Margaret Henderson

Librarianmargaret.henderson@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0000-0001-6578-1766

Research Relationships

Appointments

University Library , Librarian current

Twitter @mehlibrarian

Health Sciences and Research Data Librarian, Associate Librarian, 2017-Present
Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, US
Director, Research Data Management, 2013-2017
VCU Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US
Research and Education Librarian, 2007-2013
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, US
Director/Web Developer/Consultant, 1992-2006
Library & Archives, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, US

2016-2016
Research fellowship, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, Oxford, GB
Certificate in Biomedical Informatics, 2011-2012
School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, US
MLIS, 1984-1986
School of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CA

personal
Medical Library Association, Chicago, Illinois, US
Distinguished member, 2010-Present
Academy of Health Information Professionals, Chicago, US

Profile updated September 5, 2026.

Grants

All of Us Data Training Through SDSU Library

Margaret Henderson

Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2023 - 2024, USD 44,500.00

Big data Education Libraries San Diego State University

Training Health Sciences Students to Find Data for Local and Global Research and Service Projects

Margaret Henderson

U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2022 - 2023, USD 14,685.00

Information literacy Medical education Public health Research methods

Scholarship

Academic Publications

The San Diego Circuit: A partnership for social impact.

Margaret Henderson; Sarah Tribelhorn

Case Exemplars of How Academic Libraries Promote Sustainable Communities., 2026, book chapter

Community development Education Misinformation Sustainability Sustainable development

Assessing Grief in Cancer Care: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Using Psychometric Instruments

Rebecca Mattson; Margaret Henderson; Savitri Singh Carlson

Healthcare, 2025, journal article

Cancer Grief Psychometrics Systematic reviews (Medical research)

Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members.

Margaret Henderson

Journal of the Medical Library Association : Jmla, 2022, journal article

Associations, institutions, etc. Medical libraries Medical Library Association

The Medical Library Association Data Services Competency: a framework for data science and open science skills development

Federer, L.; Lisa Federer; Erin Diane Foster; Foster, E.D.; Ann Glusker; Glusker, A.; Margaret Henderson; et al.

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2020, journal article

Data services librarians Information literacy Medical libraries Medical Library Association

Why You Need Soft and Non-Technical Skills for Successful Data Librarianship

Margaret Henderson

Journal of Escience Librarianship, 2020, journal article

Information technology Library science Soft skills

NCBI’s Virus Discovery Hackathon: Engaging Research Communities to Identify Cloud Infrastructure Requirements

Ryan Connor; Rodney Brister; Jan P. Buchmann; Ward Deboutte; Rob Edwards; Joan Martí-Carreras; Mike Tisza; Vadim Zalunin; Juan Andrade-Martínez; Adrian Cantu; Michael D’Amour; Alexandre Efremov; Lydia Fleischmann; Laura Forero-Junco; Sanzhima Garmaeva; Melissa Giluso; Cody Glickman; Margaret Henderson; et al.

Genes, 2019, journal article

Bioinformatics Cloud computing Hackathons

How are we Measuring Up? Evaluating Research Data Services in Academic Libraries.

Margaret Henderson

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication., 2018, journal article

Academic libraries Education, Higher Information services

Collaborating to Increase the Evidence Base in Library and Information Practice

Margaret Henderson

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017, journal article

Academic libraries Information services Library research Library science

Clinical outcomes of HIV care delivery models in the US: a systematic review.

Kimmel, A.D.; Kimmel, April D; Martin, E.G.; Martin, Erika G; Galadima, H.; Galadima, Hadiza; Bono, R.S.; Bono, Rose S; Tehrani, A.B.; Tehrani, Ali Bonakdar; Cyrus, J.W.; Cyrus, John W; Margaret Henderson; et al.

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 2016, journal article

HIV (Viruses) Public health Systematic reviews (Medical research)

Data Management:A Practical Guide for Librarians

Margaret Henderson

2016, book

Digital libraries Knowledge management Library science

Starting a Research Data Management Program Based in a University Library

Margaret Henderson; Knott, T.L.; Knott, Teresa L.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2015, journal article

Academic libraries Data curation Digital libraries Information storage and retrieval systems

Profiles in Science for Science Librarians: John Bennett Fenn

Brady, K.; Brady, Kimberly; Brown, R.; Brown, Roy; Johnson, E.; Johnson, Emily; Jones, S.; Jones, Shannon; Margaret Henderson; et al.