Scholarly Activities

Publications

Faceted and enumerative classifications. Co-authored with Kathryn La Barre,
In progress for inclusion in forthcoming edition of Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, edited by Dr. Marcia J. Bates and Dr. Mary Niles Maack.
New York : Taylor and Francis Group
 
Barbara R.F. Kyle (1913-1966): Lessons Learned.
Submitted for inclusion in Libraries and the Cultural Record, 2009. Under peer review.
 
A Survey of Local Library Cataloging Tool and Resource Utilization.
In press for Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 49, no. 2, Spring 2008.
 
You Need My Metadata: demonstrating the value of library cataloging. A Response to the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, Library of Congress. Submitted July 2007 to the Working Group in response to open call for testimony.
pdf file.
Journal of Library Metadata,  vol. 8, no. 1, Spring 2008
 
Them! Google's ambivalence towards library and information science.
ASIST Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 1, October/November 2007. pdf file
 
Understanding "support" of FRBR's four user tasks in MARC encoded bibliographic records.
ASIST Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 6, August/September 2007. pdf file
 
Educators: What are the Cataloging Issues Students Get Excited About? professional and intellectual appeals of cataloging and students' misconceptions of cataloging. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, vol.45, no.3, January 2008. pdf file
 
The Development of a Facet Analysis System to Identify and Measure the Dimensions of Interaction in Online Learning.  Co-authored with K. Burnett, L. Bonnici, and J. Kim. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 58, no.11, September 2007 pdf file
 
Challenges of Change: A Review of Cataloging and Classification Literature, 2003-2004.
Library Resources and Technical Services, vol. 51, no. 1, Jan 2007.
 pdf file.
 
Frequency, Intensity, and Topicality in Online Learning: an exploration of the interactive dimensions that contribute to student satisfaction in online learning.  Co-authored with K. Burnett, L. Bonnici, and J. Kim.  Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 48, no.1, Winter 2007. pdf file.
 
Learning From Artifacts: Metadata Utilization Analysis.  Co-authored with W. Moen, S. Polyakov, A. Eklund, and G. Snyder.  Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, June 11-15, 2006, Chapel Hill, NC. pdf file.
 
Metadata Assistance of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records' Four User Tasks: a report on the MARC Content Designation Utilization (MCDU) Project.  Co-authored with W. Moen, S. Polyakov, A. Eklund, and G. Snyder. In Proceedings for the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) 9th International Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 2006.
 
Pigeonholes and Punchcards : identifying the division between library classification and information retrieval research, 1952-1970. Ph.D. dissertation, School of Information Studies, Florida State University, 2002.  pdf file (please note pagination is slightly off in this version)

Presentation, Lectures and Workshops

 
Hello RDA, Goodbye AACR2! Preconference held at Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 15, 2008, Dallas, TX.
Preconference materials--pdf file of all materials used
Presentation slides--pdf
 
Creating Access Points: cataloging basics and beyond. Workshop given for North Texas Regional Library System (NTRLS).
Wichita Falls Public Library, Dec. 19, 2007
Lewisville Public Library, Jan. 4, 2008
 
Are You Ready? Resource Description and Access (RDA)
A discussion given at the School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, Nov. 16, 2007
 
Informing the Future of MARC: an empirical approach. (will W.E.Moen)
American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 12-17, 2007.
 
Brave New World of HD Cataloging: a look at RDA.
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, April 11-13, 2007.
 
Diffusion of Re-conceptualizations of Bibliographic Control: a look to the future implementation of the new Resource Description and Access (RDA).  
Presented at the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) 9th International Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 2006.
 
CTR-NT : a report on a survey of the extent and utilization of cataloging tools and resources in North Texas public libraries (an OCLC/ALISE funded project).
Association for Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 16-19, 2006
 
Metadata Education Resources Clearinghouse: background and future plans. A joint presentation with MERIC Advisory Board members.
Association for Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 16-19, 2006
 
The Realty of Real-Time Library Cataloging: implications and solutions for a potentially failing discipline
Speaker Series of the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri at Columbia, September 23, 2005
 
Cataloging Workshop. In-Service for School Librarians, Midland Independent School District, August 8th, 2005
 
From Cataloging to Resource Description and Access. University of Arlington at Texas, Central Library, June 20, 2005
 
Thoughts on MARC Mapping and Maintenance. Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Austin, TX, April 5-8, 2005.
TRGCC Panel: MARC Mapping, presenter
 
Foucault and Ranganathan Walked into a Bar... a Theoretical Conversation
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Providence, R.I., November 12-17, 2004
SIG-HFIS, CR panel: Outside Theory on the Inside of LIS, planner and presenter
 
Jessica Melton: Linguistics, with a Twist of IR
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Providence, R.I., November 12-17, 2004
SIG-HFIS panel: Ain't Ms. Behavin: More Pioneer Women in Information Science, planner and presenter
 
Barbara Kyle: Lessons Learned
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Long Beach, CA., October 19-22, 2003
SIG-HFIS panel: Pioneer Women in Information Science, planner and presenter
 
Citation Behaviors of Lumpers and Splitters: a analysis of classification research and information retrieval research, 1952-1970
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Long Beach, CA., October 19-22, 2003
SIG-HFIS panel : A Science of Public Knowledge, presenter
 
Classification Across Disciplines: the same, only different
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Long Beach, CA., October 19-22, 2003
SIG-CR panel : planner and moderator
 
Structured Information Organization in a Digital Era
Texas Library Association annual conference, Houston, Texas, April 1-4, 2003
TRGCC panel: Cataloging Today and Tomorrow, presenter
 
Interactivity in Web-Based Learning (with Arif Dagli)
13th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, Jacksonville, Florida, April 9-13, 2002
 
Interactivity in Web-Based Learning (with Dr. Kathleen Burnett)
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Washington, D.C., November 3-8, 2001
SIG-LAN panel: presenter
 
The Classification Research Group (CRG) and Information Retrieval Research, 1950-1970
American Society for Information Science and Technology annual conference, Washington, D.C., November 3-8, 2001
SIG-HFIS panel: presenter
 
Distance Teaching
School of Information Studies, Florida State University
Seminar for FSU/SIS Teaching Assistants
September 2000, 2001
 
Doctoral Student Posters at ALISE annual conferences:
 
  • 2002   Identifying the division between library classification and information retrieval research: a co-citation analysis of the Classification Research Group (CRG) and the Center for Documentation and Communication Research (CDCR), 1952-1970
  • 2001 Coding for Interactivity: an examination of the coding scheme used in a content analysis of online classroom log files
  • 2000 The Typology of Public Knowledge: A study of Popper, Ziman, and Wilson

        

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