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Rhonda Harris Taylor

Assistant Professor

Courses I teach:

LIS 5333 Multicultural Librarianship

Prerequisite: graduate standing. The purpose is to create an awareness of and sensitivity to multicultural heritages and diverse information needs of multiethnic populations served by libraries. Information needs assessment and analysis; program planning and collection development.

LIS 5023 Theory of Library Administration

Prerequisite: graduate standing. General concepts of administration as related to libraries and information center management. Specific strategies and techniques are examined as possible methods by which an individual can affect change and accomplish organizational goals and objectives.

LIS 5043 Organization and Description of Materials I

Prerequisite: graduate standing. Overview of the theory and practice of materials organization and description for the purpose of retrieval. Emphasis on catalog construction, the application of AACRII, Dewey Classification, Sears subject headings to print and non-print materials. Experience with national bibliographic utilities.

Education:

B.S. 1974 North Texas State University
M.L.S. 1980 Texas Woman's University
Ph.D. 1985 Texas Woman's University

Research Interests:

My research interests include multicultural librarianship (particularly library services and resources for Native American populations); popular culture, and using library resources with school math programs and at-risk groups.

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Rhonda Harris Taylor
School of Library and Information Studies
401 West Brooks, Room 120
The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-0528
Phone: (405) 325-3921
Fax: (405) 325-7648
rtaylor@slis.lib.uoknor.edu