Rachel Walden, MLIS

Phone:
936-3550
Email:
rachel.walden@vanderbilt.edu
Office:
123A Eskind Biomedical Library

Job Related Information

Job Title:

Librarian

Department:

Eskind Biomedical Library
Knowledge Management

Area(s)of Responsibility:

  • Filtering/Evidence-Based Services
  • Library Information Services - Public Service Functions
  • Library Knowledge Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Research Services
  • Staff Training

Learning Framework Skills:

  •  Biomedical concepts
  •  Knowledge/Understanding of clinical medicine
  •  Medical terminology and concepts
  •  Communication skills (oral and written)
  •  Comprehends communication from others
  •  Listening skills
  •  Organized communication
Collaborative software  
  •  Instant messaging
  •  Understanding of email applications and function
  •  Video conferencing
  •  Web 2.0 communication tools
Computer hardware  
  •  Ability to set up and utilize computer equipment
Operating systems  
  •  Mac OS
  •  Microsoft Windows
Productivity tools  
  •  Database software
  •  Internet browsers
  •  Presentation development software
  •  Spreadsheet software
  •  Web development software
  •  Word processing software
Web-based programming languages  
  •  Basic HTML
  •  Needs assessment
  •  Seeks to understand customers
  •  Service development and management
  •  Ability to set goals and priorities
  •  Analytic ability and problem solving
  •  Evaluation and synthesis of information
  •  Priority assessment
  •  Explains and demonstrates
  •  Staff development
  •  Targets learning needs
  •  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
  •  Database resources
  •  Digital libraries
  •  Consultation/reference interview
  •  Information delivery methods
  •  Information needs/info-seeking behavior
  •  Information facilitation
  •  Information use
  •  Managing organizational information
  •  Mentoring
  •  Builds skills and performs complex tasks in area of expertise
  •  Intellectual curiosity/lifelong learning
  •  Seeks learning activities
  •  Willingness to learn
  •  Current trends in librarianship
  •  Library technology
  •  Organization of information
  •  Accountability
  •  Attention to detail
  •  Common sense
  •  Proactivity
  •  Takes responsibility
  •  Delegation
  •  Evaluates performance
  •  Personnel management
  •  Supervisory skills
  •  Confidentiality
  •  HIPAA regulations
  •  Follow-through
  •  Multitasking
  •  Organized
  •  Prioritizes
  •  Productivity
  •  Time management
  •  Networking
  •  Professional organization participation
  •  Determines tasks and resources
  •  Formulates action plans
  •  Implements tracking systems
  •  Monitors partnership
  •  Project management
  •  Knowledge/Understanding of research
  •  Research design and methods
  •  Research Literature Analysis
  •  Ability to work in teams

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