Scholarly Activities

Publications (completed and in progress)

“Resource Description and Access (RDA) and new research potentials." ASIST Bulletin, vol. 35, no. 5, June/July, 2009. PDF
 
“Comparison of MARC Content Designation Utilization of WorldCat Records with National, Core, and Minimal Level Standards. Co-authored with A. Eklund (first author), W. Moen, S. Polyakov, and G. Snyder. Journal of Library Metadata, vol. 9, no. 1/2, 2009. PDF
 
“Frequency, Intensity, and Topicality (FIT) Analysis of Instructional Styles & Interaction Practices in Online Learning.” Joonmin Kim, Suyoung Lim, Kyoungsik Na, Kathleen Burnett, Laurie J. Bonnici, and Shawne D. Miksa. Paper accepted for the Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization Spanish Chapter. 11-13 March 2009, Valencia, Spain. PDF
 
“A Framework of Automatic Subject Term Assignment for Text Categorization: an indexing conception-based approach.” Co-authored with EunKyung Chung (first author) and Samantha K. Hastings. Submitted to Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Sept 2008, under review.
 
“A Survey of Local Library Cataloging Tool and Resource Utilization.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 49, no. 2, Spring 2008. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
“You Need My Metadata: demonstrating the value of 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. Journal of Library Metadata, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring 2008. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
“Them! Google’s Ambivalence to Library and Information Science.”
ASIST Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 1, October/November 2007.  (Chosen as Editor’s Pick in Informed Librarian Online, November 2007) PDF
 
 “Understanding "support" of FRBR's four user tasks in MARC encoded bibliographic records.” ASIST Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 6, August/September 2007. PDF
 
“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.  Peer-reviewed, Invited. PDF
 
“Challenges of Change: a review of cataloging and classification literature, 2003-2004.”  Library Resources and Technical Services, vol. 51, no. 1, 2007. Peer-reviewed, Invited. PDF
 
“The Development of a Facet Analysis System to Identify and Measure the Dimensions of Interaction in Online Learning.” First author, co-authored with K. Burnett, L. Bonnici, A. Dagli, and J. Kim.  Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, vol. 58, no. 11, September 2007. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
“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. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
“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. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
“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. Proceedings of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO) 9th International Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 2006. Peer-reviewed. PDF
 
"A Survey of the Extent and Utilization of Cataloging Tools and Resources within Technical Services in the  North Texas Public Libraries.”  Grant proposal submitted for the OCLC/ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program, September 2004. Grant awarded December 2005. PDF
 
“Examining Present Practices to Inform Future Metadata Use: an empirical analysis of MARC Content Designation Utilization.” Co-authored with Dr. William Moen. Grant proposal submitted to The Institute for Museum and Library Studies, February 2004. Grant awarded September 2005. PDF
 
“Pigeonholes and Punchcards: identifying the division between library classification research and information retrieval research, 1952-1970. Dissertation. Florida State University, 2002. PDF (please note pagination is slightly off in this version)
 

Presentation, Lectures and Workshops

RDA, FRBR, and FRAD: an overview of the new cataloging rules and the Functional Requirements for bibliographic & authority records
Border Regional Library Association and Texas Library Association, Fall Conference 2008, El Paso, TX, October 17-18, 2008
 
CTR-NT: a survey of local cataloging tool and resource utilization American Library Association Annual Conference, June 28, 2008, Anaheim, CA.
Presentation--PDF of Powerpoint presentation
 
Hello RDA, Goodbye AACR2! Preconference held at Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 15, 2008, Dallas, TX.
Preconference materials--PDF of all materials used
 
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
PDF of flyer
 
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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