VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
John WW Cyrus
Research and Education Librarian
(Instructor)
Research and Education
Room, Tompkins-McCaw Library
(804) 828-1881
cyrusjw@vcu.edu
Education
M.L.I.S. Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, 2009
M.A. English, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
B.A. English and History, Mary Washington College, 2003
Previous Professional Experience
Liaison Librarian, LSU Health Shreveport Health Sciences Library, 2009-2012
Publications
Cyrus, J. W., Duggar, D. C., Woodson, D., Timm, D. F., McLarty, J. W., Pullen, K., . . . Banks, D. E. (2013). Assessing the FACTTS: An evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal course for medical students. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 32(2), 209-218.
Hamidian Jahromi, A., Cyrus, J. W., & Youssef, A. M. (2013). Platyabdominalgia: A Novel Medical Terminology Describing a Symptom. American Surgeon, 79(1), e40-e42.
Timm, D. F., Jones, D., Woodson, D. & Cyrus, J. W. (2012). Combining History of Medicine and Library Instruction: An Innovative Approach to Teaching Database Searching to Medical Students. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 31(3), 258-266.
Cyrus, J., & Baggett, M. (2012). Mobile Technology: Implications for Privacy and Librarianship. The Reference Librarian, 53(3), 284-296.
Cyrus, J., Duggar, D. C., Esparza, J. M., Adams, M. K., Dobbins, M., & Pullen, K. (2012). Connecting with Hospital Nurses through MINE. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 12(2), 142-153.
Presentations
Dobbins, M., Cyrus, J. W., Tarver, T.A., & Adams, M. (October 2012). The YMCA of NWLA Project. Paper presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Lubbock, TX.
Cyrus, J.W. & Tarver, T.A. (October 2012). So Far So Good: The first two years of an in-library writing service. Poster presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Lubbock, TX.
Cyrus, J.W. & Tarver, T. A. (October 2011). The Writing Consultants Program at LSU Health Shreveport Health Sciences Library. Paper presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA.
Cyrus, J. W. & Baggett, M. P. (October 2010). Looming Ethical Dilemmas: Emerging Mobile Technologies and Prospective Roles for Medical Librarians. Poster presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
Baggett, M. P. & Cyrus, J. W. (July 2010). Augmented Reality and Geolocation: implications for librarianship. Paper presented at the Handheld Librarian Online Conference III, http://www.handheldlibrarian.org.
Duggar, D. C., Esparza, J. M., Pullen, K., Cyrus, J. W., Dobbins, M., & Adams, M.K. (May 2010). Connecting with Hospital Nurses through MINE: reflections on a new method of instruction. Paper presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Baggett M. P, Cyrus J. W. (March 2010). A Concept Fully Realized: the beauty of developing an internally – housed wiki server. Poster presented at the Library Technology Conference, St. Paul, MN.
University Committee Work
VCU University Council, 2013-present
VCU Libraries Committee Work
Professional Development Committee, 2013- present
Web Redesign Taskforce, 2013-present
Professional Organizations
Medical Library Association, 2009-present
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association, 2012-present
South Central Chapter, 2009-2012
Academy of Health Information Professionals, Provisional Member, 2012- present