| Courses | Education | Experience | Associations | Publication Review | Publications | Awards/Honors |

                Info Science or Showbiz
                    Walter F. Everman
                (Dr. Palmquist's roots)

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Courses

Education

• Ph.D. in Information Transfer (August, 1990). School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Dissertation Title: A Study of Word Associations in the Natural Language Expressions of Information Needs in an Information Retrieval Setting.

• M. A. in Library Science (1976). University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
• B. S. in Education (1966). University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

Majors: Mathematics and Library Science.

Experience

  Funded Research:

Co-Director, (Spring, 1999 - Fall, 2001). Research and Demonstration Project: "Characterization of the Use and Usability of a Web-based Digital Library." Federally funded for $224,000 by the Institute for Museum and Library Studies (IMLS). Ruth Palmquist and Mark McFarland co-wrote and are co-directing the project under the PI-ship of Dr. Harold Billings, Director of General Libraries for The University of Texas at Austin.

Principal Investigator, (Spring, 1996 - Fall, 1996). Association for Library and Information Science Education funded project, "Cognitive Strategies in a Hyper-Linked Environment: An Exploration of Tools and Techniques." Conducted at GSLIS. The University of Texas at Austin. Recipient of UT Summer Research Award (SRA) concurrently.

Research Associate, (Winter, 1989 - Summer, 1989). Council for Library and Information Research, Washington, DC, funded project, "SUART: A MARC-Based Information Structure and Data Dictionary for the Syracuse University Art Collection," with Dr. Deirdre Stam, Museum Computer Network, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

Research Associate, (Fall, 1985 - Spring, 1987). National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project, "Representation of Anomalous States of Knowledge in Information Retrieval," with Dr. Robert N. Oddy, PI, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

Statistician, (Fall, 1983 - Spring, 1987). Council for Library and Information Research, Washington, DC, funded project, "A Study of Information Seeking Behavior of Ph.D. Students in Selected Disciplines." Principal Investigator: Dr. Mona Farid, then with School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Research Assistant, (Summer, 1982 - Fall, 1984). U.S. Department of Transportation funded project, "A Study of the Deregulation of the Trucking Industry in Six Eastern States." Principal Investigator: Dr. Alice Kidder, School of Management, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Survey Coordinator and Statistician, (December, 1982). Onondaga Country Public Library, NY.

 

  Teaching:

Assistant Professor, (Spring, 1994 - present) Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin. Taught graduate courses in Research Methods, Online Sources and Services, Concepts of Information Retrieval, and Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems.

Assistant Professor, (Fall, 1989 - Fall, 1993) School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. Taught graduate courses in research Methods, Information Sources and Services, Information and Society, and Foundations of Information Science.

Adjunct Faculty, (Summers, 1987 - 1994) School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Taught graduate courses in Research Methods, Information Sources and Services.

Adjunct Faculty, (Summer, 1988) School of Information Science and Policy, SUNY at Albany, Albany, New York. Taught graduate course in Information Sources and Services.

Adjunct Faculty, (Fall, 1982 - Fall, 1988) School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Taught courses in Interpersonal Communication, Computer Applications in the Social Sciences, and Information Resources and Reference Service.

Adjunct Faculty, (Fall, 1974 - Spring, 1981) Department of Mathematics, Bellevue College, Bellevue, Nebraska. Taught Calculus Algebra, Trigonometry, and Pre-Algebra.

Teacher, (Fall, 1966 - Spring, 1970) Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, Nebraska. Taught Junior High Mathematics and School Media.

 

Administration:

Coordinator of Fieldwork, (Spring, 1984 - Fall, 1985) School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

Library Director, (Fall, 1970 - Summer, 1981) Bellevue College, Bellevue, Nebraska. Supervisory responsibility for all aspects of academic library management, strengths are in the areas of collection development, bibliographic instruction, long range planning.

Professional Associations

• American Society for Information Science (ASIS)

Research Awards Committee - 1994-1996

Student Chapter Advisor - 1990-1991

 

• Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

Board of Directors - 1992-1995

Research Committee - 1991-1993

 

• Texas Library Association (TLA)
  

Research and Scholarship Committee Chair- 1998-1999

Research and Scholarship Committee - 1995-1997

 

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  

Computer/Human Interaction Special Interest Group 1998 - Present

Publication Review

  Manuscript peer-reviewer for the following scholarly journals:

• International Journal of Human Computer Studies
• Journal of the Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Libraries and Culture
• Computers in the Humanities

Selected Publications

• Palmquist, R. A. An Exploration of the Metaphors of the Information Professions. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. (Under contract for completion in December, 2001.)
• Palmquist, R. A. "Cognitive Style and Users' Metaphors for the Web: An Exploratory Study." Journal of Academic Librarianship. (Accepted for publication in January 2001.)
• Palmquist, R. A. "An Overview of Usability for for the Study of User's Web-Based Information Retrieval Behavior. "Journal of Education for Library and Information Science." (Accepted for publication.)
• Palmquist, R. A. and Kim, K. "The Effect of Cognitive Style and Online Search Experience on Web Search Performance. "Journal of the American Society of Information Science." : Special Topics Issue on Individual Differences in Virtual Environments. 51(6):558-567, Apr, 2000.
• Palmquist, R. A. and Sokoll, S. P. "Visual Maps of the World Wide Web: Helping the User Find the Way." Reference Librarian. 28(60): 3-25. 1998
• Palmquist, R. A. and Kim, K. S. "Modeling the Users of Information Systems: Some Theories and Methods." Reference Librarian. (In press)
• Palmquist, Ruth A. and Donald Davis Jr. "Influence of Professional Associations on Library and Information Science Education." In Loriene Roy and Brooke Sheldon, eds., The Education of Library and Information Science Professionals in the United States. Boulder, Col.: Scarecrow Press. (In press)
• Palmquist, Ruth A. "The Search for an Internet Metaphor: A Comparison of Literatures." Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science. Baltimore, Maryland, 1996. pp. 198-202.
• Palmquist, Ruth A. "A Qualitative Study of Internet Metaphors. " Proceedings of the 17th National Online Meeting. New York, NY, May, 1996.
• Palmquist, Ruth A. "Postcards from the Edge: The Internet and Cultural Change." Invited Plenary Speaker for Computers in Libraries. Learned Information Europe, Ltd., London: 1996, pp. 235-253.
• Palmquist, Ruth Ann. "Impact of Information Technology on the Individual." In Williams, Martha, ed., Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. Medford, NJ: Learned Information, Inc, 1992. pp. 1-40.
• Palmquist, R. and G. Sinkankas. "Client Needs Without Clients: Can We Understand Information Needs Without Clients Present to Explain Them?" Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, Washington, DC: October, 1991.
• Bush, Earl and Ruth Palmquist. "Interlibrary Loan: A n Examination of Institutional Characteristics and Processing Time." Resource Sharing and Information Networks. 7(2) July, 1992: pp. 15-44.
• Walker, G., Palmquist. R., Atkinson, S. "Bibliometric Techniques Applied to Women's Issues." In Women Online: Perspectives on Women's Studies Using Online Databases. Eds. Judith Hudson and Steven Atkinson. New York, NY: Haworth Press, 1990. Pp. 255-273.
• Stam, Deirdre and R. A. Palmquist. SUART: A Marc-Based Information Structure and Data Dictionary for the Syracuse University Art Collection. Syracuse, NY: Museum Computer Network, 1989.
• Palmquist, R. and B. Balikrishnan. "Using a Continuous Word Association Test to Enhance a User's Description of an Information Need: A Quasi-Experimental Study." Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science. Atlanta, GA: 1988.
• Palmquist, R. and P. Singh. "Testing the Importance of Simple Thesaurus Enhancement of a Natural Language Statement of an Information Need." Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science. Boston, MA: 1987.

• "Web-Based Teaching Experiences" unpublished conference paper (with Terry Zimmerman) and presentation given for Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, January 6-9, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• "From Wall Street to the Wild and Woolly Web: Teaching Online Searching Skills in Distributed Data Environments," presentation given for Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, January 6-9, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• "Cognitive Strategies in a Hyper-Linked Environment: An Exploration of Tools and Techniques" Report on research proposed for which an research proposal award was given by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) at their annual conference. February 11-14, 1997, Washington, D.C.
• "Document Imaging: Creating a Paperless Computerized Medical Record System - Benefits and Systems Description." Presented along with Susan Cisco at the Conference on the Creation of a European Electronic Health Record. London, England, Nov. 14-17, 1996.
• "Electronic Resources and Equipment: Investigating, Selecting, Budgeting and Maintaining." Given to the Fall District Three Meeting of the Texas Library Association at Georgetown, Texas, on September 28, 1996.
• "Postcards from the Edge: The Internet and Cultural Change." Computers in Library Conference sponsored by Learned Information Europe, Ltd. London, February, 1996.
• "Evaluating Electronic Reference Sources." Given to the Fall District Three Meeting of the Texas Library Association at the Hill College Campus, Hillsboro, Texas, on October 14, 1995.
• "Inside the Internet." Panel discussion on radio station KOOP (FM 91.7) Austin. Broadcasted on August 16, 1995.
• Presentation of doctoral dissertation work was given at the Annual Conference of the Association of Library and Information Science Education on January 9, 1991. Award was received following the presentation.
• "Using Word Associations to Picture a User's State of Knowledge." Given to the ASIS Student Mini-Conference, University of Western Ontario, Canada, May 5, 1987.

Awards/Honors

• The Dean's Fellow, Spring, 2000.
• Texas Excellence in Teaching Award, Ex-Student Association, 1998.
• Temple Teaching Fellowship, 1998-99, 1997-98.
• Association for Library and Information Science Education , Research Award, 1996
• Summer Research Award, The University of Texas at Austin, 1996.
• Association for Library and Information Science Education, Research Grant Proposal, 1995.
• Association for Library and Information Science Education, Doctoral Dissertation Award, 1991.
• Senate Research Grant, Syracuse University, 1984-1985, 1987-1988.
• University Scholarship, Syracuse University, 1981-1984.