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Jane Blumenthal is director, health sciences libraries, at the University of Michigan Universty Library. Her responsibilities include the Taubman Medical Library and the Public Health Library, which together provide library services to the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Public Health, the College of Pharmacy, and the UM Health System. The health sciences libraries have an active community outreach program and are open to the public. Ms Blumenthal has more than 25 years experience in information and library services. Prior to coming to UM, she was assistant dean for knowledge management and director of the medical center library at Georgetown University. She also has worked at the American Medical Association and the National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research Facility. Ms Blumenthal has a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and a Master of Science in Library Science degree (MSLS) from Catholic University of America. She is a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) at the distinguished level and has been active in a variety of professional organizations, including the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). She is currently a member of the MLA Board of Directors. Her past activities include serving as chair of the National Program Committee for the 2008 MLA annual meeting, chair of the Leadership and Management Section of MLA, membership on MLA’s Credentialing Committee, and service on the Board of Directors of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. |
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