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Dr. M.J. Norton

Melanie J. Norton
Associate Professor and Director

Office: LIB 206E
Phone: (601)-266-4228
E-mail: melanie.norton@usm.edu


 Biography  |  Interests  |   Current  |   Publications  |  Faculty |

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. (1994)  University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Sciences (Information Science) {Dissertation -- Information Management in Local Area Networks: Impact on User's Perceptions.  Adviser -- Donald Cleveland}
  • MLIS  (1981)  University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Science
  • BA  (1980)  State University of New York, State University College at Oneonta  (German)
EMPLOYMENT
  • 2003 to present: Director, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • August 2002 - Present: Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • 1994-2002:  Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • 1993:  Instructor, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Southern Mississippi
  • 1990-1993:  Lab/LAN Manager, School of Library and Information Science, University of North Texas
  • 1990-1993:  Teaching Fellow, School of Library and Information Science
  • 1988-1990:  Manager, Physics Instructional Cener, University of North Texas
  • 1981-1988:  Operations Manager, Physics Instruction Center, University of North Texas
  • 1981-present:  Private Information and Research Consultant
SERVICE
  • 2004 - present: University Council of Chairs
  • 2004-2005 Member: University Search Committee for Provost and Academic Vice President
  • 2003-2005 College of Education and Psychology Faculty Senate Representative
  • 2002-2003: College of Liberal Arts Faculty Senate Representative; Chair, Faculty Senate Technology Committee
  • 2000-2003: College of Liberal Arts Technology Advisory Committee
  • 1998-2000:  College of Liberal Arts Summer Grant Committee
  • 1996-2000:  College of Liberal Arts College Council Representative
  • 1998:  Faculty Senate Liberal Arts Representative: appointed to complete another member's term
  • 1997 Summer II:  Acting Director, School of Library and Information Science
  • 1996:  University of Southern Mississippi Technology Application Competition Committee
  • 1996 Summer II:  Acting Director, School of Library and Information Science
  • 1995:  Faculty Senate Representative Proxy for Dr. Rodriguez-Buckingham
  • 1994-1995:  The University of Southern Mississippi Interactive Video Network, Operational Planning/Administration Committee
  • 1993-1999:  Chair, School of Library and Information Science Curriculum Committee
  • 1996-1997:  Co-Chair, School of Library and Information Science Student Activities Committee
  • School of Library and Information Science Building/Equipment Representative
  • School of Library and Information Science Distance Education Committee
  • School of Library and Information Science Alumni Newsletter Managing Editor
  • 1991-1993:  General Access Computer Laboratory Managers Committee
  • 1991-1993:  Consultant. School of Library and Information Sciences Resources and Facilities Committee
HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 1992:  HEA Title IIB Fellowship: Library and Information Sciences, University of N. Texas
  • 1981:  HEA Title IIB Fellowship: Library and Information Sciences, University of N. Texas
  • 1980:  DHEW Outstanding Service Award: Social Security Administration, Oneonta, New York
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
  • American Library Association
  • American Society for Information Science and Technology
    • American Society of Information Science SIG - Computer Retrieval Services. (Chair Elect ASIS SIG-CRS October 1993 - October 1994, Chair designate ASIS SIG-CRS October 1994 - October 1995, Chair designate ASIS SIG-CRS October 1995 - 1996, Chair Elect ASIS SIG-CRS October 1996 - November 1997, Chair Designate ASIS SIG-CRS November 1997 - November 1998, November 1998 - November 1999)
    • SIG Cabinet Steering Committee - November 1998 - November 2000. Awards Jury
    • Member SIG-CRS Program Committee for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Mid-Year and Annual Conferences
    • Member Leadership Development Committee - 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
    • Member SIG Panel Review Committee - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
    • Member Information Science Education Committee 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Association for Library and Information Science Education
    • The University of Southern Mississippi Liaison Officer February 1994-1995, 1997-1998, 2003-present
  • Mississippi Library Association
    • 2003-2005 Chair Committee on Intellectual Freedom
GRANTS AWARDED
  • Project Director (1997-2000): HEA Title IIB, Department of Education. Addressing Critical Shortages in Mississippi Libraries Fellowship and support grant for $88,000.00 (Competitive grant, awarded 104 points of 110)
  • Project Director (1996-1998): HEA Title IIB, Department of Education. Meeting Critical Shortages in Mississippi Libraries Fellowship and support grant for $44,000.00. Submitted with K. Bishop (Competitive grant)
  • Project Director (1997-1998): Watkins Ludham and Stennis, Legal Assistantship Grant. $10,000
  • Project Director (2002-2004): CELT
 Biography  |  Interests  |   Current  |   Publications  |  Faculty |

Research andTeaching Interests

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Computer-human interactions
  • Technological impacts on information services
  • Information ethics
  • Information economics
  • Academic collaboration and isolation
TEACHING INTERESTS
  • Automation technology
  • Information science
  • Internet
  • Special collections
  • Resource management
  • Database construction and applications
  • Information economics
  • Systems analysis and design
TEACHING-HAVE TAUGHT-SCHEDULED TO TEACH
  • LIS 416/516  Utilization of Audiovisual Media and Equipment
  • LIS 440 Information Ethics
  • LIS 457/557  Microcomputer Applications in Libraries
  • LIS 458/558  Internet Resources and Applications for Librarians and Informationalists
  • LIS 651  Introduction to Information Science
  • LIS 653  Library and Information Science Databases
  • LIS 654  Library Automation
  • LIS 656  Online Public Services
  • LIS 667  Online Science and Technology Resources
  • LIS 689  Computer Laboratory Practicum
  • LIS 692  Special Problems (New Information Resources: The Internet)
  • LIS 692  Special Problems (Public Relations and the Internet)
  • GS 101  General Studies
 Biography  |  Interests  |   Current  |   Publications  |  Faculty |

Current Projects

PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
  • Voluntarism in Professional Organizations
  • Perspectives on Academic Isolation.
  • Academic Isolation and Information Value - continued data collection on issues related to AAPT/NSF project.
 Biography  |  Interests  |   Current  |  Publications  |  Faculty |

Publications

  • Norton, M. J.(2000) Introductory Concepts in Information Science. (Book). ASIS Monograph Series. Information Today, Inc.
  • Norton, M. J. Knowledge Discovery in Databases. Knowledge Discovery in Bibliographic Databases: Applications in Library and Information Science. Library Trends. Volume 48, Issue 1, Summer 1999. Qin, J. & Norton, M. J. (Eds.) Knowledge Discovery in Bibliographic Databases: Applications in Library and Information Science. Library Trends. Volume 48, Issue 1, Summer 1999.
REFEREED
  • Norton, M. J. (1998). Volunteer and business organizations: Similar issues for collaboration. Proceedings of the 1998 American Society for Information Science Midyear Meeting. Orlando, FL. May 16-20, 1998. (pp. 78-83).
BOOK CHAPTER
  • Norton, M. J. (1996). Local Area Networks in Brief, in Introducing and Managing Academic Library Automation Projects, McCabe, G. and Head, J. W. Eds. Greenwood Press. pp. 11-22.
  • Norton, M. J. (2003). The University of Soutern Mississippi School of Library and Information Science Distance Education History and Programs, in Benchmarks in Distance Education: The LIS Experience, Barron, D.D.ed. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 299-312.
INVITED ARTICLES
  • Norton, M. J. (2000) Knowledge Discovery with a Little Perspective. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science (October/November).
  • Norton, M. J. (1996). Evolving Information Economics: Responses to the Digital Revolution. Short Takes in the Digital Revolution. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. August/September. pp. 19-21.
  • Norton, M. J. & Lester, J. (1996). Evolving Information Economics: Responses to the Digital Revolution. Digital Accessibility: Information Value in Changing Hierarchies. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. August/September. pp. 21-25.
REVIEWS
  • Norton, M. J. (1998). (Review of the book Web Security & Commerce. Garfinkel, S. with Spafford, G.)Journal of the American Society for Information Science. pp. 955-956. August, 1998.
  • Norton, M. J. (1996). (Review of the book Expertise and Technology: Cognition & Human-Computer Cooperation editors Hoc, J., Cacciabue, P.C, Hollnagel, E.). Journal of the American Society for Information Science. pp. 722-724. September, 1996.
PRESENTATIONS |
  • Refereed
    • Contrary to Collaboration: Issues in Academic Isolation. Case Studies in Academic Collaboration. ASIS Midyear Meeting, May 17 - 20, 1998, Orlando, Florida.
    • Approaching Information: Retrieval Designs Affecting Digital Collections. Creating Information-Retrieval Artists for Digital Collections. Presented at the 60th ASIS Annual Meeting, November 1 - 6, 1997, Washington, DC.
    • Policy Issues and Implications for Electronic Retrieval in Public Areas; or Why are you looking over my shoulder? Case Studies, presented with D. Kaylor and J. Lester at ASIS Midyear Meeting, June 2-4, 1997, Scottsdale, Arizona.
    • Holding Chaos at Bay: Information Management Responses to Complexity. Organizational Chaos: Management in Territorial Conflict. Presented at the 59th ASIS Annual Meeting, October 21-24, 1996, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • Evolving Information Economics: Responses to the Digital Revolution. Short Takes in the Digital Revolution. ASIS Midyear Meeting, May 18-22, 1996, San Diego, California.
    • Evolving Information Economics: Responses to the Digital Revolution. Digital Accessibility: Information Value in Changing Hierarchies. (co-authored with June Lester). ASIS Midyear Meeting, May 18-22, 1996, San Diego, California.
    • Establishing Common Ground: Technologically Focused Relationships in Context. Forging Technology Partnerships in Academia. Presented at the 58th ASIS Annual Meeting, October 9-12, 1995, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Conflicts or Interests: Information Value and Ownership Issues. Interpretations of Value. Presented at the 57th ASIS Annual Meeting. October 17-20, 1994, Alexandria, Virginia.
    • Crossing Professional Borders: Information Specialists in Resistance Settings. Teaching Information Transfer Technology: The Fuzzy Edges in Information Professions. Presented at the 56th ASIS Annual Meeting, October 24-28, 1993, Columbus, Ohio.
  • For Hire
    • Two Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. Third Interim Report of the External Evaluation. Presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers TYC21 Winter Steering Committee Meeting. January 2-9, 1998, New Orleans, Louisiana.
    • Two Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. Second Interim Report of the External Evaluation. Presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers TYC21 Winter Steering Committee Meeting. January 2-7, 1997, Phoenix, Arizona.
    • Two Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. Initial Interim Report of the External Evaluation. Presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers TYC21 Winter Steering Committee Meeting. January 5-7, 1996, Dallas, Texas.
    • Two Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. Role of the External Evaluator in NSF Funded Projects. Presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers TYC21 Spring Steering Committee Meeting. March 17-19, 1995, Dallas, Texas.
  • Invited
    • ASIS Volunteer White Paper. Prepared for the Leadership Development Committee. (co-authored with M. Crandell) Presented at the 59th ASIS Annual Meeting, October 21-24, 1996, Baltimore, Maryland.
    • Beyond Internet: Telecommunications for Tomorrow. Keynote Presentation -- Introduction to the Internet. Presented at the workshop sponsored by the Mississippi Library Commission May 31-June 1, 1994, in Jackson, Mississippi.
    • The Role of Information Science in Promoting Community Values. Presented at the Library and Community Values workshop, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, March 4, 1994. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County and the Friends of the Library.
    • Investigating the Network: Internet or "Drag"net? Keynote Presentation -- Internet, BITNET and the Future of Library and Information Science. Presented at the Special Libraries Association, Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Chapter Spring Workshop, February 25th, 1994, New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the Louisiana Library Association -- Subject Specialists Section, Medical Library Association -- South Central Chapter, New Orleans Association for Law Librarians, Special Libraries Association, Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Chapter.
    • Accessing and Using BITNET and Internet. Presented at the Ninth Texas Conference on Library Automation, Houston, Texas. April 2-3, 1993.
REPORTS |
  • For Hire
    • Two-Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. NSF Grant No. DUE-9450160 External Evaluator Report: 1998-1999. A report to the American Association of Physics Teachers and the TYC21 Steering Committee.
    • Two-Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. NSF Grant No. DUE-9450160 External Evaluator Report: 1997-1998. A report to the American Association of Physics Teachers and the TYC21 Steering Committee.
    • Two-Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. NSF Grant No. DUE-9450160 External Evaluator Report: 1996-1997. A report to the American Association of Physics Teachers and the TYC21 Steering Committee.
    • Two-Year College Teaching in the 21st Century: Breaking Down Barriers. NSF Grant No. DUE-9450160 External Evaluator Report: 1995-1996. A report to the American Association of Physics Teachers and the TYC21 Steering Committee.

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