Staff Updates
Shelby Buckner joins Greenblatt Library as a medical library assistant. She recently graduated from Augusta University with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology. Currently, she is taking a gap year to work, shadow physicians, volunteer, and apply to medical schools.
Katlyn Tuten joins the Reese Library as an Office Specialist. She has worked as the Administration Student Assistant for two years at Reese and has been a student of Augusta University for four years. She hopes to take advantage of the TAP program and continue her role as a student at August University in pursuit of a degree in the education field.
Aspasia Luster is the new Senior Library Assistant at Reese Library. Her previous position was as one of the night time Library Assistants (a.k.a. The Night Owls). Aspasia has eight years of library experience and once she completes her BA in Anthropology she plans to further her education with a Master’s degree in Library Science. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and three cats, scrapbooking, and reading.
Elina Gutsaeva is Reese Library’s new Library Assistant for Access Services. She is a recent graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Affairs.
Wyatt Graves is Reese Library’s new nighttime Library Assistant for Access Services. He might be a familiar face to some, having previously worked with IT/ECTC as a student assistant. Wyatt is currently pursuing a BBA in Marketing at Augusta University.
Lillian Wan, Reese Library Access Services Librarian Assistant, achieved thirty years of service to Augusta University this September. Ms. Wan began working for Reese Library in 1986. She is a prominent member of the University Libraries, managing the Reserves Collection as well as maintaining statistics for Reese Library’s Access Services department. Well-known throughout the University community, Ms. Wan is also a scholar of local African-American history and a collector of postcards.
Presentations (Libraries employees denoted in bold)
Bandy, S. & Sharrock, R. (2016, May). Creating a Mosaic of History Lectures for the Health Sciences. Paper presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Blake, L., Ballance, D., Burchfield, V., Connolly-Brown, M., Davies, K., Gaines, J. K., Mears, K. & Shipman, P. (2016, May). Evaluating an Embedded Program: Increasing Awareness, Expanding Services, and Fulfilling Patron Needs. Paper presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Blake, L., Kriegel, D., & Stepleman, L. (2016, May). Facilitating Access to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT)-Specific Health Information for Patients and Providers. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Bryarnd, W., Verburg, F. (2016, June). Integrating and Assessing Information Literacy Skills in a Core Curriculum Class. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Library Association, Orlando, FL.
Burchfield, V. (2016, May). Two Years in the Life of a Nursing Embedded Librarian. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Davis, J. (2016, October). You have tutorials? – Assessing for Discoverability. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Georgia COMO/SELA, Athens, GA.
Ma, L. (2016, June). Blended Approach: Optimizing Users’ Experience and Searching Results Using Discovery and/or Catalog concurrently. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Library Association, Orlando, FL.
Mears, K. & Blake, L. (2016, May). Piloting an Online Evidence-Based Practice Course for Nurses. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Mears, K., Connolly-Brown, M., Stuart, A., Davies, K., Blake, L. & Balance, D. (2016, May). Library on Demand: Developing an Education Outreach Webinar Series. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
Shipman, P., Zadinsky, J., & Wyatt, T. (2016, May). Field Study of the Evidence-Based Dentistry Activity of Predoctoral Students and Preceptors at Off-Campus Dental Offices. Poster session at the Medical Library Association, Toronto, Canada.
