Linda O'Dwyer

Linda O'Dwyer, MA, MSLIS
Communications Coordinator and Education Librarian
Ward 1-281
Phone: (312) 503-8128
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As Education Librarian, I support the clinical information and training needs of the students, faculty, residents and various clinical departments here at the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Contact me

to set up training for faculty, residents and staff in your clinical departments
for EndNote training or assistance
for search strategy consultations
to learn about more effective and efficient use of library resources

Liaison Areas

Departments	Centers and Institutes	Programs
Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Medicine Neurological Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Radiation Oncology	Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Buehler Center on Aging, Health and Society Center for Global Health Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute Feinberg Clinical Neuroscience Research Institute Center for Healthcare Studies Institute for Women's Health Research Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center in Rheumatology Northwestern Center for Bleeding Disorders Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute Northwestern University Comprehensive Center on Obesity NU Prosthetic-Orthotic Center	Biomedical Engineering Clinical Psychology PhD Program Health Sciences Integrated PhD Program HIV/AIDS Program Master of Science in Medical Informatics Master of Science in Health Services Outcomes and Research Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics (MPO) Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program

Publications and Presentations

Articles

O'Dwyer, Linda C. & Kerns, Stephanie C. (2011) Evolution of an Information Literacy Curriculum for Third-Year Medical Students. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 30(3), 221-232
Ehrlich-Jones L, O'Dwyer L, Stevens K, Deutsch A. "Searching the Literature for Evidence." Rehabil Nurs. 2008 Jul-Aug;33(4):163-9. (abstract in PubMed)
Walton L., Kerns S., Munson K., O'Dwyer L. , Powell C., Shedlock J. “The impact of the Web on reference.” Hypothesis. 16(2): 8-9, 2002 Summer

Presentations

O'Dwyer L., Frisque M. "Citation Management on the Cheap", Workshop presentation at Health Science Librarians of Illinois Conference in Starved Rock, IL, October 2011.
O’Dwyer L., Kerns SC. "Creating Connections: Information Literacy in the Clinical Curriculum." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, May 2010
O'Dwyer L., Frisque M., Prevost, J. "The Library Newsletter 2.0: Stand Out in a Crowded Inbox." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Honolulu, May 2009
O'Dwyer L. "Creating a Communications Strategy: Brand Vision, Promotion, and Clarifying the Library's Message." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Honolulu, May 2009
Brucker J, Berendsen M, O'Dwyer L., Frisque M. "Playing with a Bad Deck: The Caveats of Card Sorting as a Website Redesign Assessment Tool." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Honolulu, 2009
Frisque M., Berendsen M., Brucker J., Hunt S., O'Dwyer L., Prevost, J. "GalterLists: Integrating Social Bookmarking into the Library's Website." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Honolulu, May 2009
Frisque M., O'Dwyer L., Shedlock J. "Who are we? Creating a New and Cohesive Graphic Identity for the Library." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Philadelphia, May 2007
O'Dwyer L., Coyle J. "Evidence-based Surgery Training: Collaborating to Fulfill Competencies." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Phoenix, May 2006
O’Dwyer L., Kerns S., Berendsen M., Brucker J. "Where’s your evidence? designing and creating an interactive evidence-based medicine (EBM) tutorial." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, San Antonio, May 2005
O’Dwyer L., Kerns S., Berendsen M., Munson K., Walton L., Powell C. “Amplifying usability testing: harness the power of Camtasia Studio.” Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Washington D.C., May 2004
Munson K., Walton L., O’Dwyer L., Kerns S., Berendsen M. "Connectivity and Computer Questions: Improving Practice Through Question Analysis." Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Washington D.C., May 2004.
Kerns S., O’Dwyer L., Walton L., Munson K., Berendsen M., Brucker J., Frisque M., Hunt S. “Developing an interactive PubMed tutorial: one library’s experience.” Poster Presentation, Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, Indianapolis, September 2003
Berendsen M., O’Dwyer L. “Breaking down barriers: reaching out to surgery residents.” Poster Presentation, MLA, San Diego, May 2003
O’Dwyer L., Sims R., Shedlock J. “Electronic bookplates: finding new ways to acknowledge benefactors and solicit future support.” Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, San Diego, May 2003
O’Dwyer L., Kerns S., Walton L., Munson K., Powell C. “Is your Web site as usable as it should be?” Poster Presentation, Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, Minneapolis, October 2002.
Kerns S., O’Dwyer L., Walton L., Munson K., Powell C., “Marketing an education program to an academic medical center.” Poster Presentation, Midwest Chapter/Medical Library Association, Minneapolis, October 2002
O’Dwyer L., Kerns S., Walton L., Munson K., Powell C., “Usability testing of a health sciences library Web site.” Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Dallas, May 2002
Kerns S., O’Dwyer L., Walton L., Munson K., Powell C. “Marketing a health sciences library’s education program.” Poster Presentation, Medical Library Association, Dallas, May 2002

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Last Updated: 12/12/2012