Donna O'Malley, MLS

Library Associate Professor,
Dana Medical Library

Office: Dana Medical Library
Phone: (802) 656-4415
Email: donna.omalley@uvm.edu

Donna O'Malley has been with the University of Vermont since 1985. She coordinates digital projects and systems at the Library. Donna participates in the College of Medicine Vertical Integrated Curriculum, introducing medical students to high-quality sources for medical education and research. She is also involved in educating graduate students in the College of Medicine. Donna's research interests center on scholarly communication, including software tools for accessing and manipulating published scholarship, as well as methods for facilitating the publishing and sharing of research.

Education

• Master of Library Science (MLS), University of California, Los Angeles
• BA in Biology, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

Liaison Departments

• Biochemistry
• Medical Education
• Medicine
• Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
• Public Health

Selected Publications & Presentations

• O'Malley D; Delwiche FA. Aligning Library Instruction with the needs of Basic Sciences Graduate Students: A Case Study. J Med Libr Assoc. 2012 Oct; 100(4):284-90.
• O'Malley D; Delwiche FA. Aligning Library Instruction with the Needs of Basic Science Graduate Students. Poster session presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2011 May 13-18; Minneapolis, MN.
• Haines LL; Light J; O'Malley D; Delwiche FA. Information-seeking Behavior of Basic Science Researchers: Implications for Library Services. J Med Libr Assoc, 2010 Jan; 98(1):73-81.
• O'Malley DL. A Survey of Scholarly Literature Databases for Clinical Laboratory Science. Clin Lab Sci. 2008 Winter;21(1):49-57.
• O'Malley DL. A Medline Station in the Clerkship Clinical Skills Exam. Poster session presented at: Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; 2008 May 16-21; Chicago, IL.
• O'Malley D; Kussey T. Benefits of Integrating the Library Reserve Function With Blackboard. Poster session presented at: AAMC Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Retreat; 2008 Apr 12; Burlington, VT.
• Levin LL; Bresnahan M, Maggio L, O'Rourke KA, O'Malley D. Teaching Evidence-Based Literature Retrieval to Medical Students and Residents. Poster session presented at: AAMC Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs Annual Retreat; 2008 Apr 12; Burlington, VT.

Professional Affiliations

• Medical Library Association (MLA)
• North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries