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Ph.D., 1981, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dissertation: A Five-Year Projection of the Impact of the Rules for Form of Heading in the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition, upon Selected Academic Library Catalogs. (Available from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Mich.)MSLS, 1966, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign.
BA, 1963, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee. Major: English. Minors: Spanish, Education.
The Organization of Information. 4th ed. Co-authored with Daniel N. Joudrey, with the assistance of Katherine M. Wisser. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2018. 722p.
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 11th ed. Co-authored with Daniel N. Joudrey and David P. Miller. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2015. 1048p.
The Organization of Information. 3rd ed. Co-authored with Daniel N. Joudrey. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. 512p. (Translated into Vietnamese and published: Ha Noi: Nha Xuat Ban The Gioi, 2014. 668p.)
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 10th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 589p.
Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. Revised 9th ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 563 p. (includes updates for AACR2R, 2002 ed. with 2003 update pages)
The Organization of Information. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn: Libraries Unlimited, 2004. 417p. (Translated into Chinese and published: Beijing: Ji xie gong ye chu ban she, 2006. 286p.)
Wynar's Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 9th ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. 552p.The Organization of Information. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999. 280p.
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 8th ed. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. 633p.
Cataloging with Copy: A Decision-Maker's Handbook. 2nd ed., with the assistance of Rosanna M. O'Neil. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1988. 355p.
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 7th ed. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985. 641p.
AACR 2 Headings: A Five-Year Projection of Their Impact on Catalogs. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1982. (Based on dissertation.) 145p.
Introduction to Cataloging and Classification. 6th ed. Co-authored with Bohdan S. Wynar and Jeanne Osborn. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1980. 657p.
Cataloging with Copy: A Decision Maker's Handbook. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1976. 295p.
Understanding FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 186 p. (Translated into Korean by Dong-Geun Oh, Jeong-Hyen Kim, Ji-Suk Yeo, Yeong-Hwal Bae and published in Korean in 2010.)
Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience. (Co-edited with Barbara B. Tillett). New York, Haworth Information Press, 2004. 651p.
Books Edited:
Subject Determination during the Cataloging Process, by Alenka Sauperl. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
Notes for Serials Catalogers, compiled by Nancy G. Thomas and Rosanna O'Neil. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1986.
Cataloging Nonbook Materials: Problems in Theory and Practice, by Carolyn O. Frost. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1983.
Articles Published in Refereed Journals:
"An Interview with Arlene G. Taylor" (co-authored with David P. Miller). Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 54, no. 8 (2016): 521-536. [link to page-proofs version]
"Still a Lot to Lose: The Role of Controlled Vocabulary in Keyword Searching" (co-authored with Tina Gross and Daniel N. Joudrey). Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 53, no. 1 (2014): 1-39. [link to accepted manuscript version]
"Knowledge Organization in Knowledge Management Systems of Global Consulting Firms." (co-authored with Lingling Lai). Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 49, no. 5 (2011): 387-407.
"Teaching the Dewey Decimal Classification System." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 42, no. 3/4 (2006): 97-117.
"What Have We Got to Lose? The Effects of Controlled Vocabulary on Keyword Searching Results." (co-authored with Tina Gross). College & Research Libraries 66, no. 3 (May 2005): 212-230.
"Teaching Authority Control." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 38, no. 3/4 (2004): 43-57.
"On Teaching Subject Cataloging." (co-authored with Daniel N. Joudrey). Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 34, no. 1/2 (2002): 223-232.
"Teaching Seriality: A Major Educational Challenge." The Serials Librarian 41, nos. 3/4 (2002): 73-80.
"Where Does AACR2 Fall Short for Internet Resources?" Journal of Internet Cataloging 2, no. 2 (1999): 43-50.
"On the Subject of Subjects." Journal of Academic Librarianship 21, no 6 (November 1995): 484-491.
"Indexing Overlap and Consistency Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index." (co-authored with Angela Giral). Library Resources & Technical Services, 37, no. 1 (January 1993): 19-44.
"Enhancing Subject Access in Online Systems: The Year's Work in Subject Analysis, 1991." Library Resources & Technical Services 36, no. 3 (July 1992): 316-332.
"Variations in Personal Name Access Points in OCLC Bibliographic Records." Library Resources & Technical Services 36, no. 2 (April 1992): 224-241.
"Research and Theoretical Considerations in Authority Control." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 9, no. 3 (1989):29-56.
"Implications of Current Reference Structures for Authority Work in Online Environments." (co-authored with Mark R. Watson). Information Technology and Libraries 6, no. 1 (March 1987): 10-19.
"Accuracy of LC Copy: A Comparison Between Copy that Began as CIP and Other LC Cataloging." (co-authored with Charles W. Simpson). Library Resources & Technical Services 30, no. 4 (Oct./Dec. 1986): 375- 387.
"Looking Back: Implementation of AACR 2," co-authored with Barbara Paff. Library Quarterly 56, no. 3 (July 1986): 272-285.
"Network and Vendor Authority Systems." (co-authored with Margaret Maxwell and Carolyn Frost). Library Resources & Technical Services 29, no. 2 (April/June 1985): 195-205.
"Authority Files in Online Catalogs: an Investigation of Their Value." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 4 (Spring 1984): 1- 17.
"The Impact of AACR 2: A Review of Research." Library Research (Summer 1981): 107-122.
"The Two-Year Master's: Perspectives and Prospects." Journal of Education for Librarianship 18, no. 4 (Spring 1978): 324-335.
"What Have We Got to Lose? The Effect of Controlled Vocabulary on Keyword Searching Results." (co-prepared with Tina Gross). August 2004.
"How Many Subdivisions Represent the Form of an Item? Results of a Research Study." Submitted to the ALA/ALCTS/Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI), January 1995. (Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/subfldv.htm)
"Empirical Study of the Overlap Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index." Final Report to the Council on Library Resources on Award No. CLR-4039, June 1990. (co-prepared with Angela Giral).
"Extent of Variations in Personal and Corporate Names Found in the OCLC Bibliographic File." Submitted to the OCLC Library School Research Equipment Support Program, November 1989.
"Variations in Personal and Corporate Names in the OCLC Online Union Catalog." Annual Review of OCLC Research (July 1987-June 1988): 53-54.
Chapters in Edited Books/Proceedings:
"Organization and Representation of Information" with Daniel N. Joudrey (in The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts. 2nd ed. Ken Haycock and Mary-Jo Romaniuk, eds. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited, 2018), pp. 153-170.
"Cataloging," with Daniel N. Joudrey (in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 3rd ed., edited by Marcia J. Bates and Mary Niles Maack. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2010), pp. 798-807.
"Organization and Representation of Information/Knowledge." (in The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts. Ken Haycock and Brooke Sheldon, eds. Westport. Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2008), pp. 98-111.
"An Introduction to Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)." (in Understanding FRBR: What It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools. Arlene G. Taylor, ed. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2007), pp. 1-19.
"Much about Metadata," with Daniel N. Joudrey (in The Whole Library Handbook 4. George M. Eberhart, ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 2006), pp. 303-313.
"Teaching the Dewey Decimal Classification System." (in Moving Beyond the Presentation Layer: Content and Context in the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System. Joan S. Mitchell, and Diane Vizine-Goetz, eds. New York: The Haworth Information Press, 2006), pp. 97-117.
"Introduction: From Catalog to Gateway to ..." (in From Catalog to Gateway: Charting a Course for Future Access: Briefings from the ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Committee. Chicago: Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, American Library Association, 2005), pp. 1-5.
"Teaching Authority Control." (In Authority Control in Organizing and Accessing Information: Definition and International Experience. Arlene G. Taylor and Barbara B. Tillett, eds. New York: The Haworth Information Press, 2004), pp. 43-57.
"L'insegnamento dell'authority control." (In Authority Control: Definizione ed esperienze internazionali: Atti del convegno internazionale, Firenze, 10-12 febbraio 2003. Edited by Mauro Guerrini and Barbara B. Tillett, with the collaboration of Lucia Sardo. Florence, Italy: Firenze University Press, 2003), pp. 47-60.
"Teaching Seriality: A Major Educational Challenge." (In E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web. Jim Cole and Wayne Jones, eds. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2002), pp. 73-80.
"The Electronic Information Environment and Academic Libraries in the U.S." (In Electronic Information Environment and Academic Libraries: Proceedings of the Japan-U.S. Library Conference 1996, Tokyo: Kinokuniya Company, 1997), pp. 131-140; and in Japanese: pp. 11-19.
"Access to Networked Documents: Catalogs? Search Engines? Both?" co-authored with Patrice Clemson. (In Proceedings of the OCLC Internet Cataloging Colloquium, 1996, available: http://worldcat.org/arcviewer/1/OCC/2003/07/21/0000003889/viewer/file9.html)
"A Quarter Century of Cataloging Education." (In Technical Services Management, 1965-1990: A Quarter Century of Change and a Look to the Future, edited by Linda C. Smith and Ruth C. Carter. New York: Haworth Press, 1996, pp. 299-306.)
"Books and Other Bibliographic Materials." (In Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, edited by Toni Petersen and Patricia J. Barnett. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, pp. 101-119.)
"Cataloguing." (In World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services, edited by Robert Wedgeworth. 3rd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1993, p. pp. 177-181.
"Classification and Copy Cataloging." (In Classification of Library Materials: Current and Future Potential for Providing Access, edited by Betty G. Bengtson and Janet Swan Hill. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1990, p. 81-98.)
"Responding to User Needs: the Complementary Roles of Authority Control and System Design." (In Authority Control in Music Libraries: Proceedings of the Music Library Association Preconference, edited by Ruth Tucker. Canton, MA: Music Library Association, 1989, p. 71-91.)
"Authority Control and System Design." (In Policy and Practice in Bibliographic Control of Nonbook Media, edited by Sheila S. Intner and Richard P. Smiraglia. Chicago: American Library Association, 1987, pp. 64-81.)
"Implementing AACR and AACR2: A Personal Perspective and Lessons Learned,"Library Resources & Technical Services 56, no. 3 (July 2012): 122-126.[Letter to Editor - Response to Dorothea Salo's "Name Authority Control in Institutional Repositories"] (with Richard P. Smiraglia) Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 47, issue 8 (2009): 760-763.
“LCSH Strings: Some Thoughts” (with Daniel N. Joudrey), in Library of Congress Subject Headings Pre- vs. Post-Coordination and Related Issues, prepared by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress, March 15, 2007. Available: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/pre_vs_post.html
"Comparison of Keyword Searching Using FAST vs. Using LCSH," presentation for the ALCTS CCS Program: "FAST: A New System of Subject Access for Cataloging and Metadata," Annual ALA Conference, 24 June 2006, New Orleans, Louisiana. Published June 2006 by OCLC: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/ala06-taylor.ppt
"Metadata, FRBR, and New Challenges." Slide presentation written for the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 28, 2004. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/FRBR-handout.pdf
"Fulbright to Israel, April 16-30, 2004." Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/Israel/Fulbright/index.html
"Israel: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, April 16-30, 2004" (with A. Wayne Benson). Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/Israel/index.html
"Metadata, Ontologies, Taxonomies, Oh, My!" Presentation for the ALCTS Symposium “Preparing 21st Century Cataloging and Metadata Professionals,” San Diego, CA, January 9, 2004. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/MetacatWorkshopHandout.pdf
"Pictures from Tuscany, Italy, February 2003" (with A. Wayne Benson). Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/Italy/index.html
"Our Trip to Thailand (February 2545 B.E.)" (with A. Wayne Benson). Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/Thailand/index.html and also linked to from the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program page.
"Cataloging: Ticket to the Past, the Present, and the Future." Slide presentation written for the Resources and Technical Services Forum, Iowa Library Association Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa, October 20, 2000. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/iowatalk/index.htm
"Authority Control: Where It's Been and Where It's Going." Paper written for "Authority Control: Why It Matters," College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, sponsored by the NELINET Cataloging and Technical Services Advisory Committee, November 1, 1999. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/NELINET-1999.htm
"Access to Form Data in Online Catalogs." [Paper written by Harriette Hemmasi, David Miller, and Mary Charles Lasater; edited by Arlene G. Taylor.] ALCTS Newsletter Online 10, no. 4 (July 1999). Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/papers/HemmasiFormData.pdf
"A World of Disappearing Boundaries: Traditional Organization of Information in an Electronic Environment." Paper and slide presentation written for "Organizing Information in the 21st Century, a Symposium to honor Arlene G. Taylor, recipient of the 1996 Margaret Mann Citation," School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, May 30, 1997, and also presented for the professors and students of the Curso de Biblioteconomia, Faculdade de Comunecacao e Biblioteconomia, Universidade Federal de Goias, Goiania, Goias, Brasil, October 22, 1997. Available: (paper: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/world-disap/world-bound.pdf ) and (slide presentation: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/world-disap/index.htm )
[Letter to Editor] "Gays Deserve Praise Not Scorn." American Libraries 26, no. 10 (Nov. 1995): 1010.
"The Information Universe: Will We Have Chaos or Control?" American Libraries 25, no. 7 (July/Aug. 1994): 629-632.
"St. John's Congress for Librarians." ALCTS Newsletter 2, no. 5 (1991): 52-53.
"Definition of ‘Form,’ ‘Genre,’ ‘Physical Characteristics’." Paper written for the purpose of discussion by the SAC Subcommittee on the Nature and Use of Form Data, January 1992. (Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/ala/form-mss.htm)
"Authority Control and System Design" [English original title; published article in Japanese - translated into Japanese by Ito Yoko] MLAJ [Music Library Association of Japan] Newsletter 11, no. 6 (March 1990): 1-12.
"AACR 2 Checklist for Decision Makers." Technicalities (February 1981): 16+.
"AACR 2 Countdown: A Decision-Maker's Checklist." Public Libraries (Winter 1980): 101103; reprinted in Southeastern Library Services' Regional Rag (April/May 1981): 4-6.
"The Impact of LC's Implementation of AACR 2." Technicalities (December 1980): p. 4-6.
[Letter to Editor] "AACR 2, Dowell, Gorman, etc." Library Journal (December 1, 1980): 2445.
"A Five-Year Projection of the Impact of the Rules for Form of Heading in AACR 2 Upon Selected Academic Library Catalogs." SPEC kit 68 (October 1980): 1-19; also in Alternative Catalog Newsletter, nos. 24-26 (December 1980).
"The Implementation of AACR 2: Some Questions," co-authored with Arnold Hirshon and David Gleim. RTSD Newsletter (September/October 1980): 57-59.
"What If We Had a Crisis, but Nobody Noticed? The Impact of AACR 2." Georgia Librarian (May 1980): 5-8.
"Discrepancies in CIP: How Serious is the Problem?" Library Journal (November 1, 1979): 2281-2287.
"Staying Open in 1981." HCL Cataloging Bulletin (March/April 1979): 11-15.
"Integrating Outside Cataloging Copy into an Existing System." Catholic Library World (May/June 1977): 416-418.
[Article in] Krieger, T., ed., "Catalogs and Catalogers: Evolution through Revolution." Journal of Academic Librarianship (September 1976): 174-175.
Review of The Nature of "A Work": Implications for the Organization of Knowledge by Richard P. Smiraglia. Library Resources & Technical Services 50, no. 3 (July 2006): 216-217.Review of Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials, 2nd ed., by Nancy B. Olson (Mankato, Minn.: Minnesota Scholarly Press, 1985), in RTSD Newsletter (Winter 1986): 7-8.
Review of Cataloging Music: A Manual for Use with AACR 2, by Richard P. Smiraglia (Lake Crystal, Minn.: Soldier Creek Press, 1983), in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 5 (Summer 1985): 90-91.
Review of The Bibliographic Record and Information Technology, by Ronald Hagler and Peter Simmons (Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1982), in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 4 (Spring 1984): 90-92.
Review of Authority Control: The Key to Tomorrow's Catalog, edited by Mary W. Ghikas (Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, l982), in Library Quarterly 53, no.1(January 1983): 66-68.
Review of AACR 2 and the Catalog: Theory--Structure--Changes, by Wesley Simonton and Marilyn Jones McClaskey (Littleton Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1981), in Library Quarterly 52, no.2 (April 1982): 192-193.
Review of AACR 2: An Introduction to the Second Edition of Anglo- American Cataloging Rules, by Eric J. Hunter (London: C. Bingley, 1979), in American Reference Books Annual, 1980 (Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited).
Co-principal investigator. OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant, February 2001-February 2002. Title of research: "Identification of Resource Types of Web Accessible Information." Co-principal investigator with Hong Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Award amount: $10,000.Co-principal investigator. Council on Library Resources Faculty/Librarian Research Grant, October 1, 1988- December 31, 1989. Title of research: "Empirical Study of the Overlap Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index." Co-principal investigator with Angela Giral, Director, Avery Library, Columbia University. Award amount: $2990.
Project director. Department of Education HEA II-B grant, September 1, 1988- November 30, 1989. Title of project: Library Career Training--Fellowships. Award amount: $10,800.
Principal investigator. OCLC Library School Research Equipment Support Program, 1987-88. Title of research: "Extent of Variations in Personal and Corporate Names Found in the OCLC Bibliographic File." Award amount: Equipment worth an estimated $6875 plus delivery and installation costs and modem charges for a year.
Distinguished Adjunct Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Fall 2011- ).
Professor Emerita, University of Pittsburgh (Spring 2004- ). Teach occasionally, write, and consult.
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (Fall 1999-Dec. 2003). Taught courses in organization of information, subject analysis and classification, descriptive cataloging, library automation, online systems for bibliographic control, and a doctoral seminar in organization of information theory.
Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (July 1993-Fall 1999). Taught courses in organization of information, subject analysis and classification, descriptive cataloging, library automation, online systems for bibliographic control, and a doctoral seminar in organization of information theory.
Associate Professor, School of Library Service, Columbia University (Sept. 1986-June 1993). Taught courses in bibliographic control, subject analysis and classification, technical services, online systems for bibliographic control, and an issues and trends doctoral seminar. Served as doctoral dissertation advisor and on many dissertation defense committees. Served as administrator for remaining masters and doctoral students Sept. 1992-June 1993.
Assistant Professor, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago (Sept. 1981-Aug. 1986). Taught courses in cataloging, classification, and bibliographic networks. Served on several doctoral defense committees.
Visiting Lecturer, School of Library Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham (Spring 1976-Summer 1977, Summer 1979). Taught: "Organization of Materials," "Subject Analysis," "Technical Services in Libraries," and "Introduction to Automation in Libraries" (which included the programming language PL/1).
Visiting Lecturer, School of Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Spring 1976). Taught: "Problems in Organizing Library Collections."
Assistant Professor and Assistant Head, Catalog Dept., The Library, Iowa State University, Ames (1972-75). Coordinated and supervised monographic cataloging section, consisting of 5 other professional and 7 paraprofessional catalogers, and 86 hours per week student help. Assisted in the planning and operation of entire department (38 staff members). Served as Acting Head of Dept., Jan.- June, 1973.
Instructor, Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana/ Champaign (Spring 1971-Summer 1972, Summer 1974). Taught: "Selection of Library Materials," "Organization of Library Materials," and "Foundations of Librarianship."
Associate Librarian, Christopher Newport College, Newport News, Virginia (1967-70). Did all original cataloging for library (1967-70). Coordinated reclassification from Dewey to LC (1968-70). In charge of Reader's Services, including circulation, reference, and serial departments (1967-68). Planned and supervised moving library to new building (1967).
Cataloger, Library of Congress (Romance Languages Section, Descriptive Cataloging Division) (1966-67). Did original cataloging of monographs in Spanish, Portuguese and some Catalan, Gallegan, and Provençal. Assigned, after 9 months, as reviser to new catalogers. Trained and revised 2 new catalogers. Chosen for special 80-hr. in-service course for professional librarians overviewing entire LC operation.
Graduate assistant, Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign (1966). Assisted professor in research and class preparation.
Teacher-Librarian, Cleveland Junior High School, Tulsa, Okla. (1963-65). School librarian, performing all ordering and processing of materials and service to patrons. Supervised 15 student assistants. Taught: Spanish, English.
Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Alumni Association, 2011.
Fulbright Senior Specialist Program Grant Recipient, Israel, April 2004.
Fulbright Senior Specialist Program Grant Recipient, Thailand, February 2002.
"A Tribute to Arlene Taylor" published in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 32, no. 3 (2001): 73-85.
2001 ALISE/OCLC Library and Information Research Grant Award.
2000 ALA/Highsmith Library Literature Award for The Organization of Information (given by ALA and the Highsmith Company in recognition of a book published in the preceding three years that represents the best contribution to the literature).
1999 Profile in Excellence Award (given by Oklahoma Baptist University in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in the lives and careers of alumni).
1996 Margaret Mann Citation (given by the ALCTS Cataloging and Classification Section of ALA for outstanding professional achievement in the areas of cataloging or classification through publication, participation in professional cataloging associations, and contributions to practice).
1994 Best of LRTS Award for article: "Indexing Overlap and Consistency Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index," co-authored with Angela Giral. Library Resources & Technical Services, 37, no. 1 (January 1993): 19-44.
Alumni Graduate Fellowship, Graduate School, Univ. of North Carolina, 1977-78.
Selected by Library School faculty, Univ. of Illinois, for receipt of Shapiro award for most professional promise, 1966.
Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1963.
Selected by Oklahoma Baptist University faculty for receipt of Rosalee Mills Appleby "Life Beautiful" award, 1963.
Selected for membership in:
Alpha Lamda Delta (national honor society for freshman women)
Sigma Tau Delta (English honor society)
Kappa Delta Pi (Education honor society)
Mortar Board (Honor/service society for 4th year college women)
Beta Phi Mu (Library and Information Science honor society)
Present Memberships:
Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) (1976- )
American Library Association (ALA) (1971- ), including membership in:
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)Beta Phi Mu (1966- )
Library Information and Technology Association (LITA)
Library Research Round Table (LRRT)
National Offices and Chairs Held:
Member-at-Large, Library Research Round Table Steering Committee, ALA (1998-2002)
Chair, Subject Analysis Committee Subcommittee to Plan 1997 SAC Annual Conference Preconference (1996-97)
Chair, Catalog Form and Function Committee, ALA/ALCTS (1995-98)
Chair, Subject Analysis Committee, ALA/ALCTS/CCS (1992-94)
Chair, ALISE Teller's Committee (1991)
Chair, LITA/CLSI Scholarship Jury (1986-87)
Convener, Women in Librarianship Special Interest Group, ALISE (1984-85)
Chair, Nominating Committee, ALA/RTSD/CCS (1984-85)
Member-at-Large, ALA/RTSD Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS) Executive Committee (1978-81)
National Committee Memberships:
Panel to Select Best Article from CCQ v.44 (2008-2009)
Dewey Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee (2000-2008)
ALA/ALCTS/CCS Nominating Committee (2002-2003)
Catalog Form and Function Committee, ALA/ALCTS (1995-1999, Chair 1995-98). [Web page maintenance for CFFC, 1995-1999]
Subject Analysis Committee (SAC), ALA/ALCTS/CCS (1990-94, Chair 1992-94)
LITA/CLSI Scholarship Jury (1984-88)SAC Subcommittee on the Future of Subject Headings (2006-2009)
SAC Subcommittee for the Evaluation of FAST (2004- )
SAC Subcommittee on Subject Reference Structures in Automated Systems (2001-2004)
SAC Subcommittee to Promote Subject Relationships/Reference Structure (1997-2000)
SAC Subcommittee on Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation (1995-2000). [Web page maintenance for Form/Genre issues 1996-2000]
SAC Subcommittee to Plan 1997 SAC Annual Conference Preconference (1996-97)
SAC Subcommittee to Plan 1995 SAC ALA Conference Program (1993-95)
SAC Subcommittee to Plan the Subject Analysis Regional Institutes (1993-96)
SAC Subcommittee on Order of Subdivisions in LCSH (1993-95)
SAC Subcommittee on SAC-Sponsored Institutes (1992-93)
SAC Subcommittee on Form Data (1991-94)
SAC Subcommittee to Plan 1991 Program (1990-91)
ALA Committee on Election (1986)
Nominating Committee, ALA/RTSD (1984-85)
Education Committee, ALA/LITA (1983-87)
Authorities Institutes Planning Committee, ALA/RTSD (1981-83)
Margaret Mann Citation Committee, ALA/RTSD/CCS (1981)
Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access, ALA/RTSD/CCS (1977-81)
Commercial Processing Services Committee, ALA/RTSD (1975-79)
National Library Week Committee of the Virginia Library Association (1969-70)
Pennsylvania Library Association (PLA) (1995-2002)
American Society for Information Science (ASIS) (1993-2002)
New York Technical Services Librarians (1986-93)
Illinois Library Association (1982-86)
Chicago Library Club (1981-86)
Southeastern Library Association (1978-81)
North Carolina Library Association (1976-81)
Iowa Library Association (1972-75)
Virginia Library Association (1967-70)
Oklahoma Library Association (1963-65)
Editorial Board, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (1979- )
Editorial Board, Journal of Academic Librarianship (1999-2003)
Editorial Board, Library Quarterly (1981-86)
Advisory Board, Library Quarterly (1986-89)
Served as workshop leader for workshops on metadata and ontologies and as colloquium speaker for the Department of Information Science, Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, April 2004, under the auspices of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program.
Presented a paper for and participated in the International Authority Control Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003.
Served as workshop leader for workshops on online cataloging and Web teaching and as consultant concerning strategy for revision and updating of curriculum of the School of Information Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Khorat, Thailand, February 2002, under the auspices of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program.
Served as consultant on organization of Web pages for the Oxford University Libraries and the Bodleian Library, September 10 - October 18, 1999. Report: "Oxford University Libraries' Web Site Organization: A Report, with Particular Attention to the Bodleian Library Pages" (October 26, 1999).
Served as consultant on use of MARC Format with Librarians at the Biblioteca Central, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, October 21, 1997; and presented a paper for professors and students of the Curso de Biblioteconomía, Faculdade de Comunecacão e Biblioteconomía, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, October 22, 1997.
Presented a paper for and participated in the Japan-U.S. Library Conference: Electronic Information Environment and Academic Libraries, Tachikawa, Japan, September 3-4, 1996.
Served as consultant for setting up a new library for the Baptist Convention of the State of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, December 11, 1978-January 5, 1979.
Papers and Workshops Presented:
"Controlled Vocabulary in the Age of Google? Really?" Presentation for the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, November 7, 2012. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/ControlledVocabularyInAgeOfGoogle-SlidePresentation.pdf and http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/ControlledVocabularyInAgeOfGoogle-NotesAcompanyingSlides.pdf
"Cataloging Family Pictures Using Google's Picasa(TM) Web Albums Site." Presentation for the Roots Group, Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, NC, March 17, 2011.
"The Effect of Controlled Vocabulary on Keyword Searching." Co-Presentation with Tina Gross and Daniel N. Joudrey. Presentation for the ALSCT CCS Forum, Midwinter ALA Conference, Boston, Mass., January 15, 2010.
"Lessons from Implementation of AACR1 and AACR2." Presentation for the ALISE Technical Services SIG, Boston, Mass., January 15, 2010. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/AACR-Implementation-Lessons.pdf
"Comparison of Keyword Searching Using FAST vs. Using LCSH," presentation for the ALCTS CCS Program: "FAST: A New System of Subject Access for Cataloging and Metadata," Annual ALA Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 24 June 2006. Available: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/fast/ala06-taylor.ppt
"FRBR: Re-thinking Bibliographic Description and Access for the 21st century." Presentation for The Getty, Los Angeles, Calif., October 25, 2005.
"Information Organization Research: Topics and Questions." Presentation for Doctoral Seminar, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, September 22, 2005.
"Metadata, FRBR, and New Challenges." Presentation for the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 2004. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/FRBR-handout.pdf
"What Have We Got to Lose? The Effects of Controlled Vocabulary on Keyword Searching Results." Presentation for the LITA/ALCTS Authority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group, ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 27, 2004. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/SubjectKeywordHandout.pdf
"Ontologies and Taxonomies (etc.): Theory and Practice." Presentation for a Workshop: Department of Information Science, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2004.
"Modern Tools for the Organization of Information." Presentation for a Colloquium: Department of Information Science, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 21, 2004.
"Practical Applications of Metadata." Presentation for a Workshop: Department of Information Science, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel, April 20, 2004.
"Metadata, Ontologies, Taxonomies, Oh, My!" Presentation for the ALCTS Symposium “Preparing 21st Century Cataloging and Metadata Professionals,” San Diego, CA, January 9, 2004. Available: http://www.pitt.edu/~agtaylor/presentations/MetacatWorkshopHandout.pdf
[Presentation on teaching Dewey]. Presentation for "DDC 22: International Knowledge Organization System Workshop for Library Educators," OCLC, Dublin, Ohio, May 8 - 9, 2003.
"Teaching Authority Control." Paper and slide presentation presented at the International Authority Control Conference, Florence, Italy, February 10-12, 2003.
"Using Blackboard to Create Web-based Instruction." Workshop, Suranaree University of Technology, Khorat, Thailand, February 22, 2002.
"Online Cataloging." Workshop, Suranaree University of Technology, Khorat, Thailand, February 21, 2002.
"Identification of Resource Types of '.edu' Web Pages," presented by Hong Xu and Arlene G. Taylor, for the Cataloging Norms Discussion Group, American Library Association Midwinter Conference, New Orleans, January 19, 2002.
"Cataloging: Ticket to the Past, the Present, and the Future," presented for the Resources and Technical Services Forum, Iowa Library Association Annual Conference, Ames, Iowa, October 20, 2000. Available: http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/Institute/Taylor/index.html
"Teaching the Organization of Electronic Resources at the University of Pittsburgh," presented for the panel "Teaching the Organization of Electronic Resources," at the ALISE annual conference, San Antonio, TX, January 13, 2000.
"Authority Control: Where It's Been and Where It's Going," presented for "Authority Control: Why It Matters," College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, sponsored by the NELINET Cataloging and Technical Services Advisory Committee, November 1, 1999. Paper available: http://www.nelinet.net/conf/cts/cts99/taylor.htm
"Overview and History of Form/Genre Terminology in Subject Cataloging," presented for the ALCTS/Cataloging and Classification Section/Subject Analysis Committee/SAC Subcommittee on Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation Educational Forum on Form/Genre, New Orleans, LA, June 25, 1999.
"Where Does AACR2 Fall Short for Electronic Resources [Especially Internet Resources]?" presented for the Networked Resources & Metadata Committee/Collection Management Development Committee/Computer Files Discussion Group Discussion Forum, Philadelphia, PA, January 30, 1999.
"Incorporating Metadata into Organization of Information Courses," prepared for the ALISE Technical Services Interest Group, New Orleans, LA, January 9, 1998.
"A World of Disappearing Boundaries: Traditional Organization of Information in an Electronic Environment," presented to professors and students of the Curso de Biblioteconomía, Faculdade de Comunecacão e Biblioteconomía, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, October 22, 1997.
"History, Theory, and Practice of Form/Genre in Subject Analysis," presented for the ALA program: "Everything You Wanted to Know about Form/Genre, But Were Afraid to Ask: Analysis, Access and Display," presented by the Cataloging and Classification, Subject Analysis Committee, Subcommittee on Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation, San Francisco, CA, June 28, 1997.
"What is the Subject of This Information Package? The Process of Subject Analysis for Electronic Resources," presented for the ALA preconference: "Demystifying Subject Cataloging Of Electronic Resources," presented by the Cataloging and Classification Section, Subject Analysis Committee, San Francisco, CA, June 26 and June 27, 1997.
"A World of Disappearing Boundaries: Traditional Organization of Information in an Electronic Environment," presented for "Organizing Information in the 21st Century, a Symposium to honor Arlene G. Taylor, recipient of the 1996 Margaret Mann Citation," School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, May 30, 1997.
"Electronic Information Environment and Academic Libraries: A World of Disappearing Boundaries," presented for the Japan-U.S. Library Conference 1996, Tachikawa, Japan, September 3, 1996.
"Access to Networked Documents: Catalogs? Search Engines? Both?" presented for the OCLC Internet Project Cataloging Colloquium, San Antonio, TX, January 19, 1996.
"Introduction to the Crisis," presented for the ALCTS/CCS/SAC program on "Crisis in Subject Cataloging and Retrieval," Chicago, June 25, 1995. (Also served as moderator for the program)
"Education for Cataloging," presented as part of a panel for the ALCTS/CCS/Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group, Philadelphia, February 6, 1995.
"What Is the Subject of This Item? The Process of Subject Analysis," presented for the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services regional institutes: "Demystifying Subject Cataloging": Anaheim, CA, November 10-11, 1994, Minneapolis, MN, April 2-3, 1995, and Rochester, NY, October 24- 25, 1995.
"Developing a Research Question" and "Research in Authority Control," presented for the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services Preconference: "Research in Cataloging and Classification: Ways and Means," ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 25, 1993.
Moderator for "What's Another Word for Thesaurus?" [program sponsored by the Subject Analysis Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, ALCTS], ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, June 28, 1993.
"The Information Universe: Will We Have Chaos or Control?" presented for the faculty and students of St. John's University, Division of Library and Information Science, Jamaica, NY, March 24, 1993.
"Research in Bibliographic Control: A Question of Indexing Consistency," presented for the faculty and students of University of Pittsburgh, School of Library and Information Science, January 11, 1993.
"The Information Universe: Will We Have Chaos or Control?" presented for the faculty and students of Wayne State University, Library Science Program, Detroit, December 7, 1992.
"Authority Control and the Online Catalog," presented for the Librarians' Association of the Columbia University Health Sciences Library, New York, NY, February 14, 1991.
"What is Authority Control, and What Are We Controlling?" presented for the Authority Control Forum, Rutgers University Libraries' Conference on Authority Control in the Online Environment, New Brunswick, NJ, November 16, 1990.
"Potential for Machine Correction of Errors in Personal Name Access Points in the OCLC Bibliographic File," presented to the LITA/ALCTS Interest Group on Authority Control in the Online Environment program: "The Evolving Catalog: Expanding the Breadth and Depth of the OPAC," Chicago, June 24, 1990.
"Authority Control in Online Catalogs," presented for the Westchester (NY) County Library Association Annual Meeting, May 4, 1990.
"Extent of Variations in Personal and Corporate Names Found in the OCLC Bibliographic File: An Interim Report," presented for the OCLC Office of Research and the OCLC Office for Quality Control, Dublin, Ohio, October 2, 1989.
"Report on Extent of Variations in Personal and Corporate Names Found in the OCLC Bibliographic File," presented for the LITA/RTSD CCS Interest Group on Authority Control in the Online Environment, Dallas, June 25, 1989.
"Education: Teaching Principles," presented for the ALISE Technical Services Education Special Interest Group, Washington, D.C., January 5, 1989.
"Report on Extent of Variations in Personal and Corporate Names Found in the OCLC Bibliographic File," presented for the LITA/RTSD CCS Interest Group on Authority Control in the Online Environment, New Orleans, July 12, 1988.
"Bibliographic Control Theory and Practices," presented for the Columbia University Libraries CLR Staff Development Program, New York, April 15, 1988.
"Classification and Copy Cataloging," presented for the ALA/RTSD/CCS Classification Preconference, Chicago, July 5, 1985.
"Responding to User Needs: the Complementary Roles of Authority Control and System Design," presented for the Music Library Association Preconference: Authority Control in Music Libraries, Louisville, KY, March 5, 1985.
Convenor and Moderator for "No Love Lost: Library Women vs. Women Who Use Libraries," ALISE Women in Librarianship Interest Group / Library History Interest Group joint session, Washington, DC, January 4, 1985.
"Online Authority Control Systems on the Market," presented for the ALA, RTSD/ LITA Discussion Group on Authority Control in the Online Environment, Dallas, June 25, 1984.
"Accuracy of LC Cataloging - Update on Research," presented with Charles W. Simpson for the LC-CIP Advisory Group, Dallas, June 24, 1984.
"Potential of CIP for AV materials," presented with Charles W. Simpson for the American Library Association, RTSD, AV Cataloging Committee, January 10, 1984.
"Accuracy of Library of Congress Cataloging: comparison of CIP- originated cataloging with Non-CIP originated cataloging," presented with Charles W. Simpson for the LC-CIP Advisory Group, Washington, D.C., January 8, 1984.
"Authority Control in the Online Environment -- Current Research," presented for the Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group, American Library Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, June 24, 1983.
"Automated Authority Control," presented for the Technical Services Division, Indiana Library Association, South Bend, May 5, 1983.
"Network and Vendor Authority Systems," presented at the RTSD/LC/CRG Authority Institute, held in San Francisco, September 14, 1982, and in Ft. Lauderdale, November 16-18, 1983.
"Problem Solving Through Procedures Analysis," one-day workshop conducted with David R. Dowell for the Technical Services Section of the American Association of Law Librarians in Detroit, June 15, 1982.
"Catalogers and Standardization in the Age of Networking," presented to the Technical Services Group of the Chicago Academic Library Council, Illinois Institute of Technology, November 11, 1981.
"AACR 2--The Answers," one-day workshop conducted for the North Carolina Community College Learning Resources Association in Fayetteville, NC, March 31, 1981.
"A Five-Year Projection of the Impact of the Rules for Form of Heading in AACR 2 Upon Selected Academic Library Catalogs," presented in various forms between June 1980 and June 1981 at the American Library Association meeting in New York; for a group of public librarians in Hickory, NC; for the Illinois Library Association and for the University of Chicago Graduate Library School in Chicago; for the South Carolina Library Association in Columbia, SC; for the Southeastern Library Association in Birmingham, Alabama; for the Kansas University Library Consortium in Hays, Manhattan, and Lawrence, Kansas; for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the School of Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; for the Virginia SOLINET Users Group in Blacksburg, Va.
"The Impact of Integrating AACR 2 Headings into a Local Catalog," presented at an AACR 2 workshop, North Carolina Central University, Durham, June 3, 1980. (Also served as coplanner for the two-day workshop.)
"The Effects of AACR 2 on Cataloging with Copy," presented to the Copy Cataloging Discussion Group, ALA Midwinter Conference, Chicago, January 22, 1980.
"What If We Had A Crisis and Nobody Noticed? Implementation of AACR 2," presented at the Georgia Library Association Conference, Savannah, October 26, 1979.
Discussion leader for the North Carolina Library Association preconference on AACR 2 at Charlotte, October 17, 1979.
Discussion leader for: "AACR 2: An Introductory Program; A Preconference," at Dallas Convention Center, June 21-23, 1979.
Speaker and discussion leader for: "Planning for Change: A Conference on Closing the Catalog," at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, April 27, 1979.
"Heading Control in 1981," presented at the D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University, February 6, 1979.
"The Challenge of Professional Writing," presented at the School of Library Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham, November 15, 1978.
"AACR 2: Fact and Fiction," presented at the Doctoral Seminar, School of Library Science, UNC/Chapel Hill, October 3, 1978. Also presented to the library staff of Duke University, October 18, 1978.
"AACR 2: What the Rules Are and What They Imply," presented to Iowa librarians at the Iowa State University Center, July 14, 1978.
"Construction Call Numbers" and "Meshing Local Cutters with LC's," presented for "Library of Congress Classification System Conference," held at the School of Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 19-20, 1978. (Also planned, organized, and moderated the two-day workshop.)
Served as speaker for "Cataloging with Copy Workshop," held in Phoenix, Arizona, March 7-8, 1978.
Served as moderator for the College and University Library Interest Group: Commercial Processing Services: Will They Work for Me?" program of the RTSD Commercial Processing Services Committee, ALA Annual Conference, Detroit, June 20, 1977.
"Teaching Serials Within Traditional Library School Courses," presented at the RTSD/LED Education for Resources and Technical Services Committee program, ALA Annual Conference, Detroit, June 20, 1977.
"Options in Subject Heading Control," presented at the RTSD Cataloging and Classification Section program, ALA Annual Conference, Detroit, June 19, 1977.
"The Role of the Paraprofessional in Cataloging," presented to the staff of the Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, June 3, 1977.
"Options for Use of Copy Following Abandonment of Superimposition by LC," presented to the staff of the Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, May 26, 1977.
"The Effect of Automation on the Role of the Professional in Cataloging," presented to the Technical Services Division, Maryland Library Association, at the annual meeting in Baltimore, Md., April 29, 1977.
"Processing and Automation at LC: a Report," presented to the Duke University Librarian's Assembly, April 7, 1976.
Served as speaker and section leader at a workshop: "Chapter 6: A Seminar on ISBD and Its Implications for Your Library," held by the University of Iowa School of Library Science, February 21, 1975.
Invited Participant in National Meetings:
OCLC. "FRBR Workshop," May 2-5, 2005, Dublin Ohio.
OCLC. "DDC 22: International Knowledge Organization System Workshop for Library Educators," May 8-9, 2003, Dublin, Ohio.
Library of Congress. "Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium," November 15-17, 2000, Washington, D.C.
School of Information and Library Science, San Jose State University. "Institute on Digital Distance Education," January 18-29, 2000, San Jose, CA.
NISO/ASI/ALCTS. "Electronic Thesauri Workshop," November 4-5, 1999, Washington, D.C.
OCLC Seminar: "Knowledge Access Management: Tools and Concepts for Next-Generation Catalogers," Dublin, Ohio, November 17-19, 1997.
OCLC. "Dewey 21: Workshop for Library Educators," May 9-10, 1996, Dublin, Ohio.
OCLC. "Conference on Research Issues for Authority Control," March 31-April 1, 1996, Dublin, Ohio.
Council on Library Resources. "Improving Bibliographic Access," November 2, 1990, Washington, D.C.
Graduate School of Library & Information Science, UCLA. "Conference on the Conceptual Foundations of Descriptive Cataloging," February 14-15, 1987, Los Angeles.
Consultation concerning strategy for cleanup of database created for the retrospective entries for the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Avery Library, Columbia University, March 16, 2001.Consultation concerning technical services functions in an integrated system. University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 6-7, 1997. Report submitted February 24, 1997.
University of Pittsburgh:
University-wide:Commencement Marshal, 2000.
SIS Representative to University Faculty Assembly, 1995-98.
SIS Representative to University Faculty Senate Council, 1996-98.
School-wide:
Beta Phi Mu Portfolio Award Committee, Spring 2003.
Beta Phi Mu Portfolio Award Committee, Spring 2002.
Panel for the 2001 Catherine Ofeish Orner Award.
Panel for the 2000 Catherine Ofeish Orner Award.
SIS Planning and Budgeting Committee, Summer 1999.
Panel for the 1999 William Z. Nasri Award. (Chairperson)
SIS Faculty advisor for student group: Doctoral Guild, 1998-99.
SIS Faculty advisor for student group: Open Mind, 1995-2005.
SIS Faculty advisor for student group: LISGO, 1996-98.
LIS Department:
Distance Education Committee, 2001-2003.
Peer Evaluation of Teaching Committee, 2001-2003 (Chairperson, 2002-2003)
Corbett Award Committee, 2000-2001 (Chairperson, 2000-2001)
Curriculum Committee, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2000-2001 (Co-chairperson, 2000-2001); 2002-2003.
Ad Hoc Committee on a Weekend Program, 1999 (Chairperson, 1999)
Evaluation of Teaching Committee, 1997-99. (Chairperson, 1997-99)
Research and Colloquium Committee, 1995-96. (Chairperson, 1995-96)
Financial Aid Committee, 1994-95, 1996-97. (Chairperson, 1994-95)
Library Task Force, 1993-94. (Chairperson, 1993-94)
Doctoral Studies Committee, 1993-2003.Dissertation Committees:
Major Advisor for the following doctoral dissertations:
Daniel N. Joudrey. "Building Puzzles and Growing Pearls: A Qualitative Exploration of Determining Aboutness." Proposal defended Fall 2003. Dissertation defended Fall 2005.
Tiffany Evans. "An Organizational Development Analysis of the Formation of OhioLINK - A Statewide Interinstitutional Library Consortium." Proposal defended Fall 2003. Dissertation defended Summer 2004.
LingLing Lai. "Knowledge Organization by IT Consultants - Exploring and Discovering the Organizational Aspect of Knowledge Management." Proposal defended Fall 2001. Dissertation defended Spring 2004.
Ali K. Shaker. "Non-Roman Scripts in Library OPACs: A Survey of Availability and Functional Requirements in Academic Libraries." Proposal defended Summer 2002. Dissertation defended Fall 2002.
Essam Mansour. "Internet Use by Students in the South Valley University (Egypt): A Baseline and Descriptive Study." Proposal defended Spring 2002. Dissertation defended Fall 2002.
Narumol Ruksasuk. "The Relationship of Characteristics, Participatory Interaction Modes, and Learning Outcomes of Thai Students Involved in Web-based Instruction in Library and Information Science Distance Education." Dissertation defended Spring 2000.
Yushiana Mansor. "Issues in Developing a Cooperative Cataloging Program in Malaysia: An Analysis of MARC Records in Three University Libraries' OPAC Databases." Dissertation defended Spring 1999.
Committee for the following doctoral dissertations:
Patrice A. Clemson, "The Relationship Between Backlinks and Persistence on the WWW: A Bibliometric Approach." Dissertation defended December, 2003.
Yuko Sato, "Culture, Social Networks, and Information Sharing: An Exploratory Study of Japanese Aerospace Engineers' Information-Seeking Processes and Habits in Light of Cultural Factors." Dissertation defended March, 1998.
David H. Thomas, "The Effect of Interface Design on Item Selection in an Online Catalog," defended June, 1997.
Academic program advisor for the following doctoral students:
Daniel Joudrey (Fall 2001 - Fall 2005)
Tiffany Barnes (Spring 2000 - Summer 2004)
LingLing Lai (Summer 2000 - Spring 2004)
Ali Shaker (Fall 2000 - Fall 2002)
Essam Mansour (Fall 2000 - Fall 2002)
Daniel Frederick (Spring 1997 - Summer 1999)
Patrice Clemson (Fall 1995 - Fall 2000)
Cynthia Porter (Spring 1995 - Fall 1998)
Jane Greenberg (Fall 1994 - Spring 1997)
Columbia University:
Committee on the Doctorate, School of Library Service, 1986-93. (Chairperson, 1991-93)
Committee on Instruction, School of Library Service, 1986-89. (Chairperson, 1988-89)
Committee on Admissions and Awards, School of Library Service, 1987-88.
Representative to University Senate, 1987-89.
University Senate Community Relations Committee, 1987-89.
University Senate Committee on the Libraries and Academic Computing Facilities, 1987-90.
Committee on Appointments, School of Library Service, 1986-87.
Major Advisor for the following doctoral dissertations:Sherry L. Vellucci. "Bibliographic Relationships Among Musical Bibliographic Entities: A Conceptual Analysis of Music Represented in a Library Catalog with a Taxonomy of the Relationships Discovered." Proposal defended April 1991. Dissertation defended November 1994.Yang Qian-Qian. "Characteristics of Materials Used by English Speaking Linguists in Their Publications: A Citation Study of Literature Requirements, Citing Functions, and Citing Needs." Proposal defended May 1991. Dissertation defended November 1995.
Susan M. Hayes. "Towards Enhanced Catalog Access to Fiction: The Multi-Dimensional Subject Analysis of Imaginative Literature Represented in a Library Catalog." Proposal defended May 1992. Dissertation defended November 1995.
Mary Ellen Chijioke. "Theoretical and Practical Considerations in Shared Authority Files for Special Collections Cataloging: An Evaluation of the PACSCL NACO Project." Proposal defended May 1992.
Committee for the doctoral dissertation of Nancy Baldwin, "The Information-Seeking Behavior of Securities Analysts," defended September 1995.
Served as second reader for several dissertations and served on and/or chaired numerous dissertation defense committees (approximately 25), 1987-93.
Rutgers University:
Committee for the doctoral dissertation of Lourdes Collantes, Graduate Program in Communication, Information, and Library Studies, defended Spring 1991.
University of Chicago:
Faculty Representative to Dean's Alumni Advisory Committee, 1983-85.
Visiting Lecturers Committee, Graduate Library School, 1983-84.
Curriculum Committee, Graduate Library School, 1981-82.
Served on several dissertation defense committees (approximately 6).
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
Doctoral student representative, Doctoral committee, September 1977-December 1978.
North Carolina Central University:
Chairperson, Library Committee, School of Library Science, 1976-77.
Orientation Committee, School of Library Science, 1976-77.
Seminar Committee, School of Library Science, 1976-77.
Iowa State University:
Catalog Council, Library, 1972-75.
Technical Services Council, Library, 1972-75.
Selection Committees for various library positions (served as chair of some of these committees), 1972-75.
Dean's Council, Library, 1972-73.
Committee to Study Options for Display of Locations in the Main Library Catalog, 1972-73.