Susan Steelman, MLIS Associate Professor Head of Education and Reference Services Phone: 501-686-6737 Email: steelmansusanc@uams.edu

Susan Steelman, M.L.I.S., is an Associate Professor in the UAMS Library, Education and Reference Services Department. Susan is Head of Education and Reference Services and one of two expert searchers providing professional literature searches for research, clinical and professional purposes for all UAMS faculty and staff. Her educational responsibilities include teaching CME and CNE classes on PubMed, consumer health and public health resources. She holds a BA in English Literature and a minor in History from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA. Susan earned her Master of Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA in 1994.

Susan began her medical librarian career at the Delta Health Education Center Library in Helena, AR. In 1996, Susan began her tenure with the UAMS Library as Coordinator of Outreach Services. In May  2007 Susan became Coordinator of the new Research & Clinical Search Service (RCSS) and spent 4  years expanding the Library’s services to clinicians and researchers.

Susan is active professionally with the Medical Library Association and has served on many committees and held elected office with the regional group, the South Central Chapter of MLA.  She is currently serving as President of SCC/MLA for 2012-2013.

Liaison To:

• ANGELS
• Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
• Nursing Department, UAMS
• Patient Education Advisory Committee, UAMS

Areas of Emphasis:

• Database Searching
• Research Support
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Patient Education
• Consumer Health
• Outreach

Instructor For:

• PubMed - All Levels (Including CME & CNE classes)
• Clinical & Research Databases (Including CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science etc.)
• Responsible Literature Searching
• Staying on Top of the Literature
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Knowledge-Based Resources for Pubic Health Professionals (2 hours)
• Knowledge-Based Resources for Epidemiologists (2 hours)

Professional Associations:

• South Central Chapter / Medical Library Association
  President, 10/2012 – 10/2013
  President-Elect, 10/2011 – 10/2012
  
• MLA Chapter Council Alternate, 5/2008 – 5/2011
  

Honors:

• Honorable Mention – Posters. Steelman S., Ryan ML, Hart JK, Hyatt D. Rave Renovations: The Domino Effect of Raising an Active Learning Center. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Lubbock, TX, October, 15, 2012.
  
• Graduate – 2010 UAMS Leadership Institute
  
• Award Recipient: Postell Award from the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association for the SCC/MLA Annual Meeting in Austin, TX to attend CE course – Managing from the Middle on October 16, 2010.
  
• Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 1st Place for Posters. Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Tulsa, OK, October, 19, 2009.
  
• Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 3rd Place for Contributed Papers.
  Steelman S., Mays, B. Eclecticism of Work-Life Balance in Health Sciences Libraries: A Descriptive and Qualitative Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Tulsa, OK, October, 20, 2009.

Contributed Papers/Presentations:

Ryan ML, Steelman SC, Hart JK. Re-Positioning the Library for the Future: Repurposing, Relationships & Renovations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Lubbock, TX. October 16, 2012.

Ryan M., Steelman S. Bureaucratic Weirdness: A Pilot Project for Improving Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Austin, TX. October 19, 2010.

Steelman S., Mays, B. Eclecticism of Work-Life Balance in Health Sciences Libraries: A Descriptive and Qualitative Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Tulsa, OK, October, 20, 2009. Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 3rd Place for Contributed Papers.

Steelman SC, Ryan ML, Holt A. "Changing the Search Behavior of a Public Health Workforce: Descriptive Quantitative Analysis of the Arkansas Public Health Virtual Library". Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 22, 2007, Philadelphia, PA. [Research Award: 2007 Contributed Poster - Second Place]

Steelman, SC. Responsible Literature Searching Techniques. Presented at General Clinical Research Center's Educational Training Seminar, October 10, 2006, Institute on Aging, Little Rock, AR.

Ryan, ML, Steelman, SC. Arkansas' Public Health Information Project: An analysis of public health workers information needs. Paper presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, October 24, 2005, Little Rock, AR.

Steelman SC. Planning, Design, Equipment and Software: Blueprint for Building a Consumer Health Web Site. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 2003; 7(1):17-31.

Steelman S. Marketing of an Academic Medical Library: Avenues of Opportunity. Arkansas Libraries. 2000 May/June; 57(3):18-22.

Publications/Posters:

Steelman S., Ryan ML, Hart JK, Hyatt D. Rave Renovations: The Domino Effect of Raising an Active Learning Center. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Lubbock, TX, October, 15, 2012.

Bissett JK, Matin Z, Steelman S. Coronary Interventions Based on Fractional Flow Reserve: A Meta- Analysis. Poster presented at the Southern Society of Clinical Investigation (SSCI), February 25, 2010, New Orleans, LA.

Tariq SG, Cooper G, Bailey SL, Steelman SC, Thrush CR. Smoothing the Journey – Influencing the Career Life Cycle of Medical Students. Poster presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting, 2009 Women in Medicine/Council of Deans Poster Reception, November 8, 2009, Boston, MA.

Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the SCC/MLA, Tulsa, OK, October, 19, 2009 [Elizabeth K. Eaton Research Award – 1st Place for Posters]

Steelman S., Mays, B. Fusing Work and Life: a study of U.S. health sciences libraries’ flexible work environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 19, 2009. [MLA Research Award 2009 – 1st Place for Posters]