Dean of University Libraries
James White Library
EDUCATION:
M.A., History,
M.L., Master of Librarianship,
B.S., Geography,
EXPERIENCE:
July 2001-
Jul 1, 2003 - Dean of University
Libraries and Associate Professor,
Library Science
July 2001-Jun 2003 Head,
Patron Services & Collection s Librarian; Assoc Prof, Lib Sci
July 1986-Jun
2001 Library Director and Assistant
Professor, Family and Community Medicine,
1981-1986. Library
Director,
1980-1981. Acting Associate Director, La Sierra Campus, Loma
Linda University, Riverside, CA, Associate Professor in Library Science
1972-1980, Loma Linda Campus,
1977-1980. Chairperson,
Department of Periodicals, Associate Professor in Library Science,
History of Medicine Librarian.
Dec 1976-Nov 1977. Extramural
Services Librarian, Assistant Professor in Library Science.
1972-1975. Medical Reference Librarian
Assistant Professor in Library Science.
1972-1976.
American Osteopathic
Association/American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, “Osteopathic Research Database Agreement,” project director,
$88,973.44, 07/01/97-06/30/02.
National Library of
Medicine, “Individual Library Outreach Project, “ project director, $25,000, 09/28//90-08/31/91; extended to
02/28/92.
National Library of
Medicine, “National Preservation Program for the Biomedical Literature,”
project director, $13,237,
09/28/90-08/31/91.
Missouri State Library, “Consumer
Health Information Project,” co-author, LSCA Title I, $140,000, 07/01/90-06/30/91.
National Osteopathic
Foundation, “Microfilm Preservation of the Osteopathic Literature,” project
director, 1988-90, $10,303.
U.S. Department of Education
Title III Strengthening Grant, “Library Automation at
Refereed
Journal Articles
Onsager, LW and GV Summers,
“Fees for Information Services to Hospitals: A
Full-text: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=199528
Cited: Burrows, S. and A. LaRocca, “Fees for
Automated Reference Services in Academic Health
Sciences
Libraries No Free Lunches,” Medical Reference Services Quarterly, v. 2 (Summer
1983):1-15.
Professional
Journal/Periodical Articles (not refereed)
*Onsager, LW, “Bookmarklets,” ASDAL Action, v. 24, No. 3 (Spring 2005), p. 9.
Onsager, LW, “Random Surfing,” ASDAL Action, v. 22, No. 2 (Winter 2003): p. 11; v. 22, No. 3
(Spring
2003), p. 10; v. 23, No. 1 (Fall
2003), p. 22.
Onsager, LW, “Random Surfing,” ASDAL Action, v. 22
(Fall 2002), p. 7.
Onsager, LW, “Invandring
fraa Suldal til
Michael, M., Onsager, LW,
and Prosser, M., “Libraries Provide Consumer Health Information in
Cited by: Pifalo, V., “The Evolution of Rural
Outreach from Package Library to Grateful Med:
Introduction
to the symposium.” Bull Med Libr Assoc,
2000 October, 88(4):339-345.
Onsager, LW, “David McBride
and the Mauston Star,”
Onsager, LW, “Medical
Library Profile: The A. T. Still Memorial Library,” Northeast Missouri Rural
Onsager, LW, “School
Profile:
Prosser, M and Onsager, LW,
“Automating the Small Public Library: Database Creation and
Cited
by: Technical and Access Services Bibliography #10, Center for the Study of
Rural
Librarianship,
Department of Library Science,
http://eagle.clarion.edu/~grads/csrl/bib10.htm.
Onsager, LW, “Library
Expansion at the
Onsager, LW and GA Walter,
“The A. T. Still Memorial Library,
Onsager, LW and S Job,
“Access and Training for Online Catalog Users at
Onsager, LW, “Pilgrims in a
Strange Land: the
Indexed in: Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
Job, S and LW Onsager,
“Competencies for Librarians in an Automated Environment: The Union College Experience,” IN Krzywkowski, Valerie I.,
editor. Competencies for Librarians,
Indexed
in: ERIC (ED262827)
Onsager, LW, “J. N.
Anderson’s China Diary.” The Cord, The
(Spring 1984): 22-24.
Indexed in: Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
Onsager, LW, “Plans Unveiled
for Ella Johnson Crandall Memorial Library,” The Cord, The Union College
Alumni Magazine, XLX (Fall 1983): 2.3.
Dunn, K and LW Onsager,
“Will Computers Revolutionize College Libraries,” Journal of Adventist Education, 44(April-May 1982): 36-37+.
Indexed
in: Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index
Onsager, LW, “That Curious
Book ‘The Breath of Life’ by George Catlin,” International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 6(October 1980):
7-10.
Indexed
in: PubMed
Cited
by: Matthew, OP and Sant’Ambrogio, G., Respiratory
Function of the Upper Airway, New
York,
Marcel Dekker, 1988, pp. 28, 623.
Onsager, LW, “Bibliography
of Recommended Lists of Books and Journals for Health Sciences Libraries,” Bull
Med Lib Assn, 66(July 1978): 338-9.
Indexed
in: PubMed
Full-text: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=199493
Cited by: Topper, JM, Bradley, J, Dudden, RF,
Epstein, BA, Lambremont, JA, & Putney, Jr., TR,
“JCAH
Accreditation and the hospital library: A Guide for Librarians.” Bull Med Libr Assoc, 1980
April,
68(2): 212-219.
Onsager, LW, “List of
Publications [of John Stedman Denslow, D.O.],” IN Selected Papers of John Stedman Denslow, D.O.,
Scholarly/Professional
Papers Read
Onsager, LW, “Googling
- Our Future?” A Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association
of
Seventh-day Adventist librarians, June18, 2003,
Full-text:
http://www.asdal.org/minutes/onsagergoogling.html
Onsager, LW, “Mining
the Internet for Adventist Resources,” A Paper Presented at the Annual
Conference
of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist librarians, June15, 2003, South
Onsager,
LW, “Uphill Battles: Challenges and Approaches for Technology Funds at
Independent
Institutions,” Facilitator,
Roundtable session, Higher Education Learning and eXchange (HELIX)
2001; Converging Technologies: Effective
Approaches in Distributed Learning, Tan-Tar-A
Resort,
Onsager, LW, “Meet the
Experts Roundtable: Grant Writing.”
Presenter and discussion moderator, Midcontinental
& Midwest Chapters/Medical Library Association, Saint Louis, Missouri, October 1, 1992.
Michael, M., Onsager, LW,
and Prosser, M., “Health Information Partners,” Information Transfer, panel no. 2, AHEC National Workshop,
Charleston, South Carolina, July 3-6, 1991.
Onsager, LW and S Job,
“Access and Training for Online Catalog Users at
Onsager, LW, “Course-related
Library Instruction-Earlham Style,” A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of SDA Librarians,
Keene, TX, June 20, 1984.
Onsager, LW, “Libraries and
Onsager, LW, A panel
presentation on “Integrated Library Instruction-Earlham Style,” Nebraska
Library Association,
Onsager, LW and GV Summers, “Biomedical Information Services for
Hospitals: The California Experience,”
A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association,
Poster
Presentations
*Onsager, LW, “
Conference of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist librarians, July
11-16, 2005,
College,
Onsager, LW and Esther Tyler, “Treasures
in Your Library,” A Poster Presented
at the Annual
Conference
of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist librarians, June16, 2003, South
Onsager, LW, Sanders, R,
an International
Osteopathic Literature Index,” Juried poster presentation, Midcontinental
Chapter Medical Library Association (MCMLA), Annual meeting,
Johnson, Lynn F., Ann Brooks, Craig Elam, Dohn Martin,
Lawrence Onsager and Robert Sanders. The
Development of an International Osteopathic Literature
Index. Poster presented at the 2000
Medical Library Association (MLA) Conference,
an International Osteopathic Literature Index,” Juried poster presentation, Eighth International Congress on Medical Librarianship, London, England, July 2-5, 2000.
Brooks, A, Carter, BR,
Research Literature Database,” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the South Central
Chapter/Medical Library Association,
Onsager, LW and X Chi,
“Compute Now: Facilitating Community-Based Medical Training,” Juried, Show Me! Electronic Demonstration Session,
Annual Meeting, Medical Library Association,
Onsager, LW and Essig, M., “
Onsager, LW, Prosser, M.,
and Michael, M., “Consumer Health Information Project,” Juried poster session, Medical Library Association,
Scientific/Scholarly
Abstracts
Elam, CS, Onsager, LW, “The Development of an International Osteopathic
Literature Index,” (Poster abstract www.icml.org/posters/post12/postre12.html),
Proceedings ot the Eighth International Congress on Medical Librarianship
Conference, Robert Kiley, editor, London, England, 2000; web version: http://www.icml.org/confproc/.
Brooks, A;
Abstracts: Indexing the
World’s Osteopathic Literature,” The
Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 100 (Sep 2000): 588
Indexed in: OSTMED; the
Osteopathic Literature Database
http://ostmed.hsc.unt.edu/ostmed/home.htm
Brooks, A, Carter, BR,
Conference Abstracts: Osteopathic Research Literature
Database,” The Journal of the American
Osteopathic
Association,
99 (Sep 1999): 489.
Cited by: Mason, T, and Lindsey, M., “1999
Bibliography of Publications,” Gibson D. Lewis
Health
Science Library, University of
2000,
p. 47, http://library.hsc.unt.edu/news/facbib/facbib1999.pdf.
Academic
Journals Edited
Onsager, LW, consulting
editor, Bibliography for the Control of
Anxiety, Fear and Pain in Dentistry, 2(Jan-Dec
1979).
Onsager, L.,
Library,
Onsager, L.,
*Onsager, LW, “Our Hadeland
Ancestors – Ole T. Olson (Ole Olson Tingelstad), From
Onsager, LW, From
Hadeland
The
story of Truls Erikson Western and Gudbjor Olsdatter Malkjaernseiet in
ancestors
and descendents.
Valley Press, 2003, 99 p.
Onsager,
LW, The
1850-1950, Berrien Springs,
* Press, 2001, 819 p., revised,
2005, web publication: http://home.no.net/sulsog/
Linked
to: 25 Internet sites.
Contributed to: Moe, Jon, Suldal Wisconsin,
Suldal Kommune,
contributors,
p. [200].
Onsager, LW, The
biographical study, 2000, web publication www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/SULDALCM.htm;
Onsager, LW, The Hickory Grove Congregation and the
Dauger (Duger) Hill/Hickory Grove Cemetery,
2000, web publication: www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/DaugerHillCemetary.htm.
Onsager, LW, The Norwegian ancestors, descendents, and
collateral relatives of Olga Bertine Knutson,
grandmother of
Oscar Martin Remington; the story of the movement of an extended family from
Onsager, LW, Frank
Provonsal, an Indian Trader and Ferryman in
web
publication: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/Provonsal.html
Onsager,
LW, The Ninneman Family of
1999, 8 p., www.rootsweb.com/~wijuneau/Ninneman.html
Onsager, LW, A History of the Peder Olsen Wold Family;
Ancestors, Descendants, and Related Families
in Laerdal Township, Sogn og Fjordane County,
Norway, Greenwood Township, Vernon County,
1998, 294 p..
Onsager, LW, A History of the Harry Porter and Mary
Elizabeth (Prosser) Galvin Family of Juneau County,
Wisconsin, Mauston, Wisconsin and Kirksville, Missouri: The Lemonweir
Valley Press, 1993.
Onsager, LW, Onsagerbraaten; The John Anderson Onsager
Family in
Onsager, LW, “The Removal of
the Winnebago Indians from
* Cited by: Clyde, E, Lassiter, LE, Dunham, GH, eds., Pow wow,
Onsager, LW, The
Onsager, LW, “
Onsager, LW, “New