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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 the selection, purchase, and withdrawal 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
  • Internal Medicine - Allergy & Immunology
  • Internal Medicine - Transplant Immunology

Areas of Interest:

  • 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)
  • HealthLINE (2000-Present): past chair (2012-Present), chair (2011), chair-elect (2010)
  • Medical Library Association (1999-Present)
    • Collection Development Section (2006-Present)
    • EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Jury (2010-2011)
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Health Science Librarians Special Interest Group (1999-Present): co-convener (2007-2009); newsletter editor (2002-2006)
    • Public Services Section (2001-2005)
    • Relevant Issues Section (2005-Present)
    • Research Section (2005-2006)
  • National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region, Technology Advisory Committee (2001-2003)
  • South Central Chapter/MLA (1997-Present): president (2011-Present), president-elect (2010-2011), secretary (2005-2006); membership database manager (1999-2010)
    • Communications Committee (1999-2010)
    • Finance Committee (2010-Present)
    • History Committee (2005-2007)
    • Local Arrangements Committee (2007-2008)
    • Membership Committee (1999-2010)
    • Program Committee (2011-Present): co-chair (2011-Present)
    • SCC Chapter Website Redesign Task Force (2008-2010)
    • 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).

Selected Publications:

  • Crossno J. 10.10.8 pulmonary disease. In: Thompson LL, Carrigan E, Higa HL, Tobia R, editors. The Medical Library Association’s guide to authoritative information resources in the health sciences. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers; 2011. p. 239-42.
  • Hendrix I, Crossno J, Hopkins M, eds. 2010 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 31st ed. Dallas, TX: South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, 2010.
  • Huang, L, Crossno J, eds. 2009 membership directory: South Central Chapter/Medical Library Association. 30th ed. Dallas, TX: South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, 2009.
  • 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.

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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