Meet our Informationists
Hello CSHL scientific community!
We are formally trained scientists now working at the CSHL Library, and our role is to help support you with a range of services throughout the full research cycle.
In short, if you are in need of assistance at any stage of your research, from inception to publication, consult with us. We are trained and enthusiastic to assist you, and to take some of the ‘search’ out of your research. We have also created a suite of subject LibGuides with more information to get you started on various research-related topics.
We provide assistance with a myriad of topics and tools to make your research stronger and your life easier via instruction (training workshops), individual, and group consultations. Please review the services next to each informationist’s profile below.
“Science informationists collaborate with scientists to enhance their research by helping them to assess its impact, and to curate and manage data. They make knowledge accessible, for example, by using their skills in tailoring vocabularies and ontologies. They preserve and showcase their institutions’ intellectual output by building networked repositories, and they work with publishers to improve standards, platforms, publication models, and search facilities in the interests of better communication.”
Pollock L. “Librarians or science informationists?” Nature 490, 343 (2012).
Jacqueline Gunther, Ph.D.
Research Engagement & Data Curator
Jacqueline Gunther is the Research Engagement and Data Curator at CSHL. She joined in July of 2022. Dr. Gunther received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University. Afterwards, she was a post-doc at Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland. Her background is in biophotonics, optical imaging, and computational models for light propagation.
- Email: gunther@cshl.edu
- Phone: 516-367-8825
Data Management and Sharing
Data Compliance
Research Impact
Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN)
Katie McGuire, Ph.D.
Science Informationist
Katie McGuire joined CSHL as a Science Informationist in 2023. Dr. McGuire received a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder and has a background in primatology, animal behavior, and aging.
- Email: kmcguire@cshl.edu
- Phone: 516-367-8844