School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University
ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Award, 2009
Beta
Phi Mu, International Library and Information Studies Honor Society
Vilas Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2002
Superior Scholarship, Kent State University, 1996
Golden Key Honorary Society University Scholarship, Kent State University,
1993-94
January
2004-Present: Assistant Professor
Courses taught:
Courses developed:
Fall
1998-Fall 2003:
Lecturer. Course: LIS 651 Cataloging and Classification.
Teaching Assistant. Course: LIS 651 Cataloging & Classification.
Fall
1999:
ETN Instructor (Distance Education). Course: Basic Cataloging
May
June 1998:
Visiting Instructor (Invited). Workshop: Authority Control
September
1990-June 1992:
Library Science Instructor. Course: Library of Congress Classification System
(September 2001 – November 2003), K 12 at UW Madison Web Portal, Project Manager
(July 1997 August 2001), Technical Services Coordinator (Project Assistant)
(March 1998 August 1999), Research assistant
(April 1997 February 1998), Freelance Indexer
(April June 1997), MARC Consultant
(September 1994-December 1996), Graduate Student Assistant (January 1993-August 1994), Student Employee - Authority work
(October 1986-November 1992), Cataloger (January-September 1990), participated in the exchange program between Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Gained experience in all KSU Library departments, especially in the departments of Technical Services and Special Collections & Archives. Attended classes and workshops at the School of Library and Information Science, KSU.
(September 1984-September 1985), Library Assistant
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2009). What
is Next for FRBR? A Delphi Study. The Library Quarterly, vol. 39(2):
233-255. [Received the prestigious 2009 ALISE/Bohdan
S. Wynar Research Paper Award]
Zhang, Yin, Jason Holmes,
David Robins, & Athena Salaba. (2009). Understanding Internet Searching Performance in a Heterogeneous
Portal for K-12 Students: Search Success, Search Time, Strategy, and Effort. Journal of Web Librarianship,
vol. 3(1): 15-33.
Salaba, Athena. (2009).
End-User Understanding of Indexing Language Information. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly,
vol. 47(1): 23-51.
Jason Holmes, David Robins,
Yin Zhang, & Athena Salaba. (2008). An Exploratory Study of School-age Children’s
Use of a Heterogeneous Resource Site. The Journal of Web
Librarianship, vol. 2, Issue 2/3:
263-285. -- Special double issue on Library web sites and usability studies.
Raptis, Paschalis, & Athena
Salaba. (1994).
"Bilingual Authority Files at the Central Library of the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece." International
Information and Library Review, 26: 67‑76.
Zumer, Maja,
Athena Salaba, & Marcia Zeng. (2007). Functional Requirements for Subject
Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10
Years and Forging New Frontiers. Proceedings of the 10th
International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2007), 10-13 December 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam. Publication
appears in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Salaba, Athena, Marcia L. Zeng,
& Maja Zumer. (2006) “Functional Requirements for Subject
Authority Records.” In Knowledge
Organization for a Global Learning Society: Proceedings of the Ninth
International ISKO Conference, 4-7 July 2006, Vienna, Austria. Edited by
Gerhard Budin, Christian Swerz,
Konstantin Mitgutsch. Würzburg: Ergon Verlag.
Salaba, Athena, & Yin
Zhang. (2007). “Functional
Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR): From a conceptual model to
application and system development.” Bulletin of the
American Society for Information Science and Technology, August/September.
Available at http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-07/Bulletin_AugSep07.pdf
Zhang, Yin, & Athena
Salaba. (2007). “Critical
Issues and Challenges Facing FRBR Research and Practice.” Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,
August/September. Available at http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-07/Bulletin_AugSep07.pdf
Salaba, Athena. (2005) “Συστήματα Οργάνωσης
Γνώσης : Σύγχρονα Ζητήματα και Τάσεις.” IN Από την Βιβλιοθηκονομία στην Επιστήμη
της Πληροφόρησης, Μελέτες προς τιμήν του Γ.Μ. Κακούρη. Επιλέλεια Χρ. Παπατσικουράκης, Α. Σίτας. Αθήνα: Τυπωθήτω. (English translation: “Knowledge Organization Systems – KOS: Current
Issues and Trends” IN From Librarianship to Information Science: Studies in
Honor of G.M. Kakouris).
Salaba, Athena. (1993) "A Greek Librarian in America: Personal
Reflections on an Eight‑month Practicum at Kent State University
Libraries." In Academic Libraries in
Greece: The Present Situation and Future Prospects. New York: The Haworth
Press. 205‑213.
Zhang, Y., & Salaba, A. (2007). Identifying major issues and
challenges of FRBR research and practice: A Delphi study report.
Soete, George, & Athena
Salaba. (1999) Measuring
Journal Cost‑Effectiveness: Ten Years After Barschall.
Available at http://www.library.wisc.edu/projects/glsdo/cost.html
Eppelheimer, L., C.M. Metcalfe, &
A. Salaba (1997). MARC:
Making it Manageable. Caledonia, Minn: Winnebago
Software Co.
Selness, S., L. Eppelheimer, L. Horihan, & A.
Salaba. (1997). MARC Coding & Tagging: Quick Reference Guide. Caledonia, Minn: Winnebago Software Co.
Furrie, Betty. (1992) "Για να κατανοήσουμε το MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging)." Μετάφραση από τα αγγλικά, Αθηνά Σαλαμπά. Θεσσαλονίκη. [Translation of Furrie, Betty. Understanding MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging). 2nd ed. McHenry, IL: Follett Software Co., 1989.]
Salaba, Athena. (2005) Term selection process in subject searching: End-user interactions with information retrieval systems and indexing languages. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Zhang, Y., & Salaba, A. (2009). Developing a
FRBR-Based System to Effectively Support User Tasks. 2009 ALA Midwinter
Conference, ALA ALCTS FRBR Interest Group, January 23-28, Denver, CO.
Zhang, Y., & Salaba, A. (2009). FRBRizing
Legacy Data: Issues and Challenges. 2009 ALA Midwinter Conference, ALA ALCTS
CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group, January 23-28, Denver, CO.
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2008). Critical Issues and Challenges
of FRBR Research and Practice: A Delphi Study (Poster presentation). World Library and Information Congress: 74th
IFLA General Conference and Council, Quebec, Canada, 10-14, 2008.
Salaba, Athena
(panelist), Maja Zumer,
Marcia Zeng. (2008). Functional Requirements for
Subject Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. Panel: Conceptual Models of Aboutness. 10th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge
Organization (ISKO), Montreal, Canada, August 5-8, 2008.
Zhang, Yin, and
Athena Salaba (presenter). (2008). User Study for Searching
for Moving Images (Poster presentation). 10th International Conference of the
International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), Montreal, Canada,
August 5-8, 2008.
Zhang, Yin, and
Athena Salaba. (2008). User Research and Testing of FRBR-Based
Online Library Catalogs. Library Research
Round Table Research Forums (Research to Understand Users: Issues and
Approaches) at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
Athena Salaba. (2008). Functional Requirement for Subject Authority Records
(FRSAR) - (Invited report). 2008
ALA Annual Conference,
Subject Analysis Committee Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
Zumer, Maja
(presenter), Athena Salaba, & Marcia Zeng. (2007). Functional Requirements for Subject
Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. 10th International Conference on Asian
Digital Libraries (ICADL 2007), 10-13 December 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Salaba, Athena, Michele Ewing, Butler,
Beth, David Smeltzer,
Vickie Ellison, Moussa Kalifa Traore, Anita
Varrati, E. Sue Wamsley, & Christopher A. Was. (2007). Student Engagement: Exploring
diverse perspectives within and beyond the classroom. 14th Annual Conference Celebrating College
Teaching, Kent State University, November 1-2, Kent, Ohio.
Zhang, Yin, & Athena
Salaba. (2007). User Research and Testing of FRBR Prototypes and Systems (Poster
presentation). 70th
American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST’07),
October 18-25, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Zhang, Yin, Jason Holmes, David Robins, & Athena Salaba. (2007). A Heterogeneous Online Education Portal for K-12 Students:
Perspectives of Developer, Service Provider, Researcher, and User. ED-MEDIA
2007, Vancouver, Canada, June 25-29, 2007.
Zhang, Yin, & Athena
Salaba. (2007). Current
FRBR Model Implementation Efforts and Issues in Library Catalogs (Poster
presentation). 2007 ALA
Annual Conference, June 23-26, Washington, D.C.
Salaba, Athena, Michele Ewing, David Smeltzer, E. Sue Wamsley,
& Christopher A. Was.
(2007). Engaging Students
with Technology: A Speed Date with Student Engagement II Creating
Environments and Collaborations to Enhance Student Success and Retention,
KASADA 5th Annual Conference, May 14, North Canton, Ohio.
Butler, Beth, Michele Ewing, David Smeltzer, Chere Doiron, Vickie
Ellison, Athena Salaba, Moussa Kalifa Traore, Anita
Varrati, E. Sue Wamsley, & Christopher A. Was. (2007). The Seven-Minute Date with Student Engagement. Blueprints
for Student Learning: 19th Annual Lilly Conference on College
& University Teaching – West,
Pomona California, March 16-17, 2007.
Salaba, Athena. (2006).
Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records. Ninth International ISKO Conference,
Vienna, Austria, July 4-7, 2006.
Salaba, Athena. (2006). Perspectives on a
Global Sharing of Knowledge Organization Systems: Content of Subject Authority
Records. Panel presentation. Ninth International ISKO Conference,
Vienna, Austria, July 4-7, 2006.
Salaba, Athena. (2006). Amazoogle:
User Searching Behavior and Expectations for Library Catalogs. 2006 Ohio Library Council Technical Services
Retreat, Mohican State Park, April 25-26, 2006.
Salaba, Athena. (2002). K‑12 at UW‑Madison:
Malting Excellence Accessible. Annual National Science Foundation GK‑12 Meeting, Washington, DC,
October 30‑November 1, 2002.
Callahan, Eileen, & Athena Salaba. (2002). K‑12 Web Portal: Access to K‑12
Related Resources Available at UW‑Madison. 44th Annual Convention of the Wisconsin
Society of Science Teachers. Madison, Wisconsin, April 11‑13, 2002.
Zhang, Y., & Salaba, A. (2009). What is next for FRBR? A Delphi Study. 2009 ALISE Annual
Conference, January 20-23, Denver, CO. – Best Research Paper Award
Presentation.
Salaba, Athena
(presenter), Maja Zumer,
Marcia Zeng, Lois Mai Chan. (2008). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority
Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. 2008 ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
Zumer, Maja, Athena Salaba,
& Marcia Zeng. (2007). FRSAR Update. World Library and
Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council, Durban,
South Africa, 19-23 August 2007.
Zeng, Marcia Lei, Athena Salaba, & Maja Zumer. (2007).
Functional Requirement for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR) - (Invited
presentation). 2007 ALA Annual Conference, Subject Analysis Committee Meeting, June
25, Washington, D.C.
Zeng, Marcia Lei, Athena Salaba & Maja Zumer. (2006). Functional Requirements
for Subject Authority Records - Updates. World Library and
Information Congress: 71st IFLA General Conference and Council, 20-24
August 2006, Seoul, Korea.
Zeng, Marcia Lei, & Athena
Salaba (keynotes speakers).
(2005). Toward an International Sharing and Use of Subject
Authority Data. FRBR in 21st
Century Catalogues: An Invitational Workshop, OCLC. Dublin, Ohio, May 2-4,
2005.
Zhang, Yin, and
Athena Salaba. (2008). User Research and Testing of
FRBR-Based Online Library Catalogs. Report to IMLS Grant advisors from
OCLC and Library of Congress, Dublin, Ohio, January 17, 2008.
Research and Development of FRBR-Based Systems to Effectively Support User Tasks and Facilitate Information Seeking. Proposal submitted to the IMLS National Leadership Grant, Research and Demonstration program. Co-P.I. 2006 (with Dr. Yin Zhang. Amount requested: $277,863), (Funded)
Subject Authority Records: A study of Content and Encoding Formats. Proposal submitted to the OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant Program. P.I. 2006. (Total amount requested: $11,862), (Not funded)
Uses of Subject Authority Data and its Impact on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records. Proposal submitted to Kent State University Summer Research and Creative Activity Appointments. Co-P.I. 2006. (with Dr. Marcia Zeng. Amount requested: $6,500), (Not funded)
Society of American Archivists. Encoded Archival Description Workshop, March 1-2, 2007
Kent State University. Faculty Professional Development. Teaching Scholars, 2006-2007
Society of Ohio Archivists. Just DACS: An Introduction & Understanding of DACS, Workshop, September 18, 2006
LITA Regional Institutes. XML and Libraries, Workshop, May 11, 2004
Academic
Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)
American Library Association (ALA)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO)
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Member,
Distributed Learning Committee
Member , Appeals Committee
SLA Student Chapter, Academic Advisor
Ad-Hoc Committees
Digital Library Specialization and Certificate Committee
Digital Archives and Preservation Search Committee
Citation
and Recognition Committee (alternate)
Student Media Policy Committee (2006-2007 alternate, 2007-present)
Commencement, Convocation and Honors Day Committee (2006-present)
Chair-elect (2006-2007)
Chair (2007-2008)
Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAR) Working Group. Co-chair and Secretary (2005-present)
Advanced Studies Committee. Student member
(2000 2002)
Curriculum Committee. Doctoral student member (1999 2001)
Catalog
Review Group (1997 2001)
Catalog Review Group. Authorities Subcommittee (2000 2003)