Jana Bradley

Professor and Director

E-mail: janabrad@email.arizona.edu
Phone: 520-621-3565
Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD, University of Illinois, Library and Information Science
MLS, University of California, Los Angeles, Library Service
MA, University of Pennsylvania, English Literature
BA, Bryn Mawr College, English Literature

Biography

Jana Bradley has worked for more than 35 years in the library and information field, in a range of different positions. For the first half of her career, she was a practicing librarian, holding positions in public, academic and health sciences libraries. Before coming to The University of Arizona, she has held faculty appointments at the University of Illinois, Indiana University and Syracuse University, combined with administrative positions at Indiana University and Syracuse University. She has held a 2-year fellowship in informatics at the National Library of Medicine and is a past president and fellow of the Medical Library Association.

Teaching Areas

Foundations of Library and Information Science
Management of Libraries and Information-Based Organizations
Health Information and Informatics
Librarians in the 21st Century

Research Areas

Changing roles of librarians
Access to gray literature in public health
Early English women printers

Selected Publications

"Distance Learning, Technology and Teamwork," in Using Teams in the Classroom: A Faculty Guide, by Ruth Stein and Sandra Hurd, Anker Publishing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000, pp 98-101.

“Rethinking Document Structure in a Global Hypertext Environment” Jana Bradley and Geoff McKim, Proceedings, Socioeconomic Dimensions of Electronic Publishing, Santa Barbara, CA, April 23-25, 1998. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the IEEE Foundation. pp 51-58.

“Using Networking Technologies for Collaborative Learning” in Collaborative Learning and Teaching in the Arts, Sciences and Professional Schools. Ed. Sharon J Hamilton. 2nd edition. Center for Teaching and Learning, IUPUI, 1997. P 292-310.

Improving Written Communication in Libraries, Jana Bradley and Larry Bradley. American Library Association, 1988.

Hospital Library Management, editor. Medical Library Association, 1983.