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Associate Dean, Technical Services
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Professor of Bibliography
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Professor of Bibliography
University Libraries
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Library and Information Science
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Technical Services, Electronic Services, Cataloging, Project Management, British Country House
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McGurr CV 2023.pdf
(2023)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
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Even You Can Afford Affordable Learning!: Grace Under the Pressure ...
American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition, 2018 (2018)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr and Michael J Monaco
Presentation on adding Open Educational Resources to the University of Akron catalog in support of the affordable learning initiative.
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Challenges and Opportunities: One Academic Library, Seven Hospitals and a ...
American Library Association Annual Conference (2017)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
This presentation explores a three-phase project that involved switching from a shared server hosted in a state consortia to a ...
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Article
Management Practice Changes in Academic Library Technical Services Departments during ...
Library Resources & Technical Services (2023)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr and Sean P. Kennedy
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many unexpected changes for academic libraries.Technical services departments were especially disrupted due to the nature ...
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Manager Perspectives on the Prevalence, Impact, and Management of Work-Related ...
Library Resources & Technical Services (2022)
Melanie J. McGurr, Sean P. Kennedy and Kevin R. Garewal
Work-related burnout has been studied for decades across multiple industries,including librarianship. However, few studies have evaluated burnout in technicalservices workers. ...
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Outsourcing Technical Services in a Health Sciences Library
Against the Grain (2020)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr and Demetria Patrick
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Writing centers, libraries, and medical and pharmacy schools
Journal of the Medical Library Association (2020)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
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Public and Academic Library Cataloging Collaboration in Ohio's NACO ...
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly (2013)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
Catalogers at The Ohio State University (OSU) Libraries, Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML), and Cleveland Public Library (CPL) are collaborating through ...
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Remote Locations for Technical Services: An Exploratory Survey
Technical Services Quarterly (2011)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
The emerging trend of remote or separate locations for technical service units is explored by the author in this article. ...
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Improving the Practicum or Internship Experience in Cataloging
Technical Services Quarterly (2010)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
The perceived importance of hands-on work in cataloging education led the authors to survey people who completed a cataloging practicum ...
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A Survey of Cataloger Perspectives on Practicum Experiences
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly (2008)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
The issue of integrating both theory and practice into the graduate cataloging curriculum has been widely recognized as a longstanding ...
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Improving the Flow of Materials in a Cataloging Department: Using ...
Library Resources & Technical Services (2008)
Melanie Jolynn McGurr
The Cataloging Department at the Ohio State University Library continuously reviews workflow to see which areas need improvement. In 2004, ...
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