Edward Proctor

EXPERIENCE

1997 --

Electronic Resources Librarian  Associate Professor 2003 -  Awarded Tenure 2002  Assistant Professor 1997 - 2002  Duane G. Meyer Library at Missouri State University (MSU)

• Primary Departmental Responsibility: Internet Resources
  • Gathered, evaluated, and maintained URLs for for "Selected Internet Resources" Website [Archived copy]
    Over 200 component Web pages containing over 50,000 Websites
    See “Facilitating Research on the Internet: The Rationale behind the Design of an Academic Resources Website” below
  • Designed and taught student and faculty Internet workshops (Over 500 [five hundred] taught)
  • Provide general and research Internet assistance to students, faculty, staff, and the general public
  • Train librarians and student assistants in effective Internet use
  • Taught in the Faculty Development in Instructional Technology program (34 [thirty-four] classes taught)
  • Assimilate new Internet developments and distribute summaries
  • Created new Library Science (LIS) Internet course offerings
  • Ensured currency of Internet search guides and bibliographies
  • Created Web pages to complement library exhibits and displays
• Campus-wide student and faculty instruction in Plagiarism: Avoidance, Prevention & Detection [Archived copy]

1990-97

Assistant Reference Librarian Assistant Professor Richard J. Daley Library of the University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

• Primary Departmental Responsibilities: Reference Department Manager & Coordinator of Electronic Databases
  • Provided general and research reference service to students, faculty, staff, and the general public
  • Handled every aspect of day-to-day operations, from scheduling, training, and overall supervision, to whatever problem solving was necessary in order to ensure a smooth, effective, and congenial flow of work
  • Conducted majority of Department's mediated online searches (primarily BRS [now Ovid] and DIALOG)
  • Instructed graduate and undergraduate classes in the use of (at that time) over 60 online databases
  • Trained new members of the Department in electronic resources and Reference Desk service
  • Maintained and ensured currency of all search guides and related bibliographic materials
  • Reviewed and evaluated all records, statistics, billing, and reports connected to database searching
  • Prepared both in-house and public guides to searching databases, revising as necessary
  • Chair, IBIS Group (charged with publicizing the Illinois Bibliographic Information Service, a state-wide consortium of 27 locally-mounted Internet-accessible databases, produced over 830% [eight hundred thirty percent] increase in usage)
• Library Consultant, Institute for the Humanities, 1994-96
• Bibliographic Instruction (BI) Coordinator, 1991-93
• Chief Database Searcher, Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health. "[A] major, interdisciplinary study aimed at deepening society's understanding of the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence."* Funded by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the National Institute of Justice, the National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families, 1994 - 97

1988-90		Assistant Reference & Automation Project Librarian E. H. Little Library at Davidson College (DC)

• Primary Departmental Responsibilities: Staffing Reference Desk & Supervising Library Automation Project
  • Provided general and research reference service to students, faculty, and staff
  • Supervised selection of library's first online catalog & integrated automation system, including systematic comparison of existing OPACs, arranging for site visits by library staff, demonstrations by vendors, and writing Request For Proposal (RFP) submitted to Data Research Associates (DRA) (now SirsiDynix)
  • Responsible for online searching of DIALOG, OCLC, and RLIN.
• Provided Bibliographic Instruction, both general and tailored to specific classes
• Trained library staff and prepared in-house documentation for new forms of Information Technology (IT)
• Created library exhibits and displays to complement upcoming campus events and visiting lecturers
• In charge of Reference Department faculty liaison and outreach to college community

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EDUCATION
Graduate Study	Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago (UofC), 1979-85 Dissertation topic: "Popular Literature in its Social Setting in Benares" (A study of the readers, listeners, sellers, and producers of the products of traditional and modern publishers and the roadside vendors and commercial circulating ‘libraries’ where qissā-kahānī, chapbooks, broadsheets, handbooks, pamphlets, tracts, facetiae, curiosa, and all manner of English-language and vernacular (primarily Hindi dialectical) ephemera, street, and subaltern literature are sold and rented).
MLS	School of Library Science (now, the School of Information and Library Science) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), 1980 Thesis: "Stereotypy and Continuity in English-language Romantic Indian Fiction since 1947: A Content Analysis".
MA	South Asian Area Studies (Anthropology) from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London (UL), 1980 Dissertation: "The Arya Samaj and the 'Reform' of Hindi". See below
AB	Cultural Anthropology and History of Religions from Duke University, magna cum laude, 1976
Diploma	Kendrīya Hindī Sansthān, केंद्रीय हिंदी संस्थान् [Central Institute of Hindi], New Delhi, India, 1976 Required Paper: "Imagery of Death and Decay in Chāyāvād Poetry".
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2009	"Materials of the Codex Sinaiticus: How was the oldest surviving Bible made?", part of the Codex Sinaiticus Conservation Seminar held at the Centre for Conservation of the The British Library, London (UK)
2008	Introduction to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) held at the RStats [Research, Statistical Training, Analysis, and Technical Support] Institute, Missouri State University
2007	'Behind the Scenes Tour' of the Centre for Conservation of the The British Library, London (UK)
2004	Seminar on Textual Bibliography for Modern Foreign Languages held at The British Library, London (UK)
2003	Completion Certificate, NCI Tutorial -- Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams of the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2003	Grant Writing Seminars, Sponsored Research and Programs (OSRP), MSU
1998	Advanced Web Design Short Course, Administrative and Information Services Information Technology, MSU
1997	Advanced HTML Authoring Short Course; Departmental Web Developer's Update; Creating and Using Graphics in Web Pages Short Course, Administrative and Information Services Information Technology, MSU
1996	Grants Development workshop, Chicago Library System, Chicago (now, the Metropolitan Library System).
1995	GPO Access workshop, Government Documents [now, Government Documents, Maps, & Microforms] Department, UIC
1994	Online Internet and HTML self-study, Information Technology (InfoTech) Arcade, UIC
1994	BIOSIS and SCIN - SciSearch(R): a Cited Reference Science Database workshops, Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago
1993	Grateful Med (now PubMed) seminar, Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago
1992	Predicasts workshop, Chicago
1991	DIALOG refresher seminar, Chicago
1987	Online Information Retrieval, Department of Library and Information Studies (DLIS) University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• French:  Reading Knowledge

• Hindi:  Fluent Spoken & Written Knowledge

• Indonesian & Malay (Bahasa Indonesia & Bahasa Melayu):  Conversational Knowledge

• Nepali:  Conversational Knowledge

• 'Pidgin' (aka Tok Pisin or Neo-Melanesian): Conversational Knowledge

• 6 (six) 'Gypsy' (Romani) Dialects:
  • Kalderash:  Conversational Knowledge

  • Lovara/Lovari:  Conversational Knowledge

  • Pogadi Chib / Posh 'n' Posh (aka Angloromani or Anglo-Romani):  Conversational Knowledge

  • Romnimus (Welsh Romani):  Reading Knowledge

  • Sepečides:  Conversational Knowledge

  • Sinte/Sinti:  Conversational Knowledge

• Sanskrit: Reading Knowledge

• Scots (Lowland) (aka Lallans): Conversational Knowledge

• Swahili: Conversational Knowledge

• Urdu: Conversational Knowledge

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PUBLICATIONS

“Facilitating Research on the Internet: The Rationale behind the Design of an Academic Resources Website.” In Library and Information Science in Digital Age: Essays in Honour of Prof. M.P. Satija. Jagtar Singh, Inder Vir Malhan, Trishanjit Kaur eds. A narrative analytical account of the research underpinning the construction of the "Selected Internet Resources" Website at Missouri State University's Duane G. Meyer Library. Ess Ess Publications in association with ALA [American Library Association] Editions, 2009.

Gypsy Dialects: A selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani . The study of Gypsy dialects has been a recognized sub-specialty within the field of linguistics for well over two hundred years, but surprisingly little has been published dealing with practical aspects of learning the language as it is actually spoken. Although literally thousands of articles have been written touching on every conceivable aspect of Romani linguistics, most are abstruse and highly technical, with the overwhelming majority aimed at those with scholarly interests in Indo-European philology or historical phonology. This full-length book analyzes an exhaustive collection of materials I have assembled from throughout the world that are of practical value for learning currently-spoken dialects, and includes references to obscure Victorian essays, portions of scholarly linguistic studies, chapters of theses and dissertations, relevant journal articles from a variety of countries in all major, and most minor, European languages, including numerous non-English sources from Eastern Europe (which can be of value even to those unfamiliar with these languages, since Romani grammatical analyses and vocabulary stand out as meaningful once the reader has some gained some basic knowledge of any dialect), and an increasing number of Internet sites, all of which are described and evaluated. University of Hertfordshire Press, 2008: vii-129. 1^st printing sold out. In process of being reissued by the publisher as an e-Book.

"A Survey of Internet Resource for Indian Studies." Invited chapter in the Professor Jagindar Singh Ramdev Festschrift Volume Digital Information Resources and Networks on India: Essays in Honor of Professor Jagindar Singh Ramdev on his 75th birthday. Edited by Prof. Rajwant S. Chilana, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Library Administration and South Asian Studies Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). New Delhi: UBS Publishers, 2006: 80-84.

"Materials for Further Study of Kalderash and Related Dialects." At the request of the publishers, a severely condensed version of my book Gypsy Dialects: A selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani (See above) has been included as an appendix to the Roma ('Gypsy') author Ronald Lee's Learn Romani: Das-dúma Rromanes (the first English-language textbook of Romani ever published). University of Hertfordshire Press (UK), 2005: 305 - 312.

“Mind the Gap -- Between Systems Designers & Users” Building on C. P. Snow's seminal insight into the "Two Cultures" of scientists and humanists in Western intellectual life, this essay is an examination of the differing Weltanschauungen of Systems and Reference librarians and the practical impact such differences have on library patrons. Although widely discussed sotto voce throughout the profession, these issues have not previously been analyzed in print (nor have practical solutions such as I propose been suggested). American Libraries: The Magazine of the American Library Association, Vol 35, No 5, May 2004: 46-48. Internet citations.

"Spelling and Searching the Internet: An Overlooked Problem." (PDF) Misspellings, phonetic spellings, deliberately idiosyncratic spellings, typographical, and other errors are examined in relation to the Internet's lack of standardization. Despite the dramatic effect different spellings have on the outcome of searches, this topic has not been adequately addressed in the literature nor have solutions been suggested hitherto. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol 28, No 5 (September-October 2002): 297-305. ERIC #: EJ671796. Internet citations.

"Boolean Operators and the Naïve End-User: Moving to AND." (PDF) Discusses the impact of the incorrect use of Boolean operators on the effective use of electronic resources, and analyzes the problems inherent to many site-specific search engines. The counter-intuitive nature of Boolean logic is discussed, as are problems of conceptualization and how search engine defaults are a complicating factor for inexperienced users. A simple, transparent, user-friendly technical solution to this problem is described (with step-by-step directions for modifying code). ONLINE: The Leading Magazine for Information Professionals, Vol 26, No 4 (July/August 2002): 34-38. ERIC #: EJ779126. Internet citations.

"An Approach to Assessing Faculty Use of Locally Loaded Databases." With Joan B. Fiscella. Presents the results of a statistically-valid survey (conducted using chi square) which studied college faculty use of, preferences for, and satisfaction with, the SPIRES/Prism and the BRS MENTOR interfaces for locally-loaded versions of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Different interfaces are described and compared, as are System use and design. College & Research Libraries, Vol 56, No 5 (September 1995): 446-458. ERIC #: EJ536169. Internet citations.

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FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS

“Simplify, Simplify: Library Websites & The Temptation of Excessive Technology” [DRAFT] Library homepages, OPACs, digital reference Websites, and customizable interfaces to databases (such as “MyLibrary”) all are increasingly designed more with the interests of computer-savvy librarians in mind than those of end-users. Arguments are posited against this trend. A simpler alternative, based on the application of Ockham’s Razor and the incorporation of data from studies of usability and information-seeking behavior, is described. Under review by portal: Libraries and the Academy (published by The Johns Hopkins University Press).

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WORK IN PROGRESS

"Book Reviews on the Internet: An Under-Utilized Resource" [ROUGH DRAFT] Section headings include "Significance & Impact of Book Reviews"; "Weaknesses of Search Engines & Directories"; "Newspaper Book Reviews"; "The New York Book Reviews"; "The London Book Reviews"; "The 'Provincial' British Book Reviews"; "Commonwealth Book Reviews"; "Business Book Reviews"; "Science & Technology Book Reviews"; "Computer Book Reviews"; "Commercial Book Reviews"; and "Historic/Classic Book Reviews". (First draft completed).

"The Impact of Information Technology (IT) on the Libraries of Benares, India". [DRAFT] Based on research conducted during the Summer of 2003 in Varanasi, aka Banaras, Banares, and Kashi (among many, many other names), India, at Banaras Hindu University, the Kashi Vidyapeeth, the Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, and the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, this study examines how IT is being incorporated into institutions of higher education in this center of traditional Hindu scholarship. (Research completed).

"Variants of the First Edition of Dr. David Livingstone's Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa". [DRAFT] I have detected several errors in the published literature concerning the first edition of this classic of colonial era exploration. After examining copies in the British Library, the Geological Society of London , the Library of Congress, the National Geographic Society, the National Library of Medicine, the Natural History Museum (London), the Newberry Library, the Royal Geographical Society, the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies (Lond.), the Smithsonian, the The Wellcome Library (formerly part of The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine), and numerous rare book dealers in London and Edinburgh, in addition to primary source material in the archives of Livingstone's publisher, John Murray, and in the National Library of Scotland, I discuss these variants and offer some suggestions as to possible candidates for the status of first issue. (Completing final draft).

"Usability Study of an Academic Resources Website". An analysis of student and faculty responses, based on detailed one-on-one questioning and observation, to Missouri State University Libraries's academic resources Website Selected Internet Resources. A necessary preliminary step, the online NCI Tutorial -- Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams course, has been successfully completed; the proposal must now be submitted to the University's Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the Protection of Human Subjects for final approval.

"Hunting Terrorists Online: The Importance of Spelling". A shortened, more focused version of "Spelling and Searching the Internet: An Overlooked Problem" (above), this study deals exclusively with variant spellings of important concepts and proper names relating to terrorism which will dramatically affect the results of Internet searches. E.g., defence / defense; Gaddafi / Ghaddafi / Kadafi / Kaddafi / Khadafy / Qaddafi / Qadhafi / Qadhdhafi / Qathafi / &c.; Kandahar / Qandahar; the misunderstanding and misrepresentations of madrasa / madrasah / madrassa / madrassah / medresse in Western media ; "Osama bin Laden" / "Usama bin Laden"; Al-Qaeda / Al-Qa'eda / Al-Qaida / Al-Qa'ida; Taleban / Taliban; "World Trade Center" / "World Trade Centre".

“Victorian Cryptography as a Means of Facilitating Clandestine Romance”. An analysis and re-publication of encrypted primary source material from Victorian-era (1837 -- 1901) British newspapers (primarily The Times and The Scotsman). Composed predominately in monoalphabetic simple substitution ciphers, these messages usually contained details of arranging for assignations, lovers’ quarrels, billets-doux, domestic trivia, and so forth As Charles Babbage wrote in his autobiography, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, "very few ciphers are worth the trouble of unravelling them." Other contemporaries who occupied themselves with deciphering these messages included Lyon Playfair , Charles Wheatstone , and Sherlock Holmes. Research based on hard copies held by the British Library Newspapers, located in Colindale, North West London.

"The Witch in Children's Literature: An Anthropological Approach". An overview of theories explaining the social functions of witchcraft in pre-modern Europe and the contemporary Third World, followed by a demonstration of their inapplicability to modern children's literature in the West. My analysis of recurring themes and archetypes in illustrated books intended for young readers focuses on material published before the Harry Potter phenomenon. Topics covered include the visual representation of Evil; the witch as a symbol of freedom; the cathartic nature of horror; the prevalence of binary imagery (e.g. Day/Night, Beautiful/Ugly, Home & Society/Wilderness), and the social significance of negative (yet appealing) images for children.

"The Arya Samaj and the 'Reform' of Hindi". [DRAFT] This article, based on my MA thesis at SOAS (see above) which I was invited to deliver at the 5^th World Hindi Conference, by the Government of India Ministry of Education, deals with the social and linguistic effects of a nineteenth-century Hindu revivalist reform movement on the development of modern Hindi prose.

"A Comparative Study of Online Plagiarism Detection Programs and their Practical Implementation in Academic Settings".
A systematic comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of leading plagiarism detection programs, such as TurnItIn and its chief competitor MyDropBox, as well as of the EVE Plagiarism Detection System; the Glatt Plagiarism Services Teaching, Screening and Self-Detection programs; the University of Virginia's WCopyfind software; the Integrity test collusion detection system; the CopyCatch Suite of programs; and the services of the British Forensic Linguistics Institute. This will be followed by a survey of college and university campuses where such programs have been implemented, and an analysis of the practical consequences of such implementations, from the technical, social, and political viewpoints of students, faculty, and administrators.

"“Libraries of the Tibetan Diaspora in India: A Survey". (Research completed).


"A comprehensive annotated bibliography of bibliographies of Tibetan manuscript collections throughout the world". (Material substantially gathered; annotations being drafted).


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SELECTED RECENT KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, SEMINARS, TEACHING, & WORKSHOPS

Moderator, student-faculty discussion on "High Tech & Tests: Cheating or Not?", Blair/Shannon dormitory, Missouri State University, October 7, 2009.

Bibliographic consultations and advice at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala (India), November 1- December 10, 2007 & May 30 - June 17, 2008. [PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#3] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#4] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#5] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#6] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#7] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#8] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#9] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#10]
See also the documentary film "Hope & Mourning in Little Lhasa"

Technical consultation and advice at the Library Section of the Men-Tsee-Khang Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. The Dalai Lama, Dharamsala (India), June 4-10, 2008.[PHOTOGRAPH#1]

Technical consultation and advice at the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology , Gangtok, Sikkim (India), April 14 - May 23, 2008.[PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2]

Technical consultation and advice at the Kundragling [Bon] Monastery, Kewzing, Sikkim (India), May 24, 2008.[PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2]; [PHOTOGRAPH#3]; [PHOTOGRAPH#4]; [PHOTOGRAPH#5]

Technical consultation and advice at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath (India), March 26, 2008.

Technical consultation and advice to H. H. Menri Trizin, Lungtok Tenpai Nyima, 33rd Abbot of Menri Monastery, regarding management and future development of the Yungdrung Bon Monastic Center's Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library. Dolanji (India), December 19 – 21, 2007.[PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2]; [PHOTOGRAPH#3];> [PHOTOGRAPH#4]; [PHOTOGRAPH#5]; [PHOTOGRAPH#6]; [PHOTOGRAPH#7]; [PHOTOGRAPH#8]

Technical consultation and advice at the Songtsen Library Center for Tibetan & Himalayan Studies, Dehra Dun (India), December 22, 2007.

Technical consultation and advice at the Ganden Monastery Library of the Gaden Jangtse Thoesam Norling Monastic University, Mundgod (India), March 19, 2007. A brief film odyssey of the Gaden Shartse Monastery in Exile.

Technical consultation and advice at the The Libary at Drepung Gomang Monastery [sic] of the Drepung Gomang Monastic College, Mundgod (India), March 18, 2007.

Technical consultation and advice at the Sera Jey Library of the Sera Jey Monastery University for Advanced Buddhist Studies & Practice, Bylakuppe (India), March 14, 2007. Photo Gallery.

Technical consultation and advice at the library of the Sera Mey Monastery, Bylakuppe (India), March 13, 2007.

Technical consultation and advice at the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute (Shedra) library of the Namdroling Monastery, Bylakuppe (India), March 12, 2007. Videos of Namdroling.

ANT 330-301: PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF SOUTH ASIA. A regular semester-long 3 hour credit course in the Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology department of Missouri State University for which I had full responsibility. Spring Semester, 2007.

“Composing Ourselves: A Writing Conference”, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, March 28-30, 2007.

“Personal Experiences of the Future of Information Technology: A Passage to India” at the Missouri Library Association Conference, Columbia, MO, October 5, 2006.

“Tips & Cautions When Searching the Internet”, The Association for Women in Communications, Springfield, MO, September 17, 2006.

Ranganathan Birthday Memorial Lecture: “Ranganathan and the Organisation and Management of Electronic and Internet Resources.” Menezes Braganza Central Library, Panaji [Panjim] (India), August 9, 2006.

“The Threat of Electronic Resources.” Department of Library & Information Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), July 31, 2006. [PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2]

“Avoiding Plagiarism: Practicing Safe Research.” With Jeanne Phelps, Associate Provost. "Celebrating Academic Integrity Week", Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, Mar 8, 2006

“Techniques for Retrieving Scholarly Information Beyond Google Scholar” at the Missouri Library Association Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 27, 2005.

“Evaluating Websites” and “Detecting Plagiarism” at the Southwest Center for Educational Excellence, Webb City, MO, July 21, 2005.

“International Workshop on Digital Resources Management”. 2-day Workshop and an extramural lecture on “Web Technology” at the Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Kirumbakkam (India), February 18 – 19, 2005.

"New Developments in the Internet". Bharathiyar College of Engineering & Technology, Karaikal (India), February 17, 2005.

"Scholarly Internet Resources". Periyar Maniammai College of Engineering for Women, Thanjavur [Tanjore] (India), February 15, 2005.

"Artificial Intelligence, the Semantic Web, and the Future of Information Retrieval". Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore. (India), February 13, 2005.

Participated in seminar with the librarians of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), Bangalore (India), February 13, 2005.

Conducted graduate seminar for library research fellows of the Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore (India), February 12, 2005.

"International Workshop on Digital Resources Management". 1-day workshop for all-India librarians conducted at the M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore (India), February 11, 2005. Reported in LIS-Forum Digest, Vol 22, Issue 25.

"Exploiting Internet/Web Potential". 3-day Workshop for area librarians conducted at the Central Library of the V. L. B. Janakiammal College of Engineering and Technology, Kovaipudur (India), February 8 - 10, 2005. Reported in Hey Netizen, know thy tools!, The Hindu, "India's National Newspaper", Mar 07, 2005, and in The Hindu : Education Plus Coimbatore, February 1, 2005.

"Effective Internet Searching". P. K. R. Arts and Science College for Women, Gopichettipalayam (India), February 7, 2005.

"Effective Searching and Data Mining in Web Resources and Digital Libraries" at the first international “Amrita Colloquium on Digital Libraries” held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, Coimbatore District (India), February 5, 2005. Reported in D-Lib Magazine, Mar 2005, Vol 11, No 3: Amrita Colloquium on Digital Libraries (ACDL-2005): A Report, and in the Goethe-Institut Bibliothèque & Information Internationale - Konferenzberichte (German) for 2005: Konferenzen zum Thema Digitale Bibliothek in Indien International Caliber 2005 in Kochi, Kerala und ACDL 2005 in Coimbatore (German).

Keynote Address: "Multilingual Computing and Information Management in Networked Digital Environment" at International CALIBER 2005 Conference [Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions], Kochi [Cochin] (India), February 2, 2005. Reported in Library Hi Tech News, Vol 22 Issue 8, 2005: International CALIBER 2005: A Report, and in the Goethe-Institut Bibliothèque & Information Internationale - Konferenzberichte (German) for 2005: Konferenzen zum Thema Digitale Bibliothek in Indien International Caliber 2005 in Kochi, Kerala und ACDL 2005 in Coimbatore (German).

Theme Paper: “The Open Access Initiative (OAI)”. Also “Practical Experiences Teaching Computer Literacy” and panelist on “Delivery of Information Services through Distributed Digital Environment” at the SIS 2005, XXIII Annual Convention and Conference of the Society for Information Science, India, jointly organized by the Department of Library and Information Science of the Dr. V.S.Krishna Memorial Library of Andhra University and the Society for Information Science, India, New Delhi, held in Visakhapatnam (India), January 27 - 29, 2005.

"Internet Security". A. R. J. College of Engineering and Technology, Mannargudi (India), January 22, 2005.

"e-Resources". Department of Information Technology (IT) of P. R. Engineering College, Vallam (India), January 21, 2005.

Series of Lectures, Seminars, & Workshops on "Internet Technology and e-Resources". A.Veeraiya Vandaiyar Memorial Sri Pushpam College Library of Sri Pushpam College, Poondi (India), January 17 - 20, 2005.

"Digitisation and MS Preservation". Seminar at the Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library, Thanjavur [Tanjore] (India), January 15, 2005.

"New Developments in Search Engines" and "Scholarly Information Sources on the Web". As part of the Information Literacy Programme of the Central Library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras [IITM], Chennai [formerly "Madras"] (India), January 11 & 12, 2005.

"CyberPlagiarism: Some Approaches to a Growing Problem". Lecture to the faculty of Avila University, Kansas City, MO, August 23, 2004.

"Beyond Google and Yahoo!: The Next Generation of Search Engines & Directories"; "The Invisible Web"; and "CyberPlagiarism: Some Approaches to a Growing Problem".Lecture & Workshop for the faculty of MSU -- West Plains, West Plains, MO, August 20, 2004.

"CyberPlagiarism: Some Approaches to a Growing Problem". Lecture to new faculty as part of the annual MSU "Showcase on Teaching", Springfield, MO, August 18, 2004.

"Beyond Google and Yahoo!: The Next Generation of Search Engines & Directories"; Lecture to librarians & staff of Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, MO, May 12, 2004.

"Searching the Invisible & Resurrecting the Dead: New Developments on the Internet". Lecture to librarians & staff of Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield, MO, May 11, 2004.

"CyberPlagiarism: Some Approaches to a Growing Problem". Lecture as part of "Celebrating Academic Integrity Week" held at MSU, Springfield, MO, March 10, 2004.

Panel Discussion Participant. “Should SMSU [now "MSU"] Equip Faculty with a Plagiarism Prevention System?” "Celebrating Academic Integrity Week" held at MSU, Springfield, MO, March 11, 2004.

Keynote Address: “Where Are We Now?: The Impact of New Technologies on Teaching & Learning in Our Colleges". Annual Conference of the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators, Decatur, IL. November 13, 2003.

“The Limitations of Yahoo! and Google: Popularity is No Guarantee of Quality”. Lecture at the Missouri Library Association Annual Conference, Springfield, MO, October 3, 2003.

“New Developments in the Internet”, at the 10th Showcase on Teaching, MSU, Springfield, MO, August 20, 2003.

"CyberYatra: An American Librarian's Journey through the World of IT in Indian Academic Libraries." The Library of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India), August 14, 2003.

Keynote Address: Ranganathan Birthday Memorial Lecture: "Citation Mining, Metadata Harvesting, and the Future of Information Gathering,” the Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Central Library of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India), August 9, 2003.

"Copyright and the Role of the Internet in Archival Preservation & Dissemination" (in Hindi & English). Saraswati Bhavana Library, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya [Sanskrit University], Varanasi (India), August 6, 2003.

"The Importance of Spelling and Boolean Logic in Using Search Engines" (in English & Hindi). Dr. Bhagwan Das Kendriya Granthalaya [Central Library], Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi (India), August 5, 2003.

"Cataloguing and Management of Electronic Resources." Shantarakshita Library, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath (India), August 4, 2003.

"Exploiting the Internet for Engineering and Technology." Pallavan College of Engineering, Kanchipuram (India), July 18, 2003. [PHOTOGRAPH]

"The Role of the Internet in Distance Education." Directorate of Distance Education of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India), July 16, 2003.

"Recent Developments in American Libraries." Department of Library & Information Sciences of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India), July 16, 2003.

"The Invisible Web". The Central Library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), Chennai [Madras] (India), July 14, 2003.

Keynote Address: "Appropriate Information Technology". Workshops: "Internet Searching for Scholarly Research," "Evaluated Directories," "Creating Scholarly Resource Collections," "The Invisible Web," and "New Developments in the Internet." Workshop on Exploiting Internet/Web Potential – EIP 2003 organized by Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur, & Digital Information Research Foundation, (DIRF), Chennai [Madras] (India), July 10-13, 2003. [PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#3] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#4] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#5] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#6] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#7] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#8] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#9] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#10] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#11] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#12] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#13] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#14]

"Advanced Internet Searching;" "Introduction to HTML;" "Grant Application Procedures & Strategies;" and "Principles of Website Design." Tutorials at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Dharamsala (India), July 3-8, 2003. [PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#3] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#4] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#5] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#6] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#7] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#8] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#9] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#10]

Keynote Address: "Managing Information Overload". Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) Training Programme for Agriculture Librarians on Networking and E-Resources Management. Supported by the World Bank through the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Ahmedabad (India), June 20, 2003. [PHOTOGRAPH#1] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#2] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#3] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#4] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#5] ; [PHOTOGRAPH#6]

"Information Management and Data Mining." Workshop on Website Designing and Hosting at INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad (India), June 20, 2003.

"Searching the Invisible & Resurrecting the Dead: New Developments on the Internet". Lecture given twice at the Missouri Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Tan-Tar-A, MO, April 18, 2003.

Keynote Address: "CyberPlagiarism" at the Missouri Teaching and Learning Mentor Program Best Practices Conference hosted by Drury University, Springfield, MO, April 12, 2003.

"Detecting CyberPlagiarism: How To Do-It-Yourself", at the Missouri Teaching and Learning Mentor Program Best Practices Conference hosted by Drury University, Springfield, MO, April 12, 2003.

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AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, & SCHOLARSHIPS
2010	Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (MSU)
2009-10	Pilot Project research grant awarded by the British Library's Endangered Archives Programme (supported by Arcadia Trust) for "Digitisation of the manuscripts and xylographs held by the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Library of the Menri Monastery in Dolanji, India".
2007-08	Sabbatical Leave (MSU) Academic year 2007 - 2008
2005	Fulbright Specialist
2004	College Award for Educational Excellence in Service (MSU)
2003	Summer Faculty Research Fellowship (MSU)
2000	College Award for Educational Excellence in Teaching (MSU)
1999	College Award for Educational Excellence in Research (MSU)
1982-83	Junior Research Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies
1979-82	National Defense Education Act Title VI Fellowship (Renewed twice)
1977-78	Advanced Language Program Fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies
1976	Library Science Tuitional Fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation

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RECENT APPOINTMENTS, COMMITTEES, & ELECTED POSITIONS
2010-	Referee for articles submitted to the International Journal of Library and Information Science.
2009-	Rapporteur for The Economic and Social Research Council (UK). Invited to write End of Award Report for £338,000 grant.
2007-	Managing Editor, Journal of Digital Information Management.
2006-	Fulbright Specialist Peer Review Committee.
2006-08	Research Librarian & Advisor, Asian Classics Input Project.
2006 -	Student Publications Advisory Board for MSU student newspaper The Standard (appointed by the Provost).
2006 -	Advisory Editorial Board, SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science, published by the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science.
2006	International Advisory Committee, International CALIBER 2006 Conference [Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions] on "Dynamic Interoperable Web based Information Systems," to be held at Gulbarga University, Gulbarga (India), 2006.
2004-08	Near East & South Asia Subcommittee of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the American Library Association (ALA) (Re-appointed 2006)
2004-07	The Honor Society of ΦΚΦ  (Phi Kappa Phi)
2003 -	Academic Integrity Council (MSU) (Re-appointed 2006)
2003 -	Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee of the Department of Library Science (MSU), ex officio
2003	Organising Committee, Workshop on Exploiting Internet/Web Potential – EIP 2003 held at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur & Digital Information Research Foundation, Chennai [Madras] (India)
2003	Resource Faculty, Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), Ahmedabad (India)
2001-07	Digital Imaging Grants Applications Evaluation Committee of the Missouri State Library (charged with annually disbursing over $200,000 of federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds) (Reappointed 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006)
2001-07	Chair, Computers and Information Technology Special Interest Group [formerly Council on Computers & Information Technology] (Wiki: http://molib-cit-sig.pbwiki.com/) of the Missouri Library Association (Reelected 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006)
2000	Chair, Library Faculty Personnel Committee (MSU)
1998	Technology Showcase '99 Committee (MSU)
1998-01	Chair, Web Page Committee (MSU)
1997	Library Representative, Campus Information Technology Network Infrastructure Subcommittee (MSU)
1997	Technology Showcase '98 Committee (MSU)
1997-00	Library Faculty Personnel Committee (Three-year term) (MSU)
1997-01	Electronic Information Technology Committee (MSU)
1997-01	Automation Group (MSU)
1997-01	NetGroup (MSU)
1997-01	WebGroup (MSU)
1995-97	Co-Chair, Integrated Library Information Systems Advisory Committee (ILISAC) Standing Committee on Information Services & Systems Documentation (UIC) (Reappointed 1996)
1995-96	Chair, Library Faculty Bylaws Revision Committee (UIC)
1994	Britannica Online Promotion & Evaluation Task Force (UIC was a beta test site for EB Online) (UIC)
1994-96	ILISAC Standing Committee on Documentation (UIC) (Reappointed 1995)
1993-95	Chair, Faculty Development Allocations Committee (UIC) (Reelected 1994)
1992-93	LIBINF / LIBMAIL Ad Hoc Committee (UIC)
1992	Chair, Illinois Bibliographic Information Service (IBIS) Group (UIC)
1991-94	ILISAC Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Task Force (UIC) (Reappointed 1992 & 1993)
1991-92	Library Faculty Executive Committee (UIC)

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
2008 -	Committee on South Asian Libraries and Documentation (CONSALD)
2005 -	American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
1988 -	American Library Association (ALA)
1990 -	Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
1990 -	Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS)
1993-95	Bibliography Committee of ANSS
2004 -	Asian, African, & Middle Eastern Section (AAMES)
2004 -	International Relations Committee (IRC)
2004 -	Near East & South Asia Subcommittee
1990 -	Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) (formerly Reference and Adult Services Division [RASD])
1990 -	Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS)
1988-90	North Carolina Library Association (NCLA)
1990-97	Illinois Library Association (ILA)
1997-	Missouri Library Association (MLA)
1990 -	Computer & Information Technology Special Interest Group (SIG)
1997 -	Springfield Area Library Association (SALA)
1997 -	International Webmasters Association (IWA)

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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES See also Selected Recent Keynote Addresses, Seminars, Teaching, Theme Papers, & Workshops
2008	Frequently interviewed by the MSU student newspaper The Standard.
2008	My research at the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives was one of the subjects of the documentary film, "Hope & Mourning in Little Lhasa", directed by Devendra Sinha, Dharamsala (India)
2007 -	External Examiner, Department of Library and Information Science at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (India)
2007 -	“Preventing High-Tech Cheating”, Television interview, KOLR10 Springfield, Missouri, May 2, 2007.
2007 -	External Examiner, Department of Library & Information Science at Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar (India)
2006-08	Invited contributor to the CBB Plagiarism Blog: "A collaborative project funded by the Center for Educational Technology, Middlebury College, and developed by Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Colleges"
2006 -	External Examiner, Department of Library & Information Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (India)
2005 -	External Examiner, Department of Library & Information Science at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (India)
2003 -	External Examiner, Department of Library & Information Sciences at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India)
2001 -	Research Assistant to American Library Association (ALA) Past President (2001 – 2002) John W. Berry (See acknowledgement in his 2001 ALA Inaugural Banquet program "A Conversation with Thomas Jefferson": 5)

REFERENCES

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