Lois Mai Chan, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Library and Information Science
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
E-mail: loischan@uky.edu
EDUCATION:
University of Kentucky, Ph.D. (Comparative Literature)
Florida State University, M.S. (Library Science)
Florida State University, M.A. (English)
National Taiwan University, A.B. (Foreign Languages)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, 1980‑
Associate Professor, College of Library Science, University of Kentucky, 1974‑1980
Assistant Professor, College of Library Science, University of Kentucky, 1970‑1974
Serials Cataloger, University of Kentucky Libraries, 1966‑1967
Assistant Librarian, Lake Forest College Library, 1964‑1966
Serials Acquisition Librarian, Northwestern University Libraries, 1963‑1964
Assistant Cataloger, Purdue University Libraries, 1961-1963
Assistant Order Librarian, Purdue University Libraries, 1960‑1961
Project Consultant, OCLC Online Computer Library Center (FAST Project), 1999-
Consultant, Cataloging Policy and Support Office, the Library of Congress, 1995-1997
Project Consultant, CLR-University of Michigan (LCSH Project), 1988-1989
Project Consultant, OCLC Online Computer Library Center (DDC Online Project), 1983‑1986
Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii, Summer 1982
Visiting Lecturer, Library School, University of Minnesota, Summer, 1979
RESEARCH GRANTS:
Project: An LCSH-Based Controlled Vocabulary for the Dublin Core Metadata Records (1999-2000). Sponsoring agency: OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Project: Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Phase II (1995-1996). Sponsoring agency: OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Project: Preparation of the third edition of Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application (1995). Sponsoring agency: Council on Library Resources
Project: Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File (1994-1995). Sponsoring agency: OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Project: Preparation of a new edition of Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (1989-1991). Sponsoring agency: Council on Library Resources
Project: Variations in Subject Cataloging on Non‑LC Cataloging Records (1987‑1988). Sponsoring agency: OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) Library Research Equipment Support Program
Project: A Bibliographic Guide to Indexing Languages Used in Online Bibliographic Databases (1986‑1988) Sponsoring agency: Council on Library Resources
Project: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles & Application (1984‑1985) Sponsoring agency: Council on Library Resources
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Beta Phi Mu Award for Distinguished Service to Education in Librarianship, American Library Association, 2006
Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Communications and Information Studies, the University of Kentucky, 2001
The Best of LRTS Award for the best article in 1998, Library Resources & Technical Services
School of Library and Information Science, Florida State University, Distinguished Alumni Award, 1996
The Chinese-American Librarians Association Distinguished Service Award, 1992
Margaret Mann Citation (American Library Association), 1989
University of Kentucky Alumni Association Great Teacher Award, 1980
Council on Library Resources Fellowship, 1978
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Section on Knowledge Management, Standing Committee member, 2005-
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Section on Classification and Indexing, Standing Committee member, 1997-2005
American Library Association, member, 1960‑
Subcommittee on Semantic Interoperability, Subject Analysis Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, member, 2001-
Subcommittee on Metadata and Subject Analysis, Subject Analysis Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, member, 1998-2001
Subcommittee to Review the DDC Cuttering Proposal, Subject Analysis Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, member, 1997.
Subject Analysis Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services, member, 1995-1998
Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, 1975‑1993 (Vice‑Chair, 1980‑1984; Chair, 1986‑1991)
International Relations Committee, Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association, 1981‑1982
Policy and Research Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association Library Association, 1976‑1980 (Chair, 1977‑1978)
Planning Committee, Resources & Technical Services Division, American Library Association, 1977‑1978
Executive Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Resources and Technical Services Division, American Library Association, 1977‑1978
Melvil Dewey Award Jury, American Library Association, 1976‑1977
PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application. 4th edition. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification. 5th edition. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1999.
Dewey Decimal Classification: Edition 21 and International Perspectives: Papers from a Workshop Presented at the General Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Beijing, China, August 1996, sponsored by the Section on Classification and Indexing, IFLA and OCLC Forest Press, edited by Lois Mai Chan and Joan S. Mitchell. Albany, NY: Forest Press, A Division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1997.
Dewey Decimal Classification: A Practical Guide, by Lois Mai Chan, John P. Comaromi, Joan S, Mitchell, and Mohinder P. Satija. 2nd edition. Albany, NY: Forest Press, A Division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1996.
Classification décimal de Dewey: Guide pratique, par Lois Mai Chan, John P. Comaromi, et Mohinder P. Satija; traduction de Raymonde Couture-Lafleur. Montréal (Québec): Les Éditions ASTED Inc., 1995.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application. 3rd edition. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1995.
Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles of Structure and Policies for Application. Prepared for the Library of Congress. Washington, DC: Cataloging Distribution Service, Library of Congress, 1990.
Thesauri Used in Online Databases: An Analytical Guide. Lois Mai Chan and Richard Pollard. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Mokuroku to Bunrui (Japanese translation of Cataloging and Classification). Translated by Professor Shuichi Ueda and others. Tokyo: Keiso Publishing Company, 1987.
Theory of Subject Analysis: A Source Book. Edited by Lois Mai Chan, Phyllis A. Richmond, and Elaine Svenonius. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1985.
Marlowe Criticism; A Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall. 1978.
Chan, Lois Mai. “Metadata Interoperability: A Methodological Study,” in Proceedings of the Third China-U.S. Library Conference, March 23-25, 2005 (Shanghai, China, [Shanghai Library, 2005]), pp. 110-15.
Zeng, Marcia Lei and Lois Mai Chan. “Trends and Issues in Establishing Interoperability among Knowledge Organization Systems,” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 55(5) (March 2004):377-95.
O'Neill, Edward T. and Lois Mai Chan. “FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology): A Simplified Vocabulary Based on The Library Of Congress Subject Headings,” IFLA Journal 29(4) (December 2003):336-42.
Chan, Lois Mai and Marcia Lei Zeng. "Ensuring Interoperability among Subject Vocabularies and Knowledge Organization Schemes: A Methodological Analysis,” IFLA Journal 28(5/6)(2002):323-27.
Chan, Lois Mai, Eric Childress, Rebecca Dean, Edward T. O'Neill, and Diane Vizine-Goetz. "A Faceted Approach to Subject Data in the Dublin Core Metadata Record." Journal of Internet Cataloging 4(1/2)(2001):35-47; reprinted in CORC: New Tools and Possibilities for Cooperative Electronic Resource Description ( New York: Haworth Press, 2001), pp. 35-47.
Chan, Lois Mai and Theodora Hodges. "Entering the Millennium: A New Century for LCSH." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 29(1/2)(2000):225-34.
Chan, Lois Mai, Xia Lin, and Marcia Lei Zeng. "Structural and Multilingual Approaches to Subject Access on the Web." IFLA Journal 26(3)(2000):187-97.
Waldhart, Thomas J., Joseph B. Miller, and Lois Mai Chan. "Provision of Local Assisted Access to Selected Internet Information Resources by ARL Academic Libraries." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 26(2) (2000):100-109.
Chan, Lois Mai and Theodora L. Hodges. "The Library of Congress Classification," in The Future of Classification, edited by Rita marcella and Arthur Maltby (Aldershot, Eng.: Gower, 2000), pp. 105-127.
Lin, Xia & Lois Mai Chan. "Personalized Knowledge Organization and Access for the Web." Library & Information Science Research, 21(2) (1999):153‑172.
Lin, Xia and Lois Mai Chan. "Knowledge Class - A Dynamic Structure for Subject Access on the Web," in Advances in Classification Research, volume 8. Proceedings of the 8th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop, held at the 60th ASIS Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1-6, 1997, ed. Efthimia Efthimiadis. ASIS Monograph Series (Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. for the American Society for Information Science, 1998), pp.33-42.
"Still Robust at 100: A Century of LC Subject Headings." The Library of Congress Information Bulletin 57(8)(August 1998):200-201.
Chan, Lois Mai and Diane Vizine-Goetz. "Toward a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Feasibility and Usefulness." Library Resources & Technical Services 42(1)(1998):45-60.
"Subject Cataloguing and Classification," Lois Mai Chan, Theodora Hodges, and Giles Martin, in Technical Services Today and Tomorrow, by Michael Gorman and associates, 2nd ed. edited by Michael Gorman. (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1998), pp. 95-109.
Chan, Lois Mai and Diane Vizine-Goetz. "Errors and Obsolete Elements in Assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings: Implications for Subject Cataloging and Subject Authority Control. Library Resources & Technical Services 41(4)(1997):295-322.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Organizing the World of Knowledge for the World," in Dewey Decimal Classification: Edition 21 and International Perspectives: Papers from a Workshop Presented at the General Conference of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Beijing, China, August 1996, sponsored by the Section on Classification and Indexing, IFLA and OCLC Forest Press, edited by Lois Mai Chan and Joan S. Mitchell (Albany, NY: Forest Press, A Division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1997), pp.85-95.
"Classification, Present and Future." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 21(2)(1995):5-17.
"Library of Congress Classification: Alternative Provisions." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 19(3/4)(1995):67-87.
"Classification in the Electronic Age," in Libraries and Associations in the Transient World; New Technologies and New Forms of Cooperation. Proceedings of the Second International Conference "Crimea 95," 10-18 June 1995, Eupatory, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, vol. 2 (Eupatory, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, 1995), pp. 204-212.
"Subject Access Systems in the USA," in Subject Indexing: Principles and Practices in the 90's: Proceedings of the IFLA Satellite Meeting Held in Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 August 1993, and Sponsored by the IFLA Section on Classification and Indexing and the Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro, Lisbon, Portugal, ed. Robert P. Holley, et al. (München: K. G. Saur, 1995), pp. 181-212.
"The Role of National Libraries in Universal Bibliographic Control: Past Achievements and Future Challenges," in Proceedings of the International Conference on National Libraries--Toward the 21st Century, April 20-24, 1993, Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan, National Central Library, 1994), pp. 783-797.
"The Conference Papers - Proposal #3: Alternatives to Subject Strings in the Library of Congress Subject Headings System," in The Future of Subdivisions in the Library of Congress Subject Headings System: Report from the Subject Subdivisions Conference, sponsored by the Library of Congress, May 9-12, 1991, ed. Martha O'Hara Conway (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service, 1992), pp. 46-56.
"Functions of a Subject Authority File," in Subject Authorities in the Online Environment, ed. Karen Markey Drabenstott. (Chicago and London: American Library Association 1991), pp. 9-30.
"Subject Analysis Tools Online: The Challenge Ahead," Information Technology and Libraries 9(3) (September 1990):258-262.
"The Library of Congress Classification System in an Online Environment," Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 11(1)(1990): 7-25.
"Subject Cataloguing and Classification: The Late 1980s and Beyond," Lois Mai Chan and Theodora Hodges, in Technical Services Today and Tomorrow, by Michael Gorman and associates. (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1990), pp. 74-85.
"Inter-Indexer Consistency in Subject Cataloging," Information Technology and Libraries 8(4)(December 1989): 349-358.
"Preface by the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee," co-author: Margaret E. Cockshutt, in Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index, Edition 20 (Albany, NY: Forest Press, 1989), vol. 1, pp. xiii-xv.
"A Subject Cataloging Code?" Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 10(1/2) (1989): 199-202.
"Library of Congress Class Numbers in Online Catalog Searching," RQ 28(4) (Summer 1989): 530-536.
"Instructional Materials Used in Teaching Cataloging and Classification," in Education and Training for Catalogers and Classifiers, ed. Ruth C. Carter (New York: Haworth Press, 1987), pp. 131‑144.
"Instructional Materials Used in Teaching Cataloging and Classification," Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 7(4) (Summer 1987): 131‑144.
"Library of Congress Classification as an Online Retrieval Tool: Potentials and Limitations," Information Technology and Libraries 5 (September 1986): 181‑192.
"The Period Subdivision in Subject Headings," in Pauline A. Cochrane's Improving LCSH for Use in Online Catalogs (Littleton, CO.: Libraries Unlimited, 1986), pp. 134‑139.
"Library of Congress Subject Headings as an Online Retrieval Tool: Structural Considerations," in Pauline A. Cochrane's Improving LCSH for Use in Online Catalogs (Littleton, CO.: Libraries Unlimited, 1986), pp. 123‑133.
"Numbering and Coding Systems for Bibliographic Control in Use in the United States of America," International Cataloguing XII (October/ December 1983): 46‑48.
"The Principle of Uniform Heading in Descriptive Cataloging: Ideal and Reality," Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 3 (Summer 1983): 19‑35.
"The Principle of Uniform Heading in Library of Congress Subject Headings," Library Resources & Technical Services 23 (Spring 1978): 126‑136.
"Alphabetical Arrangement and Subject Collocation in Library of Congress Subject Headings," Library Resources & Technical Services 21 (Spring 1977): 156‑169.
"AACR #6 and the Corporate Mystique," Library Resources & Technical Services 21 (Winter 1977): 58‑67.
"Catalogs and Catalogers: Evolution Through Revolution." Journal of Academic Librarianship 2 (September 1976): 176‑177 (contribution to a series of papers edited by Tillie Krieger)
"Computer‑Assisted Instruction in DDC," Journal of Education for Librarianship 16 (Summer 1975): 33‑40 (by Lois Mai Chan and Timothy A. Smith)
"Year's Work in Cataloging and Classification: 1975," Library Resources & Technical Services 20 (Summer 1976): 213‑235.
"Year's Work in Cataloging and Classification: 1974," Library Resources & Technical Services 19 (Summer 1975): 242‑259.
"Further Comments on the Cataloging of Children's Materials," The U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian 14 (Winter 1975): 14‑15.
"ISBD: Implications for the Cataloging of Children's Materials, School Media Quarterly 3 (Fall 1974): 21‑26.
"Publications in Cataloging and Classification: 1973," An Annotated Bibliography," Library Resources & Technical Services 18 (Spring 1974), 117‑139. (by Lois Mai Chan and Susan U. Golden)
"Year's Work in Cataloging and Classification: 1973," Library Resources & Technical Services 18 (Spring 1974): 101‑117.
"American Poetry' but 'Satire, American': The Direct and Inverted Forms of Subject Headings Containing National Adjectives," Library Resources & Technical Services 17 (Summer 1973), 330‑339.
"The Tenth Abridged Dewey Decimal Classification and Children's Room/School Library Collections," School Library Journal 20 (September 1973): 38‑ 43.
"The Period Subdivision in Subject Headings," Library Resources & Technical Services 16 (Fall 1972): 453‑459.
"Dewey 18: Another Step in an Evolutionary Process," Library Resources & Technical Services 16 (Summer 1972): 383‑399.
"The Burning of the Books in China, 213 B.C.," Journal of Library History 7 (April 1972): 101‑108.
"Technical Processing in the School Libraries in Kentucky; Some Random Observations," Kentucky Library Association Bulletin 36 (January 1972): 30‑35.
"The Form Distinction in the 800 Class of the Dewey Decimal Scheme," Library Resources & Technical Services 15 (Fall 1971): 458‑471.
"When Do You Use a Jobber?" co‑author with John Veenstra, College & Research Libraries 23 (1962): 522‑524.
PUBLICATIONS: REPORTS
”An LCSH-Based Controlled Vocabulary for the Dublin Core Metadata Record: A Feasibility Study,” sponsored by OCLC, report submitted July 2001.
Lois Mai Chan. "Reports from IFLA '97: Section on Classification and Indexing." ACLTS Newsletter 9(1)(1998):9-10.
Lois Mai Chan and Diane Vizine-Goetz. "Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File Based on Frequency of Occurrence of Assigned LC Subject Headings: Phase II, Nature and Patterns of Invalid Headings," in Annual Review of OCLC Research: 1996 (Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 1997), pp. 64-71.
"Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Phase II - Analysis of Patterns and Nature of Invalid Subject Headings: Report." Submitted to OCLC, February 12, 1997. 51pp. with tables and appendixes.
"Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Phase I - Statistical Analysis: Final Report." Submitted to OCLC, January 6, 1997. 20pp. with tables and appendixes.
Lois Mai Chan and Diane Vizine-Goetz. "Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File Based on Frequency of Occurrence of Assigned LC Subject Headings," in Annual Review of OCLC Research: 1995 (Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 1996), pp. 46-52.
"Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee Annual Report, 1991-1992," ALCTS Newsletter 3(7)(1992):86-87.
"Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee Annual Report July 1, 1989-June 30, 1991," Library Resources & Technical Services 35(4)(October 1991): 470-472.
"Alternatives to Subject Strings: Relocating Non-Topical Information in Subject Headings." Prepared for the Library of Congress, October 1990.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles of Structure and Policies for Application. Prepared for the Library of Congress, September 1990.
"Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee Annual Report July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989," Library Resources & Technical Services 34(1)(January 1990): 103-105.
Variations in Subject Cataloging in Non‑LC Cataloging Records in the OCLC Database. Dublin, OH: Office of Research, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1989. Research Report Series, OCLC/OR/RR-89/1
"Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee Annual Report: July 1, 1987-June 30, 1988," Library Resources & Technical Services 33(1) (January 1989): 66-68.
"Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee: Annual Report," Library Resources & Technical Services 32(1) (January 1988): 68‑70.
"Annual Report of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, July 1, 1985‑June 30, 1986," Library Resources & Technical Services 30 (October/December 1986): 446‑448.
“Library of Congress Subject Headings and Controlled Vocabulary in Library Catalogs,” Latvian National Library, October 3-5, 2005, Riga, Latvia.
“Controlled Vocabulary, Thesaurus Construction, and Indexing Policies and Practice,” National and University Library of Iceland, May 25-27, 2005, Reykjavik, Iceland.
“Metadata Interoperability: A Methodological Study,” The Third China-U.S. Library Conference, March 23, 2005, Shanghai, China.
“Recent Developments and Trends in Library and Information Science Education in the United States,” Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University, March 18, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan.
“Transformation of Library Education in the United States: Impact of the Digital Revolution,” Kanazawa Institute of Technology, July 8, 2004, Kanazawa, Japan.
“Knowledge Organization Schemas and Tools,” The International Seminar on Subject Access to Information, April 2004, Helsinki, Finland.
“Adapting to the Digital Environment: Metadata and Subject Access,” Symposium on the Sustainable Development and Innovation of Libraries, Sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, December 22, 2003, Beijing, China.
“FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology): A Simplified LCSH-Based Vocabulary,” co-presented with Edward T. O’Neill, World Library and Information Congress, 69th IFLA General Conference and Council, August 5, 2003, Berlin, Germany.
“Metadata and Subject Access,” African, Asian and Middle Eastern Section ( AAMES ) of Association of College & Research Libraries, June 21, 2003, Toronto, Canada
“Ensuring Interoperability Among Subject Vocabularies And Knowledge Organization Schemes: A Methodological Analysis,” International Federation of Libraries and Institutions Annual Conference, 20 August 2002, Glasgow, Scotland.
“Library of Congress Classification,” Series of lectures presented at the University of Hong Kong, March 13-18, 2002, Hong Kong, China.
“Subject Data in Metadata Schemes,” Seminar on Bibliographic Control, Sponsored by the Royal Library of Sweden, October 10, 2001, Stockholm, Sweden.
“Teaching of Classification in U.S. Library Schools,” Open Programme of the Section on Classification and Indexing of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, August 21, 2001, Boston, USA.
“Subject Organization of Web Resources,” CASLIN Workshop, May 29, 2001, Czech Republic.
“Subject Vocabulary for Web Resources: Recent Trends and Developments,” Keynote Speech, CASLIN Seminar, May 28, 2001, Czech Republic.
“Library Congress Subject Headings,” Lecture series, Sponsored by the Royal Library of Sweden, March 12-15, 2001, Stockholm, Sweden.
"Metadata and Subject Analysis," International Federation of Libraries and Institutions Annual Conference, 17 August 2000, Jerusalem.
"Subject Categorizing Schemes for Web Resources," Keynote Speech, Chinese Association of Library and Information Science Education Training Program, May 18, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Recent Developments in Metadata Schemes," Special Lecture, National Taiwan University, May 20, 2000, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Keywords vs. Controlled Vocabulary," Workshop on Classification and Indexing, National Science Library, 30 August 1999, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
"Structural and Multilingual Approaches to Subject Access on the Web," International Federation of Libraries and Institutions Annual Conference, 24 August 1999, Bangkok, Thailand.
"Subject Data in the Metadata Record," 11th New Information Technology Conference, 19 August 1999, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Future of Classification," Seminar on Classification, University of Lund, 28 August 1997, Lund, Sweden.
"Classification in the Electronic Environment," Seminar on Classification and Subject Headings, 17 April 1997, Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Library of Congress Classification: Principles and Adaptability," Seminar on Classification and Subject Headings, 17 April 1997, Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Principles of Subject Headings," Seminar on Classification and Subject Headings, 18 April 1997, Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Edition 21 and International Perspectives," Moderator, Dewey Decimal Classification Workshop, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 29 August 1996, Beijing China.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Organizing the World of Knowledge for the World," Dewey Decimal Classification Workshop, 62nd IFLA General Conference, 29 August 1996, Beijing China.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Technical Introduction," Dewey Decimal Classification Workshop, 19 June 1995, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Technical Introduction," Second International Conference "Crimea 95," 14 June 1995, Eupatory, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine.
"Dewey Decimal Classification: Languages and Literature," Second International Conference "Crimea 95," 14 June 1995, Eupatory, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine.
"Classification in the Electronic Age," Second International Conference "Crimea 95," 13 June 1995, Eupatory, Republic of Crimea, Ukraine.
"Major Subject Access Systems in the United States," Satellite Meeting on Subject Indexing: Principles and Practices in the 90s, Sponsored by the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Section on Classification and Indexing, August 17, 1993, Lisbon, Portugal.
"General Principles of Subject Access," Subject Headings Workshop, Sponsored by the Department and Graduate Institute of Library Science, National Taiwan University, April 23, 1993, Taipei, Taiwan.
"The Role of National Libraries in Universal Bibliographic Control," International Conference on National Libraries--Toward the 21st Century, Sponsored by the National Central Library, April 22, 1993, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Seminar on Subject Analysis and Authority Control," National Central Library, Republic of China, June 5-7, 1989, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Subject Retrieval in the USA Today," Seminar on Technical Services, (National Taiwan Normal University, April 9‑10, 1984, Taipei, Taiwan.
"Numbering and Coding Systems for Bibliographic Control," International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference, August 1982, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
PRESENTATIONS: USA
“Interoperability Issues in the Networked Environment,” Lazerow Lecture, Simmons College, October 15, 2004, Boston, MA.
“Interoperability among Knowledge Organization Systems: A Methodological Analysis,” American Library Association Conference, June 26, 2004, Orlando, FL.
“FAST: A Faceted LCSH-Based Subject Vocabulary,” co-presented with Edward T. O’Neill, American Library Association Conference, June 27, 2004, Orlando, FL.
“An LCSH-Based Controlled Vocabulary for Networked Resources,” Library of Congress, May 31, 2002, Washington, DC.
“LCSH as a Subject Vocabulary for Electronic Resources,” Cataloging and Classification Research Discussion Group, Midwinter Meeting, January 19, 2002, New Orleans, LA.
“Subject Organization of Web Resources,” Meeting of New England Technical Services Librarians, April 20, 2001, Worcester, MA.
“Exploiting LCSH, LCC, and DDC to Retrieve Networked Resources: Issues and Challenges,” Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium, Sponsored by the Library of Congress, November 15, 2000, Washington, DC.
"Metadata and Subject Analysis: A Forum," Midwinter Meeting, American Library Association, January 15, 2000, San Antonio, TX.
"Knowledge Class," ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop, held at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, November 2, 1997, Washington, DC.
"Major Changes in DDC21," DDC21 Workshop, Pre-Conference, SELA/KLA Conference, October 23, 1996, Lexington, KY.
"The Feasibility of a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File," Authority Control Conference, sponsored by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, March 31, 1996, Dublin, Ohio.
"A Computer-Generated Subject Validation File," Library and Information Technology Association Authority Control Interest Group Meeting, January 21, 1996, San Antonio, Texas.
"Classification: Present and Future," Keynote address at the 36th Allerton Institute on New Roles for Classification in Libraries and Information Networks, Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 23-25, 1994 Urbana, IL.
"Library of Congress Subject Headings: Recent Developments," Preconference Program, Kentucky Library Association Annual Meeting, October 7, 1992, Drawbridge, Inn, KY.
"Subject Heading Policies and Practices at the Library of Congress," Conference on Rethinking Subject Access, Sponsored by University of California--Berkeley School of Library and Information Studies and the California Library Association Technical Services Chapter (North), July 31, 1992, Berkeley, CA.
"Proposal #3: Alternative Locations for Non-Topical Subdivisions," Subject Subdivisions Conference, Sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Council on Library Resources May 1991, Airlie House, VA.
"Reading and Applying Library of Congress Classification Schedules in Law and Business," Cataloging Workshop, Sponsored by The Chicago Association of Law Libraries, November 1990, Chicago, IL.
"AACR2, 1988 Revision," Continuing Education Workshop, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, August 25, 1989, Lexington, KY.
"Subject Analysis Tools Online--Keynote/Overview," American Library Association Annual Conference, June 26, 1989, Dallas, TX.
"Instruction in the Use of DDC Edition 20," American Library Association Annual Conference, Pre-conference on DDC Edition 20, June 23, 1989, Dallas, TX.
"Dewey: User Input," American Library Association Annual Conference, Pre-conference on DDC Edition 20, June 23, 1989, Dallas, TX.
"The Library of Congress Classification System in an Online Environment," The Second Annette Lewis Phinazee Symposium, sponsored by School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University and Resources and Technical Services Section, North Carolina Library Association, April 8‑9, 1988, Durham, NC.
"Variations in Subject Cataloging in Non‑Library of Congress Cataloging Records," OCLC Project Forum, Nov. 20, 1987, Dublin, OH.
"Functions of a Subject Authority File," American Library Association Annual Conference, June 29, 1987, San Francisco, CA.
"Subject Analysis in Library Catalogs: Recent Trends and Developments," Subject Cataloging Workshop, University of Iowa, May 8, 1987, Iowa City, Iowa.
"Library of Congress Classification as an Online Retrieval Tool: Potentials and Limitations," Classification Conference, Sponsored by OCLC, January 27‑28, 1986, Dublin, OH.
"Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Online Environment," Symposium on Subject Analysis, Sponsored by North Carolina Central University March 29‑30, 1985, Durham, NC.
"Library of Congress Classification," Seminar on Dewey Decimal Classification and the Library of Congress Classification, Sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico May 11‑14, 1982, San Juan, PR.
"Anglo‑American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed.," AACR2 Workshop, May 1980 (University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY); November 1980 (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)
"Anglo‑American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed. (AACR2)," Cataloging Workshop, Sponsored by Kentucky Department of Library and Archives, January 1980, Frankfort, KY.
"Anglo‑American Cataloging Rules, Chapter 6," Workshop on Chapter 6 of the Anglo‑American Cataloging Rules, May 1975, (University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY); December 1975 (Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA)