I am one of the two subject librarians for the UW Bothell: School of Nursing and Health Studies programs, and I also work with general education courses at both Cascadia College, and UW Bothell.

I provide classroom instruction; consult with the students; assist faculty with designing assignments; research, course and curriculum consultations with the faculty; and select nursing, health studies, nutrition, general health, and medicine materials for the library collections.

I greatly enjoy doing research consultations with students, staff, and faculty.

Selected Professional Contributions: ×

Association Memberships:

American Library Association

Association of College and Research Libraries

Section Memberships: Community and Junior Colleges Libraries, Distance & Online Learning, and Instruction

Also a member of the Health Sciences Interest Group

College Libraries Across Washington State

Medical Library Association

Caucus Memberships: Complementary and Integrative Health; Nursing and Allied Health Resources and Services; Public Health/Health Administration; and Social Justice & Health Disparities.

Committee Appointments:

Association of College and Research Libraries

Health Sciences Interest Group (HSIG)

2018-2026: Nursing Information Literacy Framework Working Group

Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing, the LibGuide version.

The ACRL Board of Directors approved the Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Nursing at their meeting on Jan. 29, 2026:

In PDF format, and linked on the ACRL: Standards, Guidelines, and Frameworks – Alphabetical List page, in the Companion Documents to the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education section, under Nursing.

Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education: Nursing, the LibGuide version.

Past-Convener 2015-16, Convener 2014-15, Vice-Convener 2013-14.

2011-2014, I have co-authored documents including Information Literacy Competency Standards for Nursing, Teaching Tips that map to the standards, and mapping the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing BSN, MN and DNP Essentials documents.

Immersion Program Committee (a component committee of the Information Literacy Coordinating Committee). Formerly the Institute for Information Literacy Executive Committee, Chair 2010-2011, Member 2007 to 2011.

Immersion Alumni Program Planning Working Group, Chair (Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2010)

President’s Initiative Steering Committee and Co-chair of the Program Planning Sub-committee (2007 – 2008).

College Libraries Across Washington State, Secretary/Archivist (2004 – 2007) (Formerly CLAMS)

Cascadia College: Teaching and Learning Academy Steering Committee member (2005 – 2010, 2011 – 2015)

Affiliate Faculty Appointment:

UWB School of Nursing & Health Studies, 2007-Present.

Awarded the Affiliate Faculty Award (May, 2017).

Recent Publications, Presentations, and Programs:

Cantwell, L. P., McGowan, B. S., Frati, F., Planchon Wolf, J., Slebodnik, M., Conklin, J. L., McCarthy, S., & Raszewski, R. [2026]. Companion Document to the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Nursing, (PDF format). Association of College and Research Libraries: Health Sciences Interest Group.

Presented “PubMed/MEDLINE: Article Databases Searching Strategies.” April 24, 2024 at the Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference in Lynnwood, WA. Library web guide.

Cantwell, L. P., McGowan, B. S., Planchon Wolf, J., Slebodnik, M., Conklin, J. L., McCarthy, S., & Raszewski, R. [2021]. Building a bridge: A review of information literacy in nursing education. The Journal of nursing education, 60 (8), 431–436. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20210722-03

McGowan, B., Cantwell, L., Conklin, J., Raszewski, R., Planchon Wolf, J., Slebodnik, S., McCarthy, S., & Johnson, S. (2020). Evaluating Nursing Faculty’s Approach to Information Literacy Instruction: A Multi-Institutional Study. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 108(3). Data from the nursing faculty survey. Winner of the 2021 MLA: Ida and George Eliot Prize.

Authors: Phelps, S., Hyde, L., Fritz, R., Wilson, M., & Vela, K. Editors: Phelps, S., Hyde, L., & Planchon Wolf, J. (2018). The intersection: Where evidence-based nursing and information literacy meet. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2015-0-04256-3. Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Intersection-Evidence-Nursing