Marlene Bishop, MLIS, AHIP

Head, Collection Development

433 Bolivar St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
504-568-6109
Email: mbisho@lsuhsc.edu

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Degrees:  

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Bachelor of Arts, English (BA)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Professional Organizations:  

Medical Library Association (MLA)

South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA)

Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SC/MLA)

Association of College and Research Libraries Louisiana Chapter (ACRL-LA)

Health Sciences Library Association of Louisiana (HSLAL)

Presentations:
 

"Everything You Wanted to Know About Renewals, But Were Too Afraid to Ask!" LOUIS Users Group Annual Conference (LUC), Baton Rouge, LA, October 16, 2025

“A Little Magic and Some Sleight of Hand: Wrangling Records for a Print Weeding Project,” Snapshot Session, NASIG 40th Annual Conference, May 19-21, 2025

“Not Even in Your Wildest Dreams: The Realities of a Forced Weeding Project,” poster presentation, South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, October 27, 2024

“Deselection Criteria and Inventory Evolution After a Large Unexpected Print Withdrawal Project,” NASIG Autumn Virtual Conference, October 15-17, 2024

“Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Examining Inventory and Collection Development Concerns After a Large Print Withdrawal,” LOUIS Users Group Annual Conference (LUC), Baton Rouge, LA, October 9, 2024

“Managing and Expanding a Forced Weeding Project: Challenges and Opportunities,” ACRL-LA Research Forum, July 25, 2024

"Kicked Off by Katrina: The 15-Year Serials Journey of an Academic Health Sciences Center," poster presentation, Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, May 5, 2022

Research Interests:  

Affordable Learning

Archives & Preservation

Library Licenses & Budgets

Online Books

Textbooks


Updated October 2025