Rebecca Raszewski

Rebecca Raszewski serves as a Professor & Information Services & Liaison Librarian at the Library for the Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She has been the library liaison for the UIC nursing community in Chicago since 2008 and holds a Department Affiliate position with the College of Nursing. Her professional journey at UIC progressed from Assistant Information Services Librarian and Assistant Professor (2008-2014), to Associate Professor (2014-2024), and now Professor (2024-present).

• MS in Information Science, Drexel University (2003)
• Bachelor of Arts in English Writing, La Salle University (1999)

Professor Raszewski's research focuses on the intersection of nursing and information science, with particular emphasis on evidence-based practice implementation, nursing informatics, and clinical decision support systems. Her work bridges the gap between library science and nursing education, developing frameworks for information literacy in nursing and evaluating point-of-care tools used by healthcare professionals. She has pioneered methodologies for assessing nursing resources and has contributed significantly to understanding how healthcare professionals access and utilize evidence in clinical practice.

Her publication trends reveal a strong focus on systematic reviews and meta-analyses across nursing informatics, clinical decision-making, and healthcare interventions. Recent work examines emerging technologies like metaverse applications in hemodialysis, gender differences in caregiver burden, and sarcopenia in cancer patients. She consistently applies rigorous methodological approaches to evaluate information resources and clinical tools, with particular attention to how these resources can be optimized for nursing practice and education.

• JMLA Research Paper Award for 2020-2021
• Ida and George Eliot Prize (2021)
• Midwest Chapter Best Poster Award
• MLA Research Award Honorable Mention

Professor Raszewski leads the Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence (NExT) initiative through multiple funded phases (NExT2-NExT5), a collaboration between nurses and librarians providing free online evidence-based practice education. She serves on numerous committees including the University Library Promotion & Tenure Committee, Health Sciences Communicators Council, and various evaluation committees. Her work extends to developing frameworks for nursing information literacy and creating reproducible processes for nursing resource evaluation through the NAHRS Nursing Essential Resources List (NNERL).

As a Department Affiliate with the College of Nursing, she collaborates closely with nursing faculty and students, providing specialized information services and contributing to curriculum development. Her work with the NExT initiative has created significant infrastructure for evidence-based practice education across multiple healthcare settings.