Esther CarriganEsther Carrigan, MLS, AHIP, is Associate Dean and Director at the Texas A&M University Medical Sciences Library. She earned her M.L.S. in Library and Information Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Ms. Carrigan has been on the faculty of the Medical Sciences Library at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas since 1983, holds the rank of professor and is a distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. She has served on a number of committees and has had leadership roles within the Medical Library Association, its Veterinary Medical Libraries Section and South Central Chapter. Her research interests include veterinary grey literature, collection development, organizational culture, and the assessment of library services and collections. She has presented her research in these areas at many national and international meetings and has published on these subjects in numerous journal articles.



