Speaker Introduction

Valeri Craigle, B.S., M.L.S. (candidate) is an adjunct librarian and project coordinator for the Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library (NOVEL) project at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah.  Ms. Craigle is a multimedia/Web designer and instructor and has developed numerous medical animations for health sciences faculty, including a series of interactive quizzes on the neuronal pathways in neuroanatomy, the animated derivation of the ECG, and an animation that instructs nurse midwifery students on the technique of tying surgical knots during the repair of perineal lacerations.  She teaches courses on Flash animation, Web design, and handheld technology. 

After earning a bachelors degree from the University of Utah in anthropology, Ms. Craigle worked for a time as a forensic anthropologist before coming to the Eccles library.  Her background in the physical sciences and new opportunities to develop Web technology at the library led to her involvement with the Knowledge Weavers team, a multimedia development project funded by the National Library of Medicine.  While on the KW project, Ms. Craigle designed numerous educational Websites and was involved in the research and development of Web-based interactive cases and content development tools for health sciences faculty.  Currently, she is pursuing a master of library science degree from Emporia State University.