Carol
Watwood
Instructor,
Health Sciences Librarian, Department of Library Public Services
Education
Position
Description
Research
Public
Services
Education
- Graduate
Student, Public Health, Western Kentucky University, 2005 to present
- A.M.L.S.
Library Science, University of Michigan, 1978
- A.B.
Zoology, Miami University (Ohio), 1977
Position
Description
Carol
has served as Health Sciences Librarian since August 2004. Prior to
that time, she was the Law Librarian at WKU. Carol was also a Medical
Librarian at the Vanderbilt University Medial Center Library from
1979 to 1989.
Carol
serves as liaison librarian to the College of Health and Human Services,
and helps staff the Information Desk in the Reference Center.
Research
Research
interests include collections development, e-resources, and information
literacy skills in the health sciences.
Articles:
- Watwood,
Carol L. and Carson, Bryan "Library Research Skills and the
Nursing Curriculum: Engaging Students in the Post-Brandon-Hill Era."
Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 8(3):295-304, Fall 2008
- Watwood,
Carol L. “Book Review of Directory of Periodicals Online:
Medical & Pharmaceutical and Directory of Periodicals
Online: Science & Technology, 2 vols.” Medical
Reference Services Quarterly, (25)2:121-122, 2, Summer 2006.
- Watwood,
Carol L. "Better Health Sciences Collections with OCLC's WorldCat."
Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 3(1):
17-30, 14, 4, 2006.
- Watwood,
Carol. "NLM Gateway." Journal of the Medical Library
Association 94(3):361-363, 3, July 2006.
- Watwood,
Carol and Priscilla L.Stephenson. "Teen Health Web Sites."
Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 10(4): 65-73,
9, 2006.
- Watwood,
Carol L. "The Janet Doe lecture: MLA's Professional Development:
a Look Back at the Way Ahead." The One-Person Library,
22(4):5-6, August 2005.
- Watwood,
Carol. "Building Kentucky collections with WorldCat."
Kentucky Libraries 68(3):20-22, Summer 2004.
Presentations:
- March 28,
2007. Kentucky Public Health Association Annual Conference, Louisville,
KY. Watwood, Carol L. and Jarboe, Pamela K. Bridging the digital
divide in Kentucky: public health information and the underserved
(poster session).
- October 9,
2006. Midwest Region, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting,
Louisville, KY. Watwood, Carol and Carson, Bryan. Library Research
and the Nursing Student: Integrating Library Skills into the Curriculum
(poster session).
- May 21, 2006.
Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Watwood,
Carol L. Library Research Skills and the Nursing Curriculum: Engaging
Students in the Post-Brandon/Hill Era (poster session).
- May 14-19,
2005. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.
Watwood, Carol L. Building health sciences collections with WorldCat
on FirstSearch (poster session).
- April 15,
2005. Watwood, Carol and Carson, Bryan. Integrating library research
skills into the nursing curriculum at Western Kentucky University.
Public
Services
Affiliations:
- Certified
by the Academy of Health Information Professionals
- Member,
Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section, Medical Library Association
- Personal
Member, Kentucky Library Association
- Student
Member, Kentucky Public Health Association, 2005-present
For
National/State:
- Committee
Member, MLA Grants & Scholarship Jury, 2005-2006
- Medical
Library Association, Continuing Education and Award Jury,
2005-2006
- Medical
Library Association: EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant Jury,
2006-2007
- Chair,
EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant Jury,
2007-2008
For
WKU
- University
Libraries representative, Academic Program Review Committee, 2005-2008
- University
Senate, 2005-present
- University
Curriculum Committee, 2005-present
- Assessment
Committee, 2006-present
- University
Curriculum Committee Steering Committee, 2006-2007
For
University Libraries:
- DLPS
Promotion and Tenure Guidelines Committee, Summer
2006
- TopSCHOLAR / Selected
works Management Committee, 2008-
Community:
- Board
of Directors, Friends of the Goodnight Library, Franklin, KY
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