VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Alan Williams
Education Services Librarian (Instructor)
Research and Education,
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, B-001
Email: s2atwill@vcu.edu |
(804) 828-1592
Education
B.A. English. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2001.
Previous Professional Experience
Evening and Weekend Supervisor
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004-2007
Evening Stacks Assistant
Virginia Commonwealth University, 2001-2004
Presentations
"Connecting with Customers: Customer Service Training For Library Staff" with Lubker, I.M., Wright, B.A., Hughes, K.M., Canevari, C.S., and Shipman, J.P.. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. 2008
"Wimba Live Classroom: Virtual Connections" with Hughes, K.M., Stone, V.S., and Canevari, C.S.. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. 2008
"Cooking Up Customer Service: A Recipe For Success" with Lubker, I.M., Wright, B.A., Canevari, C.S., and Shipman, J.P.. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. 2007
"Career Trailblazing: Mentoring Staff to Become Future Librarians" with Canevari, C.S., Jones, S.D., Phipps, S.J., Shipman, J.P., and Wright, B.A.. Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. 2005
"Growing Our Own: Mentoring Staff to Become Future Librarians" with Canevari, C.S., Jones, S.D., Phipps, S.J., Shipman, J.P., and Wright, B.A.. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. 2005
Teaching Experience
CINAHL: The Basics (online), Virginia Commonwealth University. 2008-
Evidence-Based Research (online), Virginia Commonwealth University. 2008-
Keeping Current with Your Research: Resources for Researchers, Virginia Commonwealth University. 2008
PubMed: Advanced (online and classroom), Virginia Commonwealth University. 2007-
PubMed: The Basics (online and classroom), Virginia Commonwealth University. 2007-
RefWorks: A Web based Citation Management Program (online and classroom), Virginia Commonwealth University. 2007-
University Committee Work
Liaison to VCU School of Nursing (SON) and the School of Allied Health Professions (SOAHP). 2007-.
Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC). Campaign Associate VCU Libraries. 2004-2007.
VCU Libraries Committee Work
Education and Research Librarian Screening Committee; Member. 2008.
Electronic Resources Workgroup (ERWG); Member. 2008.
LibQUAL+ 2008 Task Force; Member. 2008.
Reference Librarian for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Screening Committee; Member. 2006.
VCU Libraries Staff Association; Vice-President. 2004.
Professional Organizations
American Library Association (ALA). 2004-.
Medical Library Association (MLA). 2007-.
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MAC-MLA). 2006-.
Texas Library Association (TxLA). 2004-2006.
Research Interests
Consumer Health, Health Informatics, Outreach Services, Library instruction through mobile technology devices, Nursing, Allied Health Disciplines.