Lokman I. Meho's Resume

Lokman I. Meho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
1320 East 10th St., LI 011
Bloomington, IN 47405-3907
Phone: 812.856.2323
Fax: 812.855.6166
E-mail: meho@indiana.edu

Last updated: April 30, 2008

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Information Science, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Dec. 2001
M.S. in Library Science [Summa Cum Laude], School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University	Dec. 1996
M.A. in International Relations, American University of Beirut	Feb. 1996
B.A. in Political Studies, American University of Beirut	Jun. 1991

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University [Fall 2004 to present]
Assistant Professor, School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York [Spring 2002 - 2004]
Lecturer, School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York [Fall 2001]
Teaching Fellow, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1998 - 2001]
Research Assistant, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1997 - 2001]
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University [Spring 1997 and summer 1997 and 1998]
Library Assistant, National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC [Spring 1997]
Intern, Technical Services, Perkins Library, Duke University. [Fall 1996]
Library Assistant, School of Library and Information Sciences Library, North Carolina Central University [1996 - 1997]
Bibliographer, Middle East for Research and Studies, Beirut, Lebanon [1991 - 1995]
Graduate and Research Assistant, Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut [1990 - 1995]
Library Assistant, Jafet Library, American University of Beirut [1986 - 1995]

HONORS AND AWARDS

Nomination for the 2007 Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO) Faculty Mentor Award, Indiana University. [Given in recognition of excellent mentorship and dedicated work to foster the long-term development of students].
The 2007 Trustees Teaching Award, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington [the main focus of the award was excellence in classroom teaching during 2006]
The 2006 Trustees Teaching Award, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington [the main focus of the award was excellence in classroom teaching during 2005]
Outstanding Service Award, School of Information Science and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York [2001-2004]
Beta Phi Mu: The international library and information science honor society [Inducted on 12/19/01]
Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [Inducted on 05/11/00]
Alpha Epsilon Lambda: The honor society of graduate and professional school students [Inducted on 04/14/00]
Faculty Assistantship, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1997 - 2001]
Special Talent Award, North Carolina Central University [Spring 1997]
Graduate Assistantship, American University of Beirut [1992 - 1996]
Undergraduate Fellowship, Hariri Foundation, Beirut, Lebanon [1986 - 1991]

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Research Interests
- Information behavior, informetrics, and scholarly communication

Books
- Nsouli, M. A., & Meho, L. I. (2006). Censorship in the Arab world: An annotated bibliography. Introduction by Ghassan Tuéni. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. 192 p. [Description]
- Meho, L. I. (2004). The Kurdish question in U.S. foreign policy: A documentary sourcebook. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. 720 p. [Description & Reviews]
- Meho, L. I., & Maglaughlin, K. (2001). Kurdish culture and society: An annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 356 p. [Description & Reviews]
- Meho, L. I., & Nsouli, M. A. (1999). Libraries and information in the Arab world: An annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 352 p. [Description & Reviews]
- Meho, L. I. (1997). The Kurds and Kurdistan: A selective and annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 371 p. Selected as one of the best bibliographies in the field of History in 1996-1997 by ALA's Reference and User Services Association. [Description & Reviews]
Refereed Journal Articles
- Cronin, B., & Meho, L. I. (submitted). Applying the Author Affiliation Index to library and information science journals. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
- Sugimoto, C. R., Russell, T. G., Meho, L. I., & Marchionini, G. (in press). MPACT and citation impact: Two sides of the same scholarly coin? Library & Information Science Research.
- Meho, L. I., & Rogers, Y. (in press). Citation counting, citation ranking, and h-index of human-computer interaction researchers: A comparison between Scopus and Web of Science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.
- Cronin, B., & Meho, L. I. (2008). The shifting balance of intellectual trade in information studies. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59(4), 551–564.
- Meho, L. I. (2007). The rise and rise of citation analysis. Physics World, 20(1), 32-36.
- Meho, L. I., & Yang, K. (2007). Impact of data sources on citation counts and rankings of LIS faculty: Web of Science vs. Scopus and Google Scholar. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 2105-2125.
- Cronin, B., & Meho, L. I. (2007). Timelines of creativity: A study of intellectual innovators in information science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 1948-1959.
- Shachaf, P., Meho, L. I., & Hara, N. (2007). Cross-cultural analysis of e-mail reference. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(2), 243-253.
- Meho, L. I. (2006). E-Mail interviewing in qualitative research: A methodological discussion. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57(10), 1284-1295.
- Cronin, B., & Meho, L. I. (2006). Using the h-index to rank influential information scientists. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57(9), 1275-1278.
- Meho, L. I., & Spurgin, K. M. (2005). Ranking the research productivity of LIS faculty and schools: An evaluation of data sources and research methods. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 56(12), 1314-1331.
- Meho, L. I., & Tibbo, H. R. (2003). Modeling the information-seeking behavior of social scientists: Ellis's study revisited. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 54(6), 570-587.
- Tibbo, H. R., & Meho, L. I. (2001). Finding finding aids on the web. The American Archivist, 64(1), 61-77.
- Meho, L. I., & Haas, S. W. (2001). Information-seeking behavior and use of social science faculty studying stateless nations: A case study. Library & Information Science Research, 23(1), 5-25.
- Meho, L. I., & Sonnenwald, D. H. (2000). Citation ranking versus peer evaluation of senior faculty research performance: A case study of Kurdish scholarship. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 51(2), 123-138.
- Harik, J. P., & Meho, L. I. (1996). The war generation and student elections at the American University of Beirut. Arab Studies Quarterly, 18, 67-90.
- Nehme, M., & Meho, L. I. (1995). Pawns in a deadly game: The Iraqi Kurds and the US, 1972-1975. International Studies, 32(1), 41-55.
- Nehme, M., & Meho, L. I. (1994). The United States and minority groups: Case study of the Kurds. The Lebanese National Defense, (10), 212-231.
Conference Papers, Posters, Panels, and Presentations (refereed items are marked with an asterisk)
- *Britz, J., Mehra, B., Rioux, K., Meho, L. I., & Bilal, D. (2007). Information behavior in developing countries: Research, issues, and emerging trends.” In Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (October 18-24, 2007, Milwaukee, Wisconsin). Silver Springs, MD: American Society for Information Science and Technology. [Panel]
- *Meho, L. I., & Sugimoto, C. R. (2007). Mapping the Scholarly Impact of LIS Faculty: Web of Science vs. Scopus. In Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-24, 2007.
- *Meho, L. I., & Yang, K. (2007). Fusion approach to citation-based quality assessment. In the 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, Madrid, Spain, June 25-27, 2007.
- *Yang, K., & Meho, L. I. (2007). CiteSearch: Next-generation citation analysis. In Proceedings of the 7th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 18-23, 2007 (pp. 101-102).
- *Yang, K., & Meho, L. I. (2006). Citation analysis: A comparison of Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. In A. Dillon & A. Grove (Eds.), Information realities: Shaping the digital future for all - Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Austin, Texas, 3-8 November, 2006. Silver Springs, MD: American Society for Information Science and Technology.
- *Meho, L. I., & Yang, K. (2006). Multi-faceted approach to citation-based quality assessment for knowledge management. In World Library and Information Congress, 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council, Seoul, Korea, 20-24 August, 2006.
- *Meho, L. I., & Yang, K. (2006). Locating online government information: A comparison of FirstGov, Google, and Yahoo. In Proceedings of the 7th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, San Diego, California, May 21-24, 2006. ACM Press.
- *Shachaf, P., Hara, N., & Meho, L. I. (2005). Cross-cultural analysis of virtual reference. [Panel sponsored by SIG TIS and SIG III]. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 28-November 2, 2005. Silver Springs, MD: American Society for Information Science and Technology.
- Yang, K., Maglaughlin, K., Meho, L. I., & Sumner, R. G. (1999). IRIS at TREC-7. In E. M. Voorhees & D. K. Harman (Eds.), The Seventh Text REtrieval Conference (TREC-7) (pp. 555-566). Gaithersburg, MD: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Chapters in Books
- Meho, L. I., & Kawtharani, F. W. The Kurdish community in Lebanon and their future prospects. In M. M. A. Ahmed & M. M. Gunter (Eds.), The Kurdish question and the 2003 Iraqi war (pp. 248-2750. Costa Mesa, CA: Mazda Publishers.
- Meho, L. I., & Nehme, M. (2004). The legacy of U.S. support to Kurds: Two major episodes. In L. I. Meho, The Kurdish question in U.S. foreign policy: A documentary sourcebook (pp. 11-22). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
- Meho, L. I. (2001). The Kurds and Kurdistan: A general background. In L. I. Meho & K. Maglaughlin, Kurdish culture and society: An annotated bibliography (pp. 3-26). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Other Publications/Works
- Meho, L. I. (2003). The International Journal of Kurdish Studies: A cumulative index and abstracts to volumes 1-16 (1986-2002). The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, 17(1-2), 121-154.
- Meho, L. I. (2003). Kurdish poetry: A guide to resources in Arabic, English, and French. The International Journal of Kurdish Studies, 17(1-2), 75-90.
- Meho, L. I. (2001). The information-seeking behavior of social science faculty studying stateless nations. Ph.D. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina. Advisor: Helen R. Tibbo.
- Meho, L. I. (1998). Libraries, library science, and librarianship in Lebanon: A selective and annotated bibliography. Bulletin of the Lebanese Library Association, 2(5), 14-15. Reprinted in 1999 in Bulletin of Bibliography, 56(1), 9-14.
- Meho, L. I. (1995). The dilemma of social and political integration of ethnoclass groups within pluralistic societies: The case of the Kurds in Lebanon. Master's Thesis. Beirut: American University of Beirut.

RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS

The 2007 DIALOG/ALISE Methodology Paper Competition. For "E-mail interviewing in qualitative research: A methodological discussion," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 57(10), 1284-1295.
OCLC/ALISE 2006 Library and Information Science Research Grant. For "Impact of data sources on citation counts and rankings of LIS faculty: Web of Science vs. Scopus and Google Scholar," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 2105-2125.
ALISE's 2005 Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition. For "Ranking the research productivity of LIS faculty and schools: An evaluation of data sources and research methods," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 56(12), 1314-1331.

TEACHING

Collection Development and Management (2 sections)
Evaluation of Resources and Services (9 sections)
Foundations of Library and Information Science (3 sections)
Reference (15 sections)
Social Science Information (4 sections)
Information Technology Applications (5 sections)
Online Searching (5 sections)

PUBLISHED STUDENT PAPERS

Adamick, J. (accepted). Islam in Europe: A research guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly.
Betty, P. (2007). Haitian Americans: A research guide. Reference Services Review, 35(2), 230-248.
Bluemle, S. (accepted). Emily Dickinson: A research guide. Reference Services Review.
Braune, S. M. (2005). Islam as practiced by the Kazaks: A bibliography for scholars. MELA Notes, (78), 1-17.
Dwyer, T. (in press). Unitarian Universalism: A research guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47(3): .
Gottschalk, L. J. (2007). Carol Gilligan—psychologist, feminist, educator, philosopher: A research guide. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 26(1), 65-90.
Higgins, S. M. (2007). Afro-Latinos: An annotated guide for collection building. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47(1), 10-15.
Horowitz, S. (2006). The Kelmscott press and William Morris: A research guide. Art Documentation, 25(2), 60-65.
Meehan, W. F. III, & Murray, S. R. (2007). A pathfinder of reference sources for the sport of rowing. The Sports Journal, 10(4).
Polacek, K. M. (2007). Euthanasia: A guide to resources. [Web sources] Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 26(2), 65-74.
Polacek, K. M. (2007). Euthanasia: A guide to sources. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 46(3), 13-19.
Schlosser, M. (2006). Fair use in the digital environment: A research guide. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 46(1), 11-17.
Wadholm, G. M. (in press). Cultural diversity in Brazil: A guide to reference sources. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 26(3), .
Waller, J. H. (2005). True simplicity: An annotated bibliography on the Shakers. Journal of Religious & Theological Information, 7(2), 75-90.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

National/International Professional Activities
- Refereeing/Reviewing
  - ACM Transactions on Information Systems (2007)
  - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (2005)
  - American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Conference (2005, 2008)
  - Association for Library and Information Science Education 2005 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Award
  - CoLIS: Conception in Library and Information Science conference (2007)
  - Information Processing & Management (2007-2008)
  - Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (2006)
  - Journal of Documentation (2006)
  - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2005-present)
  - National Endowment for the Humanities - Division of Preservation and Access (2004 and 2005)
  - Promotion dossier to Full Professor Librarian, University at Albany Libraries, State University of New York (2006)
  - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SSHRC (2006)
- Committees
  - Chair, Dialog/ALISE Methodology Paper Competition Selection Committee, Association for Library and Information Science Education (2008 – 2009)
  - Member, Dialog/ALISE Methodology Paper Competition Selection Committee, Association for Library and Information Science Education (2007 – 2008)
- Reports
  - Author of the "Curriculum" chapter of the Library and Information Science Education Annual Statistical Report. Oak Ridge, TN: Association for Library and Information Science Education. (2005 to present)
Service Activities at the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University
- Member of M.L.S. Curriculum Steering Committee (2006 to present)
- Founder and moderator of SLIS-STUDENTS-L (2005 to present)
- Member of Faculty Search Committee (2004 - 2007)
- Member of Information Technology Committee (2004 - 2006)
Service Activities at University at Albany, State University of New York
- Member of the Alice Hastings Murphy Scholarship Selection Committee, University at Albany Libraries (Spring 2004)
- Founder of Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (Fall 2003)
Service Activities at the Department of Information Studies, University at Albany
- Organizer of Brown Bag Activities (2003 - 2004)
- Faculty Advisor of the Department of Information Studies Alumni Association (2003 - 2004)
- Faculty Advisor of the Department of Information Studies Student Association (2003 - 2004)
- Member of the Faculty Search Committee (2003 - 2004)
- Re-established the Alumni Association in 2003
- Re-established the Beta Phi Mu chapter in 2003
- Chair of the Student Affairs Committee (2002 - 2004)
- Member of the Admissions Committee (2002 - 2004)
- Faculty Advisor of the Student Chapter of the American Library Association (2002 - 2004)
- Re-established the Student Chapter of the American Library Association in 2002
- Member of the Student Affairs Committee (2001 - 2002)
Service Activities at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Member of the Research and Doctoral Committee (2000 - 2001)
- Founder and President of the Doctoral Student Association (1999 - 2000)
- Doctoral Student Liaison at the Center for Teaching and Learning (1998 - 2001)
- Member of the Personnel Committee (1998 - 2000)
- Doctoral Student Representative to SILS Faculty Meetings (1998 - 2000)
Service Activities at North Carolina Central University
- Member of Search Committee for Dean of University College (Spring/Summer 1997)
- President of International Student Association (1996-1997)
Service Activities at the American University of Beirut
- Member of the Advisory Committee of the University Health Services (1994 - 1995)
- President of the Student Body (1993 - 1994)
- Co-Founder and President of the Political Studies and Public Administration Student Society (1990 - 1991)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), member, 1999 to present
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), member, 1998 to present
Middle East Librarians Association (MELA), member, 1997 to present
Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), member, 1996 - 2002
American Library Association (ALA), member, 1995 - 2005
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), member, 1995 to present

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Soccer Coach, Chapel Hill, NC (1999-2001).
Secretary of the Lebanese Kurdish Philanthropic Association, Beirut, Lebanon (1992 - 1995)
Volunteer in the Lebanese Red Cross - Youth Section, Beirut, Lebanon (1989 - 1995)