The Health Sciences Library welcomes Lucy Carr Jones to the position of Research Data and Scholarly Communications Librarian!

Lucy came to HSL in 2019, as a member of the Service Desk team. During that time, Lucy completed her Master of Science in Information Science, and began assisting the Research and Data Services department in providing both research impact reports for faculty and training on research data management topics.

Of Lucy, her supervisor, RDAS Manager Andrea Denton, says, “I am thrilled to have Lucy join the Research & Data Services team permanently. Lucy has been working half-time in this capacity at HSL for over six months and has been instrumental in our abilities to continue our research impact reports and to develop new services such as research data management training for graduate students”.

With her understanding of research data management principles and the scientific publishing landscape, Lucy will assist the Library in further developing research data support services and scholarly communication programs- both of which are much-needed as changes in the funding and publishing landscape (including new grant-related data sharing requirements that will go into effect in January 2023 and which Lucy hopes will spur greater interest in biomedical data sharing) are ongoing. Of her interest in the position, Lucy said, “I was drawn to this role because of my interest in bibliometrics and data management,as well as my belief in open access, open data,and open science.”               
 Lucy’s new responsibilities will also include developing methods to better support delivery of publication metrics to individuals and departments, developing software training for research capture and dissemination, advising on data sharing practices to fulfill grant requirements, and engaging with the research and librarian community around these issues. In addition, she will make contributions as a member of the information services team by supporting reference requests and literature searches. 

If you’d like to congratulate Lucy, her email address is lgc3t@virginia.edu

Finance Generalist Trice Anderson

The Health Sciences Library is pleased to announce that we've added a new member to our team!

Trice Anderson joins us from State Farm Insurance Company and has earned a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Old Dominion University and a Master of Science in Accounting from Liberty University. A wife, and mom to two boys, Trice is very active in her church, serving in several different areas. In what spare time she has, she enjoys travel and hanging out with family and friends. 

Her supervisor at HSL, Administrative Manager Kyle Bowman, describes Trice as, "an extraordinary, results-oriented and collaborative leader with a strong commitment to service and learning". Trice is new to finance, libraries, and UVA but, rather than being overwhelmed by new challenges, she shared that she is keeping a quote from Helen Hayes at the forefront of her mind: "The expert at anything was once a beginner". 

Welcome to HSL and to UVA Health, Trice! We're glad that you're here. 

If you'd like to welcome Trice personally, her email address is spg2tu@virginia.edu

On July 22, 2022, Bart Ragon, Ed.D., MLIS, Director of the Health Sciences Library, announced that Dan Wilson, MLS, would assume the newly-created role of Deputy Director.

Sharing news of the creation of the new organizational structure (one meant to empower the Library in successfully supporting UVA Health’s emerging strategic plan), Ragon explained that the new position would free him to focus on meeting with external stakeholders and working to integrate Library operations into emerging health system priorities. While Wilson will assume similar responsibilities related to enacting the Library’s part in the health system’s strategic initiatives, his day-to-day work will also largely focus on internal operations.

In the announcement to Library employees, Ragon cited Wilson’s long history with the Library- he began working at HSL in 1992, as the Assistant Director for Access Services, eventually becoming the Associate Director for Collections & Library Services- as well as his status as a nationally-recognized expert in emergency preparedness for libraries. Wilson co-authored a book on the topic and has worked with the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) for the past 15 years, helping all types of libraries to both better prepare for disasters and better partner with emergency planners. His work and familiarity with the NNLM offer the Library the opportunity to expand the Library’s contributions to NNLM’s many outreach efforts.    

Wilson is very excited about the opportunity to make a greater impact for UVA Health.  He states that he “…values listening and is committed to giving everyone a voice, a feeling of belonging, and the tools needed to have a rewarding career.” Those qualities will serve him well as Wilson assumes supervisory responsibility for a significant number of additional employees under the new reporting structure. Relatedly, Wilson will prioritize creating a more team-based model among the liaisons and other members of his department. He also looks forward to raising the Library’s brand recognition among peer libraries and to helping HSL become one of the best health sciences libraries in the country.

If you have questions for Dan, please reach out to him: DanWilson@virginia.edu