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Education and Professional Background

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Indiana University, Ph.D. School of Library and Information Science, Bloomington,Indiana 47405

Park, Taemin Kim. The Nature of Relevance in Information Retrieval: An Empirical Study. Ph.D. dissertation, Indiana University, 1992.

ABSTRACT
Experimental research in information retrieval (IR) depends on the idea of relevance. Because of its key role in IR, recent questions about relevance have raised issues of methodological concern and have shaken the philosophical foundations of IR theory development. Despite an exiting set of theoretical definitions of this concept, our understanding of relevance from users' perspectives is still limited. Using naturalistic inquiry methodology, this article reports an empirical study of user-based relevance interpretations. A model is presented that reflects the nature of the thought processes of users who are evaluating bibliographic citations produced by a document retrieval system. Three major categories of variables affecting relevance assessments--internal context, external context, and problem context--are identified and described.

Indiana University, M.L.S. School of Library and Information Science, Bloomington, Indiana 47405

Ehwa Woman's University, B.A. Seoul, Korea

Associate Librarian. Technical Services Department, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. 1992-

Assistant Librarian. Serials Department, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. 1986-1992.

Adjunct Assistant Professor. School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, Bloomington. 1993-

Broad Areas of Professional, Research and Teaching Interests

Bibliographic control and access of information (including electronic resources)
Metadata
Citation analysis

Courses

Publications

Park, Taemin Kim. "Asian and Pacific Region Authorship Characteristics in Leading Library and Information Science Journals."<1>Serials Review,(in press).

Park, Taemin Kim. "Authorship from the Asia and Pacific Region in Top Library and Information Science Journals." InProceedings of the Asia-Pacific Conference on Library and Information Education & Practice. Edited by Christopher Khoo, Diljit Singh & Abdus Sattar Chadhry, 2006: 555-564.

Park, Taemin Kim. "The Integration of Electronic Resources into Cataloging Instruction in the LIS Curriculum,"The Serials Librarian, v.41, no.3/4 (2002): 57-72. Also available in E-serials Cataloging : Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web, edited by Jime Cole and Wayne Jones. Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Information Press, 2002.

Park, Taemin(with Michelle Sitko, Narda Tafuri, Gregory Szczyrbak). "E-journal Management Systems: Trends, Trials, and Trade-offs,"Serials Review, v.28, no.3 (2002): 176-194.

Park, Taemin Kim (with Stephen P. Harter). "Impact of Prior Electronic Publication on Manuscript Consideration Policies of Scholarly Journals," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v. 51, no. 10 (Aug. 2000): 940-948.

Park, Taemin Kim. "The Maze of Electronic Journals in Digital Libraries." In IT and Global Digital Library Development, edited by Ching-chih Chen, 1999: 313-322.

Park, Taemin Kim (with Stephen P. Harter). "Effects of Electronic (Pre-) Publication on Scholarly Journal Publishing: Emerging Manuscript Consideration Policies," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, 1998: 438-444.

Park, Taemin Kim. "Bibliographic Control and Access of Electronic Journals: Acquisitions, Cataloging, and End-user Access Issues," (in Special Contributed Paper Section) Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Korean Library Association, 1997: 13-29.

Park, Taemin Kim. "Survey of Electronic Journals in OCLC: The Extent and Quality of Cataloging," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, 1996: 193-197.

Park, Taemin Kim. "Toward a Theory of User-Based Relevance: A Call for a New Paradigm of Inquiry," (in Special Topic Issue: Relevance Research) Journal of American Society for Information Science, v.45, no.3 (Apr. 1994): 135-141.

Park, Taemin Kim (with Debora Shaw). "Comparing Exchange Value with Value-in-Use in Academic and Public Libraries," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, 1994: 51-53.

Park, Taemin Kim. "The Nature of Relevance in Information Retrieval," Library Quarterly, v.63, no.3 (July 1993): 318-351.

Presentations

"Authorship from the Asia and pacific Region in Top Library and Information Science Journals." Presented at Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice, Singapore, 3-6 April 2006.

"Library Education in Information Organization and Acess of Networked Resources." Poster Session, 12th International Conference on New Information Technology, Beijing, China, May 29-31, 2001.

"Reform Initiatives in Scholarly Communication." Moderator at the American Library Association, ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group, San Francisco, Calif., June 18, 2001.

"The Maze of Electronic Journals in Digital Libraries." Invited Presentation, 11th International Conference on New Information Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, August 18-20, 1999.

"Digital Collections: Implications of and Perspectives of Librarians, Publishers, and Vendors," Moderator at the American Library Association, LITA/ALCTS Serials Automation Interest Group, Washington, D.C., June 28, 1998.

"IULFC (Indiana University Libraries Faculty Council) Research Committee Program." Panel participant at Research Forum, Bloomington, IN, April 20, 1998.

"Bibliographic Control and Access of Electronic Journals--Cataloging, End-user, and Archiving Issues." Invited Presentation, ALA/ALCTS/LITA Serials Automation Interest Group, Beyond Traditional Serials: Electronic Delivery--Reality and Myth. Annual Meeting of the American Library Association, New York, NY, July 7, 1996.

"User-based Relevance: Methodological Consideration."Relevance and the Value of Information--Directions for Exploration: 3rd Annual Workshop on Relevance Research. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, Alexandria, VA, Oct. 16, 1994.

"User-based Relevance: Overview and Interpretation." Research Forum, IUL/BLFC Continuing Education Committee, Oct. 5, 1993.

"The Nature of Relevance in Information Retrieval: An Empirical Study." Invited Presentation, ASIS/ISI Doctoral Research Workshop. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science, Pittsburgh, PA, October 25, 1992.

Other Publications

Park, Taemin Kim. "Library Education in Information Organization and Access of Networked Resources." In Global Digital Library Development in the New Millennium, edited by Ching-chih Chen, 2001: 525-526.

(Book review) Dowler, Lawrence, ed. Gateways to Knowledge: The Role of Academic Libraries in Teaching, Learning, and Research. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997. In Library & Information Science Research, v. 19, no. 3 (1997):320-321.

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. Editorial Member, Columbia University Press, 1997.

(Book review) If We Build It: Scholarly Communications and Networking Technologies: Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. New York : Haworth Press, 1993. In Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory, v.18, no.4 (Winter 1994): 473-474.

(Book review) Hernon, Peter. Statistics, a Component of Research. Norwood, N.J. : Ablex Publishing Co., c1991. In RQ, v.31, no.1 (Fall 1991): 128.

Park, Taemin Kim. "ALCTS Serials Section, Committee to Study Serials Cataloging: Report on Meetings at ALA Annual Conference 1991." ALCTS Network News (E-Journal), v.2, no. 9 (Sept. 30, 1991).

Park, Taemin Kim. "Korean Shamanism: A Selected Bibliography," Association for Asian Studies, Committee on East Asian Libraries Bulletin, no.91 (Oct. 1990).

Professional Memberships

American Library Association, 1986-
Division: ALCTS, Serials Section
Division: LITA

American Society for Information Science & Technology, 1988-

Association of East Asian Studies. CEAL (Council on East Asian Libraries), 1989-1994, 2000-

North American Serials Interest Group, Member, 2000-

Indiana Library Federation, 1990-1994
Division: College and University
Division: Women in Indiana Libraries

Professional and University Services

American Library Association

Serials Review, Editorial Board Member, 2009-2011

Association for Library Collection and Technical Services (ALCTS) Scholarly Communication Discussion Group, Co-Chair, 1999-2001

ALCTS Research and Statistics Committee, Member, 2000-2001

Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)/ALCTS Serials Automation Interest Group. Chair, 1997-1998

ALCTS Serials Section. Rrepresentative to ALCTS Research and Statistics Committee, 1995-1997

ALCTS Serials Section. Committee to Study Serials Cataloging. Member, 1991-1994

American Society for Information Science & Technology

American Society for Information Science & Technology. Indiana Chapter. Program Chair, 2001-2002.
Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award Committee. Jury Member, 1999
JASIS (Journal of American Society for Information Science & Technology).Best Paper, Jury Member, 1997

Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL)

Committee on Technical Processing, Member, 1999-2001
OCLC CJK Users Group, 1991

North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG). Indiana State Representative, 2000-

Indiana Library Federation. Women in Indiana Libraries, District 5 Representative, 1991-1993

Indiana University and University Libraries

BLFC Continuing Education Committee, Member, 2004-
BLFC Faculty Standard Committee, Member, 2003-2004
Indiana University Libraies. Web Editorial Board, Member, 2003-
BLFC (Bloomington Library Faculty Council) Salary Equity Review Committee, Chair, 1999-2001
BLFC Collection Development Committee, Member, 1999-2001
BLFC Continuing Education Committee, Member, 1997-1999
Search and Screen Committee for the Position of Head of Cataloging Division, Member, 1998
Search and Screen Committee for the Position of Director of Libraries Information Technology, Member, 1997
InULA (Indiana University Librarians Association), Representative at Large, 1997-1999
IO (Information Online) End User Education Task Force, Member, 1993-
IO Cataloging Congress, Member, 1996-
BLFC Collection Development Committee, Member, 1992-1994
IUL (Indiana University Libraries) Electronic Journals Task Force, 1992-1994
InULA (Indiana University Librarians Association), Representative at Large, 1990-1992
BLFC Continuing Education Committee, Chair, 1991-1992
NOTIS/OPAC Council, End User Education Committee, Member, 1990
NOTIS/OPAC Council, Staff Training Committee, Member, 1990
IO Cataloging Subsystem Management Reports Committee, Member,1990
InULA Book Sale Committee, Co-Chair,1990
BLFC Technical Services Committee, Member, 1989-1990
BLFC Public Services Committee, Member, 1989-1990
BLFC Continuing Education Committee, Member, 1990-1991
IUL Special Events Committee, Member, 1989-1990
BLFC Travel Committee, Member, 1987-1988
IU School of Library and Information Science, Curriculum Steering Committee, Doctoral Student Representative, 1987
BLFC Standards Committee, Member, 1986-1987
InULA Book Sale Committee, Member, 1986-1987
InULA Social and Program Committee, Member, 1986-1987

Awards and Scholarships

Marcia Tuttle International Grant, 2001
Indiana University Libraries. Herbert S. and Virginia White Professional Development Award, 2000
Indiana University Libraries. Research Grants, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999,2001,2002
Indiana University. Office of International Programs, Grants, 1999
Indiana University Short-Term Faculty Exchange fellow at The Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, May-June 1993

Dr. Park can be reached at park@indiana.edu