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Publications and Grants

Margaret Henderson

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

Appointments

  • 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 October 10, 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,
, Cited by 8
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, , Cited by 4
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,
, Cited by 21
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, , Cited by 4
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,
, Cited by 12
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,
, Cited by 31
HIV (Viruses) Public health Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Data Management:A Practical Guide for Librarians: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Margaret Henderson
2016, book, Cited by 2
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,
, Cited by 41
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.
Science and Technology Libraries, 2012, journal article,
Chemistry Library science Nobel Prize winners Science and technology libraries
Regenerative medicine.
Margaret Henderson
The Medical Library Association's Master Guide to Authoritative Information Resources in Health Sciences, 2011, book chapter
Bioengineering Biomedical engineering Regenerative medicine Tissue engineering
Refocusing reference services outside the library building: One library's experience
Lubker, I.M.; Lubker, Irene M.; Margaret Henderson; et al.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2010, journal article,
, Cited by 15
Libraries and community Library outreach programs Public libraries Reference services (Libraries)

Academic Conferences

Helping communities find good information: A public and academic libraries collaboration
Margaret Henderson; Amanda Kalish; Tricia Lantzy; Sarah Tribelhorn
Csu Libraries Conference: Collaboration. Stronger Together, June 3, 2025., 2025, conference presentation
Academic libraries Collaborationists Information literacy Public libraries

Creative Works

Training Health Sciences Students to Find Data for Local and Global Research and Service Projects
Margaret Henderson
Open Science Framework, 2023, online resource

Data and Process

Collaborating to Improve Collaboration: Informationist Team Support for an Interdisciplinary Research Group.
Margaret Henderson
Figshare, 2015, data set

Other

Digital mind-body interventions to improve mental well-being in pregnant racial and ethnic minority women: A systematic review.
Margaret Henderson; Jeni Green; Destiny Akins; Michelle Liu
Prospero, 2024, other
Hackathon Support
Margaret Henderson
Open Science Framework, 2018, other
Webinar: Dealing with Data in a New Era of Research Data Management
Digital Science; Kristin Briney; Margaret Henderson; Mariette Van Selm
Figshare, 2016, other