Christopher R Ryland, MSIS

Phone:
936-1406
Email:
christopher.ryland@Vanderbilt.Edu
Office:
Eskind Biomedical Library

Job Related Information

Job Title:

Librarian

Department:

Eskind Biomedical Library

Area(s)of Responsibility:

  • Special Collections - Historical Collections
  • Special Collections - Archives
  • Library Knowledge Management

Learning Framework Skills:

  •  Acquisitions procedures and processes
  •  Collection assessment techniques
  •  Collection management
  •  Preservation practices
  •  Body language
  •  Clarity of message
  •  Communication skills (oral and written)
  •  Comprehends communication from others
  •  Ensures understanding
  •  Internal relationship building
  •  Listening skills
  •  Organized communication
  •  Creates win/win solutions
  •  Needs assessment
  •  Seeks to understand customers
  •  Service development and management
  •  Ability to set goals and priorities
  •  Analytic ability and problem solving
  •  Decisive
  •  Develops and considers alternatives
  •  Evaluates multiple solutions
  •  Evaluation and synthesis of information
  •  Judgment
  •  Priority assessment
  •  Reasoned risk taking
  •  Remains open to ideas
  •  Reviews data
  •  Strategic planning
  •  Analyzes information
  •  Copyright laws
  •  Database Searching
  •  Informatics principles
  •  Information needs assessment
  •  Information retrieval techniques
  •  Internet resources
  •  Organization of health sciences literature
  •  Organizes information
  •  Print resources
  •  Seeks information
  •  Intellectual property
  •  Database resources
  •  Digital libraries
  •  Consultation/reference interview
  •  Information delivery methods
  •  Information needs/info-seeking behavior
  •  Understanding of institutional environment and organizational structure
  •   Capturing appropriate institutional information/knowledge
  •  Archiving
  •  Information facilitation
  •  Information use
  •  Managing organizational information
  •  Leadership
  •  Promotes the success and integrity of others
  •  Setting direction
  •  Skills matching
  •  Applies knowledge or skill
  •  Builds skills and performs complex tasks in area of expertise
  •  Intellectual curiosity/lifelong learning
  •  Knowledgeable
  •  Maximizes learning
  •  Scholarly communications
  •  Seeks learning activities
  •  Takes risks in learning
  •  Value of education
  •  Willingness to learn
  •  Biomedical informatics theory/application
  •  Current trends in librarianship
  •  Library technology
  •  NLM programs and policies
  •  Organization of information
  •  Ability to handle stress
  •  Ability to read others
  •  Accountability
  •  Adapt to constituency (faculty, staff, students, etc.)
  •  Adaptability/Flexibility
  •  Advocacy
  •  Assertiveness
  •  Attention to detail
  •  Character (ethical, integrity, principled, credible)
  •  Common sense
  •  Conflict resolution
  •  Constructive criticism
  •  Courage to challenge/defend ideas/make hard decisions
  •  Culture of trust
  •  Diplomacy
  •  Discloses own positions
  •  Empathetic
  •  Energy/Enthusiasm
  •  Fair
  •  Humility
  •  Humor
  •  Interpersonal relations
  •  Interpersonal sensitivity (tolerance, cultural awareness)
  •  Motivation
  •  Negotiation
  •  Operates with integrity
  •  Optimism
  •  Participates
  •  Patience
  •  Perspective
  •  Receptive
  •  Resilience
  •  Respect (self and others)
  •  Social skills
  •  Takes responsibility
  •  Trust
  •  Delegation
  •  Encourages others to take responsibility
  •  Evaluates performance
  •  Personnel management
  •  Sets performance goals
  •  Supervisory skills
  •  Compliance
  •  Confidentiality
  •  Follows legal guidelines
  •  HIPAA regulations
  •  Programs and policies of institution(s)
  •  Vanderbilt's nondiscrimination policy statement
  •  Ensures high quality
  •  Follow-through
  •  Goal orientation
  •  Multitasking
  •  Organized
  •  Outcomes assessment
  •  Planning
  •  Prioritizes
  •  Productivity
  •  Results oriented
  •  Schedules
  •  Stays focused
  •  Time management
  •  Networking
  •  Professional attitude
  •  Professional organization participation
  •  Determines tasks and resources
  •  Establishes approach/direction
  •  Formulates action plans
  •  Initiative
  •  Monitors partnership
  •  Project management
  •  Sets standards for excellence
  •  Knowledge/Understanding of research
  •  Ability to work in teams
  •  Availability/Accessibility
  •  Collaborative
  •  Collaboratively establishes development plans
  •  Consensus building
  •  Coordinating
  •  Supports others
  •  Understanding of team processes

Certifications:

  • Certified Archivist

Published Works:

  • Tenopir, C; King, DW; Hoffman, Randy; McSween, E; Ryland, CR; and Smith, E. Scientists' Use of Journals: Differences (and Similarities) Between Print and Electronic. Proceedings of the 22nd National Online Meeting sponsored by Information Today, Inc., May 2001. New York, NY.
  • Ryland, CR; Kou, Q; Williams, AM; Giuse, D; Sathe, NA; Giuse, NB. Exposing Hidden Innovation: Establishing a Portal for Capturing and Reusing Developer Knowledge Within an Informatics Setting. Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, October 2004, Biloxi, MS.
  • Ryland, CR; Kou, Q; Nordmoe, J; Teloh, M. Keeping History Up to Date: Managing an Integrated Special Collections Digital Library. Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, October 2005, San Juan, PR.
  • Ryland, CR; Teloh, M; Nordmoe, J; Kou, Q. Managing and Disseminating Historical Content via an Archival Knowledge Management Database Application. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2006, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Ryland, CR; Jerome, R; Zhao, J; Kou, Q. Leveraging Search Data as a Strategic Tool for Developing and Refining Specialized Portal Content. Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2007, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Ryland, CR; Koonce, T; Thweatt, J; Teloh, M, and Giuse, NB. Using Innovative Technology to Showcase the Uniqueness and Elevate the Global Visibility of a Special Collections. Proceedings of the 108th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Inc. Chicago, IL May 16-21, 2008.
  • Ryland, CR. Paracelsus. In Encyclopedia of Pestilence, Pandemics, and Plagues, Ed. Joseph Byrne. Greenwood: Westport CT, 2009.