VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

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
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.