People and Partners

Carol Jenkins, Director, Health Sciences Library. Project Co-Principal Investigator. As director of the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill since 1986, Carol has established a highly computerized and collaborative environment serving the health and biomedical information needs of the University, the UNC Hospitals, and the state. She had the vision that led to the creation of this project, and was the moving force behind the first proposal to the National Library of Medicine. Recently she served as president of the Medical Library Association. For more information read the article about Carol that Joanne Gard Marshall wrote for the BMLA.

Joanne Gard Marshall, Alumni Distinguished Professor and Former Dean, School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. Project Co-Principal Investigator. With her strong background in health sciences libraries and consumer health issues, Joanne Marshall's involvement in this project has been critical from its inception. In addition to her Ph.D. in Community Health, Joanne also holds a Master of Health Science Degree from McMaster University and a Master of Library Science degree from McGill University. Currently, Joanne is the president of the Medical Library Association. For more information see Joanne's homepage and read the article about Joanne written for the BMLA by Dorothy Fitzgerald.

Diana McDuffee, Network Director, NC AHEC Library and Information Services. Diana initiated the first proposal to the National Library of Medicine which led to the grant that funded the project for the first year's feasibility studies. Based at the Health Sciences Library, she directs the library services to AHEC programs state-wide.

Christie Silbajoris, Director, NC Health Info. Christie has been involved with NC Health Info since its inception. A graduate of the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill, Christie has a long-standing involvement in promoting consumer health library services to the public. In addition to her managerial role, she supervises the evaluation, selection, and organization of the web site resources. She is based at the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Tina Crenshaw, Graduate Assistant. Tina began working with NC Health Info in August 2005, and she is currently assisting in NC Health Info's collaboration with the Citizen Soldier Support Program. Tina holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill, a Master's degree in educational psychology from Fordham University, as well as a teaching certificate from Brown University. She is enrolled in the MLS degree program of North Carolina Central University.

Jane Greenberg, Assistant Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science. Dr. Greenberg advises the project staff on metadata issues relating to the management of the NC Health Info Web resources. Dr. Greenberg's current research focuses on metadata and classification problems that involve the organization and retrieval of documents and other information objects (images, consumer products, archives, and multi-media resources). For more information see Dr. Greenberg's home page.

Stephanie Haas, Associate Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science. Dr. Haas assists the NC Health Info project by providing recommendations on natural language processing, information retrieval, and indexing. Currently, her research efforts include, among other projects, the development of an ICD terminology clustering system for emergency medicine. For more information see Dr. Haas' home page.

Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. The Health Sciences Library is the primary library for the UNC-Chapel Hill Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health and the University of North Carolina Hospitals. It also serves the health information needs of the entire university. The library serves the state's health professionals through the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Library and Information Services Network.

School of Information and Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill. Ranked #1 by U. S. News & World Report, The School of Information and Library Science seeks to advance the profession and practice of librarianship and information science; to prepare students for careers in the field of information and library science; and to make significant contributions to the study of information. Faculty members further these goals by teaching and advisory work; by research and scholarly publication; and by service to the school, the University, the state, and the professional community.

National Library of Medicine. As the world's largest biomedical library, NLM explores the uses of computer and communication technologies to improve the organization and use of biomedical information. Located in Washington DC, the library supports a national network of local and regional medical libraries, and creates databases and databanks for public use. NC Health Info will be linked to MedlinePlus, a gold mine of good health information for everyone. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on approximately 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.