Jeffrey Beall

 

Education

                       

Institution

Date

Degree

Major

California State University, Northridge

1982

B.A.

Spanish

Oklahoma State University

1987

M.A.

English

University of North Carolina

1990

M.S.L.S           

Library Science

 

Professional Experience

 

2000-present     Metadata Librarian / Assistant Professor, Auraria Library, University of Colorado Denver 

1990-2000        Cataloger, Widener Library, Harvard University

 

Refereed Publications

 

2008                 Beall, J. The weaknesses of full-text searching. The Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.5: 438-444.

 

2007                 Beall, J. The value of alphabetically-sorted browse displays in information discovery. Library Collections, Access, & Technical Services 31.3/4:184-194.

 

2007                 Beall, J. and K. Kafadar. Measuring typographical errors’ impact on retrieval in bibliographic databases. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 44.3/4:197-211. Also published in the monograph: Cataloger, Editor, and Scholar: Essays in Honor of Ruth C. Carter, Robert Holley, editor. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2007.

 

2006                 Beall, J. The death of metadata. The Serials Librarian 51.2:55-74.

 

2005                 Beall, J. Metadata and data quality problems in the digital library. Journal of Digital Information 6.3: Online: http://jodi.tamu.edu/Articles/v06/i03/Beall/

 

2005                 Beall, J. and K. Kafadar. The proportion of NUC pre-56 titles represented in OCLC WorldCat. College & Research Libraries 66.5:431-435.

 

2004                 Beall, J. Using OCLC Connexion to find typographical errors in authority records. OCLC Systems & Services 20.2:71-75.

 

2004                 Beall, J. and K. Kafadar. The effectiveness of copy cataloging at eliminating typographical errors in shared bibliographic records. Library Resources & Technical Services 48.2:92-101.

 

2001                 Beall, J. Publishers’ errors make catalogers [sic]: an analysis of the error indicators [sic] and [i.e.] in cataloging. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 32.3:87-107.

 

2000                 Beall, J. The impact of vendor records on cataloging and access in academic libraries. Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services 24:229-237.

 

1999                 Beall, J. Indexing form and genre terms in a large academic library OPAC:  the Harvard Experience. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 28.2:65-71.

 

1991                 Beall, J. Describing the foreign language skills of catalogers in academic libraries.  Cataloging and Classification Quarterly 14.1:39-47.

 

Refereed Reviews of Electronic Resources

 

2008                 Beall, J. WorldCat. In: The Charleston Advisor 9.4:46-49.

 

2007                 Beall, J. informaWorld. In: The Charleston Advisor 8.4:23-27.

 

2006                 Beall, J. ResearchNow. In: The Charleston Advisor 7.3:39-41.

 

2005                 Beall, J. CSA Illumina. In: The Charleston Advisor 6.4:46-48.

 

2004                 Beall, J. Marquis Who’s Who. In: The Charleston Advisor 6.2:21-23.

 

2004                 Beall, J. Oxford Scholarship Online. In: The Charleston Advisor 6.1:20-22.

 

2003                 Beall, J. Europa World Year Book Online. In: The Charleston Advisor 5.3:13-15.

 

2003                 Beall, J. Columbia Gazetteer of the World. In: The Charleston Advisor 5.1:22-24.

 

2001                 Beall, J. Inet Library. In: The Charleston Advisor 3.3:31, 34-35.

 

2001                 Beall, J. Oxford English Dictionary. In: The Charleston Advisor 2.4:32-34.

 

Book Chapters

 

2008                 Beall, J. OCLC: A Review. In: Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front, K.R. Roberto, ed. p. 85-94. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

 

Book Reviews

 

2008                 Death from the Skies: These Are the Ways the World Will End by Philip Plait. In: Library Journal, 133.3:110.

 

2008                 Out of the Blue: A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival by John S. Friedman. In: Library Journal Express Reviews, week of May 20, 2008. Published online: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6562194.html

 

2008                 Censoring Science: Inside the Political Attack on Dr. James Hansen and the Truth of Global Warming by Mark Bowen. In: Library Journal, 133.1:128.

 

2007                 America in Space: NASA’s First Fifty Years edited by Steven J. Dick and others. In: Library Journal, 132.16:90.

 

2007                 Super Volcano: The Ticking Time Bomb beneath Yellowstone National Park by Greg Breining. In: Library Journal, 132.13:114.

 

2007                 Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle over Global Warming by Chris Mooney. Harcourt. In: Library Journal, 132.11:92.

 

2007                 The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist’s Guide by Neil F. Comins, Villiard/Random House. In: Library Journal, 132.7:114.

 

2007                 Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado by Nancy Mathis, Simon & Schuster. In: Library Journal, 132.2:94.

 

2006                 Fragile Earth: Views of a Changing World by the Editors of Harper Collins, Harper Collins. In: Library Journal, 131.18:105-106.

 

2006                 Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy by Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., Facts on File. In: Library Journal, 131.12:106.

 

2005                 Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Chocolate: A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions by A. Horvath, Impact Publishers. In: Colorado Libraries 31.3:53.

 

2003                 The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity by D. Darling, Wiley. In: Library Journal, 128.1:87.

 

2003                 For Spacious Skies: the Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut by S. Carpenter and K. Stoever, Harcourt. In: Library Journal 128.2:110.

 

2003                 Rocket Dreams: How the Space Age Shaped Our Vision of a World Beyond by M. Benjamin, Free Press. In: Library Journal 128.6:124.

 

2003                 Focus on Living: Portraits of Americans with HIV and AIDS by R. Banish, University of Massachusetts Press. In: Library Journal 128.8:146.

 

2003                 The Mercury 13: the Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space by M. Ackmann, Random House. In: Library Journal 128.10:158.

 

2003                 Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel by R. Zimmerman, Joseph Henry Press. In: Library Journal 128.12:118.

 

2003                 Riding the High Wire: Aerial Mine Tramways in the West by R.A. Trennert, University Press of Colorado. In: Colorado Libraries 29.1:55.

 

2002                 Floods, Droughts, and Climate Change by M. Collier, R.H. Webb, University of Arizona Press. In: Library Journal 127.18:124.

 

2002                 Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years edited by T. Reichhardt, DK Publishing. In: Library Journal 127.3:136.

 

2002                 A World Turned Over: A Killer Tornado and the Lives It Changed Forever by L. Hemingway. In: Library Journal 127.12:114.

 

2002                 AIDS: A Second Opinion by G. Null with J. Feast, Seven Stories Press. In: Library Journal 127.9:120.

 

2002                 Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon by D.W. Reynolds, Harcourt. In: Library Journal 127.7:122.

 

2002                 Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax' by P.C. Plait. In: Library Journal 127.4:105.

 

2002                 You Get Past the Tears: A Memoir of Love and Survival by P. Broadbent and H. Broadbent with P. Romanowski, Villard. In: Library Journal 127.3:170.

 

2002                 The Universe in a Nutshell by S. Hawking, Bantam Books. In: Library Journal 127.1:146.

 

2001                 The aging eye by Sarah Gordon, Fireside Press. In: Library Journal 126.19:92.

 

2001                 Eclipse: The Celestial Phenomenon that Changed the Course of History by D. Steele, Joseph Henry Press. In: Library Journal 126.18:130.

 

2001                 Big Shot: Passion, Politics, and the Struggle for an AIDS Vaccine by P. Thomas, Public Affairs Press. In: Library Journal 126.16:136.

 

2001                 Killing Us Quietly: Native Americans and HIV/AIDS by I.S. Vernon, University of Nebraska Press.  In: Library Journal, 126.14:216.

 

2001                 Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth by B. Sheets and J. Williams, Vintage Press. In: Library Journal 126.13:154.

 

2001                 The Coming Storm: Extreme Weather and Our Terrifying Future by B. Reiss, Hyperion. In: Library Journal 126.13:154.

 

2001                 Penitent, with Roses: An HIV+ Mother Reflects by P.W. Peterson, University Press of New England In: Library Journal 126.12:115.

 

2001                 Mission Jupiter: The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft by F. Daniel, Copernicus Books.  In: Library Journal 126.9:158.

 

2000                 Natural Disasters edited by M. Bradford, R.S. Carmichael, Salem Press. In: Library Journal 126.7:76.

 

2000                 BookWhere 2000: Professional Internet Research Software, WebClarity Software. In: Library Journal 125:1:178.        

 

Publications in Symposia Proceedings

 

1997                 Beall, J. Cataloging electronic resources: monographs. Summary of Proceedings: Fifty-First Conference of the American Theological Library Association, Boston, Mass.

 

Non-Refereed Publications

 

 

2007                 Beall, J. Repurposing MARC data: some pitfalls. Library Hi Tech News 24.4: 18-19.

 

2007                 Beall, J. The solution to the weaknesses of web search engines. E-letter response published in ScienceOnline. Available: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/317/5837/468

 

2007                 Beall, J. Why we still need metadata in a full-text searching world. Catalogue & Index 155: 59-62.

 

2007                 Beall, J. Discrete criteria for selecting and comparing metadata schemes. Against the Grain 19.1:28-31.

 

2007                 Beall, J. Search fatigue: finding a cure for the database blues. American Libraries 38.3:46-50.

 

2006                 Beall, J. Ethnic groups and Library of Congress subject headings. Colorado Libraries 32.4:37-44.

 

2006                 Beall, J. Library databases and data quality. MLA News 388:26.

 

2006                 Beall, J. Stop the war on metadata. Library Journal 131.12:46.

 

2006                 Beall, J. The death of full-text searching. PNLA Quarterly 70.2:5-6.

 

2006                 Beall, J. Some reservations about FRBR. Library Hi Tech News 23.2:15-16.

 

2005                 Beall, J. 10 ways to improve data quality. American Libraries 36.3:36-37.

 

2004                 Beall, J. Typographical and factual errors in library databases. Informed Librarian Online, guest forum, December [Invited].

 

2004                 Beall, J. Dublin Core: an obituary. Library Hi Tech News 21.8:40-41.

 

2003                 Beall, J. How successful is copy cataloging at catching and fixing typographical errors in records imported from bibliographic utilities: a report on the research of the 2002 Lazerow Fellowship recipient. College & Research Libraries News 64.11:704-705.

 

2002                 Beall, J. What OCLC and RLIN don’t want you to know about the future of cataloguing. PNLA Quarterly 66.3:9-10.

 

2001                 Beall, J. Internet resources in rare diseases. Health Care on the Internet 5.4:11-17.

 

1999                 Beall, J. HTML on CD-ROM: the next generation of desktop publishing. MC Journal, the Journal of Academic Media Librarianship 6.2. Online: http://wings.buffalo.edu/publications/mcjrnl/v6n2/beall.html.

 

1998                 Beall, J. Guaranteed hits: how to make your library’s Web site stand out in Web search engines. College & Research Libraries News 59.3:160-162.

 

1997                 Beall, J. Cataloging World Wide Web sites consisting mainly of links. Journal of Internet Cataloging 1.1:83-92.

 

1991                 Beall, J. Class with Fred Kilgour. OCLC Newsletter 190, March/April:13-14.

 

1990                 Beall, J. An American classic. AB Bookman’s Weekly 86:557-558.

 

Papers Deposited in Digital Repositories

 

2006                 Beall, J. Metadata schemes points of comparison. E-Prints in Library and Information Science: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00005544/

 

2005                 Beall, J. Catalog or catalogue? examining a library dilemma. E-Prints in Library and Information Science: http://eprints.rclis.org/archive/00004983/

 

Publications in Preparation

 

In Prep.            Beall, J. and K. Kafadar. Measuring the extent of the synonym problem in full-text searching. (article).

 

In Prep.            Beall, J. Loading Mbooks Records into an Online Catalog: Problems and Benefits (Article).

 

In Prep.            Beall, J. Footnote (Peer-reviewed review).

  

 

Presentations at Meetings and Seminars Presented

 

2008                 Nebraska Library Association, Technical Services Round Table, Spring Meeting – Metadata: Principles and Practice, Aurora, Neb. [Keynote speaker, invited].

 

2007                 Colorado Academic Library Summit (2nd) -- Metadata Culture vs. Keyword Culture: Observations on Search Technology Evolution in Academic Libraries, Denver, Colo.

 

2005                 Rocky Mountain Regional Innovative Users Group – The Principles of Manual Authority Control, Boulder, Colo.

 

2005                 Canadian Metadata Forum, Library and Archives Canada – The Death of Metadata, Ottawa, Ont. [Invited].

 

2002                 Rocky Mountain Regional Innovative Users Group – Millennium Create Lists and Global Update, Loveland, Colo.

 

2001                 Colorado Library Association, Technical Services and Automation Division -- Data Quality in Dublin Core Metadata, Denver, Colo.

 

1997                 American Theological Library Association, 51st Annual Conference --Cataloging Electronic Resources: Monographs, Boston, Mass.

 

Recognitions, Honors, etc.

 

Excellence in Librarianship Award – 2008. Auraria Library, University of Colorado Denver, Downtown Denver Campus

 

Excellence in Research Award – 2007. Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Downtown Denver Campus  

 

Excellence in Research Award – 2006. Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Downtown Denver Campus

 

Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Research in Collections and Technical Services in Academic and Research Libraries – 2002. Association of College & Research Libraries

 

Unit Merit Award – 2002.  Auraria Library, University of Colorado at Denver

 

Professional Organizations

 

American Library Association

Association of College and Research Libraries

Library and Information Technology Association

Colorado Library Association

 

Other Indicators of Scholarship

 

Editorships

 

2008                 Guest editor, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly special issue on bibliographic database quality (vol. 46.1). With Stephen Hearne.

 

2007-                Editor, Journal of Library Metadata

 

2002-2005        Editor for Network Access and Applications, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

 

2005-                Member, Editorial Board, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

 

Grants

 

2005                 University of Colorado System, President's Initiative Fund for Diversity, Diversity & Excellence Grant (with Ellen Greenblatt [PI], Lorrie Evans, Ignacio Ferrer-Vinent, and Vera Gao) for “Improving Library Resources and Services for International Students.” Amount requested: $2610. Amount awarded: Nothing

 

Service

 

                        Library

                       

                        2007-2008        Chair, Library Faculty Assembly

2007                 Member, Reserves Library Technician Search Committee

2006-2007        Coordinator for Digital Library and Metadata Services Search Committee

                        2005-2007        Auraria Library Diversity Committee

                        2004-2006        Chair, Faculty Personnel Committee

2001-2005        Tenure Standards and Criteria Subcommittee, Faculty Personnel Committee

                        2001                 Library Associate Director Search Committee

 

University

 

2007                 Discovery, Creativity & Innovation Task Force

2007-                Co-Chair, Faculty Assembly GLBT Committee

2006-2007        University Librarian and Director of the Auraria Library Search

                        Committee        

2004-2006        Faculty Assembly Disabilities Committee

2005-2006        Academic Master Planning Diversity / Inclusion Committee

 

Regional

 

2007-                Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, Alliance Digital Repository, Metadata Committee

 

Professional Associations

 

2006-                SACO At-Large Committee, American Library Association / Library of Congress

 

2004- 2006       Book Award Committee, GLBT Roundtable, American Library Association

 

2001-2003        Program Committee, GLBT Roundtable, American Library Association

 

2002                 Member of Policy and Research Committee, Cataloging and Classification Section, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services