Neil Rambo

 

University Libraries

University of Washington

Box 352900

Seattle, WA 98195-2900

Office Tel. +1 206.685.8556

Mobile Tel. +1 206.450.9932

Fax +1 206.685.8727

nrambo@u.washington.edu

 

Education

MLibr, Library and Information Science, University of Washington; 1983

BS, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Washington; 1976

 

Postgraduate Training

·       Postgraduate Coursework: Cost Benefit Analysis, 3 quarter credits, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center (Houston); 1988. Epidemiologic Methods, 7 quarter credits, University of Washington; 1996. Health Program Evaluation, 3 quarter credits, University of Washington; 1997

·       National Library of Medicine Associate (Postgraduate Internship), National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; 1983-84

 

Current Position

·       Director, Cyberinfrastructure Initiatives, and Special Assistant to the Dean of University Libraries for Biosciences and e-Science (0.5 FTE)

·       Visiting Program Officer, Library Support for Research and e-Science, Association of Research Libraries, 2007-2009 (0.5 FTE)

 

Previous Positions

·       Associate Director, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington, Apr. 2005- Feb. 2007

·       Acting Associate Director, Research, Education, and Clinical Services, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington, 2004-2005

·       Special assignment as Public Health Information Specialist, National Library of Medicine, at Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington; 1998-1999

·       Associate Director, Pacific Northwest Region, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, 1989-2004

·       Positions held at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas, 1984-1989: Microcomputer Specialist, 1984-85; Director of Systems (Dept. Head), 1985-87; Assistant Director for Library Systems, 1987-88; Associate Director, 1988-89

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Faculty Appointments

·       Affiliate Instructor, Dept. of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington, 2005-

·       Affiliate Instructor, Dept. of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, 2001-

·       Adjunct Instructor, University of Texas School of Medicine (Houston, Texas), 1988-1989

 

Honors and Awards

·       Selected for the inaugural cohort of the Research Library Leadership Fellows Program, Association of Research Libraries, 2004-2006

·       Recognized for Exceptional Merit, University Libraries, University of Washington, 1998-99

·       Awarded the Genevieve C. Cobb Graduate Fellowship, School of Librarianship, University of Washington, 1983

 

Professional Service

·       Chair, Task Force on Health Information Literacy, Medical Library Association, 2003-2005

·       Treasurer, Medical Library Association, 2003-2005

·       Member, Board of Directors, Medical Library Association, 2002-2005

·       Chair, Task Force on Public Health Outreach Evaluation, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, 2002-2003

·       Member, Nominating Committee, Medical Library Association, 2001

·       Chair, Planning Committee, Public Health Outreach Forum, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 2000-2001

·       Member, Advisory Committee, Health Education Resource Exchange (HERE) in Washington. Washington Dept. of Health, 1998-2000

·       Member, Steering Committee, Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals, National Library of Medicine, 1998-2004

·       Member, Implementation Team, Washington INPHO (Information Network for Public Health Officials), Washington Dept. of Health and University of Washington, 1995-97

·       Member, MLANet Organization & Planning Committee, Medical Library Association, 1995-1997

·       Member, Planning Panel on the Education and Training of Health Sciences Librarians, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, 1993-94

·       Chair, National Program Committee, Medical Library Association, 1991-1994

·       Member, National Program Committee, Medical Library Association, 1987-1990

 

University and Libraries Responsibilities (all UW)

·       Member, ex officio, Digital Resources Steering Committee, Libraries, 2007-

·       Member, ex officio, Scholarly Communication Steering Committee, Libraries, 2007-

·       Co-Chair, Biosciences Resources and Services Planning Task Force, Libraries, 2005-2006

·       Member, Project Steering Committee, Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics, 2005-

·       Member, Epidemiology-Critical Review and Evaluation of the Medical Literature Course Review Committee, School of Medicine, 2005

·       Member, Librarian Peer Review Committee, 2005

·       Faculty, Center for Public Health Informatics, 2004-2007

·       Member, Steering Committee, Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, 2004-2007

·       Member, Curriculum Oversight Committee, School of Medicine, 2004-2007

·       Member (ad hoc), Libraries Cabinet, 2004-2007.

·       Member, Allen Endowment 21st Century Library Grant Review Jury, 2003

·       Member, Librarian Peer Review Committee, 2003

·       Member, Libraries Council, 2001-

·       Member, Executive Committee/Management Team, Health Sciences Libraries, 1989-2007

 

Teaching & Mentoring Roles

·       Co-Preceptor, Health Sciences Libraries Fellowship, 2006-2007

·       Co-Preceptor and Co-Principal Investigator, Sewell Memorial Fund Learning Partnership Fellowship, 2005-2006

·       Co-Instructor, Information Needs, Resources, and Environment in the Health Sciences, LIS 528/MEDED 570, University of Washington Information School curriculum course, 2005, 2006, 2007

·       Faculty Member, Global Health Informatics: Advances in Public Health and Genomics, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru, Nov. 2005

·       Co-Preceptor, 2nd Year National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship, 2004-2005, 2005-2006

·       Co-Developer and Co-Instructor, Knowledge Resources for Evidence-based Public Health, CE Course, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 2000

·       Co-Instructor, Public Health Informatics for Managers, CE Course, Public Health Distance Learning and Informatics Conference, Bellevue, WA, Aug. 1998

·       Co-Instructor, Public Health Informatics elective, Summer Institute for Public Health Practice, University of Washington, 1996-1997

·       Taught numerous computer-based workshops for public health practitioners; focusing on identification, assessment, and application of knowledge-based learning resources, 1995-2003

 

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1.              Revere D, Turner A, Madhavan A, Rambo N, Bugni PF, Kimball AM, Fuller SS. Understanding the information needs of public health practitioners: A literature review to inform design of an interactive digital knowledge management system. J of Biomedical Informatics 2007. 40(2007):410-421.

2.              Minie M, Bowers S, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Roberts E, James RA, Rambo N, Fuller S. The University of Washington Health Sciences Library BioCommons: An Evolving Northwest Biomedical Research Information Support Infrastructure. J Med Libr Assoc. 2006 Jul;94(3):321-329. Available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1525310

3.              Rambo N, Public health information support. Ref Serv Rev 2005 Jan;33(1):44-48.

4.              Press N, Sahali R, Burroughs C, Frank K, Rambo N, Wood FB, Siegel ER, Fuller SS. Program management and policy issues in information outreach: lessons from tribal connections. J Health Soc Policy 2003 Dec;17(3):1-20.

5.              Wood FB, Sahali R, Press N, Burroughs C, Mala TA, Siegel ER, Rambo N, Fuller SS. Tribal connections health information outreach: results, evaluation, and challenges. J Med Libr Assoc 2003 Jan;91(1):57-66. Available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=12568158

6.              Rambo N, Zenan JS, Alpi KM, Burroughs CM, Cahn MA, Rankin J. Public health outreach forum: lessons learned. Bull Med Libr Assoc 2001 Oct;89(4):403-406. Available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=11837265

7.              Rambo N, Fuller SS, Information deluge: the power and promise of the IT revolution. Washington Public Health 2000 Fall;17(1):11-14. Available at: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/wph2000/itdeluge.pdf

8.              O’Carroll P, Rambo N, Workforce information needs and online resource use implications – Washington, 1997-98. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2000 Feb 18;49(6):118-120.

9.              Humphreys B, Ruffin A, Cahn M, Rambo N, Resources for strengthening the public health infrastructure: The National Library of Medicine and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Am J Public Health 1999 Nov;89(11):1633-1636.

10.           Rambo N, Information resources for public health practice. J Urban Health 1998 Dec;75(4):807-25. Review.

11.           Rauch S, Holt MC, Horner M, Rambo N, Community hospitals and the Internet: lessons from pilot connections. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1994 Oct;82(4):401–406. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7841910&dopt=Abstract

12.           Rambo N, An operational view of the role of health librarians in informatics. Health Libr Rev. 1994 Sep; 11(3): 161-6. Available at: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0265-6647&date=1994&volume=11&issue=3&spage=161

13.           Rambo N, Fuller S, From bench to bedside: research and testing of Internet resources and connections in community hospital libraries. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1993:549-53.

 

Book Chapters

Beahler C, Rambo N, Knowledge-based information and systems. In: O’Carroll P, Yasnoff W, eds. Public health informatics and information systems. Springer-Verlag, New York. 2003.

 

National Invited Lectures

·       Keynote Speaker [invited], Kanazawa Institute of Technology Annual Roundtable on Digital Libraries, Kanazawa, Japan, Jul. 2008

·       Presenter, e-Science and Implications for Research Libraries, Leadership Fellows Capstone Program, Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries, Nov. 2007, Washington, DC

·       Presenter, Faculty Information Needs: Insights from Two Assessment Approaches, Coalition for Networked Information, 2007 Spring Task Force Meeting, Apr. 2007, Phoenix, AZ

·       Panelist, Assessing Bioscience Faculty Information Needs and Uses, Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Annual Meeting, Nov. 2006, Seattle, WA

·       Plenary Speaker, Library and Community Partnerships Symposium, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, May 2001

·       Presenter, Tribal Connections: Health Information Outreach and Technology Assistance in Tribal Communities, Public Health Distance Learning and Informatics Conference, New Orleans, LA, Apr. 2000

·       Program Planner/Reviewer/Moderator, Outreach to the Public Health Workforce, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, May 2000

 

Interests

New and expanded roles for the research library, e-science and emerging forms of knowledge creation and transfer, information needs and uses, digital libraries, scholarly communication, biomedical and public health informatics