An Impact Agenda for Biomedical Libraries

Abstract

Kristi Holmes, PhD is the Director of Galter Health Sciences Library and an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventative Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics) and the Department of Medical Education at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Holmes leads evaluation activities for several programs, including the Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Program in the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), in addition to serving on its executive committee. In her role as director of Galter Library, she is excited to have an opportunity to help define new roles and opportunities for the modern biomedical research library in an increasingly informatics and data-driven environment. "An Impact Agenda for Biomedical Libraries" focuses on her work as Director of Evaluation for the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS). Dr. Holmes addresses The CTSA Consortium, collaboration in libraries, and using evaluation to define success and research impact.