Margaret Ansell, MLIS, AHIP
Associate Chair, HSC Library – Gainesville
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About Margaret Ansell
Margaret Ansell was awarded her Master of Library and Information Science in 2012 from the Information School at the University of Washington. She is currently the Nursing & Consumer Health Liaison Librarian at the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, providing instruction and research collaboration and support to students, staff, and faculty with an interest in nursing, consumer health, patient education, or health communication topics. She also provides support for nurses employed at UF Health Shands Hospital and works with local community organizations to supply consumer health information services to the public. She is Associate Chair of the Health Science Center Library in Gainesville, supervising five tenure-track librarians, and currently leads the HSCL Marketing Team, coordinating library promotion and engagement with users. Her research interests include health information competency assessment, health information promotion via social media and creative arts, the professional development of novice researchers, and the process of making professional advocacy accessible and engaging. She is actively involved in the Medical Library Association and it’s Southern Chapter. She is a Senior Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and has attained the Consumer Health Information Specialization Level II credentials.
Accomplishments
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Carla J. Funk Governmental Relations Award
Medical Library Association
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Outstanding New Librarian
Florida Library Association
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
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IDH2930 – (Un)common read
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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GMS5909 – Finding Biomedical Research Information and Communicating Science
College of Medicine
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IDH3931 – Interdisciplinary Junior Honors
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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PHC6937 – Special Topics in Public Health
College of Public Health and Health Professions
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PHC6707 – Health Research Information and Communicating Science
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
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NNLM SEA All of Us Community Engagement through Public Libraries
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- UNIV OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE via NATL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
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Southeastern/Atlantic Regional Medical Library
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- UNIV OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE via NATL INST OF HLTH NLM
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Promoting Health Information Access through Community Partnerships
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL NETWORK OF LIBRARIES OF MEDICINE
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-8410
- Business:
- meansell@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100206
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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Communicore Building
Health Science Center Library
C1-129
GAINESVILLE FL 32610