Kelly Gonzalez, M.S.

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Kelly Gonzalez currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Library Services for the Health Sciences Digital Library and Learning Center.   She has a Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) degree from the University of North Texas and an Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Care Management from Saint Leo University. Kelly is also a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and a Fellow of the Frye Leadership program and a Fellow of the National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. She has a distinguished career as an educator for the Medical Library Association’s Rising Stars program as well as adjunct faculty for the University of North Texas, the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

In her current role she is responsible for providing overall leadership, direction and guidance to the Library. She is responsible in particular for budget, personnel and planning for the Library. In addition, works with the Library staff to plan and coordinate all assessment activities, including surveys and statistics and works with  the Assistant Director to develop the Library's strategic planning process and objectives.

Undergraduate

Texas A&M University (1991), English

Graduate School

University of North Texas (1992), Information Systems

Graduate School

Saint Leo University (2013), Healthcare Management

• Assessment and Evaluation
• Data Management
• Database Development
• Digital Libraries
• Medical Informatics
• Online Instruction
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning

Featured Publications

Transforming an Academic Medical Center Library into a Digital Library and Learning Center

Gonzalez, Kelly J Hosp Librariansh 2016 16 3 250-254

Reach Out! : A Social Community Web Site Evaluated by SPAT and DISCERN

LaRue, Elizabeth M., Mitchell, Ann M., Gonzalez, Kelly R. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet 2009 13 77-89

• AAHSL Teaching & Learning Committee (2015-2017)
• Academy of Health Information Professionals, Distinguished Member (2012-2016)
• Academy of Health Information Professionals, Senior Member (2007-2011)
• American Library Association (2011-2017)
• Association of College and Research Libraries (2011-2017)
• HealthLINE (2005-2017)
• HealthLINE Communications Committee (2005-2008)
• Library and Information Technology Association (2011-2017)
• Library Leadership and Management Association (2011-2001)
• Medical Library Association (1993-2017)
• South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (1993-2017)
• Texas Library Association (2011-2017)