Curriculum Vitae
Kevin Read MLIS, MAS
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Kevin Read
577 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8085
Email: [email protected]
Academic Appointments
20142013-14
2011-12
2010-12
2010-12
Knowledge Management Librarian, NYU School of Medicine
Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine via NYU School of
Medicine
(Student) Reference and Instructional Biomedical Librarian, University of
British Columbia
(Student) Reference and Instructional Science and Engineering Librarian,
University of British Columbia
Graduate Research Assistant, School of Library, Archives and Information
Studies, University of British Columbia
Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments
2012-13
2012
2011-12
2011
Associate Fellow, National Library of Medicine
Embedded Librarian, Developmental Centre for Child Health, British
Columbia Women and Children’s Hospital
Instructional and Technological Design Librarian, College of Physicians
and Surgeons of British Columbia
Project Consultant, University of British Columbia Centre for Health Care
Management
Teaching Experience
2016201520142014-15
BMSC-GA 4473: Fundamental Research Skills and Tools, Sackler
Institute, NYU School of Medicine
LIBR 559S: Biomedical Research Data Management for Information
Professionals, iSchool, University of British Columbia
Continuing Education, Perspectives in Research Data Management,
Medical Library Association Annual Conference
Continuing Education, Perspectives in Research Data Management: A
Workshop, Medical Library Association Annual Conference
Grants Received
Agency
Title
NIH
Preparing Medical Librarians to
Understand and Teach Research Data
Role
PI
Type & #
R25 LM-12283
Period
9/158/17
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Kevin Read MLIS, MAS
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Management
Multicultural Community Dementia
Screening (supplement)
Synaptic Basis of Perceptual Learning in
Primary Auditory Cortex (supplement)
NIH
NIH
Education
Year
2012
Degree
MLIS
2012
2008
MAS
BA (Hon.)
KP
3 R01 AG-040211-04S1
KP
3 R01 DC-012557-02S1
Field
Library and
Information Science
Archival Science
History in Art
3/111/14
2/121/14
Institution
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
Research Fellowships
2012-14
Associate Fellowship, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of
Health
Awards and Honors
2016
2013
2013
2012
2011
Association of Academic Health Sciences Librarians (AAHSL) Data
Scholarship
Special Achievement Award: Development of web resources for the NIH
Big Data to Knowledge Initiative, National Institutes of Health
C. William Frasier Prize for Excellence in Health Sciences Librarianship,
University of British Columbia
Associate Fellowship, National Library of Medicine
Archival Diplomatics Top Scholar, University of British Columbia
Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies
201620162016
20162015-16
2015201120112012-14
2011-13
2010-12
Journal of the Medical Library Association Editor Search Committee
Journal of the Medical Library Association Peer Reviewer
NYU Data Repository Service for Research Policy Working Group
NLM Informationist Working Group
Program Committee MAC/NYNJ/Phil Annual Conference
NIH BioCADDIE Metadata Specifications Working Group 3
Medical Library Association
Canadian Health Libraries Association
NIH Big Data to Knowledge Data Catalog Working Group
Medical Library Association, Mid-Atlantic Chapter
GRAND Research Project Key Personnel
Invited Seminars and Lectures
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2016
Read, KB, Larson, C, Young, SY, Yacobucci, K, Paul, S, Gillespie, C,
Surkis, A. Preparing medical librarians to understand and teach research
data management. Presented at the Medical Library Association TriChapter Conference. 2016 Sept 27; Philadelphia, PA.
2016
Surkis A, Larson, C, Young, SY, Yacobucci, K, Paul, S, Gillespie, C, Read
KB. Extending the BD2K training initiative to biomedical librarians.
Presented at the SciDataCon2016 Conference. 2016 Sept 12; Denver, CO.
2016
Read KB, Lamb I, LaPolla F, Larson C, Surkis A. Fork this: Encouraging
data discovery and federated searching via an institutional data catalog.
Presented at the SciDataCon2016 Conference. 2016 Sept 12; Denver, CO.
2016
Read KB, Lapolla F, Surkis A. Improving data collection, quality,
workflow and sharing: Data Management Support for a multicultural
dementia screening study. Presented at the Mosaic, Medical Library
Association Annual Conference. 2016 May 16; Toronto, ON.
2016
Read KB, bioCADDIE WG3. Developing metadata for the NIH data
discovery index: One librarian’s experience working with the NIH
bioCADDIE initiative. Presented at the Mosaic, Medical Library
Association Annual Conference. 2016 May 16; Toronto, ON.
2016
Steeves V, Gordon AS, Read KB. Collaborating to create a culture of data
stewardship. Presented at Research Data, Access, and Preservation
Summit. 2016 May 5; Atlanta GA.
2016
Steeves V, Gordon AS, Read KB. Bridging the gap: Improving data
services through cross-campus collaboration. Presented at eScience
Symposium. 2016 Apr 6; Worcester, MA. Available from:
http://escholarship.umassmed.edu/escience_symposium/2016/posters/2/
2016
Read K. Buyer beware: Reviewing researchers with active grant funding to
identify informationist projects. Presented at National Library of Medicine
Informationist Meeting. 2016 Mar 2; Bethesda, MD.
2015
Read K, Federer L, Roy S. Big data, big opportunities: Libraries as
activists in the National Institutes of Health Big Data to Knowledge
Initiative. Presented at Librarians Without Limits, Medical Library
Association Annual Conference. 2015 May 18; Austin, TX.
2015
Surkis A, Read K, Larson C, Lamb I. Developing a workflow to facilitate
data sharing in a neuroscience lab. Presented at Librarians Without Limits,
Medical Library Association Annual Conference. 2015 May 18; Austin,
TX.
2015
Read K, Surkis A, Lamb I, et al. Building a data catalog: Promoting data
reuse and collaboration at an academic medical center. Presented at
Librarians Without Limits, Medical Library Association Annual
Conference. 2015 May 18; Austin, TX.
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2015
Read K, Federer L, Wirz, J. The diversity of data management: Practical
approaches for health sciences librarianship (webcast). Medical Library
Association Annual Webcast. 2015 Apr 22.
2015
Read K. BioCADDIE use cases workshop. National Institutes of Health.
2015 Mar 9; San Diego, CA.
2015
Read K, Surkis A, Lamb I, Athens J, Chin S, Xu J, Rambo N. Promoting
data reuse and collaboration at an academic medical center. Presented at
International Data Curation Conference. 2015 Feb; London, UK.
2014
Read K, Surkis A. Building a data catalog: Promoting data reuse and
collaboration at an academic medical center. Presented at BioCADDIE
Webinar. UCSD: 2014 Nov 13; San Diego, CA. Available from:
https://biocaddie.org/events/webinars/building-data-catalog-promotingdata-reuse-and-collaboration-academic-medical-center
2014
Read K. A tale of two data catalogs. Presented at Building our Information
Future, Medical Library Association Annual Conference. 2014 May 18;
Chicago, IL.
2014
Read K. Starting the data conversation: Using interviews to inform data
services at the NYU Health Sciences Library. Presented at Scaling New
Heights Together, Canadian Health Libraries Association; 2014 June 19;
Montreal, QC.
2014
Read K. Starting the data conversation: Using interviews to inform data
services at the NYU Health Sciences Library. Presented at the National
Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship Colloquium. National Library of
Medicine: 2014 Jun 3; Bethesda, MD.
2013
Read K. Building an NIH data catalog: bit by bit. Presented at National
Library of Medicine Board of Regents Meeting. National Library of
Medicine: 2013 Sep 11; Bethesda, MD.
2012
Sheehan J, Read K. Developing an inventory of NIH data sharing policies
and repositories: A contribution to the NIH-wide Big Data discussion.
Presented at the trans-NIH Biomedical Informatics Coordinating (BMIC)
Committee meeting: 2012 Dec 5; Bethesda, MD.
2011
Barsky E, Giustini D, Read K. Refworks, Zotero and Mendeley: A threeway comparison of tools. Presented at the University of British Columbia;
2011 Aug 15-16; Vancouver, BC.
2011
Berzowska J, Read K, Freund L. Emerging genres in online news.
Presented at the 2011 GRAND conference; 2011 May 12-14; Vancouver,
BC.
2011
Freund L, Berzowska J, Lee J, Read K, Schiller H. Digging into digg:
Genres of online news. Presented at the iConference; 2011 Feb 8-11;
Seattle, WA; ACM. p. 674-675.
Other
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Data Management for Librarians Mendeley Group
Bibliography
Read KB, LaPolla FWZ, Tolea M, Galvin J, Surkis A. Improving data collection, documentation
and workflow in a dementia screening study. JMLA. 2016 (in press).
Femia R, Wilkins C, Rodriguez D, Read KB, Gavin N, Caspers C, Jamin C. Cost savings and
palliative care referrals from the emergency department. Physician Leadership Journal. 2016
Sep;3(5):8-11.
Wightman RS, Read KB, Hoffman RS. Evidence-Based Management Of Caustic Exposures In
The Emergency Department. Emergency medicine practice. 2016 18(5):1-20.
Read KB. The Accidental Data Scientist [book review]. JCHLA/JABSC. 2016;37(1):24-25. doi:
10.5596/c16-005
Surkis A, Read KB. Data management in health and life science libraries. 1st ed. Vo1. 3, Data
management in practice. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; c2016. Chapter 5, Building
data management services at an academic medical center: An entrepreneurial approach.
Read KB, Sheehan JR, Huerta MF, Knecht LS, Mork JG, Humphreys BL, et al. Sizing the
problem of improving discovery and access to NIH-funded data: A preliminary study. PLoS ONE.
2015; 10(7): e0132735. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132735.
Surkis A, Read K, Lamb I, Athens J, Nicholson J, Chin S, Xu J, Hanson K, Larson C. Building a
data catalog: Promoting data reuse and collaboration at an academic medical center. JMLA
Virtual Projects 2015;103(4): 222-231. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.103.4.015
Read KB, Surkis A, Larson C, et al. Starting the data conversation: informing data services at an
academic health sciences library. JMLA. 2015;103(3):131-135. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.103.3.005.
Surkis A, Read K. Research data management. JMLA. 2015;103(3):154-156. doi:10.3163/15365050.103.3.011.
Read K, Surkis A, Lamb I, Athens J, Chin S, Xu J, Rambo N. Promoting data reuse and
collaboration at an academic medical center. IJDC. 2015;10(1): 260-267.
Read K. Common metadata elements for cataloging biomedical datasets. Figshare. 2015. doi:
10.6084/m9.figshare.1496573.
Read K, McDonald G, Mackay B, Barsky E. A commitment to First Nations data governance: A
primer for health librarians. JCHLA/JASBC. 2014; 35(1).
Hanson K, Read K, Surkis A. How to avoid a data management nightmare. YouTube. 2014 Mar.
Read K, Creamer A, Kafel D, Vander Hart R, Martin E. Building an escience thesaurus for
librarians: A collaboration between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England
Region and an Associate Fellow at the National Library of Medicine. JESLIB. 2013:2(2).
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Read K, Giustini D. Social media for health care managers (HCMs): Creating a workshop in
collaboration with the UBC Centre for Health Care Management. JCHLA/JABSC. 2011;32(3):
157-163.
Barsky E, Read K. Teaching matters: Increasing library visibility through integrated classroom
instruction. Partnership: CJLIPR. 2011;6(1).
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