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Library Staff—Jon Crossno


Title: Collection Development Librarian
Email: jon.crossno@utsouthwestern.edu
Phone: 214-648-2562
Jon Crossno
 

Library Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate selection and ordering of print and other non-electronic resources.
  • Work collaboratively with clients and Library staff in the selection and evaluation of resources.
  • Collaborate with vendors, publishers, consortia, clients, and staff in the acquisition, licensing, and successful implementation of print and electronic resources.
  • Participate in Library and campus-wide teams and task forces.

Contact me with questions or instruction about:

  • Recommendations for book purchases to add to the Library's collections
  • Donations of materials (books or journals)
  • Electronic theses or dissertations at UT Southwestern

Liaison Areas:

  • Immunology (Basic Sciences)
  • Internal Medicine (Allergy & Immunology)
  • Internal Medicine (Transplant Immunology)

Areas of interests:

  • Collection Development
  • Web Publishing & Development

Education:

  • M.S., University of North Texas, Library Science, 1996
  • B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, English/Journalism, 1990

Professional Information:

  • Academy of Health Information Professionals: Distinguished Member (2007-2012), Senior Member (2002-2007)
  • American Library Association (1995 - 1997)
  • HealthLINE (2000 - Present)
  • Medical Library Association (1998 - Present)
    • Collection Development Section (2006 – Present)
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Health Science Librarians Special Interest Group (1998 – Present): co-convener (2007 – 2009); newsletter editor (2002 – 2006)
    • Public Services Section (2002 – 2005)
    • Relevant Issues Section (2005 – Present)
    • Research Section (2006)
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region, Technology Advisory Committee (2001 - 2003)
  • South Central Chapter/MLA (1997 - Present): secretary (2006); membership database manager (1999 – Present)
    • Communications Committee (1999 - Present)
    • History Committee (2005 - 2007)
    • Local Arrangements Committee (2007 - 2008)
    • SCC Chapter Website Redesign Task Force (2008 - Present)
    • SCC Registration Task Force (2007)
  • Texas Library Association (1995 – 2000, 2002, 2004 – 2006)
    • College and University Libraries Division (2000, 2002, 2004 – 2006)
    • Public Libraries Division (1995 – 1999)
    • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Interest Group (2002, 2004 – 2006)
    • Small Community Libraries Round Table (1995 – 2000)
    • TexShare Card Working Group (2004 - 2006)

Selected Talks and Presentations:

  • Crossno J. "Meeting Registration Simplified: Using RegOnline to Soar Above the Clouds" (tech expo). Presented at the South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX (13 Oct 2008).
  • Gonzalez K, Crossno J. "Imagining Web Content as an Investment" (contributed paper). Presented at the South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (22 Oct 2007).
  • Bunnett B, Crossno J, Lee R. "Transformational Skills in a Perpetually Changing Information Landscape" (contributed paper). Presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ (23 May 2006).
  • "TexShare Card Tips: Issuing and Accepting the TexShare Card at Your Library" (panel discussion). Presented at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX (20 Mar 2004).
  • Crossno J, Lee R, Varman B. "SCC/MLA Membership - Online and On Time: With PayPal It Just Got Easier" (poster). Presented at the South Central Chapter/MLA Annual Meeting, Shreveport, LA (6 Oct 2003).
  • Crossno J, Giles S, Hooper N. "Going Mobile: Laptop Lending in an Academic Medical Library" (poster). Presented at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (5 May 2003).

Selected Publications:

  • Clifton S, Crossno J, eds. 2008 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 29th ed. Dallas, TX: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association, 2008.
  • Chotikavanic W, Crossno J, eds. 2007 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 28th ed. Dallas, TX: AlphaGraphics, Inc., 2007.
  • De Santis M, Crossno J, eds. 2006 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 27th ed. Dallas, TX: AlphaGraphics, Inc., 2006.
  • de Yampert V, Crossno J, eds. 2005 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 26th ed. Dallas, TX: AlphaGraphics, Inc., 2005.
  • Kwasik H, Crossno J, eds. 2004 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 25th ed. Dallas, TX: AlphaGraphics, Inc., 2004.
  • Varman B, Crossno J, eds. 2003 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 24th ed. Dallas, TX: AlphaGraphics, Inc., 2003.

Awards and Grants:

  • SCC/MLA Librarian of the Year (2008), South Central Chapter/MLA, Dallas, TX.
  • EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting Grant (2004), Medical Library Association, Washington, DC
  • SCC Research Award (1998), South Central Chapter/MLA Research Committee, Fort Worth, TX
  • "Designing a Customer Service Survey Instrument for Use in Academic Medical Libraries" (Funded: Jun 1998 / Completed: Jan 1999), South Central Academic Medical Libraries (SCAMeL) Consortium research grant

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