Staff Organization

Office of the Director

Nancy K. Roderer, Director, Welch Medical Library, 410-502-7092

Vacant, Administrative Assistant

Digital Library Services

To meet the needs of scholarly communication in all formats, this department develops the Welch collections, borrows necessary materials to extend the collections, and provides copy services for users of the collections. The unit processes and provides online access to digital resources that the library owns or licenses as well as selecting, processing and maintaining necessary print materials. The department is also responsible for the binding and preservation of materials and for accepting and acknowledging book and journal gifts to the library. The Cataloging Unit maintains bibliographic and holdings information included in the online catalog. The Serials Unit orders, receives, and claims serials titles. Incoming and outgoing mail are processed and delivered by the department. The Document Services Group is responsible for borrowing and lending on interlibrary loan, tracking copyright compliance, and for Welch document delivery (in-house copy service) and photocopy services.

Digital Library Services Staff
Sue Woodson, Associate Director, 410-502-7697

Materials Processing
Kathy Danko, Manager, 410-955-3721 x33

Cataloging
Marsha Jolly, Library Assistant IV, 410-614-2083 x36
Martha Traub, Library Assistant IV, 410-614-2084 x31

Serials
James Watson, Serials Specialist, 410-955-3414
David Bell, Serials Specialist, 410-614-2085 x32

Acquisitions, Binding/Preservation, and Gifts
James Watson, Coordinator, Acquisitions, Binding and Mail, 410-955-3414

Diane McLaughlin, Library Assistant III, 410-614-5349 x20

Document Distribution
Barbara Watkins, Supervisor, 410-614-2089

Barbara Boardley, Library Assistant IV, 410-955-5234 x12
Gwen Ellis, Library Assistant IV, 410-614-2133 x12
Maurice Wright, Library Assistant III, 410-955-3418
Monique Burgess, Library Assistant III, 410-614-2096

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Public Health and Basic Science Informationist Services

Public Health and Basic Science Informationist Services Staff
Claire Twose, Associate Director, 410-502-0490

Donna Hesson, Manager, Lilienfeld Library, Librarian III, 410-955-3028

Joseph Martellotta, Library Assistant III, 410-955-3028

Deborah McClellan, Research Associate, 410-614-4171

Lori Rosman, Public Health Informationist, 410-614-1286

Katie Vizenor, Public Health Informationist, 410-614-6298

Vacant, Basic Science Librarian

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Clinical Informationist Services

Clinical Informationist Services Staff
Blair Anton, Associate Director, 410-502-7571

Catherine Craven, Clinical Informationist, 410-502-7574

Victoria Goode, Clinical Informationist, 410-502-7570

Christina L. Wissinger, Clinical Informationist, 410-502-6812

Vacant, Clinical Informationist

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Welch Service Center

Answers general reference questions, refers in-depth questions to liaison librarians. Instructs faculty, staff, and students in using library resources. Answers questions concerning library programs and services. Directs people to information sources within and outside of Johns Hopkins. Provides assistance with in-house audiovisual equipment. Provides basic assistance with computer searches, referees in-depth searches to liaison librarians. Teaches faculty, staff, and students how to use the Weldoc Document Services. Coordinates reserves for the School of Medicine and Public Health. Communicates library access policy to Johns Hopkins faculty, staff, students as well as university guests and library staff. Registers new library users and updates current users. Checks library materials in and out, renews them or places holds for library users.

Welch Services Staff
Stella Steal, Associate Director, 410-955-3392

Marie Esch, Information Specialist, 410-614-6301
Ivy Garner, Senior Reference Specialist, 410-955-9292
Chris Henry, Information Specialist, 410-502-7572
Alonzo LaMont, Information Specialist, 410-502-7572
Vivian McCall, Information Specialist, 410-614-6301
Michael Stern, Information Specialist, 410-502-2623
James Tucker, Senior Reference Specialist, 410-955-5819
Lavinia Wiggs, NIRC Coordinator, 410-955-7559

Collection Services
Larry Blake, Supervisor, 410-955-1705 x51

Tim Kellam, Library Assistant III, 410-955-1705 x51
Bobby Burns, Library Assistant III, 410-955-1705

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Advanced Technology and Information Systems

Plans and manages the library's computing systems to support library operations, including development, interface and graphic design, and software engineering.

Advanced Technology and Information Systems Staff
Dongming Zhang, Associate Director, 410-955-0532
Kim Thornton, Administrative Coordinator, 443-287-6083

Karl Burke, Senior Software Engineer, 410-502-0557
Changxin (Jack) Chen, Senior Systems Engineer, 410-502-2750
Steve Katzen, Senior Software Engineer, 410-502-7751
Kuangyi Miao, Senior Programmer Analyst, 410-502-0141
Hong (Lisa) Song, IT Manager, 410-614-6497
Shubin Wang, Senior Systems Engineer, 410-614-6980
Fat Tat (Paco) Wong, Senior Programmer Analyst, 410-502-9880
Dianyang Wu, Software Engineer, 443-287-2419
Vacant, Software Engineer
Vacant, Software Engineer
Vacant, Website Designer

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Finance and Administration

Responsible for support services for Welch Library operations and is the liaison to central administrative functions of Johns Hopkins institutions. The responsibilities cover financial services, including accounting and budget transactions; human resources, including personnel activities and salary administration programs; and building services, including physical plant management and maintenance operations.

Finance and Administration Staff
Will Bryant, Associate Director, 410-955-3307

Financial Services and Budget
Janet Jelen, Accounting Manager, 410-955-4334

Budget Assistant III, 410-955-7269

Human Resources
Lyndie Vantine, Human Resources Generalist, 410-955-0534
Mary Kelley, Payroll Coordinator, 410-955-3757

Facilities and Physical Plant
L. Gary Faulkner, Building Manager, 410-614-5479

Herman Brown, Custodian, 410-955-4701
Nicole Newton, Custodian, 410-614-2080
Tony Street, Custodian, 410-955-4701

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Historical Collection

Oversees the appropriate use, storage and preservation of the rare book, manuscript and modern secondary source collections housed on the third floor and the seventh and eighth floor stack levels. Acquires and processes antiquarian resources and secondary books and current journals in the history of medicine. Provides a public service/circulation desk in the Rare Book Reading Room. Handles on-site history of medicine reference inquiries and those received via mail/e-mail/telephone. Accepts and acknowledges gifts and initiates and processes transfers of antiquarian material from the general collection.

Historical Collection Staff
Christine A. Ruggere, Curator, 410-955-3159

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Updated 9/11/2009