1995

Reference Librarian/Associate Director
Fayetteville Area Health Education Center (FAHEC), 1982-1983

Library Technical Assistant
Fayetteville Area Health Education Center (FAHEC), 1980-1982

Publications

Wright and Jean P. Shipman and Kimberly Separ. "Hypertension Resources: An Overview of Web Resources." Health Care on the Internet 5 (3):41-48 (2001).

Wright and Phyllis Self and Jessica Waugh. "Remote Users of Health Sciences Libraries." Library Trends Summer, 47(1): 75-90 (1999).

Presentations

"Cooking Up Customer Service: a Recipe for Success! (poster)" with Lubker IM, Williams AT, Canevari CS, Flanagan P, Shipman JP. Annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association, Baltimore, MD. 2007

"An Examination of Joint E-Reference Service: Has the Time Come for a Health Sciences Virtual Reference Service Consortium? (poster)" with Lubker IM, Sharma A, Johnson RE, Scott MJ, Canevari CS, Nunemaker MS. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Phoenix, AZ. 2006

"Career Trailblazing: Mentoring Staff to Become Future Librarians (poster)" with Canevari CS, Jones SD, Phipps SJ, Shipman JP, Williams AT. Annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association, Charlottesville, VA. 2005

"Growing Our Own: Mentoring Staff to Become Future Librarians (electronic poster)" with Canevari CS, Dixon Y, Elliott M, Jones SD, Lammers J, Phipps SJ, Shipman JP, Williams AT. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, San Antonio, TX. 2005

"Library in a Box: Re-engaging with Users via a Scholarly Circuit Librarian Program (poster)" with Jones SD, Koste JL, Stone VL, Canevari CS, Shipman JP. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, San Antonio, TX. 2005

"Dimensions of Opening a Community Health Education Center (electronic poster)" with Shipman JP, Hammond PA, Pendergast G. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Dallas, TX. 2002

"Digital Curriculum: Pharmacy and Library Collaboration to Support the Pharm.D. Curriculum (poster)" with Hill L, Calarco PV, Shuford V.. Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Toronto, Ontario. 2001

"Invoking the Cinderella Effect: Beautifying the Library with Little or No $$$ (Contributed paper)" with Thiss MH, Jones JD. Annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter/Medical Library Association, Wilmington, N.C.. 1999

"Assessing Digital Information Needs Among Users of an Urban Health Sciences Library: a Qualitative Study (Contributed Paper)" with Self PC. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA. 1998

"Centennial Celebration: Capitalizing on Tradition (poster)" with Jones JD, Koste JL, Turman LT. Annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, PA. 1998

Teaching Experience

University Committee Work

VCU Institute for Women's Health, Clinical Services Committee. 2005-.

Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy. Ex Officio. 2004-.

Professional Organizations

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (Libraries/Educational Resources Section). 1998-2001.

Association of North Carolina Health and Sciences Libraries. President Elect/Program Chair, 1991; President, 1992. 1983-1995.

Medical Library Association. Ida and George Eliot Prize Jury: Jury member (2006-2007), Jury Chair (2007-2008); Hospital Library Section - Membership Committee (1993-1996). 1981-.

Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association. Exhibits Comm. (1994), Exhibits Comm. Co-Chair (2005), MAC nominee to the MLA Nominating Committee (2006-2007). 1981-.

Virginia Council of Health Sciences Libraries (VaCOHSL). Program Committee, 2000/2001; Chair-Elect/Program Chair, 2001/2002; Chair, 2002/2003. 1999-2006.

Research Interests

Research, education, and grant writing.