VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Margaret Henderson
Librarian (Instructor)
Outreach Services,
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences,
144-E
Email: mehenderson@vcu.edu |
(804) 628-2714
Education
B.Sc. Hons. Ecology and Evolution. University of Western Ontario, 1984.
Previous Professional Experience
Librarian Consultant
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library, Sept. 2000 - Jan. 2007
Education Manager, DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Sept 1990- June 1992
Librarian Consultant
Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Nov 2004-present
Director of Libraries and Archives
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, July 1992 - Jan 1999
Library Specialist - Dept. of Anatomy and Neurobiology
VCU, Feb 2006 - present
Publications
Henderson. "Review of The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher.." ISTL: Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship http://www.istl.org/04-summer/review3.html no. 40 (Summer 2004).
Henderson. "The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives: Something for Everyone.." The Mendel Newsletter. New Series No. 8 (January 1999).
Henderson. "Regular reviewer." Library Journal (1998-).
Henderson. "Regular Reviewer." E-Streams http://www.e-streams.com/ (1998-).
Presentations
"A Cost Saving Strategy on the Horizon: Deep Discount Pricing on Society Journal Site Licenses Based on Professional Membership Expenses (poster)" with Merle Colglazier. Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Medical Library Association. 2008
"Helping Nurses Reach for Magnet Status: Facilitating Collaboration and Information Sharing (poster)" with Merle Colglazier. Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Medical Library Association. 2008
"Striving for New Peaks in Reference Services: Becoming Strategic Partners in Research Initiatives (paper)" with Barbara Allen Wright, Catharine S. Canevari, Irene M. Lubker, Mary. Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Medical Library Association. 2008
"Using RefShare to Complement Resource Guides (poster)" with Irene Lubker. Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association. 2008
"Using RefShare to Compliment Resource Guides (poster)" with Irene Lubker . Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Medical Library Association. 2008
"Selecting a Digital Asset Management Program for a Medical School Department". ALA Annual Conference. ACRL Science and Technology Section. Conference Poster Session:Issues and Trends in Digital Repositories of Non-Textual Information:support for research and teaching.. 2007
Teaching Experience
Scientific Writing & Grantsmanship (2 lectures on searching and citation management), VCU. 2008-2009
Advanced PubMed, VCU. 2007
Professional Organizations
Medical Library Association. 2008-.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter, MLA. 2007-.