Curriculum Vitae

Kathleen Burnett

School of Library & Information Studies
Florida State University

Education:

• BA -- University of California San Diego -- German Literature -- 1978
• MLS -- University of California, Berkeley -- Library and Information Studies -- 1979
• Ph.D. -- University of California, Berkeley -- Library and Information Studies -- 1989
  • Dissertation Title: "Word Becomes Image; Herbert Bayer, Pioneer of a New Vision in Book Design." Chair: Dr. Mary Kay Duggan

Areas of special competence in library education:

• Digital libraries;
• Technological innovation;
• Organization of information (especially cataloging and classification);
• History of information design;
• Rare books and art librarianship.

Library experience:

• Library Assistant -- Institute of Industrial Relations - University of California, Berkeley, 1979/81
• Librarian -- Center for the Study, Education and Advancement of Women, University of California, Berkeley, 1981/83
• Senior Children's Librarian -- Lawrence Headquarters Branch, Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1984/86
• Rare Books Cataloger -- Joseph J. Felcone Rare Books, Princeton, NJ, 1986/87
• Temporary Reference -- Franklin Moore Library, Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1987
• Cataloging Assistant -- The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 1978/79, 1988/89

Academic experience:

• Teaching Assistant -- School of Library and Infor-mation Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1983, 1987/89
• Faculty Computer Liaison & Trainer -- School of Library and Information Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1983/84
• Instructor -- University Extension, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
• Visiting Professor -- Division of Library and Information Science. San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, Summer 1991
• Assistant Professor--School of Library and Information Studies. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1989/96

Research and non-research publications:

• "School Media Specialist as Knowledge Navigator: Constructing an On-Ramp to the Information Superhighway," in The Virtual School Library, edited by Carol Kuhlthau. Libraries Unlimited, 1996. 20 pages.
• "School Media Specialist as Knowledge Navigator: Constructing an On-Ramp to the Information Superhighway," in School Media Library Annual, edited by Carol Kuhlthau. Libraries Unlimited, 1994. 20 pages.
• "Multimedia and the Library and Information Studies Curriculum," in Sociomedia: Multimedia, Hypermedia, and the Social Construction of Knowledge, edited by Edward Barrett. MIT Press. 1992. 15 pages
• "Books printed before 1861," in New Jerseyana, 1668-1984, compiled by Joseph J. Felcone. Joseph J. Felcone, Inc. Rare Books. 1988. 48 pages.
• "Manuscripts, Newspapers, Graphics, Ephemera," in New Jerseyana, 1668-1984, compiled by Joseph J. Felcone. Joseph J. Felcone, Inc. Rare Books. 1988. 20 pages
• "Supplement," in New Jerseyana, 1668-1984, compiled by Joseph J. Felcone, Joseph J. Felcone, Inc., Rare Books. 1988. 39 pages.

• "Multimedia and Historical Bibliography: New Face or Just Another Facelift?" Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 34:4(Fall 1993). 7 pages.
• "Toward a Theory of Hypertextual Design." Post Modern Culture. 3:2 (Jan 1993). 25 pages.
• "The Scholar's Rhizome: Network Communication Issues." Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture. 1:2 (Apr 1993). 25 pages.
• "Communication with Visual Sound: Herbert Bayer and the Design of Type." Visible Language. (Fall/Winter 1991). 35 pages.

• "Multimedia as Rhizome: Can Design Make a Difference?" ASIS Proceedings of the Mid-Year Conference. May 1992. 10 pages

• Non-Book Cataloging, by Mary Beth Fecko. Library Sofware Review (Spring 1995).
• Studies in Multimedia: State of the Art Solutions in Multimedia and Hypertext, edited by Susan Stone and Michael Buckland. Library Software Review (Summer 1993):80.
• The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets, by Barbara G. Walker. WLW Journal (Jan/June 1984):20.
• The Female Experience in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century America: A Guide to the History of American Women, by Jill K. Conway (Oct/Dec 1983):15.
• How to Get Money for Research, by Mary Rubin. WLW Journal Oct/Dec 1983): 15.
• Women's Periodicals and Newspapers from the 18th Century to 1981, compiled by Maureen E. Hady, et. al.; edited by James P. Dankey. WLW Journal (April/June 1983): 24.

• "Jess: A Multimedia Artist's Portfolio Prototype," Oakland, CA: Liberal Arts Multimedia Exploration Workshop (June 1991). Available through the internet anonymous ftp site at mills berkeley. edu. Approximately 250 megs.
• "Index," in New Jerseyana, 1668-1984 , compiled by Joseph J. Felcone. Joseph J. Felcone, Inc., Rare Books. 1988. 47 pages.
• Edited and Designed
  • Cops, by Gail Sher, Little Dinosaur Press, 1988.
  • EnRoute, by Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Little Dinosaur Press. 1982.
  • In the Uneven Steps of Hung Chow, by David Bromige, Little Dinosaur Press, 1981.
  • Transparency of the Mirror, by Michael Palmer. Little Dinosaur Press, 1980.
  • Discovering Motion, by Michael Davidson. Little Dinosaur Press, 1980.

Research activities

• "Metadata Control or Metadata or Metadata Management." With Kwong Bor Ng and Soyeon Park. (DRAFT)
• "Is Hypertext a Feminist Project?" Submitted to Standpoints. 25 pages.
• with E. Graham McKinley. "Toward the Construction of a Feminist Post-Modern Hyperidentity of Cultural Integration." Submitted to Post Modern Culture.

• CommuniStation: Interactive Multimedia Academic Tutorial. (Rutgers Dialogues Grant for Undergraduate Curriculum Development, Rutgers University): $5000. Co-Principal Investigator with Nancy Roth. Jan/May 1996.
• CommuniStation: Interactive Multimedia Academic Tutorial. (Rutgers Dialogues Grant for Undergraduate Curriculum Development, Rutgers University): $9500. Co-Principal Investigator with Nancy Roth. Jan/May 1995.
• CommuniStation: Multimedia Support for Large-Class Learning. (Teaching Innovation Grant, Teaching Excellence Center, Rutgers University): $3300. Co-Principal Investigator with Nancy Roth. Sept 1993/May 1994.
• Image-Based Cataloging for Graphic and Typographic Material. (Rutgers Research Council Grant): $1200. Principal Investigator. Jan/May 1990.

• with E. Graham McKinley. "Toward the Construction of a Feminist Post-Modern Hyperidentity of Cultural Integration." International Communication Association Conference, Sidney, Australia, July 1994.
• "Is Hypertext a Feminist Project," at the 3rd International Word & Image Conference, Ottawa, Canada. August 1993.
• "Internet Resources for Special Librarians," at Internet Basics, program sponsored by the New Jersey Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, Piscataway, New Jersey. May 1993.
• "Multimedia and Historical Bibliography," at the Library History SIG, Association for Library and Information Science Education, Denver, Colorado. January 1993.
• "Multimedia as Rhizome: Can Design Make a Difference?," at the American Society for Information Science Mid-Year Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 1992.
• "Multimedia and Information Technologies and the Graduate Program in Library and Information Studies," at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology First Conference on The Social Creation of Knowledge; Multimedia and Information Technologies in the University, MIT. April 1991.
• "Communication in its Most Intense Form" Herbert Bayer's Experiments in the Design of Type," at the Colophon Club, San Francisco, California. June 1989.
• "Herbert Bayer's Experiments in Type Design," at Library and Information Studies Colloquium, SLIS, U.C. Berkeley. May 1989.
• "Communication in its Most Intense Form": Herbert Bayer's Type Designs," at the Berkeley Symposium on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Art History, U.C. Berkeley. April 1989.

Honors and awards:

• 1996--Rutgers Dialogues Grant, Rutgers University $9950 ( with Nancy Roth ).
• 1995 -- Undergraduate Education Improvement Grant, Rutgers University $4000 ( with Nancy Roth ).
• 1995 -- Rutgers Dialogues Grant, Rutgers University $9950 ( with Nancy Roth ).
• 1994 -- Teaching Excellence Center Teaching Improvement Grant, Rutgers University $3600 ( with Nancy Roth ).
• 1993 and 1991 -- Faculty Academic Service Increment Program, (FASIP) award
• 1990/91 -- Liberal Arts Multimedia Exploration Workshop, Invited Participant, Mills College, Oakland, CA.
• 1988/89 -- University Research Grant, University of California, Berkeley $1000.
• 1984/85 -- Regents Travelling Fellowship, University of CA. Berkeley $8000.
• 1983/84 -- Librarianship Doctoral Fellowship, University of CA. Berkeley $3000.
• 1978/79 -- Ida Morgan Scholarship, University of CA. San Diego $150.
• 1975/76 -- Doyle Scholarship, Santa Rosa Junior College $600.

Professional activities:

• Member, American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
  • Member, ASIS Task Force on Intellectual Property 1993/94
  • Speaker, ASIS 1992 mid-year conference
• Convener, Panel on Authenticity, ASIS 1994 mid-year conference