Liaison librarians provide a communication link between HSLS and the departments and programs within the schools of the health sciences and UPMC. Liaisons have in-depth expertise in retrieving, evaluating, and managing information in these subject areas.

HSLS Liaison Librarians

Dental Medicine
John Siegel, MLS siegelj@pitt.edu412-648-1973
Graduate School of Public Health
Charles B. Wessel, MLS cbw@pitt.edu412-648-8730
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Linda Hartman, MLS lhartman@pitt.edu412-648-1479
IACUC
Melissa Ratajeski, MLIS, RLAT mar@pitt.edu412-648-1971
Nursing
Mary Lou Klem, PhD, MLISklem@pitt.edu412-383-9947
Pharmacy
Ahlam Saleh, MD, MLSsaleha@pitt.edu 412-648-2166
Psychiatry
Rebecca Abromitis, MLSbaa@pitt.edu412-246-5507
Ester Saghafi, MLS, MEdesaghafi@pitt.edu412-246-5502
UPMC Shadyside
Michele Klein-Fedyshin, MSLS (Clinical Librarian)kleinfm@upmc.edu412-623-2441
Michelle Burda, MLS (Consumer Health Librarian)burdaml@upmc.edu412-623-3985
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Andrea Ketchum, MLISketchum@pitt.edu412-692-5288
Carolyn Biglow, MLIScbiglow@pitt.edu 412-648-1974
Linda Hartman, MLSlhartman@pitt.edu 412-648-1479
UPMC Cancer Centers
Charles Wessel, MLScbw@pitt.edu 412-648-8730
UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
Charles Wessel, MLScbw@pitt.edu 412-648-8730
Affiliated UPMC Hospitals
Charles Wessel, MLScbw@pitt.edu 412-648-8730

Liaison librarians are available to:

  • make presentations to departments or courses regarding library programs, resources, and services. 
  • incorporate library and information management skills into the curriculum;
  • provide instruction on the use of online information resources; 
  • identify and evaluate subject specific Web sites;
  • collaborate on research projects or grants;
  • perform professional-level literature searches;
  • review and validate your search strategies;
  • answer questions about library collections, remote access, or document delivery;
  • consult one-on-one on in-depth or specialized topics.

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