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- Associate Librarian I, Clark Physical Sciences Library, Cornell University Library
Leah Rae McEwen is Director of the Edna McConnell Clark Physical Sciences eLibrary and the Chemistry Librarian at Cornell University. Her interests are in electronic-based libraries and specialized information resources and services supporting chemistry and science & technology studies. She is responsible for the programmatic transition and development of an electronic library model for the physical sciences related research and learning communities across Cornell. She has contributed to and served in advisory capacity for a number of information resources and programs deployed by Cornell University and the American Chemical Society. She holds M.S. degrees in Library Science (Emporia State University) and Nutritional Biochemistry (Cornell University).
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Affiliations
leadership role
- Clark Physical Sciences Library Coordinator, Chemistry Librarian 1999 -
administrative responsibilities
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PSL coordinator, programmatic library support for physical sciences research and teaching communities.
Chemistry librarian, oversight for chemistry collections, chemistry reference and instruction.
other Cornell affiliations
collaborator
- Cusker, Jeremy Philip Engineering Librarian
- Dietrich, Dianne Physics & Astronomy Librarian
- Powell, Jill H
- Rockey, Steven W. Director, Engineering and Mathematics Libraries
Research
research overview
- Science librarianship, electronic and virtual libraries, digital research data curation, usage statistics electronic resources, digital archives in scientific information
research activities
- Science Reference and Instruction Retreats; Internal Grant Program grantee 2002 - 2003
Publications
individual publications
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academic article
selected publications listing
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Steinhart, G., Saylor, J., Albert, P., Alpi, K., Baxter, P., Brown, E., Chiang, K., Corson-Rikert, J., Hirtle, P., Jenkins, K., Lowe, B., McCue, J., Ruddy, D., Silterra, R., Solla, L., Stewart-Marshall, Z., & Westbrooks, E. L. (2008). Digital Research Data Curation: Overview of Issues, Current Activities, and Opportunities for the Cornell University Library. Report of the Cornell University Library Data Working Group. eCommons@Cornell Institutional Repository. Retrieved October 15, 2008 from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/10903.
Cardinal, S., & Solla, L. (2006, December). Reviewers' Corner: Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change, by Elisabeth Kolbert, and The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change, by Charles Wohlforth. LiveWire: the ACS Publications online newsletter, 7. Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://pubs.acs.org/4librarians/livewire/2006/7.12/reviewers.html.
Dodd, J. S., Solla, L., & Bérard, P. M. “References,” in A. M. Coghill & L. R. Garson (Eds.), The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society; Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, 287-341.
Solla, L. (2005, July). Librarians' Corner: Usage Statistics – Amorphous, Problematic, Useful?. LiveWire: the ACS Publications online newsletter, 6. Retrieved October 15, 2008, from http://pubs.acs.org/4librarians/livewire/2005/6.7/librarians.html.
Solla, L. R., & Walker, K. (2003, September). Member library spotlight: Cornell University Library: Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Upstate Update, Bulletin of the Upstate NY Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, 57, 16-18. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www.sla.org/chapter/cuny/bulletin/UNYFall2003Bulletin.pdf.
Davis, P. M., & Solla, L. R. (2003). An IP-level analysis of usage statistics for electronic journals in chemistry: Making inferences about user-behavior. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Tech., 54(11), 1062-1068. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/104537254/PDFSTART.
Solla, L. (2003, Spring). Low stress opportunity for research students to explore information resources: Information Literacy for the Physical Scientist. Issues Sci. Technol. Libr., 37. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www.istl.org/03-spring/article6.html.
Solla, L. (2002, Fall). Building digital archives for scientific information. Issues Sci. Technol. Libr., 36. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www.istl.org/02-fall/article2.html.
Solla, L. (2001, Fall). Conference Report: 222nd National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information, August 26 - 30, 2001. Issues Sci. Technol. Libr., 32. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/01-fall/conf4.html.
Solla, L. (2001, September). Oxygen: breath of discovery in RMC. Kaleidoscope, 10(2), 1-2.
Solla, L. (2001 Summer). Review: Oxygen. Issues Sci. Technol. Libr., 31. Retrieved May 24, 2004, from http://www.istl.org/01-summer/oxygen.html.
McCormick, C., & Solla, L. (1996). Phosphatidyl serine inhibits nitric oxide synthesis: A pretranslational event influenced by fatty acid composition. FASEB J., 10, 2535.
Rigtrup, K. M., McEwen, L. R., Said, H. M., & Ong, D. E. (1994). Retinyl ester hydrolytic activity associated with human intestinal brush-border membranes. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 60, 111-116.
Landis, W. J., Song, M. J., Leith, A., McEwen, L., & McEwen, B. F. (1993). Mineral and organic matrix interaction in normally calcifying tendon visualized in three dimensions by electron microscopic tomography and graphic image reconstruction. J. Struct. Biol., 110, 39-54.
Landis, W. J., Song, M. J., Leith, A., McEwen, L., & McEwen, B. F. (1993). Mineral and organic matrix interaction in normally calcifying tendon visualized in three dimensions by electron microscopic tomography and graphic image reconstruction. Trans. Combined Meet. Orthapaedic Res. Soc. (USA, Japan, Canada), 1, 16.
Goodman, A., Martin, D., Klein, C., Peele, M., Cruse, N., McEwen, L., Saeed, A., & Robinson, B. (1992). Cluster bands, Wilson bands, and pit patches: histological and population. J. Paleopath., 2, 115-127.
Landis, W. J., Song, M. J., Leith, A., McEwen, L., & McEwen, B. F. (1990). Spatial relations between collagen and mineral in calcifying tendon determined by high voltage electron microscopy and tomographic 3-D reconstruction. J. Cell Biol., 111, 24a.
Ellisman, M., Lindsey, J., Carragher, B., Kiyonaga, S., McEwen, L., & McEwen, B. (1990). Three-dimensional tomographic reconstructions of components of the Golgi apparatus imaged by selective staining and high voltage electron microscopy. J. Cell Biol., 111, 199a.
editor of
- “Check Out! The News from ASTech Libraries,” Cornell University Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2005-2007
- “EMPSL Standard,” Cornell University Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1999-2004
- “Literature of Chemistry: Recommended Titles for Undergraduate Library Collections,” by J. Douville. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, Division of the American Library Association, 2004 (reviewer)
presentations
- Invited Participant, “AMERICAS Conference,” Chemical Abstracts Service, American Chemical Society, Columbus, OH, October 2008. , invited participant 2008
- Invited Participant, “New Models for Scholarly Communication in Chemistry,” workshop, Cornell University & the National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, October 2008. , invited participant 2008
- “Adult Panel Discussion,” Expanding Your Horizons, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 2008., presenter 2008
- “Riding the rising tide of research data: A university library considers its role,” 236th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2008. Co-authored with G. Steinhart., co-author 2008
- “VIVO: Connecting the disciplines at Cornell,” 235th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 2008. , presenter 2008
- “An overview of energy programming in the CINF Division,” 233th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL, March 2007. Co-authored with B. Town., co-author 2007
- “What Chemists Need to Know about Copyright,” poster, 62nd Northwest Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Boise, ID, June 2007. Presented by N. R. Natale, co-authored with W. Leong, K. P. Gable, G. Baysinger, S. S. Zimmerman, E. S. Slater., poster 2007
- “Enhancing the association through mentorship,” 231th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, March 2006., presenter 2006
- “Instruction Construction: Structuring Multi-session Classes,” panel with D. Lamb-Deans, I. Martinez, T. Mills, Professional Development Week, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY May 2006., panelist 2006
- Invited Participant, “Are Chemical Journals Too Expensive and Inaccessible?: A Workshop of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable,” National Research Council, National Academies, Washington, DC, October 2004. Report (2005), National Academies Press, retrieved October 15, 2008 from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309095905., invited participant 2004
- “Chemists on-line: Analysis of usage statistics and referral URLs of ACS electronic journals,” 228th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004. Co-authored with P. M. Davis., co-author 2004
- “EMPSL Outreach: A Mosaic of Activities,” with Jill Powell, IRPC Retreat on Outreach, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, , presenter 2004
- “Information literacy for the physical scientist,” poster, 228th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA, August 2004., poster 2004
- “2003 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship Presentation,” Northeast Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 2003., presenter 2003
- “Instruction Challenges: from 50 Minutes to 14 Lectures,” with Jill Powell, Professional Development Week, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY May 2003, presenter 2003
- “Brief History of the Cornell Section of the American Chemical Society,” Centenary Symposium, Cornell Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Ithaca, NY, October 2002., presenter 2002
- “Brief History of the Cornell Section of the American Chemical Society,” Centenary Symposium, Cornell Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Ithaca, NY, October 2002., presenter 2002
- “Building digital archives for scientific information,” 224th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 2002., presenter 2002
- “Information Literacy for the Physical Scientist, Chem 602,” poster, Cornell University Library Showcase, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, May 2001., poster 2001
- “Live Online! Scientific digital information projects at Cornell University,” 4th National Chemical Information Symposium, American Chemical Society, Waterville, ME, June 2001., presenter 2001
- “Marketing client databases: Opportunities for networking and instruction,” Professional Development Week, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY, June 2001., presenter 2001
- “Marketing client databases: Opportunities for networking and instruction,” 220th National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, August 2000., presenter 2000
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Teaching
teaching overview
- Information literacy for physical sciences, materials sciences and chemistry students, faculty and researchers
teaching activities
- : “Electronic Libraries,” 222nd National Meeting, American Chemical Society, Chicago, IL
- Chemistry Teaching Assistance Training Program
- Cornell Center for Materials Research Institute for Chemistry Teachers
- “Beilstein Crossfire 2000,” Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- “Business Writing,” LTO Workshop, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY
- “CINF Technical Program,” 236th National Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “Information Obstacle Course: Successfully Incorporating Chemical Information Into Your Curriculum,” 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
- “Instruction Construction: Structuring Multi-session Classes,” Professional Development Week, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY
- “Library Watch: New Hot Areas in Chemistry,” 232th National Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “NEW web version of SciFinder,” Cornell University Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- “New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva,” Cornell University Library, Geneva, NY
- “Scholarly publishing: Initiatives and electronic publishing,” 228th National Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “SciFinder Scholar,” Geneva Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY,
- “Science Reference and Instruction Retreat,” Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY
- “Sustainable Resources: Science and Information Sources,” 233th National Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “Teaching Chemical Information: Tips and Techniques,” Southeastern Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “Teaching Students About Copyright and Plagiarism,” 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
- “The Future of Scholarly Communication,” 34th Northeast Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society
- “Weill Cornell Medical Library,” Cornell University Library, New York City, NY
- “What Chemists Need to Know about Intellectual Property,” 230th National Meeting, American Chemical Society
recent courses taught
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Additional instruction sessions for various courses, department and research group meetings
Cornell University, Ithaca NY,
Years: 1999-
Service
outreach overview
- Provides specialized information resources and services supporting chemistry and science & technology studies.
service to the profession
- American Chemical Society member 1999 -
- American Library Association member 1997 -
- Special Libraries Association member 2005
outreach and community service
- CuLLR: Currated List of Library Resources member 2011 -
- Physical Sciences Library Web Presence member 2011 -
- Project arXiv sustainability member 2011 -
- Virtual Library Services: Strategic Objective V.3 member 2011 -
- Electronic Resources Librarian Search Committee member 2007 -
- Information Competency Initiative Member 2007 -
- Review Board for Promotion to Associate Librarian Member 2007 -
- Data Working Group member 2006 -
- Physical Sciences Library Faculty Advisory Committee chair 2006 -
- Collection Development Executive Committee member 2003 -
- Internal Grant Instruction Team member 2003 -
- Science Team Chair 2003 -
- Life Science Initiative Working Group member 2002 -
- Instruction Committee member 2005 - 2006
- Resource Discovery Systems Working Group member 2005 - 2006
- Priority Implementation Team: Information Fluency member 2004 - 2006
- Task Force on Enhancing Journal Access to the New Life member 2004 - 2005
- Journal Abbreviations Task Force member 2003 - 2004
- Bioinformatics Librarian Search Committee member 2003
- ACRL Award Celebration Committee member 2002
- eJournal Users Assessment Task Force chair 2002
- Distributed Learning Advisory Committee member 2001 - 2002
- Economic Status Committee member 2001 - 2002
- StaffWeb Task Force member 2001
- Alumni Access Task Force member 2000 - 2001
- Economic Status Committee co-chair 2000 - 2001
- Library Fellowship Task Force member 2000 - 2001
- Documentation Committee member 1999 - 2001
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Background
education and training
- M.L.S., Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 1999
- M.S. in Nutritional Biochemistry, Ithaca, NY 1997
- B.A. in Nutrition, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 1993