Head, Medical Sciences Library
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus
Avril E. Reid (She Her)
MSc Information Studies, Dip. Lib, BA (Gen) Hons.
Head, Medical Sciences Library,
The University of West Indies,
St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
Avril Reid is Chair-elect of the International Cooperation Caucus of the MLA and Head of the Medical Library, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. She has worked in the field of Medical Librarianship for over 30 years and has significant experience at the international level as former Head, Reference and Referral Services of the Libraries and Information Network of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. She also held the position of Manager of the flagship Al Maktoum Medical Library in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she spearheaded services for the School of Dentistry and a new College of Medicine. Beyond the academic setting, she has also provided her expertise at the national and regional levels in the Caribbean region. She is a graduate of the Loughborough University, United Kingdom and the University of the West Indies and has specific interests in networking activities and collaboration of medical librarians globally