CURRICULUM VITAE

Betty Jean Swartz

Information Management Librarian
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
UMDNJ Camden Campus Library
401 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 342-2522 or 747-7740
swartz@umdnj.edu

Professional and Paraprofessional Experience
 
March 2003 – present

Information Management Librarian
The UMDNJ Camden Campus Library
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Camden, NJ

April 1990 – March 2003 Campus Librarian
The UMDNJ and Coriell Research Library
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Camden, NJ
1984 – April 1990 Reference Librarian (Science and Government Documents)
Paul Robeson Library 
Rutgers University Libraries
Camden, NJ
1980 – 1984 Library Associate (Government Documents)
Paul Robeson Library 
Rutgers University Libraries
Camden, NJ
1972 – 1980 Library Technician (Access Services and Library of Congress Liaison)
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Washington, DC 
1971 – 1972 Library Assistant (Reserve Room Supervisor)
Camden Law Library
Rutgers University Libraries
Camden, NJ
1970 – 1971 Library Assistant (Circulation)
Alexander Library
Rutgers University Libraries
New Brunswick, NJ

Education

Master of Library Service (MLS), 1983
Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, New Brunswick, NJ

Certificate, Library Technician Program, 1981
U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, DC 

Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), 1969 
Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ

Selected Publications  

  1. Swartz B.J. Memories [Poems]. In Haddonfield Speaks 2008: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2007. p. 56.
  2. Swartz B.J. Among the dead [Poems]. In Haddonfield Speaks 2008: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2007. p. 57.
  3. Swartz B.J. The Park [Poem]. In Haddonfield Speaks 2007: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2007. p. 43.
  4. Swartz B.J. Billy Collins for My Birthday [Poem]. In Haddonfield Speaks 2007: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2007. p. 44.
  5. Swartz B.J. Body Parts [Poem]. In Haddonfield Speaks: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2006. p. 35.
  6. Swartz B.J. The Argyle Girl [Poem]. In Haddonfield Speaks: the anthology. Otto, Doug, editor. Haddonfield, NJ: Haddonfield Adult School, 2006. pp. 36-37.
  7. Swartz, B.J. More than a stranger: Her father. [Essay] The Philadelphia Inquirer 2005, June 17; B2.
  8. Nuclear Terrorism: A Selection of Internet Resources.  Swartz, Betty Jean.  Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 6(3/4):87-98, 2002 (published simultaneously in Wood, M. Sandra, ed. Bioterrorism and Political Violence: Web Resources.  NY: The Haworth Information Press, 2002.) 
  9. Tools for the Patient Presentation.  Swartz, BJ and Barbara Miller.  Camden, NJ: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2001.
  10. Ode to My Gall Bladder [Poem]. Swartz, Betty Jean.  Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humour, (52):7, April 1996.
  11. U.S. Government (Depository Items) [Reviews]. Ruhlin, Michele T., Maxine R. Haggerty, Betty Jean Swartz, and David L. Morrison. Government Publications Review, 17:493-512, 1990.
  12. Beyond Children's Books: Government Publications for Children at the Rutgers University Libraries. Zimmerman, Karen J., and BJ Swartz.  Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries, 51(2):108-126, December 1989.
  13. Hidden Treasure: Government Documents for Children & Teens. Swartz, BJ, and Karen J. Zimmerman.  School Library Journal, 35(12):40-43, August 1989.
  14. Days of Remembrance: The Holocaust, A Selected Bibliography of United States and New Jersey Documents. Swartz, BJ.  Documents Association of New Jersey Newsletter, 49:3-4, March 1989.
  15. Black History: A Selected List of U.S. Government Documents. Swartz, BJ.  Documents Association of New Jersey Newsletter, 48:5, January 1989.
  16. U.S. Government (Depository Items) [Reviews].  Calhoun, Ellen, Susan Thorpe Okey, and Betty Jean Swartz.  Government Publications Review, 16:537-554, 1989.
  17. Research and Publication: A Resource Guide for the Rutgers University Libraries Faculty.  Cassel, Jeris, Stan Nash, Ellen Calhoun, B.J. Swartz, Donald Daidone, and Howard Dess, editors. New Brunswick, NJ: Research and Publications Committee, Rutgers University, 1989.
  18. U.S. Government (Depository Items) [Reviews]. Calhoun, Ellen, Kathy Wodrich Schmidt, and Betty Jean Swartz.  Government Publications Review, 15:515-533, 1988.
  19. Appendix: Racial/Ethnic Divisions.  Swartz, BJ.  In International Handbook on Race and Race Relations. Sigler, Jay A., editor. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.  pp. 455-465.
  20. Biology Serials: A Useful and Continuing, Though Statistically Inaccurate, Study at the Rutgers - Camden Library.  Swartz, BJ.  New Jersey Libraries, 20(1):14-17, Spring 1987.
  21. Getting to the Source: Government Documents for the Genealogist.  Swartz, Betty Jean.  RQ, 23(2):151-154, Winter 1983. 
  22. Mystery in the Swamp" [Poem].  Swartz, Betty Jean.  Hornbook [Douglass College], Freshman Issue: 10 1965.
Selected Workshops & Presentations
  1. Integrating Information: Literature, Databases and Bioinformatics (with Bruce Byrne).  The Informatics Institute of UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, April 14, 2003. 
  2. Getting the Most from Your Computer.  Ladies Breakfast, Grace Episcopal Church, Haddonfield, NJ, June 16, 2001.
  3. Finding Health Information on the Web (with Nancy Calabretta).  The Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity, Nazareth, PA, February 2, 2001. 
  4. Internet Resources for the Health Sciences Professional (with Nancy Calabretta).  Health Sciences Libraries Consortium, Philadelphia, PA, March 31, 2000.
  5. Internet Resources for the Health Sciences Professional (with Nancy Calabretta).  Health Sciences Libraries Consortium, Philadelphia, PA, November 10, 1999. 
  6. Internet Resources for the Health Sciences Professional (with Susan Cavanaugh).  Health Sciences Libraries Consortium, Philadelphia, PA, May 4, 1999.
  7. Internet Resources for the Nursing Professional, Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing, Camden County Library Technical Training Center, Voorhees, NJ, January 5, 1999. 
  8. Internet Resources for the Health Sciences Professional (with Nancy Calabretta).  Health Sciences Libraries Consortium, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1998.
  9. An Introduction to the Internet & Its Applications to Medicine.  West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, NJ, November 12, 1996.
  10. The Library and the CWIS: Library Information on a Gopher-Based Campus-Wide Information System, [poster session] (with Bill Spence).  Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 1995.
  11. The Library and the CWIS: Library Information on a Gopher-Based Campus-Wide Information System, [poster session] (with Bill Spence).  NY/NJ Chapter and Philadelphia Chapter, MLA, September 1994.
  12. Questions of Health [panelist]. South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, March 24, 1992. 
  13. Guest Lecturer on government information, Medical and Health Sciences Bibliography, Rutgers School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, November 1991. 
  14. Government Information on CD-ROM.   New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, November 2, 1989. 
  15. Workshop on New Jersey Documents [panelist], South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ, October 24, 1989.
  16. Information Resources for International Marketing.  Introduction to International Marketing, World Trade Institute, New York, May 15, 1989. 
  17. Use of Federal Documents in Genealogical Research.  Genealogical Society of the Westfields, Westfield, NJ, October 20, 1988.
  18. Introduction to Computers.  The Changing Profile of Library Assistants, Second Annual Conference of Library Assistants, Seton Hall University, May 26, 1988.
  19. New Jersey and the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.  Libraries Unlimited, Gloucester County Library, November 20, 1987.
  20. What's New in Computer Genealogy [panelist].  National Genealogical Society, Raleigh, NC, May 13, 1987.
  21. Online Services for End Users and Their Impacts on Library Services and the Role of the Librarian.  Information Seeking Behavior and Technology: The Librarian's Dilemma, User Education Committee, College and University Section, New Jersey Library Association, Library of Science and Medicine, March 20, 1987.
  22. Use of Federal Documents in Genealogical Research.  New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ, March 15, 1986.
 Selected Web Sites - Professional

The UMDNJ and Coriell Research Library
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/

Black Nurses in History
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/blacknurses.html

The New Genetics: A Resource for Teachers and Students
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/teachgen.html

Science Fair Projects: A Resource for Students and Teachers
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/scifair.html

Sir William Osler
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/osler.html

South Jersey Medical History
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/sjmedhist/

Tools for the Patient Presentation
http://www4.umdnj.edu/camlbweb/patient/

Selected Web Sites - Personal

The City of Camden, New Jersey
http://www.keltaskavern.com/camden/

Exhibition

"In a dream I saw a city invincible" (photograph), Camden Neighborhood Renaissance Arts Festival, Rutgers University, Camden Campus, May 22-24, 1999.