Jaime
Friel
Blanck,
M.L.I.S., A.H.I.P.
Liaison and Outreach Librarian to the School of Medicine
Contact Information
e-mail: jblanck@hshsl.umaryland.edu
phone: (410) 706-8858
Resources & Services
Bio
Jaime Friel Blanck received her Master's of Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh in August 2004. Before joining the staff at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library in September 2006, she worked at the Michigan State University Libraries in East Lansing, as the Liaison to the College of Nursing. She was the Health Sciences Library and Biomedical Informatics Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. She was a fellow at the fall 2007 BioMedical Informatics program at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Jaime is also a Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) of the Medical Library Association.
As HS/HSL's Liaison to the School of Medicine, Jaime supports the school by teaching workshops and purchasing materials for the Library's collections. Jaime can help you become more efficient in navigating the wealth of research data and journal literature to identify answers to your specific research needs. She offers consultations by appointment, where students, staff and faculty can get more in-depth instruction and help with specific research. Jaime serves as a member of the Institutional Review Board. Her research interests include biomedical informatics and translational medicine.
Education
Biomedical Informatics Certificate, University of Pittsburgh, August 2005
Master of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, August 2004
Bachelor of Arts, September, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 1998
Professional Activities
Blanck, J.F. (2007). Molecular Gastronomy: Overview of a Controversial Food Science Discipline. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 8 (3).
Blanck, J.F. (2007). Research Chefs Association. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 8 (1): 3 - 8.
Blanck, J.F. and Silverman, D. "Developing an Automated System to Analyze the Health Sciences Monograph Collection", invited paper delivered at the Collection Development Section meeting at the Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, May 2006.
Review of Medical Marvels: The 100 Greatest Advances in Medicine. America Reference Books Annual (InPress).
Review of Mosby's Nursing Consult, Journal of the Medical Library Association,2006 July; 94(3): 356-357.
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