Carlita Anglin

My research interests are shaped by observing how colleagues in academic medicine interface with information and information systems.  I am interested in developing partnerships and approaches that accelerate individuals’ usability and efficiency in working with academic information tools. Because I work closely with the Departments of Nursing (nurses new to practice, nurse leaders, nurses pursuing doctorate education, and nurses engaging in research and scholarship throughout our health system), my focus is contextualized to the nursing experience.   A secondary interest of mine taps a lifelong interest I have in the visual arts.  Starting in 2007 I have worked with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Access Department to bring visual arts programming to NYU Langone Health.  I am interested in how museum educators engage healthcare professionals with the visual arts.  Throughout years of observing encounters with the visual arts, I remain humbled and curious about how the arts activate scientific inquiry, creative thinking, problem solving, and our shared humanity.  I have learned through these experiences that we can hone our observation skills by looking longer and by looking with others.   In my role at the NYU Health Sciences Library as Associate Curator and Lead, Programming and Clinical Support, I provide expert searching support and I look for opportunities for the Library to bring engaging experiences that amplify the curiosity of our community.