Richard Sapon-White
Catalog Librarian
Brief CV
- Education
Master of Library Science, 1989, Southern Connecticut State University
Master of Public Health, 1979, University of California at Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science in Zoology, 1977, University of TorontoResearch and Professional Interestscataloging, classification, subject analysis, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of Congress Classification, continuing education of cataloging staff, international librarianship
Publications and More
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Selected Publications
Sapon-White, Richard E. “Summary of Fifth Plenary Session.” International Workshop on Implementing a Maghreb Digital Library for Education, Science & Culture, Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 25-28, 2007. http://www.fulbrightacademy.org/file_depot/0-10000000/20000-30000/21647/...
Sapon-White, Richard E. “Some Thoughts on Authority Control in an International Digital Library.” White paper prepared for the International Workshop on Implementing a Maghreb Digital Library for Education, Science & Culture, Rabat, Morocco, Jan. 25-28, 2007. http://www.fulbrightacademy.org/file_depot/0-10000000/20000-30000/21647/...
Sapon-White, Richard, Valery King, Anne Christie. "Supporting a Culture of Scholarship for Academic Librarians." portal: Libraries and the Academy 4:3 (July 2004): 407-421. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/portal_libraries_and_the_academy/v004/4.3sa...
Sapon-White, Richard E. “A Polish Jew on the Florida Frontier and in Occupied Tennessee: Excerpts from the Memoirs of Max White.” Southern Jewish History 4 (2001): 93-122.
Sapon-White, Richard E., and May Chau. “The CAMEL Project at Oregon State University: Collecting and Managing Access to Faculty-Created Web-Based Resources.” In Computers in Libraries 2000 Proceedings, Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2000.
Sapon-White, Richard. “Cataloging and Indexing.” In “Electronic Publishing of Scholarly Journals: A Bibliographic Essay of Current Issues.” Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship 22 (Spring 1999). http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/99-spring/article4.html.
Sapon-White, Richard E., and Mary Hansbrough. "The Impact of Subject Heading Assignment on Circulation of Dissertations at Virginia Tech." LRTS 42:4 (October 1998): 282-291.
Selected Presentations“Library of Congress Classification: An Introduction.” Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Corvallis, Or. April 20, 2007.
“Remember to Take the Adaptors!: Preparing for a Sabbatical in Prague.” Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Corvallis, Or. April 20, 2007.
”A Crisis in Cataloging: The Impact and Implications of the Library of Congress’ Series Authority Decision on Cooperative Cataloging,” Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. March 5, 2007.
“Ashore on the Coasts of Bohemia: A Semester Teaching Subject Analysis and Metadata Principles at Charles University in Prague,” Poster Session, American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, La. June 25, 2006.
“Understanding Czech Library Culture: A Fulbrighter’s Perspective,” Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Salem, Or. April 7, 2006.
“Czech Libraries and Librarianship: An Oregon Librarian's Perspective,” OSU Libraries Seminar, Corvallis, Or. September 23, 2005.
“Teaching Cataloging at Charles University,” Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. May 31, 2005.
“The Evolving Role of Catalogers at Oregon State University,” Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. April 25, 2005.
“Out of the Comfort Zone: Cataloging Electronic Resources,” Oregon Library Association Support Staff Division Annual Conference, Bend, Or. July 14, 2000. Co-presented with Lynne Mildenstein.
“Out of the Comfort Zone: Cataloging Electronic Resources,” Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Portland, Or. April 6, 2000. Co-presented with Lynne Mildenstein and Terry Smith.
“The CAMEL Project at Oregon State University: Collecting and Managing Access to Faculty-Created Web-Based Resources,” Computers in Libraries 2000, Washington, D.C. March 15, 2000. Co-presented with May Chau.
“Cataloging When You Can’t Read the Language,” Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Eugene, Or. March 31, 1998.
“Impact of Subject Heading Assignment on Circulation of Theses at Oregon State University,” Poster Session, American Library Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif. June 29, 1997.
Committees
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Library CommitteesProfessional Associations and Committees
Oregon Library Association
International Relations Round Table, Chair, 2000-2001
International Relations Round Table, Program Chair, 1999-2000, 2007-2008Association for Collections and Technical Services
ALCTS Publications Committee, 2006-2008
Cataloging and Classification Section Liaison to the ALCTS Publications Committee, 2004-2006
Cataloging and Classification Section, Policy and Research Committee, 2002-2006
LRTS Editorial Board and Liaison to ALCTS Council of Regional Groups, 2001-2003
Cataloging and Classification Research Discussion Group, Chair, 2001-2002
Cataloging and Classification Research Discussion Group, Vice-Chair, 2000-2001
Best of LRTS Committee, 2000-2001Association of College and Research Libraries
Research Committee, 1998-2000
Science and Technology Section, Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural Sciences, 1997-2001
Science and Technology Section, Subject and Bibliographic Control Committee, 1997-1999
Professional Education Committee, 1992-1996 (chair, 1994-1996)
Science and Technology Section, Research Forum Committee, 1991-1995
Lazerow Fellowship Committee, 1991-1995American Library Association, New Members Round Table
Footnotes Newsletter Committee, 1990-1991
Minority Recruitment Committee, 1990-1991American Library Association, International Relations Round Table
International Visitor Center Committee, 2006-2008
International Posters Committee, 2002-2006Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences/Společnosti pro vědy a umění
Member, 2005-Fulbright Association
Member, 2005-University ServiceStudent Recognition and Awards Committee, Faculty Senate, 2006-2009
OSU Accident Review Board, 2003-2005
OSU Student Health Advisory Committee, 1999-2001
