Health Science Librarians of Ilinois
Health Science Librarians of Illinois

Serving Illinois Health Information Professionals

Member Publications

Articles - Last 5 Years

Albrecht, A. M., Paulson, C. P., & Kovach, F. E. (2009). Clinical inquiries. What’s the best way to monitor low-risk patients with a history of differentiated thyroid cancer? The Journal of Family Practice, 58(12), E4. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961815

Anderson, M. (2009). The Medium is the Messenger: Using Podcasting to Deliver Consumer Health Information. Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet, 13(2), 119–128. doi:10.1080/15398280902896428

Barrett, F. (2010). An analysis of reference services usage at a regional academic health sciences library. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 98(4), 308–11. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.009

Barrett, F. A. (2008). The Decline of the Number of Interlibrary Loans by Medical Students in a Small Academic Medical Library: Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply,, 18(4), 399–405.

Barrett, F. A. (2009). Connecting older adults to quality health information on the internet: Reference Services Review, 37(4), 451–462.

Barrett, F. A., Lipsky, M. S., & Nawal Lutfiyya, M. (2010). The Impact of Rural Training Experiences on Medical Students: A Critical Review. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 86(2), 259–63. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182046387

Blobaum, P. (2007). The Hospital Grantsmanship Center. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 7(1), 29–41. doi:10.1300/J186v07n01_03

Blobaum, P. (2010). Update: Resources for Supporting the APA Publication Style. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 10(2), 197–200. doi:10.1080/15323261003681570

Blobaum, P. M. (2007). Standard Precautions. Journal of the Medical Library Association, (3), 366–367.

Bouknight, P., Bowling, A., & Kovach, F. E. (2010). Sunscreen use for skin cancer prevention. American Family Physician, 82(8), 989–90. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20949895

Burtis, A. T., & Taylor, M. K. (2010). Mapping the literature of health education: 2006-2008. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 98(4), 293–9. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.005

De Groote, S. L., & Barrett, F. A. (2010). Impact of online journals on citation patterns of dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy faculty. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 98(4), 305–8. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.008

Dittmer, A. (2010). Blessing Begins Webinars for Nursing Utilizing Collaborative Technology. The Cornflower, unpaged. Retrieved from http://nnlm.gov/gmr/blog/2010/05/10/blessing-begins-webinars-for-nursing-utilizing-collaborative-technology/

Dorsch, J. L., & Perry, G. J. (2012). Evidence-based medicine at the intersection of research interests between academic health sciences librarians and medical educators: a review of the literature. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 100(4), 251–7. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.100.4.006

Fran E. Kovach, Careyana Brenham, Rhona S. Kelley, Carol P. Gordon, C. P. (2013). Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN): Librarians Connecting With Faculty, Residents, and Medical Students to Advance Evidence-Based Practice Through Scholarly Publishing. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 13(1), 59–65.

Holst, R., Funk, C. J., Adams, H. S., Bandy, M., Boss, C. M., Hill, B., Joseph, C. B., et al. (2009). Vital pathways for hospital librarians: present and future roles. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 97(4), 285–92. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.97.4.013

Hunter-Smith, D., Pappas, C., & Devarajan, S. (2007). Clinical inquiries. How can you best diagnose idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus? The Journal of family practice, 56(11), 947–9. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17976345

Knight-Davis, S. (2008). Analysis of Citations in Undergraduate Papers. College & Research Libraries, (5), 2008.

Martin, S. N., Crownover, B. K., & Kovach, F. E. (2010). Clinical inquiries. What’s the best way to motivate patients to exercise? The Journal of Family Practice, 59(1), 43–4. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20074502

Nelson, C., Hitchcock, K., Bohlen, J. A., & Malaty, W. (2009). Clinical inquiries. What does the evidence tell us about treating very-high-risk patients to an LDL <70 mg/dL? The Journal of family practice, 58(12), 665–7. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19961822

Pappas, C. (2008a). SUMSearch. Charleston Advisor, (1), 44–46.

Pappas, C. (2008b). Hospital librarians’ perceptions related to evidence-based health care. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 96(3), 235–8. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.96.3.011

Pappas, C. (2008c). Making Information Useful: Interventions and teaching. In M. Kars, L. M. Baker, & F. Wilson (Eds.), The MLA Guide to Health Literacy at the Library (pp. 259–280). Chicago: Neal-Schuman.

Pappas, C. (2008d). Evidence-based Medicine: An Overview and Teaching Tips. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 8(1), 1–15. doi:10.1080/15323260801927326

Pappas, C. (2008e). Working Environments of Hospital Librarians Supportive of Evidence-Based Health Care. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 8(3), 278–294. doi:10.1080/15323260802209393

Pappas, C. (2009). GoPubMed. Charleston Advisor, 10(4), 20–22.

Rowland, K., Crotteau, C., Kovach, F., & Hoekzema, G. (2008). Clinical inquiries. What are the causes of elevated TSH in a newborn? The Journal of Family Practice, 57(3), 185–7. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321456

Satre, T. J., & Kovach, F. (2009). Clinical inquiries. What’s the most practical way to rule out adrenal insufficiency? The Journal of Family Practice, 58(5), 281a–b. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442385

Scherrer, C. S. (2010). Evaluating a health sciences library residency program: what have we learned? Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 98(4), 300–2. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.4.006

Scherrer, C. S., & Weller, A. C. (2010). Ruth Holst, AHIP, FMLA, Medical Library Association, 2010-2011. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 98(3), 200–2. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.98.3.003

Schwartz, A., Pappas, C., Bashook, P. G., Bordage, G., Edison, M., Prasad, B., & Swiatkowski, V. (2011). Conceptual frameworks in the study of duty hours changes in graduate medical education: a review. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 86(1), 18–29. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181ff81dd

Schwartz, A., Pappas, C., & Sandlow, L. J. (2010). Data repositories for medical education research: issues and recommendations. Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 85(5), 837–43. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d74562

Schwartz, D. G., Blobaum, P. M., Shipman, J. P., Markwell, L. G., & Marshall, J. G. (2009). The health sciences librarian in medical education: a vital pathways project task force. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 97(4), 280–4. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.97.4.012

Wallis, L., Appelt, K., Pendell, K., & Pappas, C. (2008). Giving medical students what they want: online instruction at 11 pm. In A. Daugherty & M. F. Russo (Eds.), Information Literacy Programs in the Digital Age: Educating College and University Students Online (pp. 142–152). Chicago: ACRL.

Williams, M. G., & Dittmer, A. (2009). Textbooks on tap: using electronic books housed in handheld devices in nursing clinical courses. Nursing Education Perspectives, 30(4), 220–5. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19753854

Posters - Last 5 Years

Barrett, Felicia A. Reference Services Trends in Regional Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Presented at the Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, September 2010.

Barrett, Felicia A. Developing Library Instruction Classes into a Monthly Habit. Presented at the Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Troy, Michigan, October 2008.

Blobaum, Paul. "A Librarian Partnership for Bibliographic Research and Practice: The NAHRS Mapping Studies of Nursing and Allied Health Journals." HSLI Lisle, IL October 21, 2010

Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan and Jacqueline Leskovec. "Navigating Collaboration: Connecting for Outreach." HSLI Lisle, IL October 21, 2010

Cordes, Sean. "Building the Future with Community Health Information." HSLI Lisle, IL October 21, 2010

De Groote, Sandra L. and Barrett, Felicia A. Impact of Online Journals on Citation Patterns of Health Sciences Faculty. Presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2009.

Podcasting: Listening for Better Outcomes
Arlis Dittmer, MA, MLS and Margie Williams

Jacob, Lisa H. AM and Kathryn A. Smart. "Hospital and Community Partnerships Help Teens Bridge the Health Information Gap." HSLI Lisle, IL October 21, 2010

Knight-Davis, Stacey. "Open Access Journal Usage at EIU" HSLI Chicago, IL November 1, 2012.

Knight-Davis, Stacey. "Skeleton in the Trash Can: Anatomical Models in an Academic Library." HSLI Springfield, IL October 29, 2009

Knight-Davis, Stacey. "Managing LinkOut with the SFX Link Resolver" IACRL Bloomington, IL, March 27, 2008

Kovach, Fran. "Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN) Consortium Scholarly Publishing Opportunities for Expert Searchers."
HSLI Lisle, IL October 21, 2010

Kovach, Fran. Kelley, Rhona. "Health Science Librarians of Illinois: Shaping Our Digital Presence." HSLI Springfield, IL October 29, 2009

Kovach, Fran. Kelley, Rhona. "Scientific Editing Service." MLA Phoenix, AZ May 20-23, 2006

Presentations - Last 5 Years

Knight-Davis, Stacey, Sarah Johnson, and Karen Whislerr. "Federated Search Falls Short." Presented at the Illinois Library Association annual conference in Peoria, Illinois, October 9, 2009.

Knight-Davis, Stacey and Sharon A. Sample. " Why You Should Add Facebook To Your Library's Services and How to Do It" presented at Presented at the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries conference in Bloomington, Illinois, March 28, 2008.

Lanham, Allen, Jocelyn Tipton and Stacey Knight-Davis. “Connecting the Campus and Community” through Library Programs" presented at the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, March 16, 2012 in Oak Brook, IL.