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Margaret Mellinger

Assistant Professor, Engineering Librarian

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Email: Margaret [dot] Mellinger [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
Phone: 1 541-737-9642
Fax: 1 541-737-8224
IM: VLibMargaret [AIM]
Primary Duties: reference, instruction, collection development, research consultation,
Subjects: Bioresource Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering.
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Brief CV

  • Education

    University of Tennessee, MS in Information Sciences
    Youngstown State University, BA in Anthropology

    Research and Professional Interests

    My research interests are the design and development of user interfaces and online tools that improve user access to library resources and services.

    Class Pages

Publications and More

  • Selected Publications

    “Science and Engineering Librarianship.” In press, 2009. Margaret Mellinger. In Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (ELIS), edited by Marcia Bates and Mary Niles Maack.

    “Three Times a Study.” 2009. Heidi Senior, Kerry Wu, Diane Martin and Margaret Mellinger. Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship 14(3): 202 –229.

    “Collection Assessment and New Academic Programs.” 2008. Alison M. Bobal, Margaret Mellinger and Bonnie E. Avery. Collection Management 33(4): 288 – 301.

    “LibraryFind: System Design and Usability Testing of an Academic Metasearch System.” 2008. Seikyung Jung, Jonathan L. Herlocker, Janet Webster, Margaret Mellinger, Jeremy Frumkin. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 59(3): 375-389.

    “Portals for Undergraduate Subject Searching: Are They Worth It?” 2007. Jane Nichols and Margaret Mellinger. portal: Libraries and the Academy 7(4): 481-490.

    “Subject Search Disconnect.” 2007. Margaret Mellinger and Jane Nichols. Sailing into the Future: Charting Our Destiny: Proceedings of the Thirteenth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, March 29-April 1 2007, Baltimore, Maryland / edited by Hugh A. Thompson, p. 134-140.

    “Librarianship at the Intersection of Engineering and Business.” 2004. Margaret A. Mellinger. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/253

    Non-Refereed Publications

    “What Can Librarians Learn about Stress from Baboons?” 2009. Margaret Mellinger. In “Perspectives on Job Stress in the Serials Information World,” Balance Point Column, edited by Kay G. Johnson. Serials Review 35(1): 35-41.

    “The ICAP (Interactive Course Assignment Pages) Publishing System.” 2008. Margaret Mellinger and Kim Griggs. Code4Lib Journal 2. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/63

    “Library as Laboratory: Computer Science Students Practice Usability Engineering in an Academic Library.” 2007. Margaret Mellinger. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Summer. http://www.istl.org/07-summer/article3.html

    “Connecting students with OSU Libraries: The ICAP Project.” 2008. Margaret Mellinger. Messenger 23(1): 15. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/9155

    “Students brainstorm library improvements.” Margaret Mellinger. 2007. Messenger 22(1):11. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/7486

    Selected Presentations

    “Improving Student Research Skills.” Kate Gronemyer and Margaret Mellinger. Higher Ed Hero. Audio conference, July 7, 2009.

    “Research Guides Remixed.” Steven Adams and Margaret Mellinger. Panel Presentation. Science and Technology Section (STS) College Science Discussion Group, American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, June 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8950

    “Collections 2.0.” Margaret Mellinger. Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, May 17, 2008 http://hdl.handle.net/1957/8615

    “Students, Faculty and Librarians: Making Connections through Course Pages.” Margaret Mellinger and Jane Nichols. Blended Librarian Webcast, February 7th, 2008.

Committees

  • Library Committees
    Graduate Student Services Committee
    ICAP Task Force
    Team 200
    Professional Associations and Committees

    STS
    ASEE
    ALA
    ACRL
    OLA

    University Service

    Faculty Senate: Committee on Committees
    University Advisory Committee: Commission on Status of Individuals with Disabilities (COSID)

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