Deborah Divis, MLIS
Research & Instruction Librarian – Health Sciences
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Deborah Divis, MLIS
Research & Instruction Librarian – Health Sciences
Biography:
Deborah Divis earned her Master of Library and Information Sciences from San Jose State University in 2011. Prior to that she completed the Bachelor of Information and Library Services degree from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2009.
Prior to joining Creighton University, she worked at Nebraska Methodist College where she served all campus programs, as well as the Nebraska Methodist Health System as the Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian, subsequently named the Reference and Resource Librarian. She has also worked in other academic libraries at UNMC and Northeast Lakeview College in Universal City, Texas. Ms. Divis began her library career as an intern at the Sarita East Kenedy Law Library at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, followed by heading the Pope John Paul II Library at The Atonement Academy College Preparatory School in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to her Librarian position, she was appointed as Technology Applications Faculty for the Distinguished Diploma Track as well as appointed to the Archdiocese of San Antonio Department of Catholic Schools Technology Integration Committee.
She is a member of the Medical Library Association, Academy of Health Information Professionals – Distinguished Level, Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association, American Library Association, Nebraska Library Association, and ICON Library Consortium where she served on its Executive Board from 2018-2020 (Senior Member, 2020). She also actively serves within the American Association Colleges of Pharmacy as well as participates in American Association of Medical Colleges initiatives.
Education
- Master of Library and Information Sciences from San Jose State University in 2011
- Bachelor of Information and Library Services from the University of Maine at Augusta in 2009
Publications:
Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) Editorial Board, 2023-2026
JMLA peer-reviewer
American Journal of Pharmacy Education (AJPE) peer-reviewer
Divis, D. [Contributor] (2023a). Pharmaceutics. In J. Guy (Ed.) AACP Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education (Summer ed., B.3.0). American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. AACP Connect, Drug Information and Library Science Section. https://connect.aacp.org/viewdocument/aacp-basic-resources-for-pharmacy-e-12
Divis, D. [Contributor] (2023b). Biopharmaceuticals and Pharmacokinetics. In J. Guy (Ed.) AACP Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education (Summer ed., B.3.A.). American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. AACP Connect, Drug Information and Library Science Section. https://connect.aacp.org/viewdocument/aacp-basic-resources-for-pharmacy-e-12
Divis, D. (2016, October 7). Wellness spotlight. McGoogan News. https://blog.unmc.edu/ library/2016/10/07/wellness-spotlight-and-library-history-exhibition/
Divis, D. (2013, August 3). No! Really! Learning about citations will be fun! libraryfunstruction. https://libraryfunstruction.wordpress.com/author/ libraryfunstruction/
Doody's Core Titles™ 2025. (2025). United States: Doody Enterprises, Incorporated. Librarian Selector for Pharmacology.
Doody's Core Titles™ 2024. (2024). United States: Doody Enterprises, Incorporated. Librarian Selector for Pharmacology.
Doody's Core Titles™ 2023. (2023). United States: Doody Enterprises, Incorporated. Librarian Selector for Pharmacology.
Presentations:
“Published Works: In Search of the Truth,” Deborah Divis, Creighton University Center for Faculty Excellence, online, September 15, 2023
“A Guided Journal Club: Retrospective Cohort Studies,” Deborah Divis and Kristen Gerjevic, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Omaha, Nebraska, 19 July 2023
“Breaking Student Assignment Topic Ruts,” Deborah Divis, Creighton University Center for Faculty Excellence, online, April 28, 2023
“Controlled Digital Lending During Global COVID-19 and Beyond,” Xuan (Lily) Pang and Peggy Glatthaar; Deborah Divis, moderator, OCLC RSC 22, online, June 21, 2022
“Citation Activities Using SoftChalk and PowerPoint: Interactive Instructional PowerPoint Games,” Laura Tull and Deborah Divis, Texas Library Association Library Instruction Roundtable Summit, San Antonio, Texas, 27 September 2013 [invited]
2024-25 Emerging Leader Award, Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3
2024 Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund Stipend to attend the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2024 Annual Conference
2023 Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund Stipend to attend the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 2023 Annual Conference
September 2021, Nebraska Methodist College, Dove Award
November 2017, Nebraska Methodist College, Dove Award