Meet Our Staff: Jessica D. Gilbert Redman

Name: Jessica D. Gilbert Redman

Position: Online Resources & Services Librarian

Where do you work? I work remotely.

What is your favorite pie or ice cream? 

My favorite pie is either the French Cherry Cream Pie or the Lemon Angel Pie from Betty’s Pies near Two Harbors, Minnesota. Luckily, we have their cookbook and can also recreate these delicious creations at home!

How many pets do you have, what kind of pet are they, and what are their names? 

We had to say good-bye to our 18-year-old dilute tortoiseshell, Rosie, in early May. However, we recently filled the cat-shaped hole in our family after we adopted a one-year-old Siamese mix named Ronan, who is a ball of energy until he collapses into a sleeping pile of fuzz.

What are you reading right now? 

I’m currently reading Blankets by Craig Thompson and will be a read-along of Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism with a few other librarians at UND soon.

Tell us about your journey to working in a medical library.

My journey is probably a bit different than most of the other librarians at SMHS. My specialty is technology and e-resources, so I maintain our library’s online resources and services. Most of my background has been in education and social services, and I was a nontraditional LIS student. I arrived at SMHS from the Chester Fritz Library, where I focused on the website and other online technology, but the addition of e-resources and subscription management has been fun and challenging, which is the way I prefer my jobs!

What do you want everyone to know about Library Resources?

We have so many wonderful resources to help you in your research! Check out our Databases A-Z list to find ones that might be new to you. And, most importantly, please reach out to our amazing education librarians! They love to work with SMHS and CNPD folks to help produce better scholarship. They are, after all, the research experts!