Sarah Burge, MLS

Personal Librarian for students in:
  • School of Medicine

As your Librarian, Sarah can:

  • Serve as your single point of contact to all things library
  • Tailor an instruction session for you or your group
  • Receive your suggestions for new purchases – books, journals, databases, CAI, videos, and any other type of material
  • Help you search for information in any of the Medical Library’s many databases
  • Send you the ‘Medical Library News’ each month – highlighting new resources and information about the library’s programs to keep you up-to-date.

Education

  • MLS, Library Science, University of Illinois  Urbana Champaign, 2005
  • BA, Fine Art, Illinois State University 2001

Professional Memberships

  • American Library Association – Member: Association of College and Research Library’s, Rare Books and Manuscript     
    Section
  • American Institute for Conservation – Member: Book and Paper Group
  • Guild of Book Workers
  • Archivists and Librarians in the History of Health Sciences
  • Medical Museum Association

Current Committees

  • ALA – Book and Paper Committee
    RBMS Security Committee
    RBMS Liaison to Map and Geography          
    Section
    RBMS Task force for Library                         
    Security for Cartographic Materials
  • AIC – Bylaws Committee
  • Yale Library - Collections Security Group
    Disaster Planning Task Force
    Library Staff Association
  • Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
    Facilities and Security Committee    
    Marketing Committee
  • YSN Special Collections Committee

About Your Librarian

 

Sarah is the Preservation Librarian for the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library. The Historical Library houses one of the world’s finest historical medical collections.

 

Sarah is working to preserve and conserve the collection which contains over 130,000 rare books, manuscripts, journals, pamphlets and prints. 

Contact Sarah