Virgil L.P. Blake, Professor & GSLIS Director & Chair
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Queens College, City University of New York
Phone: (718) 997-3790
Fax: (718) 997-3797
E-mail: Virgil_Blake@qc.edu
Education
Ph.D. (1988) Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information and Library Science - Library and Information Science
M.L.S. (1973) SUNY Albany, School of Library and Information Science - Library Science
Work Experience
Libraries:
Coordinator, Media Resource Center (1976-1981) Rutgers University, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
School Library Media Specialist (1973-1976) Westborough, MA Senior High School
Teaching/Administration:
GSLIS Director & Chair (2004-
Present)
Professor (1985-Present) Queens
College, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Visiting
Instructor (1983-1985) Rutgers
University, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Instructor
(1981-1983), SUNY-Geneseo,
School of Library and Information Science
Adjunct
Professor (1978-1981), Rutgers
University, School of Communication, Information and Library Science.
Courses Taught in the Past Two Years:
GSLIS 795: Internship
GSLIS 723: Problems in the
Organization of Materials
GSLIS 721: Advanced Technical
Services
GSLIS 725: Bibliographic Control of Non-Print
Materials
GSLIS 727: Serial Librarianship
GSLIS 711:
Collection Management
Research & Professional Interests
My current research and professional interests are primarily in the area of library/information studies education and historical aspects of cataloging and classification. I am particularly interested in faculty productivity, research methods used in doctoral dissertations and the origins of the current cataloging codes used in the United States.
Selected Publications
"Forging the Anglo-American Cataloging Alliance: Descriptive Cataloging 1830-1908." In Historical Aspects of Cataloging and Classification. Edited by Martin D. Joachim. New York: Haworth Press, 2003. P. 3-22. (Also published in Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 35, "' (2002), p. 3-22.
"Research Methods in LIS Dissertations." In The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 2d ed. Edited by Miriam Drake. New York: Dekker, 2003. P. 2513-2523.
"Dissertations in Library/Information Science: 1975-1994: A Further Analysis." In The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, V. 68. Edited by Allen Kent. New York: Dekker, 2001. p. 105-126.
"Navigating the Parallel Universe: Education for Collection Management in the Electronic Age," Library Trends, 48, 4 (Spring, 2000), p. 891-922. (with Thomas T. Surprenant)
