Personal Librarian Program

Alternate Librarian (Interim)
Email: reference@med.miami.edu
Academic Societies: 

• Adler-Everitt
• Asclepius
• Blackwell

John Reynolds, MLIS, AHIP
Email: jxr1327@miami.edu
Academic Societies: 

• Courvoisier
• Cushing
• Harvey

Alternate Librarian (Interim)
Email: reference@med.miami.edu
Academic Societies: 

• Hunter
• Imhotep 
• Laennec

Layal Hneiny, MLIS, MPH-HMP
Email: layal.hneiny@miami.edu
Academic Societies:

• Roentgen
• Schweitzer
• Virchow

Barbara M. Sorondo, PhD, MLIS
Email: bmsorondo@miami.edu​

• Alternate Personal Librarian

Erica Powell, MLIS
Email:  epowell@miami.edu

• Alternate Personal Librarian

The Personal Librarian Program matches students with a librarian based on your Academic Society. A Personal Librarian will serve as your point of contact for the Calder Library.

Your Personal Librarian will provide you with the following information throughout your stay at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

New resources and/or services in the Library including:

•    Databases, book collections, and other resources
•    Study areas, computer spots, and other services

Answer questions about Library services and related information such as:

•    Book checkouts and reserves, electronic resources, printing, study rooms, etc.
•    Finding articles, ordering materials through Interlibrary Loans, etc.
•    Remote and mobile access troubleshooting

Expert guidance on finding information for research projects:

•    Crafting effective research and/or clinical queries
•    Selecting and searching the appropriate databases to search for biomedical literature
•    Using citation management tools (EndNote, RefWorks, and/or  Zotero)

• Email: reference@miami.edu
• Phone: 305-243-6648
• Ask a Librarian: https://www.library.miami.edu/calder/ask-a-librarian.html

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