Karen Alcorn

Karen Alcorn, MLS

Reference and Instruction Librarian; Associate Professor

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School

School of Arts and Sciences

Department

Library and Learning Resources

Office Location

211B

Worcester

About

Karen Alcorn has been a Reference and Instruction Librarian at MCPHS Worcester since 2011. She spent the first 20 years of her career as a chemical technologist, where she analyzed pharmaceutical products in Western New York. Karen graduated with her MLS from the University at Buffalo in 2006 and has been a member of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and the Association of Vision Science Librarians (AVSL) since 2011. Her most recent manuscript, "AACN Essentials: Librarians as Partners in Successful Implementation," was published in the Journal of Professional Nursing in 2022.

Education

  • 2006; Master of Library and Information Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • 2003;Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
  • 2001; Associate of Science in Liberal Arts, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
  • 1987; Associate of Applied Science in Laboratory Technology, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY

Research Interests

  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Health Information Literacy
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
  • Librarian/Faculty Collaboration; and Embedded Librarianship.

Featured Affiliations

Medical Library Association

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Association of Vision Science Librarians, Secretary

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Massachusetts Health Science Libraries Network, former Treasurer

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Education

  • 2006; Master of Library and Information Studies, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • 2003;Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY
  • 2001; Associate of Science in Liberal Arts, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY
  • 1987; Associate of Applied Science in Laboratory Technology, Niagara County Community College, Sanborn, NY

Research Interests

  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Health Information Literacy
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
  • Librarian/Faculty Collaboration; and Embedded Librarianship.

Publications

Awards and Honors