Eric H. Schnell

   John A. Prior Health Sciences Library
   376 W. 10th Ave.
   Columbus, OH 43210
   (614) 292-4870
   schnell.9[at]osu.edu
   http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/
   http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/
   http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=605986059


Education

    M.L.S. University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Library Science. 1989
    B.S. State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY. Communication/Media.1983


Appointments

Associate Professor University Libraries
Associate Professor Biomedical Informatics
Assistant Director, Technology and Digital Initiatives John A. Prior Health Sciences Library 2007 - present
Head, Information Technology John A. Prior Health Sciences Library 1997 - 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Practice The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science 2003 - 2005
Instructor Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, OH 2002
Automation Librarian John A. Prior Health Sciences Library 1992 - 1997
Manager The McCormick Learning Resources Center, Library of Rush University, Chicago, IL 1989 - 1992
Librarian Health Sciences Library, University at Buffalo 1989


Publications
      Schnell EH. "docMD: bringing electronic document delivery to small and rural hospital libraries" Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Electronic Reserve. 2007 17(3):99-107.
      Schnell EH. "Mashup's and Web Services," in Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User. Nancy Courtney, ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. 2007.
      Schnell EH. "docMD: document mediated delivery - bringing electronic document delivery to small hospital libraries" 9th International Congress on Medical Librarianship. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. September 22, 2005.
      Schnell EH, Kroll SM, Cain TJ. "Academic Medical Libraries at the Crossroads: Managing Knowledge to Enhance Our Mission" Proceedings of the ACRL Twelfth National Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota April 7-10, 2005: pp 155-160
      Schnell EH. "RFID: Radio Frequency Identification," in Technology for the Rest of Us: A Primer on Computer Technologies for the Low-Tech Librarian . Nancy Courtney, ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited. 2005: pp 43-54
      Schnell EH. Open standards for Internet document delivery (IDD) systems" Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Information Supply. Accepted for publication.
      Schnell EH. "Open source systems for libraries: a new approach to resource sharing" Resource Sharing and Information Networks. Accepted for publication.
      Schnell EH. "docMD: document Mediated Delivery" Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 2003 3(1):25-37.
      Schnell EH. "Prospero,"Open Source Software for Librarians. An Open Source for Libraries Collaboration. LITA Guide #9, Chicago: LITA. 2002: pp 19-29
      Schnell EH. "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) resources" Healthcare on the Internet. 2001 5(2):31-37.
      Schnell EH. "Freeing Ariel: the Prospero electronic document delivery project" Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and Information Supply. 1999 10(2):89-100.
      Behm LM, Combs A, Rattenborg KN, Schnell EH, Vishwanatham R. "Librarians use of HealthWeb for reference and instruction" Medical Reference Services Quarterly Supply. Spring 1999 18(1):1-10
      Schnell EH. "Medicine and health" The Reference Librarian. 1997 57:215-222.
      Redman P, Kelly J, Anderson, PA , Albright E, Mulder C, Schnell EH. "Common ground: the HealthWeb project as a model for Internet collaboration" Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. Oct 1997 85(4): 325-30.
      Schnell EH. "Principles of web document structure and design" Medical Reference Services Quarterly. Spring 1997 16(1):47-51.
      Schnell EH. "The world wide web: a new medium for professional communications" Internet Reference Services Quarterly. Winter 1996 1(4):33-41.
URL: http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/Eric/papers/irsq/wwwcom.html
      Schnell EH. "Using the world wide web medium for library exhibits" MCJournal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship. Fall 1996 4(2): 1-8.
URL: http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v4n2/exhibit.html
      Schnell EH. "The anatomy of a world wide web library service: the BONES demonstration project" Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. Oct 1995 83(4):440-445.
      Schnell EH. "A gopher on the reference desk" Medical Reference Services Quarterly. Winter 1994 13(4):1-12.

Other Publications

      Schnell EH. "Writing for the Web: A Primer for Librarians"
      URL: http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/webdocs.html.
      Schnell EH. "HealthWeb: Reference Resources"
      URL: http://healthweb.org/browse.cfm?subjectid=83.
      Schnell EH. "The Health Sciences Librarianship Resource Page"
      URL: http://bones.med.ohio-state.edu/hsl_resources/.
      Assistant Editor. The Patient Education Sourcebook, Volume II. Christine Frank, ed. St. Louis: The Health Sciences Communications Association. 1990.

Research Funding
Title: docMD: Document Mediated Delivery
PI: Eric H. Schnell
Funding Agency: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
Amount: $85,000
Funding Period: June 29, 2002 - June 30, 2005
OSURF Project No.: 743202
Project URL: http://docmd.med.ohio-state.edu

Title: HealthWeb
PI: HealthWeb (subcontracted to Northwestern University
Funding Agency: National Library of Medicine
Amount: $114,895
Funding Period: July 1998-July 2000
NLM Contract No.: #N01-LM-6-3523
Project URL: http://healthweb.org

Title: Neighborhood Health Centers Biomedical Information Access Via the World Wide Web
PI: Mary Sprague and Eric H. Schnell
Funding Agency: National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Greater Midwest Region
Amount: $24,940
Funding Period: October 1, 1997-June 31, 1999
OSURF Proposal No.: 55251-55-00

Awards

Movers & Shakers
Library Journal, 2005 (March 15, 2005 vol. 130 no.5)
Selected as one of 51 individuals from across the United States and Canada who are "innovative, creative, and making a difference." Library Journal is the leading library science publication.

Medical Informatics Fellowship Program
National Library of Medicine, 2003
A week long instructional program held held twice a year at the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA. A competitive application process with 30 students in each class.

ISI/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award
Presented to: Prospero
Presentor: Medical Library Association, 2000
The Rogers Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health science information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health science information.
Project URL: http://library.med.ohio-state.edu/prospero/

ISI/Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award
Presented to: HealthWeb
Presentor: Medical Library Association, 1998
The Rogers Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions for the application of technology to the delivery of health science information, to the science of information, or to the facilitation of the delivery of health science information.
Project URL: http://healthweb.org/

Presentations

      Schnell EH. "Mashups," presented to Library 2.0 Seminar. Columbus, OH. June 14, 2007. Invited
      Honey S, McLendon W, Ragon B, Schnell, EH, Stanley E. "2007 top technology trends for medical libraries," presented to Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. May 21, 2007. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, Kroll SM. "Customer driven knowledge and information services," Meeting of Groups on Business Affairs, Institutional Planning, and Information Resources, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Chicago, IL. May 03, 2007. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, Robertson J, Davenport N. " Technology innovation in academic libraries: rocking the boat or unfurling the sails?" Academic College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference Baltimore, MD. March 31, 2007. Invited.
      Schnell EH. " Technology and innovation: the librarian's dilemma" TechConnections 7 Dublin, OH. June 13, 2006. Invited.
      Schnell EH. "Using Greenstone open-source digital library software at a cultural heritage institution" presented by OHIODIG. Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. May 9, 2006. Invited.
      Schnell EH. "docMD: document mediated delivery - bringing electronic document delivery to small hospital libraries" 9th International Congress on Medical Librarianship. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. September 22, 2005. Juried abstract. 20% acceptance.
      Schnell EH, Kroll SM,Cain TJ. " Academic medical libraries at the crossroads: managing knowledge to enhance our mission" ACRL Conference Conference. Minneapolis, MN. April 9, 2005. Juried abstract. 20% acceptance.
      Schnell EH." docMD: document mediated delivery" Northwest Interlibrary Loan (NILL) Conference. Portland, OR. September 17, 2004. Invited.
      Schnell EH." Using the web for fast, convenient electronic document delivery," NILL Conference. Portland, OR. September 17, 2004. Invited.
      Schnell EH."docMD: document mediated delivery" Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA) Annual Meeting. Wooster, OH. September 15, 2004. Invited.
      Cain TJ, Schnell EH, Kroll SM. "Managing knowledge to foster innovation in the Academic Medical Center" Joint Meeting of Groups on Business Affairs, Institutional Planning, and Information Resources. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Salt Lake City, UT. May 2-5, 2004. Juried abstract. Won 3rd prize for poster presentations.
      Schnell EH. "docMD: document mediated delivery" The Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. May 5, 2003. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH. "docMD: document mediated delivery" The Medical Library Association of Northern Ohio (MLANO) Regional Meeting. Cleveland, OH. June 17, 2003. Invited.
      Schnell EH, "Open source systems for libraries: a new approach to resource sharing" MLA Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 29, 2001. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "Open source projects: the Prospero experience" Wesleyan College. Middletown, CT. Sponsored by the North East Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP). April 25, 2001. Invited.
      Schnell EH, "Open source projects: the Prospero experience" MLA Annual Meeting. Vancouver, B.C., Canada. May 9, 2000. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "Freeing Ariel: the Prospero project" The Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA) Annual Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. October 7, 1999. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "Connecting Neighborhood Health Centers to the World Wide Web" MCMLA Annual Meeting. Lexington, KY. October 11, 1998. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "Common ground: the HealthWeb project as a model for Internet collaboration" The American Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Collection Management Interest Group. Columbus, OH. April 23, 1998. Invited.
      Schnell EH, "Common Ground: The HealthWeb Project as a Model for Internet Collaboration" ALAO Annual Meeting. Columbus, OH. October 31, 1997. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "Substance: Managing Content on the Internet" MLA Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO. April 4, 1996. Invited.
      Redman P, Kelly J, Anderson PA, Albright E, Mulder C, Schnell EH, "Common ground: the HealthWeb project as a model for Internet collaboration" MLA Annual Meeting. Kansas City, MO. April 4, 1996. Juried abstract.
      Schnell EH, "BONES: organizing the Internet for the health professional" Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM), Greater Midwest Region (GMR). August 19, 1995. Invited.
      Schnell EH, "BONES: the biomedically oriented navigator of electronic services" Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) Spring Meeting, AAMC. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. April 1, 1995. Invited.

Teaching Activities

Distance Education
INLS 210-02W: Demystifying Open Source Software for Libraries. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science, Chapel Hill, 15 weeks; 14 students; 2 instructors. Winter 2005.
INLS 210-02W: Demystifying Open Source Software for Libraries. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science, Chapel Hill, 15 weeks; 15 students; 2 instructors. Winter 2004.
INLS 210-114: Demystifying Open Source Software for Libraries. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science, Chapel Hill, 10 weeks; 10 students; 2 instructors. Winter 2003.
INF227: Privacy and Intellectual Freedom. Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, OH., 10 weeks; 30 students; 4 instructors. Spring 2002.
INF109: Basic Web Page Construction. Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, OH. , 10 weeks; 30 students; 4 instructors. Winter 2002.

Professional Continuing Education

"Is Your Web Site Violating Copyright?" MLA Annual Meeting Symposium. Orlando, FL May 26, 2001. 16 attendees. Accredited for 3 MLA CE contact hours.
"Open Source for Libraries: Installing Prospero" Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT. April 26, 2001. Sponsored by NERCOMP. 16 attendees.
"Writing for the Web" Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH. November 16, 1999. Sponsored by the Central Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (COHSLA). 10 attendees.
"Web Sites for Medical Reference Services" OhioNet, Columbus, OH. February 23, 1998. 17 attendees. Accredited for 4 MLA CE contact hours.
"Web Sites for Medical Reference Services" The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Sponsored by the Ohio Health Sciences Library Association (OHSLA). October 29, 1997. 30 attendees. Accredited for 4 MLA CE contact hours.
"Web Sites as Reference Resources" MCMLA Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH. September 29, 1996. 30 attendees. Accredited for 4 MLA CE contact hours.

Ohio State Instruction
Biomedical Sciences H220.01. "Identifying Quality Health Sciences Web Content." 2006-2007.
"Protecting Yourself from Internet Nastiness." 2003.
"Identifying Quality Health Sciences Web Content." 2002.
School of Allied Medical Professions. Medical Technology 595. 1996-2000.
OVID/CDPlus/Silver Platter. 1993 - 1996.
University College. UVC100. 1995.
School of Allied Medical Professions. Medical Technology 550. 1993-1995.
College of Medicine, Health Careers Opportunities Summer Enrichment Program. 1994.
College of Medicine. Independent Study Program. 1993.
College of Medicine. Problem-Based Learning Program. 1993.

Professional Service
Medical Library Association Web Site Hosting Task Force. 2003. Appointed.
MLANET Editorial Board. 2000 - 2003. Appointed.
Chair. Educational Media and Technologies Section. 1998 - 1999. Elected.
National Planning Committee, Web Committee. Annual Conference. Seattle, WA. 1997. Volunteer.
Web Editor. Educational Media and Technologies Section. Nov 1995 - 2002. Appointed.
Member. 1995 - .
American Library Association Member. 2005 -
Member. ACRL. 2005 - .
Member. LITA. 2005 - .
OhioLink Member. RFID Task Force. Volunteer.
Member. OhioDoc Task Force. 2004 -. Volunteer.
Medical Library Association, Greater Midwest Region Web Editor. Annual Conference Planning Committee. Columbus, OH. 1996. Volunteer.
HealthWeb Chair. Bylaws Working Group. 1998 - 1999. Volunteered.
Member. Planning Group. 1994 - 2001. Appointed.
Chair. Technical Working Group. 1994 - 1999. Appointed.
Subject Specialist. 1994 - present. Volunteer.
Health Science Communication Association (HeSCA) Member. Publications Committee. 1991-1992.
Member. 1989-1992.
Beta Phi Mu Member. 1989 - .