Leslie Gascon

Leslie Gascon (she/her/hers) is the Public Health & Collection Librarian of the University of Washington (UW) Health Sciences Library (HSL). She educates and assists UW faculty, students, staff, and researchers to identify, manage, and evaluate information. She primarily works with the School of Public Health (SPH).

To find your librarian, see the Health Sciences Liaison Librarians or the UW Libraries Subject Librarians webpages. 

• Contact Leslie directly via email with your question or schedule a virtual consultation. 
• Reach out via Ask Us for 24/7 assistance from skilled librarians who will provide immediate assistance or forward your request as needed. 
• Review the Public Health Toolkit. 

General Resources:

• Health Sciences Library Website
• ORCID, a persistent digital identifier that you own and control
• Ordering Articles not within the UW Libraries' Collections
• Public Health Toolkit
• UW Libraries Search (find books, journals, and more) 
• Writing Resources 

For Students:

• Consultation (e.g., finding primary and secondary sources, evaluating information, citation management)
  • Discuss via email 
  • Schedule a virtual meeting 
• Course Reserves
• Printing

For Faculty & Researchers:

• Classroom Demonstration (e.g., Intro to the Library, Advanced Database Searching)
  • Discuss via email 
  • Schedule a virtual meeting 
• Consultation (e.g., research planning, advanced searching, predatory publishing, open access)
  • Discuss via email 
  • Schedule a virtual meeting 
• Endnote Citation Management
• Systematic Reviews

The Health Sciences Library Mission is to advance scholarship, research, education, and health care by anticipating information needs, providing essential resources, and facilitating learning for the greater health sciences community.

Learn more.