Cynthia Crooker, MA, MLS

Liaison to :
  • Ophthalmology & Visual Science

As your Librarian, Cindy 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.

Contact Cindy for assistance with:

  • Library statistics for accreditation committees
  • Requests for the library to purchase new materials
  • Vitae support letters for immigration

Education

  • MLS, Library Science, Simmons College, 1985
  • MA, English, University of Delaware, 1979
  • BA, magna cum laude, English, Connecticut College, 1975

Professional Memberships

  • American Library Association
  • North Atlantic Health Science Libraries

Selected Publications

Dollar D, Gallagher J, Glover J, Marone K, Crooker C, Realizing what’s essential: a case study on integrting electronic journal management into a print-centric technical services department. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2007, 95 (2), 147–155.

Current Committees

  • Liaisons Group
  • Managers Group
  • Medical Electronic Resources Coordination & Issues (MERCI)
  • Acquisitions Services Group
  • Collection Development Council

About Your Librarian

 

Cindy is the Associate Head of the Collection Development & Management Department. This department orders print and electronic materials (books, journals, databases), receives & catalogs them, manages them, and pays the invoices.

 

Cindy also coordinates collection development for print materials and serves on the committee which selects electronic resources for the library.

Contact Cindy