Rate My Professor Rebecca Phibbs

Rebecca Phibbs serves as the Deputy Medical Librarian at the University of Otago, Christchurch, within the Division of Health Sciences. Her academic background includes a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Music (MusB) from the University of Otago, a Postgraduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (PGCertTertT) from the University of Otago, and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from Victoria University. In her role at the Canterbury Medical Library, she supports health sciences faculty, students, and researchers by providing expert reference services, managing collections, and developing specialized online research guides. Notably, she maintains the 'Nursing (Postgraduate): Journals & Databases' LibGuide, which assists postgraduate nursing students with effective searching strategies in databases such as CINAHL and access to relevant journals and resources. Her contributions extend to direct support for clinical and academic activities at the Christchurch campus, located at 2 Riccarton Ave, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140.

Rebecca Phibbs has co-authored publications that demonstrate her involvement in health sciences literature, particularly in emergency medicine. Key works include the 2011 review article 'How useful are laboratory investigations in the Emergency Department evaluation of possible osteomyelitis?', published in Emergency Medicine Australasia and cited 52 times, co-authored with J.C. Harris, D.H. Caesar, C. Davison, and M.P. Than. She also contributed to the 2005 article 'Evidence-based emergency medicine at the ‘coal face’', similarly published in Emergency Medicine Australasia and cited 7 times, with co-authors M. Than, S. Bidwell, C. Davison, and M. Walker. An earlier independent work is 'Gender Representation in Children's Picture and Informational Books on Farming and Farm Life Published 1970-1999', submitted in 2000 to the School of Communications and Information. Additionally, she has performed literature searches for reports such as the 2019 'Wellbeing recovery after mass shootings' rapid literature review for Te Whatu Ora. Through these activities, Phibbs enhances evidence-based research and education in health sciences at the University of Otago.