Building a Virtual Library

Ardis Hanson is the director of the research library at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida (USF). Interested in the use of technology to enhance research, she has presented at the USF Symposium on 21st Century Teaching Technologies and Internet2 showcasing innovative software applications. She is an adjunct instructor in the School of Library and Information Science and the College of Public Health at USF. Ms. Hanson was a member of the Virtual Library Planning Committee, the Implementation Team, the Interface Design Project Group, and the Metadata Team.

Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Dr.P.H., is Associate Professor and Head, Graduate Studies in Behavioral Health, the University of South Florida de la Parte Institute & College of Public Health. He currently serves as Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, and is Senior Editor of Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective (Oxford University Press, 1996) and Women’s Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective (Sage Publications, 1998). His research interests include managed behavioral health services, mental health policy, graduate behavioral health education, and mental health informatics. [Editor]