Bradley Long

Bradley Long, MSLS is an Associate Librarian at the Harrell Health Sciences Library within the College of Medicine at The Pennsylvania State University. He works with the University Park Curriculum and maintains an active research profile with publications spanning from 2002 to 2023, demonstrating sustained scholarly contribution to medical librarianship.

His research expertise focuses on critical areas in health sciences information:

• Health Sciences Libraries and their evolving role in medical education
• Website design, usability, and information architecture for academic libraries
• Discovery tools and federated search systems for health information
• E-journals management and digital resource organization
• Library user experience and terminology comprehension
• Medical information literacy and consumer health resources

Dr. Long's publication record shows increasing research productivity with significant contributions in recent years. His scholarly fingerprint reveals strong engagement with E-journals (100% relevance), Librarians (75%), Website Usability (62%), and multiple areas including Health Sciences Libraries, Library Science, and Library Users (all 50% relevance). His most cited work addresses building modern medical school libraries, which has been downloaded over 240 times and cited 14 times in Scopus.

His recent research has tackled timely issues including evaluating health information quality during the pandemic and examining factors influencing vaccination status among university populations. This demonstrates his ability to apply library science expertise to contemporary public health challenges.

As an academic librarian with faculty status, Dr. Long contributes to the educational mission of the College of Medicine through information services, research support, and likely information literacy instruction for medical students and healthcare professionals.