Submitted by Mary K. Taylor
Morris Library, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Christopher Childs is the Education & Outreach Librarian at the Hardin Library of the University of Iowa. He is the library liaison to the College of Public Health, does consumer outreach, and is in charge of implementing all promotional activities for Iowa Go Local. His professional interests include consumer health, public health, health literacy, and outreach. Chris is a 2005 graduate of the University of North Texas library school, and received an undergraduate degree in philosophy from Purdue University. He was born in Long Branch, NJ but doesn't consider any place to be his home town. He has "a passion for traveling," and also enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking and most water sports.
Nicholas Dombrowski is a student at Wayne State University's library school, and anticipates graduating in 2009. He volunteers at the Helen L. DeRoy Medical Library at Providence Hospital in Southfield, MI. Nicholas is originally from Berkley, MI. He has an undergraduate degree in history with a minor in English from Northern Michigan University.
Robert Shapiro is a student at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science and is a research assistant at the University of Kentucky Center for Public Health Systems and Services Research. His responsibilities consist of taking courses, assisting with projects at the Center, data input and maintenance of the PHSSR topic subset of the Health Services and Sciences Research Resources database produced by the National Library of Medicine, and developing search strategies for data mining the field of PHSSR that results in retrieval and dissemination of information. He is also involved in independent projects including a bibliometric analysis of the PHSSR literature. He received an undergraduate degree in philosophy and religion from Appalachian State University. Robert's home town is Lexington, KY. His professional interests include information/health literacy, open access, and intellectual freedom.
Zachary Young is a Library Technician at the Chandler Medical Center Library at the University of Kentucky. His responsibilities include stack management, student worker training, and circulation. He is interested in clinical medical librarianship and medical informatics. This Lexington, KY native has a bachelor's degree in political science, and will receive his MLIS from the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science in 2010. He enjoys music, travel, and soccer.