SDSU Library: Directory

Professional History

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

Education

Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, 2016
Certificate in Biomedical Informatics, Oregon Health and Science University, 2012
MLIS, University of Western Ontario, 1986

Memberships

personal, —Present, Medical Library Association
Distinguished member, 2010—Present, Academy of Health Information Professionals

Grants

Training Health Sciences Students to Find Data for Local and Global Research and Service Projects, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2022-2023, 14,685 USD
All of Us Data Training Through SDSU Library , Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2023-2024, 44,500 USD

Publications

Journal Articles

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

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

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

Margaret Henderson

Journal of eScience Librarianship, 2020, journal article

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; Kevin Read; Read, K.; Shirley Zhao; Zhao, S.

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2020, journal article

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; Benjamin Kellman; David Kristensen; Carl Leubsdorf; Kyle Levi; Shane Levi; Suman Pakala; Vikas Peddu; Alise Ponsero; Eldred Ribeiro; Farrah Roy; Lindsay Rutter; Surya Saha; Migun Shakya; Ryan Shean; Matthew Miller; Benjamin Tully; Christopher Turkington; Ken Youens-Clark; Bert Vanmechelen; Ben Busby

Genes, 2019, journal article

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

Margaret Henderson

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

Collaborating to Increase the Evidence Base in Library and Information Practice

Margaret Henderson

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017, journal article

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; Freedberg, K.A.; Freedberg, Kenneth A; Krist, A.H.; Krist, Alexander H

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

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

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; Ladd, D.; Ladd, Dana; Lubker, I.; Lubker, Irene; McDaniel, J.; McDaniel, Jennifer

Science and Technology Libraries, 2012, journal article

Refocusing Reference Services Outside the Library Building: One Library's Experience

Lubker, I.M.; Lubker, Irene M.; Margaret Henderson; Canevari, C.S.; Canevari, Catharine S.; Wright, B.A.; Wright, Barbara A.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2010, journal article