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Daniel Dollar , MLS

Other Programs:

  • Electronic Resources
  • Digital Collections

Personal Librarian for students in:

  • School of Medicine


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As your Librarian, Daniel 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.

About your librarian

Daniel is the Head of Collection Development and Management for the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library. The Medical Library offers a rich collection of electronic and print resources for teaching, research and clinical practice. The Medical Library has reorganized to more efficiently manage electronic resources, and has instituted the Medical Digital Library program to make the library’s extensive analog collections accessible online.

Check our monthly schedule for times/dates for our drop-in classes.

Contact me for assistance with:

  • Electronic collections and digital initiatives
  • Literature searching or other expert searching needs

Background and Experience

 

Education

  • M.L.S., University of Maryland, 1998
  • B.S., Political Science, Appalachian State University, 1990

Yale Committees

  • Staff Training and Organization Development, Chair

Selected Publications

 

Dollar D, Gallagher J, Glover J, Marone K, Crooker C.  Realizing what's essential: A case study on integrating electronic journal management into a print-centric technical services department. Journal of the Medical Library Association 2007; 95 (2): 147 –155.  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1852630/

Mouhouelo P, Dollar D, Greenberg C, Marone K, Where There is No Online: the Blue Trunk Library Project. MLA/International Cooperation Section Newsletter 16(3):2,6. Winter 2006.
Gallagher J, Bauer K, Dollar D, Evidence-based Librarianship: Utilizing Data from all Available Sources to Make Judicious Print Cancellation Decisions." (with Katie Bauer and John Gallagher.) Library Collections, Acquistitions & Technical Services 29:2 (2005): 169-179.
Parker K, Dollar D, E-Terminology: Why do I Need to Know What You Mean? portal: Libraries and the Academy 5:3 (2005): 421-426.
Dollar, D Managing Electronic Resources: The Yale University YELMO Project. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries 1:2 (2004): 21-37.

Selected Presentations

 

Swiatek-Kelley, Janice and Daniel M. Dollar. Managing Electronic Journal Collections: People, Tools, and Services. Continuing Education Course that will be presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 2007. 

Dollar, Daniel M. Untangling the Web: Finding Health Information. Presentation at the 2006 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Bi-annual Conference in Omaha, NE. July 2006.

Dollar, Daniel M., John Gallagher, Jan Glover, R. Kenny Marone and Cynthia Crooker. Zen and the Art of Electronic Resource Management: Transforming Technical Services. Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. May 2006.

Lane, Todd Allen and Daniel M. Dollar. Treasures from the Sub-Basement: Unlocking a Library’s Diverse Collections. Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. May 2005.

Parker, Kimberly; Kathleen Bauer, David Stern, Matthew Beacom and Daniel M. Dollar. SCOPA Forum Tools for Mature Management of Electronic Resources Lifecycles in Libraries September 2, 2004.

Dollar, Daniel M and Kimberly Parker. A Star to Guide Us By… Web-based Tools to Navigate the Electronic Seas. Presentation at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. May 2003.

Dollar, Daniel M. E-Journal Basics. MLA-approved CE course. Maine Health Science Libraries Information Consortium Annual Spring Meeting. Lewiston, ME. May 2002.

Dollar, Daniel M. Using PowerPoint to Create Effective Presentations. MLA-approved CE course. North Atlantic Health Science Libraries, Spring 2000 CE course. Providence, RI March 31, 2000; Lewiston, ME April 3, 2000; Middletown, CT April 18, 2000; and Worcester, MA April 24, 2000.

 

Awards

2006 Yale University Library Service Quality Improvement Team Award – Medical Library Serials Team

2003 Yale University Library Service Quality Improvement Team Award – Committee for Digital General Resources (CoDGeR)

2001 North Atlantic Health Science Libraries (NAHSL) Achievement Award – for outstanding performance and leadership in the health sciences library community of New England.

Professional Memberships

  • Medical Library Association
  • North Atlantic Heath Science Libraries (NAHSL)
  • Connecticut Association of Health Science Librarians (CAHSL)