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Kathy Latrobe, Ph.D. - Director Email: klatrobe at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. 1986, Education, University of Oklahoma
M.L.S. 1979, University of Oklahoma
B.A. 1968, English, Oklahoma Christian College

Research:
Library services and materials for young people.

Courses Taught:
LIS 5183- Books and Materials for Children
LIS 5193 - Books and Materials for Young Adults
LIS 5253 - Community Relations and Advocacy
LIS 5283 - School Library Media Center Administration

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June Abbas PhD. Email: jmabbas at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Professor

Degrees:
Ph.D. 2001, University of North Texas
M.L.S. 1998, Emporia State University
B.A. 1996, General Studies, Saint Mary College

Research:
Children/young adults and technology, specifically the impact of the Internet on their use of the public library. Development of user center digital libraries and the information seeking behaviors of children/young adults. The organization of information.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5033 - Information and Knowledge Society
LIS 5403 - Cataloging and Classification

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Cecelia Brown, Ph.D. Email: cbrown at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Professor personal home page

Degrees:
M.L.I.S, 1996, University of Oklahoma
Ph.D. 1988, Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. 1985, Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A.Sc. 1982, Applied Human Nutrition, University of Guelph

Research:
Information behavior of scientists in the digital environment. Fostering and promotion of information literacy in science students.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5053 - Information Users in the Knowledge Society
LIS 5153 - Science and Technology Information Sources
LIS 5293 - Special Library and Information Center Administration
LIS 5503 - Information Literacy and Instruction
LIS/KM 5523 - Online Information Retrieval
LIS 5543 – Collection Development and Management

Recent Publications:
"The Role of Web Based Information in the Scholarly
Communication of Chemists: Citation and Content Analyses of American
Chemical Society Journals." The Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology. 58(13): 2055 - 2065

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Susan Burke, Ph.D. Email: SBurke at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Assistant Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 2001, Sociology, Texas Woman's University
M.S. 1988, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A.B. 1984, Russian Area Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research:
Libraries and society, particularly classic sociological issues such as race/ethnicity, gender, and social assumptions within the context of libraries and information technology. Social factors in the organization of information.

Courses Taught:
LIS 2003 - The Information Environment
LIS/KM 5043 - Organization of Information and Knowledge Resources
LIS 5403 - Cataloging and Classification
LIS/KM 5413 - Indexing and Abstracting
LIS/KM 5713 - Research Methods

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Suliman Hawamdeh, Ph.D. Email: suliman at ou dot edu 918.660-3367 Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 1989, Information Science, University of Sheffield
M.L.S. 1982, University of Michigan
B.S. 1980, Physics, Birzeit University

Research:
Knowledge management, information systems, learning organization, document and records managements, knowledge discovery and data mining, digital library and Internet technologies.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5033 - Information and Knowledge Society
LIS/KM 5053 - Information Users in the Knowledge Society
LIS/KM 5263 - Organizational Learning and Learning Organizations
LIS/KM 5473 - Document and Records Management
LIS/KM 5603 - Information Systems and Networks
LIS/KM 5990 - Knowledge Commerce

Recent Publications:
Editor, Creating Collaborative Advantage Through Knowledge and Innovation World Scientific Publishing Company, 2007.

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Yong-Mi Kim, Ph.D. Email: yoyongmi at ou dot edu 918.660-3364 Assistant Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 2005, Management Information Systems, University of Oklahoma
Ph.D. Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University
M.P.A. Public Administration, University of Southern California

Research:
Information technology firm performance, knowledge management, information technology outsourcing, diffusion of innovation, information technology implementation.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5033 - Information and Knowledge Society
LIS/KM 5603 - Information Systems and Networks
LIS/KM 5713 - Research Methods

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June Lester, D.L.S. Email: jlester at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Professor personal home page

Degrees:
D.L.S. 1987, Library Science, Columbia University
C.A.L.S. 1982, Library Science, Columbia University
M.Ln. 1971, Librarianship, Emory University
B.A. 1963, History, Emory University

Research:
Information policy, education for library and information specialists, and distance education.

Courses Taught:
LIS 2003 - The Information Environment
LIS/KM 5033 - Information and Knowledge Society
LIS/KM 5053 – Information Users and the Knowledge Society
LIS 5243 - Academic Library Administration

Recent Publications:
Fundamentals of Information Studies: Understanding Information and Its Environment 2nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2007. With Wallace C. Koehler

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Betsy Martens, Ph.D. Email: bvmartens at ou dot edu (918) 660-3376 Assistant Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 2004,Information Transfer, Syracuse University
M.B.A. 1986,Business Administration, Florida Atlantic University
M.L.S. 1978, Librarianship, Syracuse University
B.A. 1976, History, Regis University, Colorado

Research:
Bibliometrics; history of libraries, information industry; philosophy of information; research methods; technology transfer.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5033 - Information and Knowledge Society
LIS/KM 5433 - Design and Implementation of Web-based Information Services
LIS/KM 5990 - Digital Collections

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Rhonda Taylor, Ph.D. Email: rtaylor at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Associate Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 1985, Library and Information Studies, Texas Woman's University
M.L.S. 1980, Texas Woman's University
B.S. 1974, Home Economics Education, North Texas State University

Research:
Multicultural librarianship (particularly library services and resources for Native American populations), popular culture, and using library resources with school mathematics programs and with at-risk groups.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5023 - Management of Information and Knowledge Organizations
LIS/KM 5043 - Organization of Information and Knowledge Resources
LIS 5243 – Academic Library Administration
LIS 5333 - Multicultural Librarianship

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Connie Van Fleet, Ph.D. Email: cvanfleet at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 1990, Library and Information Science, Public Administration Minor, Indiana University
M.L.I.S. 1987, Louisiana State University
B.A. 1972, Psychology, University of Oklahoma

Research:
Public library service in a democratic society; equitable access to information for non-traditional clientele, including older adults, people with disabilities, and ethnically diverse populations.

Courses Taught:
LIS 5123 – Literature and Methods for Readers' Advisory Services
LIS 5273 - Public Library Administration
LIS 5513 - Information Sources and Services
LIS/KM 5713 - Research Methods
LIS/KM 5990 - Evaluation of Information Products and Services

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Kelvin White, Ph.D. Email: kwhite at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Assistant Professor personal home page

Degrees:
Ph.D. 2008, Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A. 2004, Afro-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. 2002, History, Texas Southern University

Research:
Critical theory; postcolonial theory; cultural theory; pluralization of archival theory and education; remembering; information as evidence; interconnections between the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which recordkeeping activities exist and the implications they have for marginalized or underrepresented communities.

Courses Taught:
LIS/KM 5053 - Information Users in the Knowledge Society
LIS 5423 - Archives

Recent Publications:
Gilliland-Swetland, Anne, Kelvin White, and Yang Lu. 2006. "Pluralizing the Archival Paradigm: A Needs Assessment for Archival Education in Pacific Rim Communities." In Proceedings of the Second Asia-Pacific Conference for Archival Educators in the Electronic Age held in Tokyo 18-19 October 2006, by the International Council of Archives, 112-122. Tokyo, Japan.

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Stacy Zemke, MSKM & MA Email: szemke at ou dot edu (405) 325-3921 Term Instructor personal home page

Degrees:
M.S.K.M. 2007, University of Oklahoma
M.A. 1995, University of Colorado, Boulder
B.A. 1991, Art History, University of Colorado, Boulder

Research:
How academic communities use interactive (Web2.0) technologies in their research and knowledge sharing, focused on social bookmarking and learning object repositories.

Courses Taught:
LIS 4003- Information Systems and Networks
LIS 4103 - Design and Implementatin of Networked Information Services
LIS 4663- Information Studies Field Project Capstone