Katherine Schilling

Indiana University School of Library and Information Science at Indianapolis
755 W. Michigan Street
UL 3100E
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
317-278-2375
FAX 317-278-1807
katschil@iupui.edu

Education and Certification

Bachelor of Arts, 1986, English and Secondary Education, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

Master of Library Science, 1989, University of Pittsburgh School of Library and Information Science, Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor of Education, 2002, Boston University School of Education, Department of Administration, Training, and Policy Studies, Boston, MA

Dissertation: Information literacy skills development in undergraduate medical education:
A comparison study of the impact of training methodologies on learning outcomes

Teacher Certification, Pennsylvania, Maryland: Secondary English, K-12 Library Science

Academic Appointments and Professional Experience

Head of Information Management Education
Boston University Medical Center, Alumni Medical Library, Boston, MA
April 1996 - May 2004

Responsible for an accomplished, comprehensive information-retrieval, evaluation, and management education program that provided approximately 200 workshops and courses to 2,000 participants annually, serving the faculty, staff, and students of a large, urban university medical center and two major teaching hospitals. Established strategic direction, planned, and managed all aspects of program, collaborating with university and hospital faculty and administrators to integrate information literacy education into the curricula at multiple levels. Coordinated the teaching activities of four high-level professionals.
Served on a variety of instruction and administrative committees including the School of Public Health Information Technology Committee, School of Medicine Web Resources Committee, and the Boston University Teaching and Learning with Technology Round Table. Participated in university and hospital accreditation committees and activities.
Collaborated in the development and execution of distance learning courses, programs, and research. Designed and oversaw curriculum-integrated Web-based tutorials teaching basic information-retrieval skills, MEDLINE searching skills, and strategies for retrieving relevant journal literature in support of evidence-based medicine.
Participated as an integral member of the librarys management team in all aspects of program, service, and facilities planning, execution, and evaluation. Wrote and implemented library and computing access policies and procedures. Worked closely with computing and systems staff to provide end-user training and support of campus-wide computing functions.
Position entailed sophisticated project management, organizational, communication, writing, and presentation skills.
Extensive experience in HTML and JavaScript, and Web design and development. Specialized in content building and collection management, quality control, licensing, and access issues. Managed all aspects of the librarys Web site, which included an electronic newsletter, access to over 1,500 electronic journals, 50 + electronic textbooks, and extensive collections of reference resources, computer-assisted instruction software, and quality-filtered Web sites on more than 80 diseases and medical conditions.
Demonstrated successful grant-seeking and management skills.

User Education Coordinator
Boston University Medical Center, Alumni Medical Library, Boston, MA
November 1993 - April 1996

Supervised library circulation and shelving functions, managing a staff of five paraprofessionals and 16 part-time student employees.
Participated in the implementation and management of a campus-wide end-user literature search System (OVID, Inc.). Created, distributed, and maintained system documentation, handouts, and help guides. Provided technical support services, and acted as a liaison between systems staff and end-users.
Developed and managed an extensive end-user training program. Managed all aspects of the program. Coordinated the educational activities of reference librarians, paraprofessionals, and support staff.
Provided reference services, research consultation, and mediated literature searches to faculty, staff, students, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.
Managed a collection of over 300 audiovisual programs and equipment including microfiche readers, slide carousels, televisions, and audio and video recorders/players.
Participated in collection development activities for reference, reserve, and general collections.

Coordinator for User Education
University of Pittsburgh, Falk Library of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA
February 1990 - November 1993

Coordinated library liaison programs to the schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, and the Graduate School of Public Health, with primary liaison responsibility to the schools of Nursing and Dental Medicine.
Managed educational programming, teaching, and liaison assignments provided by six reference librarians and one reference assistant. Oversaw and directed work of two part-time support staff.
Advised and instructed a variety of university committees including the Nursing Research and Automation Committee, the School of Medicine Curriculum Development and Design Group, and others.
Implemented an end-user search system training program; designed system documentation, user guides, and publicity materials.

Reference and Government Documents Librarian
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
March 1988 - February 1990

English Teacher
Midd-West School District, Middleburg, PA
August 1986 - August 1987

Professional Organizations

Medical Library Association
Special Libraries Association
Indiana Library Federation
National Library of Medicine (NLM) / American Association of Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) The Library As A Place: Library Buildings for the 21^st Century Symposium (November 5 and 6, 2003 NLM, Bethesda, MD), Website Development Consultant, January - November 2003
Massachusetts Health Sciences Library Network, Continuing Education Committee, 1997 - 1999
North Atlantic Health Sciences Libraries Inc., 1998 Program Planning Committee, Program Evaluation Co-Chair

Honors and Awards

2006, American Medical Informatics Association, selected as high impact publication in biomedical informatics, noted for its research methodology: Schilling, K., Wiecha, J.M., Polineni, D. and Khalil, S. An interactive web-based curriculum on evidence-based medicine: Design and effectiveness, Family Medicine 2006; 38(2): 126-132.
2004, Medical Library Association, Annual Research Award: Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., Harzbecker, J.J., Jr., and Wiecha, J.M. The impact of online training on information-retrieval skills and clinical decision-making in a family medicine clerkship. Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Washington, D.C., May, 2004.
Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP), Senior Member
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society of the Social Sciences
Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honor Society
Pi Lambda Theta International Honor and Professional Association in Education

Teaching

SLIS L597, Nursing I635: Consumer Health Informatics. Developed and initially co-taught in 2006 with Dr. Anna McDaniel, Assistant Dean of Research, Indiana University School of Nursing. Students work with models of delivery of consumer health information; quality, design, usability; health literacy and health information literacy; consumer access to clinical information and current research. Taught online each spring.
SLIS L401: Computing Tools and Resources for Information Retrieval. Course manager, 2004 - present. Taught 2004 - 2005. Curriculum significantly updated and revised, 2004 - 2005. Re-developed for delivery, 2006-7. Topics include computing platforms, information access tools, and information management tools. Offered every semester.
SLIS L554: Education of Information Users. Explores university-focused information literacy, library instructional models, adult education and training theories; integrates OBPE outcomes-based planning and evaluation. Taught each spring, 2004 - present.
SLIS L527: Management of Library and Information Centers. Uses problem-based learning pedagogy to explore organizational, administrative, and managerial models and concepts as they relate to planning, policies and procedures, structure, budgeting, personnel. Issues such as leadership, group dynamics, team building, problem-solving, and effective communication are addressed. Taught spring 2005; spring, fall 2006; taught summer 2005 and 2006 to multiple sites over the interactive video system through the Indiana Virtual Classrooms.
SLIS L559: Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship. Engages students in the professional literature, reference resources, bibliographic database researching and service skills associated with health sciences librarianship. Explores the roles of librarians in the healthcare industries. Taught each fall to two sites over the interactive video system through the Indiana Virtual Classrooms, 2004 - present.

Professional Service

Conference Co-chair, Community-based participatory research: A hands-on workshop for health promotion, University Place Conference Center. March 20 - 21, 2006. (75 participants)
Instructor, Shaping Outcomes: Outcomes-Based Planning and Evaluation, six-week online workshop offered to museum and library professionals from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) spring 2006, fall 2006, spring 2007. Authored the Shaping Outcomes Instructors Manual.
Crooked Creek Multi-Service Center, Indianapolis, IN: Coordinated library skills training for summer camp participants, ages 10 - 13 (30 participants) and counselors (10 participants) with the Pike Branch of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, 2006.

University Service

IUPUI Faculty Policy Council (2005 - 2007)
IUPUI Online Fellows Initiative (2005 - 2006)
IUPUI Program Assessment and Review Committee (2006 - 2007); PRAC Grants Subcommittee (2006 - 2007)
IUPUI - Moi University Working Group (2006 - )
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group (2006 -)
School of Nursing Faculty Research Group (2006 -)
Member: Indiana University Cancer Center (2006 - 2007)
Affiliated Scientist: Walther Cancer Center (2006 - 2007)

Grants and Funded Activities

Co-Principle Investigator (with Dr. Marilyn Irwin), Indiana University School of Library and Information of Science at Indianapolis, Career Transitions Executive Leadership Program. In collaboration with the Indiana Library Federation and the Indiana State Library, 2007-2010. ) Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program. Funding requested: $674,195.
Education / Curriculum Consultant, Mental Health Information Network. The Boston University Medical Center, Alumni Medical Library in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Mental Health (DMH), Metro Boston Area, October 2002 - October 2005. Funded by the National Library of Medicine: $330,000.
Education Director and Web Developer, Consumers Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project. The Boston University Medical Center, Alumni Medical Library in collaboration with the Boston Department of Public Health AIDS Service, October 2001 to June 2003. Funded by the National Library of Medicine through the New England Regional Medical Library: $50,000.
Awarded an additional $10,000 to build an interactive web-based Internet searching tutorial for HIV/AIDS consumers, June 2003.
Education Director, Boston HealthNet Internet Access Grant. The Boston Medical Center HealthNet Program, February 2001 to February 2002. Funded by the National Library of Medicine: $25,000.
Project Director, Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project. The Boston University Medical Center, Alumni Medical Library in collaboration with the Boston Department of Public Health AIDS Service, October 1999 to March 2001. Funded by the National Library of Medicine through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine: $25,000.

Invited Presentations and Papers (in chronological order)

Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., and Mickelson, P. The integration of information seeking skills and activities into a problem-based curriculum, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Chicago, IL, May 1993.

Wessel, C. and Schilling, K. Reference librarians perceptions and usage of Internet resources: Results of a survey of academic health sciences librarians, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, San Antonio, TX, May 1994.

Schilling, K. and Harzbecker, J.J., Jr. Integrating the use of Internet tools and resources into a problem- based medical curriculum, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association (MLA), Kansas City, MO, June 1996.

Schilling, K. Internet reference resources and services. Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, LS 407 Reference/Information Services, Boston, MA, November 18, 1998.

Schilling, K. Teleconference with the Armenian National Institutes of Health (NIH): Introduction to searching MEDLINE and the OVID search interface, Armenia Medical Partnership Program, February 26 and March 16, 2000.

Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., Stevens, R., McKeon, M., and Harzbecker, J.J., Jr. The Boston AIDS

information outreach project: Access to the universe of HIV/AIDS information, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Atlanta, GA, October 28, 2001.

Wiecha, J.M., Vanderschmidt, L., Harvey, N., Schilling, K., Ginn, D., Curry, S., and Shaw, P. HEAL: An instructional design model applied to an online clerkship in family medicine,

Contributed paper presented at the:

Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Washington, D.C., November 6, 2001.

Sixth World Congress on the Internet in Medicine, Udine, Italy, November 30, 2001.

Schilling, K. Introduction to educational programs in medical libraries: Academic health sciences libraries involvement in problem-based learning in medical education, Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, LS 434 Medical Librarianship, Boston, MA, March 6, 2002.

Schilling, K. "United States academic health sciences library: Services, resources, challenges," Librarianship Mentoring Program, Korean Medical Library Association (KMLA), Seoul, Republic of Korea, September 30, 2002.

Schilling, K. "Overview of pharmacology information resources," Introduction to Medical Pharmacology, GMS PM 730, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine: September 28, 2000; October 2, 2001; October 1, 2002; October 30, 2003.

Schilling, K. "Resources for public health dentistry: Oral care in developing countries," Division of Public Health Dentistry, Boston University School of Dental Medicine: October 23, 2002; October 15, 2003.

Schilling, K. "Innovations in public health information resources, services and technology," Faculty Writing Workshop, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, October 8, 2003

Schilling, K. "Introduction to Practicing Evidence Based Medicine (EBM),"

Department of Primary Care, Boston Medical Center: February 12, 2004.

Geriatric Education Conference Series, Boston University School of Medicine, Center of Excellence in Geriatrics: September 11 and 25, 2002; November 13 and 20, 2003.

Integrated Problems Course (IP), Boston University School of Medicine Year II, Spring semester 2001 - 2003.

Pediatric Ambulatory Care Residents Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center: February 26, 2001; March 26, 2001; May 21, 2001; August 6, 2001; September 1, 2001; November 26, 2001.

Annual Preceptor Conference, Department of Family Medicine, Boston Medical Center: June 4, 1999; June 18, 2000.

Schilling, K. Problem-based learning in medical education: Case studies from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University schools of Medicine, Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, LS 434 Medical Librarianship, Boston, MA, February 26, 2003; February 25, 2004.

Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., Harzbecker, J.J., Jr., and Wiecha, J.M. The impact of online training on information-retrieval skills and clinical decision-making in a family medicine clerkship, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, Washington, D.C., May, 2004. (T, R)

Schilling, Katherine. A comparison of web-based and traditional instruction for the acquisition of information literacy skills: Impact of training on learning outcomes, information usage patterns, and student perceptions, Contributed paper presented at the IADIS International Conference, WWW/Internet 2005, Lisbon, Portugal, October 19, 2005. (T, R)

Program Chair: Searching and Browsing. IADIS International Conference, WWW/Internet 2005. Lisbon, Portugal, October 19, 2005. (S)

Ball, M.A. and Schilling, K. The integration of service learning in a library automation course: Issues and challenges, Contributed paper presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 18, 2006. (T, S)

Schilling, K. If you build it, will they come? Issues and challenges in implementing new technologies, Invited speaker at the annual meeting of the Indiana Online Users Group, Fishers, IN, May 19, 2006. (S)

Schilling, K., Wiecha, J.M., Huang, C. "Teaching students to be searchers and making it stick: A longitudinal study of medical students MEDLINE searching skills and activities," Contributed paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Louisville, KY, October 9, 2006. (T, R)

Callison, D., Kryder-Reid, E., Applegate, R., Lamb, A., Schilling, K., Tilley, C. Shaping outcomes: Design, development and dissemination of online modules for planning and evaluation education, Panel presentation at the Association for Library and Information Science Educators Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, January 15 - 17, 2007. (T, S)

Schilling, K., Wiecha, J.M. The implementation of an online family medicine clerkship for the promotion of evidence based practice: Focused instruction for improving and sustaining students' clinical decision-making and information-retrieval skills, Contributed paper presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 22 - 24, 2007. (T, R)

Schilling, K., Applegate, R. Evaluating library instruction: measures for assessing educational quality and impact, Contributed paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Baltimore, MD, March 31, 2007. (T, R)

Schilling, K. The impact of online training on students information retrieval skills and clinical decision making in a family medicine clinical clerkship, Contributed paper presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, April 19 - 21, 2007. (T, R)

Ball, M.A., Schilling, K. Providing real-world experience through strong community partnerships: Issues and challenges of integrating service learning into a graduate-level course, Contributed paper presented at the Second International Service Learning Symposium, University of Indianapolis, IN, May 13 - 15, 2007. (T, S)

Publications (in chronological order)

Book Chapters

Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., Mickelson, P., and Roth, L. "The integration of information seeking skills and activities into a problem-based curriculum," in Rankin, J. Handbook on Problem Based Learning. New York: Forbes, 1999.

Schilling, K . Health Sciences Handbooks and Manuals, In: Huber, J.T. and J.A. Boorkman (Eds.), Introduction to Reference Sources in the Health Sciences (IRHS), 5th edition, New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2008. (in press) (T)

Journal Articles and Proceedings* peer reviewed/refereed

* Schilling, K., Ginn, D.S., Mickelson, P., and Roth, L. "The Integration of information seeking skills and activities into a problem-based curriculum," Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 1995 April; 83(2): 176-183.

* Schilling, K. and Wessel, C.B. "Reference librarians perceptions and usage of Internet resources: Results of a survey of academic health sciences librarians, Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 1995 October; 83(4): 509-512.

* Schilling Eccles, K. and Harzbecker, J.J., Jr. "The use of electronic mail at the reference desk:

Impact of a computer-mediated communication technology on librarian-client interactions,"

Medical Reference Services Quarterly 1998 Winter; 17(4): 17-27.

* Wiecha, J.M., Vanderschmidt, H., and Schilling, K. HEAL: An instructional design model applied to an online clerkship in family medicine, Academic Medicine 2002; 77(9): 925-926.

-also published in: Technology and Health Care 2001; 9(6): 443-444.

Schilling, Katherine. A comparison of web-based and traditional instruction for the acquisition of information literacy skills: Impact of training on learning outcomes, information usage patterns, and student perceptions, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on the WWW/Internet 2005, pp. 183 -191. (T, R)

Schilling, K., Harzbecker, J.J., Ginn, D.S., and Stevens, R.M. "The development of a public-private partnership to improve HIV/AIDS consumers' access to quality health information," Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 2004; 8(3):17-33. (S)

Schilling, K. Information retrieval skills development in electronic learning environments: The impact of training method on students learning outcomes, information usage patterns, and attitudes, IADIS International Journal on the WWW/Internet 2006; 4(1): 27-42. (T, R)

* Schilling, K., Wiecha, J.M., Polineni, D. and Khalil, S. An interactive web-based curriculum on evidence-based medicine: Design and effectiveness, Family Medicine 2006; 38(2): 126-132. (T, R)

* Ball, M.A., Schilling, K. Service learning, technology and LIS education, Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, (in press). (T, S)

* Schilling, K., Applegate, R. Evaluating library instruction: measures for assessing educational quality and impact, Proceedings of the 13th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2007, (in press). (T, R)

Other

Schilling, K. Instructors Manual. Shaping Outcomes: Outcomes-Based Planning and Evaluation, Institute for Museum and Library Services, 2006. (http://www.shapingoutcomes.org)