Accomplishments: School of Medicine Library
Aidy Weeks (School of Medicine Library) and Stephanie Fell (Libraries) are co-authors of an article, "Improving and expanding Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) during times of social change: The Hispanic/Latinx Inclusive Terminologies Project," published in The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion. The article…
Kathryn Houk (School of Medicine Library) was interviewed for a New Books Network podcast with co-editors Jordan Nielsen and Jenny Wong-Welch, about their book, Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring. The recording, hosted by Michael LaMagna, is available on three podcasts: New Books in Library Science, New Books in Education, and…
Christina Miskey, Kathryn Houk, and Jason Aubin (all Libraries) authored a chapter, "Developing Recommendations for More Inclusive Academic Librarian On-Site Interviews," in the new book, Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices, published by the Association for College and Research Libraries. The chapter details an intentional…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries, Medicine) is the co-editor of a new book, Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring Practices, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The book provides evidence-based discussions on inclusive hiring practices in academic libraries that recenters people in the process and incorporates…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Virtual Chat and Chew: Radical Self-Care for BIPOC Information Professionals," published in the book, Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. The chapter explores the formation of a weekly virtual forum known as the “Chat & Chew” by the members of the…
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) is the lead author of an article, "We are ML: A Qualitative Case Study on the Medical Library Association’s 2019 Communities Transition," published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association. She is an assistant professor and undergraduate medical education librarian in the School of Medicine Library at the…
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) recently was interviewed on InfoBase's InfoBlog about her service leadership on the Latinx Caucus of the Medical Library Association. Weeks is the interim director of the 51ԹϺ School of Medicine Library.
Aidy Weeks (Libraries) is the author of an article, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical and Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall" in the November issues of the Journal of the Medical Library Association. The article critically re-examines three influential works written by…
Kathryn Houk, Ruby Nugent, Aidy Weeks, and Xan Goodman (Libraries) are among a group of health sciences librarians who will receive President's Awards from the Medical Library Association during the organization's annual meeting in May.
Houk, Nugent, and Weeks will receive the award for their contributions to the MLA Spanish-…
Ruby L. Nugent and Aidy Weeks (both Libraries) presented the poster, "51ԹϺ Libraries' Peer Mentor Cohort: A Model for Successful Allyship and Support Amongst Women Faculty" at the 9th Annual Faculty Women of Color Assembly Conference. Nugent and Weeks work in the Health Sciences Library.
Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen od Vanderbilt University contributed a paper, "The Library is Open (And Hiring): Toward Conscientious Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (2021 Conference. Houk is in the Health Sciences Library.
Aidy Weeks (Health Sciences Library) was awarded the 2021 Erich Meyerhoff Prize from the Medical Library Association for her paper, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical & Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall through a Critical Librarianship Framework."
This prize was established in 1956 by…