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Nancy Terry

Informationist

Nancy Terry joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Library in 1995. At the NIH, Nancy supports the Program on Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology (PRAE) in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). She also supports the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and Evaluation (ASPE), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. She also serves as the Point of Contact for the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease.

Prior to joining the NIH, Nancy worked for 5 years as a biomedical reference and hospital liaison librarian at the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library at George Washington University, and for 10 years at the Washington Hospital Center Library as a clinical librarian.

Education:

  • MLS, Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
  • BS, Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  • BA, Library Science Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

What Can I Do For You

  • Comprehensive searching of published and gray literature including filtering and synthesis of search results for evidence-based patient care and public health, research, publications, presentations, systematic reviews and meta-analyses projects
  • End-user and group instruction on searching article databases [PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, others]
  • End-user and group instruction on bibliographic management tools [EndNote]
  • Cited reference searches
  • Manuscript support [editing and references support]

Conference Papers

  • Butera G, Livinski A A, Terry N, Cooper D.Lessons Learned: Creating a Systematic Review Service Model that Expands the Librarian’s Role.Paper presented at Special Library Association SLA 2022 Source Forward;2022;Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • Cooper ID, Livinski AA, Otterson B, Terry N, Wheeler T, White-Olson A.Assessing our value: this is our story.Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting;2013;Boston, MA.
  • Pilch SM, Ryan M, Sieving P, Smith K, Terry NL, White-Olson A.The role of librarians in evidence-based medicine, development of a class for researchers on best practices for conducting and reporting systematic reviews.Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting;2013;Boston, MA.
  • Terry NL.Overview of the literature search methodology.Paper presented at NIH Office of Disease Prevention, Evidence-based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS);2012;Bethesda, MD.
  • Rollins A, Livinski AA, Spitzer L, Terry N.What information did you need when you last deployed? discovering the information needs of disaster and emergency response professionals.Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting;2010;Washington, DC.

Conference Posters

  • Butera G, Livinski A A, Terry N H, Muir N L.Yes! You Do Really Need to Write and Register Your Review Protocol.Paper presented at Medical Library Association & Special Library Association 2023 Annual Conference;2023;Detroit, MI.
  • Lu YL, Belter CW, Charles L, Davis M, Livinski A, Terry N, Thompson H.The bibliometric services program at the nih library.Paper presented at NIH Research Festival;2016;Bethesda, MD.
  • Lu YL, Belter CW, Charles L, Davis M, Livinski A, Terry N, Thompson H.The bibliometric services program at the nih library.Paper presented at Bibliometrics and Research Assessment: a Symposium for Librarians and Information Professionals;2016;Bethesda, MD.
  • Spitzer L, Livinski AA, Rollins A, Terry N.Information disconnect: gray literature challenges experienced by disaster and emergency responders.Paper presented at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting;2010;Washington, D.C..

Journal Articles

  • Healy MW, Schexnayder B, Connell MT, Terry NL, DeCherney AH, Csokmay JM, Yauger BJ, Hill MJ.Intrauterine adhesion prevention after hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Am J Obstet Gynecol.2016;215(3):p. 267-75.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.05.001
  • Connell MT, Szatkowski JM, Terry NL, DeCherney AH, Propst AM, Hill MJ.Timing luteal support in assisted reproductive technology: a systematic review.Fertil Steril.2015;103(4):p. 939-46.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.125
  • Hill MJ, Whitcomb BW, Lewis TD, Wu M, Terry NL, DeCherney AH, Levens ED, Propst AM.Progesterone luteal support after ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Fertil Steril.2013;100(5):p. 1373-80.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.06.034