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Presentations
Poster Presentations
- Defining the Global Health Librarian. 2007 Conference: Medical Library Association
- Thinking Outside the Box: Finding New Opportunities to Evolve Medical Librarianship. 2007 Conference: Medical Library Association
- Analysis of MedlinePlus en espanol Email Service Requests. 2005 Conference: Medical Library Association
- E- Mental Health in Central Massachusetts. 2005 Conference: Medical Library Association.
Academic Papers and Presentations 2005- 2006 at UNC at Chapel Hill
- Latino Influences on Medical Libraries.
A presentation on how the medical resource needs and changing demographics may affect collections and policies for US medical libraries.
- Jewish Schools and Education in Latin America.
A presentation on how the economic and political turmoil throughout Latin America has affected Jewish education and schools. (Education in Latin America).
- Fisk University Press: An African-American Academic Perspective on Publishing.
A paper on the comprehensive body of work published by the Fisk University Press until their closing in the late 1990’s.
- Defining the Global Health Librarian.
A paper identifying the roles for information professionals.
- Latino Deaf Students in the US Schools System.
A presentation on barriers faced by Latino deaf students.
Handouts available upon Request: charlesl@email.unc.edu
Upcoming Presentations
Publications
- How do low literacy adults access internet health information? Abstract.
Awarded Best Scientific Session: Oncology and Health Informatics; 2003 Conference: Advancing Practice Instruction and Innovation through Informatics (APIII).
- Internet Usage by Low-Literacy Adults Seeking Health Information. Journal of Medical Internet Research. July-September 2004.
- Online Health Information and Low-literacy African Americans. Journal of Medical Internet Research April-June 2004.
- An Analysis of MedlinePlus en Espanol Email Service Requests. National Library of Medicine. (2004).
- Meharry Today. News Journal. Meharry Medical College. Contributor.
Education and Training
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Co-taught Introduction to Special Populations (INLS 739) Spring 2008.
Duke University
Provided training session on HINARI to Duke University medical librarians.
WHO/PAHO/BIREME in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Taught a weeklong course on the HINARI database, WHO resources, electronic medical resources and scientific research materials, to medical librarians from several countries in Latin America.
New England Regional Medical Library
Courses on electronic medical resources, mental health resources and scientific research materials. Co-instructor.
Other Activities
Pandemic Flu
- Research assistant to Noel Brewer, PhD in the UNC School of Public Health on finding the best resources for bird and pandemic flu and campus life.
Campus IT
- Research on technological trends for campus-wide strategic IT planning.
- Review and editorial support for IT plan draft.
Staffing
- Library Staffing Plan. White Paper. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Health Sciences Library. Co-author.
Speaker's Panel
- Duke University Medical Center Event Planning. Identification of topics relevant to practicing clinicians and the librarians who serve them.
HIV/AIDS
- National Library of Medicine. Analysis of the HIV/AIDS information dissemination programs and Internet connectivity of South African medical libraries.
Global Health Librarianship
- Proposal (including job description) for an embedded global health librarian at Duke University Medical Center.
Health Literacy Consulting Group, Natick, MA
Advisory Board Member
1. The librarian's perspective on health literacy.
2. Identification of new health literacy products including videos, interactive games and various print and multimedia resources.
3.Promotion of health literacy in a variety of venues.
Research Interests
- Global Health Medical Librarianship.
- Multilingual Health Literacy.
- Cultural Competency and Cross Cultural-Communications.
- Multilingual Multicultural Health and Medical Resources.