Rich McGowan is the NYU Health Sciences Library liaison to the NYU College of Dentistry, with an adjunct faculty appointment to the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion. Previously, he was an Information Services Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences Library and a Reference Assistant at the Northwestern University Galter Health Sciences Library. He received his Masters in Library Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. Rich has been a member of the Medical Library Association Dental Section since 2010 and is now Chair-Elect/Program Chair of the Dental Section.
Subject Guides
- Collaboration Resources - Collaborative research and productivity tools to help organize, communicate and present ideas and research.
- Evidence-Based Dentistry and Dental Resources - Databases, resources, and clinical tools for Dentistry
- Finding Medical Images - Collections of fair use and copyright-protected medical images for use in professional and academic presentations.
- Introduction to PubMed - An introduction to and guide for using PubMed - from basic research queries to in depth, personalized information discovery.
Published Works
- Wolff, Andy; Joshi, Revan Kumar; Ekstrom, Jorgen; Aframian, Doron; Pedersen, Anne Marie Lynge; Proctor, Gordon; Narayana, Nagamani; Villa, Alessandro; Sia, Ying Wai; Aliko, Ardita; McGowan, Richard; Kerr, Alexander Ross; Jensen, Siri Beier; Vissink, Arjan; Dawes, Colin. A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI. Drugs in R&D. 2017:17(1):1-28.
- Villa, Alessandro; Wolff, Andy; Narayana, Nagamani; Dawes, Colin; Aframian, Doron J; Lynge Pedersen, Anne Marie; Vissink, Arjan; Aliko, Ardita; Sia, Ying Wai; Joshi, Revan Kumar; McGowan, Richard; Jensen, Siri Beier; Kerr, Alexander Ross; Ekstrom, Jorgen; Proctor, Gordon. World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: A systematic review of medication-induced salivary gland dysfunction. Oral diseases. 2016:22(5):365-382.
- McGowan, Richard; Anglin, Carlita. Internet resources : Zika Virus. MLA news. 2016:56(4):6-7.
- Katz, Ralph V; Conguista, A: Tien, TC; Chetcuti, MC; McGowan, Richard; Lee, J; Casgli, DB; Hill, KC; Dearing, Bianca A. Was the development of the Mistrust-in-Research field of study yet another 'legacy' of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee?. Journal of healthcare, science & the humanities. 2016:6(1):21-35.
- BenNasir, E; El Mistiri, M; McGowan, R; Katz, R V. Oral cancer in Libya and development of regional oral cancer registries: A review. Saudi dental journal. 2015:27(4):171-179.
- Villa, Alessandro; Wolff, Andy; Aframian, Doron; Vissink, Arjan; Ekstrom, Jorgen; Proctor, Gordon; McGowan, Richard; Narayana, Nagamani; Aliko, Ardita; Sia, Ying Wai; Joshi, Revan Kumar; Jensen, Siri Beier; Kerr, Alexander Ross; Dawes, Colin; Pedersen, Anne Marie Lynge. World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: a systematic review of medication-induced salivary gland dysfunction: prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment. Clinical oral investigations. 2015:19(7):1563-1580.
- Rozen, Daniel; Khoo, Edmund; El Sayed, Hend; Niederman, Richard; McGowan, Richard; Alikhani, Mani; Teixeira, Cristina C. Accelerated tooth movement: Do we need a new systematic review?. Seminars in orthodontics. 2015:21(3):224-230.
- Aliko, Ardita; Wolff, Andy; Dawes, Colin; Aframian, Doron; Proctor, Gordon; Ekstrom, Jorgen; Narayana, Nagamani; Villa, Alessandro; Sia, Ying Wai; Joshi, Revan Kumar; McGowan, Richard; Beier Jensen, Siri; Kerr, A Ross; Lynge Pedersen, Anne Marie; Vissink, Arjan. World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: clinical implications of medication-induced salivary gland dysfunction. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology & oral radiology. 2015:120(2):185-206.
- McMillan, R; Taylor, J; Shephard, M; Ahmed, R; Carrozzo, M; Setterfield, J; Grando, S; Mignogna, M; Kuten-Shorrer, M; Musbah, T; Elia, A; McGowan, R; Kerr, A R; Greenberg, M S; Hodgson, T; Sirois, D. World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: a systematic review of the treatment of mucocutaneous pemphigus vulgaris. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology & oral radiology. 2015:120(2):132-42.e61.
- Taylor, J; McMillan, R; Shephard, M; Setterfield, J; Ahmed, R; Carrozzo, M; Grando, S; Mignogna, M; Kuten-Shorrer, M; Musbah, T; Elia, A; McGowan, R; Kerr, A R; Greenberg, M S; Hodgson, T; Sirois, D. World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: a systematic review of the treatment of mucous membrane pemphigoid. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology & oral radiology. 2015:120(2):161-71.e20.
Presentations
- Lauer, B., Munson, K., McGowan, R. "Truly paperless: creating an interlibrary loan Web application." Paper delivered at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. May 30, 2001. McGowan, R. "Implementing and Maintaining PubMed's LinkOut Feature: Issues and Solutions" [poster session]. Midwest Chapter Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Sept. 2003.
- McGowan, R. "Implementing and Maintaining PubMed's LinkOut Feature: Issues and Solutions" [poster session]. Midwest Chapter Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN. Sept. 2003.
- Hitchcock, K., DeGroote, S., McGowan, R., Rawls, D. "To Merge or Not to Merge: A Study on the Value of Maintaining Multiple Physical Service Points in Today's Changing Environment" [poster session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. May 24, 2004.
- DeGroote, S., Hitchcock, K., McGowan, R. "The Circle of Life: The Deconstruction and Subsequent Reconstruction of the Traditional Reference Desk." Paper delivered at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. May 16, 2005.
- Cuddy, C., Brewer, K., Figueroa, M., Molanphy, E., Spore, S., McGowan, R., McCrillis, A., Swain, C. "Disaster Preparedness Informationist: A Team Approach" [poster session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI. May 18, 2009.
- Maher, S., Cuddy, C., English, K., Graham, J., Hanson, K., McCrillis, A., McGowan, R., Molanphy, E. "Using a Team Approach to Support Faculty Curriculum Development" [poster session].Medical Library Association TriChapter Conference. Atlantic City, NJ. October 7, 2009.
- McGowan, R., English, K. "Streamlining Digital Reference Responses: Increasing Efficiency and Consistency for Frequently Asked Questions" [poster session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. May 24, 2010.
- Schenkel, A., McGowan, R., Wolff, M. "Searching Effectively And Efficiently For Accurate Answers To Clinical Questions: A Workshop Utilizing Interprofessional Collaborations To Optimize Training And Teaching". [poster session]. American Dental Education Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 14, 2011.
- Schenkel, A., McGowan, R. "Searching Effectively And Efficiently For Accurate Answers To Clinical Questions: A Workshop Utilizing Interprofessional Collaborations". Education session presented at American Dental Education Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 15, 2011.
- McCrillis, A., Graham, JM., Hanson, KL., Maher, S., McGowan, R., Yacobucci, K., Vieira, D., Morton-Owens, EG. "Librarians' Involvement in a Course Management Tool and an Evolving Instructional Design Role." Paper delivered at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 16, 2011.
- Gluzman, R.; Katz, R.; Frey, B.; McGowan, R. "Prevention of Root Caries in Vulnerable Elders: A literature review" Paper delivered at American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October 30, 2011.
- Brar, B.; Chhibber,R.; Srinivasa, V.; Dearing, B.; McGowan, R.; Katz, R. "Use of Ayurvedic Diagnostic Criteria in Ayurvedic Clinical Trials: A Literature Review focused on Research Methods". Paper delivered at American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October 31, 2011.
- Surkis, A; McCrillis, A; McGowan, R; Schmidt, B. “A Workflow for Protein Function Discovery” [poster session]. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Summit on Translational Bioinformatics. San Francisco, CA, March 19, 2013.
- McCrillis, A; McGowan, R; Nicholson, J; Surkis, A; Vieira, D; Williams, J. “Leveraging Technology and Staffing in Developing a Tiered Liaison Program” [poster session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA, May 5, 2013.
- Maher, S; Anglin, L; McCrillis, A; McGowan, R; Morton Owens, E; Romanosky, N. “Creating a Non-Tenure Track Option: One Library's Experience” [poster session]. Medical Library Association Annual Conference. Boston, MA, May 6, 2013.
- McGowan, R; Williams, J. “Jumping In: Collaborating on an Evidence-Based Dentistry Research Grant” Paper presentation at Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 19, 2014.