Emily Glenn is a new faculty member at the McGoogan Library of Medicine.
- Name: Emily Glenn
- Hometown: Portland, Ore.
- New title and department at UNMC: Education and research services librarian, associate professor, McGoogan Library of Medicine
Research/Professional interests:
- Global health;
- Community outreach;
- Instructional design;
- Technology for social good; and
- Makerspaces.
How I fell in love with health sciences librarianship:
As an undergraduate, I worked as a volunteer archivist, sorting various papers, photographs and paintings of a local artist. That really drove me to library school — the idea that I could make a career out of working with the thrilling personal papers and stories of someone so accomplished.
After earning a graduate degree in library science, I worked at a large university medical center, where I collected, arranged and described the medical center’s departmental records and those papers of research scientists working on various disease-related problems in laboratory settings. While I adored the close-up studies of these pioneers, I found that I was increasingly drawn to the current research, teaching and learning happening in academic medical environments.
I then spent several years working at an infectious disease research lab setting, where I had a hand in the information management and research support of various labs. It was thrilling! I loved being part of the daily work and also helping to be part of the public face for the institute’s high school and college outreach programs.
Health sciences librarianship is a broad field, but one that touches so many facts of research, teaching and learning. As a liaison librarian at the McGoogan Library, I look forward to drawing on my background to support the work of the research, education and clinical communities at UNMC.
Degrees:
- Master of Science in library science;
- Bachelor of Arts in sociology.
Memberships:
- Academy of Health Information Professionals
Three things people may not know about me:
- I played Division II rugby for seven years.
- My first car was a 1969 Plymouth Valiant.
- I lived and worked in Ethiopia for one year.