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Indiana University Bloomington

Japzon

Andrea Japzon

Assistant Professor
Indianapolis campus
Contact Information

Research Interests

Community Collections & Archives, Personal Information Management, Digital Preservation, Public Libraries, Information Behavior, Reference & Information Services, Information Literacy

Education

Ph.D., Drexel University, 2009

Courses Taught at SLIS

  • S501 - Reference
  • S553 - Public Library Management

Publications

Mon, L., Abels, E. G, Agosto, D. E., Japzon, A., Most, L., Masnik, M., & Hamann, J. (2008). Remote reference in U.S. public library practice and LIS education. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 49(3), 180-194.

Gong, H., Japzon, A., & Chen, C. (2008). Public libraries and social capital in three New York City neighborhoods. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 99(1), 65-83.

Anderson, N., Hodge, G. & Japzon, A. (2007). Harnessing NASA Goddard's grey literature: The power of a repository framework. The Grey Journal, 3(3), 154-158.

Japzon, A. & Gong, H. (2005). A neighborhood analysis of public library use in New York City. Library Quarterly, 45, 446-463.

Cotter, G., Carroll, B., Hodge, G., & Japzon, A. (2005). Electronic collection management and electronic information services. Information Services & Use, 25, 23-34.

Williams, C. & Japzon, A. (2005). The impact of technology and a no remediation policy on non- traditional students. Research Strategies, 20(4), 433-441.

Japzon, A. && Anderson, N. (2005) Wallops Island balloon technology: Can't see the repository for the documents. The Grey Journal, 1(2),77-82.

Japzon, A. (2004). A narrative history of resource sharing in the state of Maryland. Journal of Access Services, 2(2), 47-52.

Presentations

"Digital curation vignettes: Personal, academic, and organizational digital information." Panel presentation to be given with Joan Beaudoin and Maria Esteva at the DigCCurr Symposium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, April 2, 2009.

"Matrices and maps." Panel presentation with Denise E. Agosto at the Annual Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education in Denver, Colorado, January 22, 2009. [32% Accepted]

"Values and information: An interdisciplinary examination." Presentation with Denise E. Agosto, Kenneth R. Fleishchmann, Michael Khoo, and William A. Wallace at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Information Science && Technology in Columbus, Ohio, October 28, 2008.

"A model of and support for a digital preservation infrastructure that connects individuals to libraries." Paper presented at the World Library and Information Congress: 74th General Conference and Council in Quebec City, Canada, August 11, 2008.

Professional Activities

American Library Association (ALA)
Committees:

Library Research Round Table (LRRT), Nominating Committee, Chair, 2008 -

Reference and User Services (RUSA), Notable Books Council, 2001-; Chair, 2004

RUSA, Machine Assisted Reference Section (MARS), Best of the Web Committee, 1998-2004

RUSA, MARS, Elected Member-at-large, Executive Committee, 1998-2001

RUSA, Facts on File Awards Committee, Chair, 1999-2000

RUSA, MARS, Public Libraries Committee, 1995-1998; Chair, 1998

RUSA, Access to Information Committee, 1995-1997

American Society for Information Science && Technology (ASIS&T)

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Society of Woman Geographers

Professional Background

Deputy Project Manager, 2004 to 2005 Zimmerman Associates Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Library, Greenbelt, MD

Access Services Librarian, 1999 to 2003 Hunter College Library, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY

Adult Services & Reference Librarian, 1994 to 1999 The New York Public Library, New York, NY

Selected Awards

2005-2009, Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Fellowship, Institute of Museum and Library Services.

2002-2003, SWG Fellowship, Society of Woman Geographers.


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