Curriculum Vitae

Jon R. Jablonski

David & Nancy Petrone MAP/GIS Librarian
Assistant Professor.  2004 – present

Major Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cartographic collections in print and digital formats. 
  The MAP Library is the Northwest’s largest collection of cartographic materials, with historic holdings of the American West, a large collection of Oregon aerial photography, worldwide coverage of Soviet-produced sheet maps and atlases, and comprehensive coverage of Oregon’s ecosystems and human development.
  Collections duties include: long-term planning for physical preservation, storage and retrospective digitization of historic materials; designing storage and access mechanisms for GIS data and digitized paper maps; strategize with Metadata Services and Digital Projects best practices for description of materials.
• Manage Aerial Photography Research Service.
  The APRS provides historical and contemporary imagery for environmental consultants, geologists, engineers, archeologists, and historians nationwide on a cost-recovery basis.
• Supervise student and paraprofessional staff.
  Student helpers perform routine collection maintenance, preservation, and new materials processing tasks.  Paraprofessional staff provides day-to-day oversight of APRS.
• Provide government information, microform, business, and map reference service.
• Subject Specialist for Geography,
  with additional liaison duties for allied disciplines that use cartographic materials including Planning, Landscape Architecture, Geological Sciences, and History.

Library Committees

• Learning Commons Initiative II, 2007-2008
  Chair of this initiative which is planning a major change in the Libraries' services and technology infrastructure.
• Future of Reference Task Force, 2005-2006
  Charged with designing future information services for campus-wide implementation.
• Tablesetters, 2003 – present
  Represents Instructional Services staff to this group, which votes to determine default parameters and functions of the Libraries’ III integrated library system.
• Digital Infrastructure Group, 2006 – present
  Provides oversight and best practices to library-wide projects that purchase, accept as gifts, or create content that is in a digital format.  Best practices include scanning standards, metadata schemas, and access mechanisms. (Previously refered to as Digital Content
• Metadata Implementation Group, 2003 - 2006.
  Serving in an advisory capacity with this group, which is implementing digital library projects.  Recent projects include digitizing a collection of historic photographs in cooperation with the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and developing and digitizing a collection of materials related to the Columbia River in Oregon.
Coordinators)
• Journal Management Initiative, 2002 - 2004
  UO Libraries team which coordinated 2003 serials cancellation project and implemented a continuous review process for managing serial collections.

Academic Service

• College of Arts and Sciences GIS Committee, 2005 — present
• Online Northwest.  Coordinators Committee, 2003 — present
  U of O Libraries representative to this Oregon University System Library Council committee, which plans and presents Online Northwest, a one-day library conference.
• Library Staff Association
  Welcome Committee, 2003 — present
• University Senate, 2004 – 2006
  Libraries' elected representative to the official governing body of the University.
• University Senate Executive Committee, 2004 — 2006
  

Professional Affiliations and Service

Western Association of Map Libraries, 2005 – present.
Book Review and Oregon editor of The Information Bulletin, 2006 - present

Oregon Library Association, 2006 – present.
International Relations Roundtable, 2006 – present
Oregon ACRL, 2007 - present

American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), since 2000.
Scientific and Technical Information Special Interest Group since 2002.  (Secretary 2003 — 2005) 
Information Science Book of the Year award jury, 2005.  Chair, 2006.

American Chemical Society, 2002 — 2005.
Chemical Information Division

Related Activities

Publications and Presentations

"Ensuring Long-term Data Integrity: Lessons from the Library Community"
7th International Workshop of Geographical Information Systems, Beijing. 2007.

"Meauring wireless Internet access: Wi-Fi in the house"
65th Meeting of the Oregon Academy of Science, Monmouth, Oregon. February 24, 2007.

"Mapping Urban Internet Use"
Annual Meeting: Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Eugene, Oregon. September 8, 2006.

“Managing and Disseminating Scientific Data and Information: A Technical Discussion”
with Jian Quin and Joe Futrelle, Annual Meeting: American Society for Information Science & Technology, Charlotte, North Carolina.  October 5, 2005.

Reactor to “Surveys of Scientists and Engineers: Ensuring Reliable Research Evidence for Good Practice”
A panel presentation at Annual Meeting: American Society for Information Science & Technology, Charlotte, North Carolina.  October 5, 2005.

“Information Literacy for GIS Curricula: An Instructional Model for Faculty”
Journal of Map and Geography Libraries, vol. 1(1). pp. 41-58.  2004.

“BI with blogs: or, Bibliographic instruction in a wired world” 
Online Northwest, Corvallis, Oregon.  February 28, 2004.

"Evaluation of Washington State Library’s LSTA Five-Year Plan and Implementation Activities."
with Matthew L. Saxton, Suzan Parker, Jamie Balducci, Tiare Rochette.  Report to Washington State Library, February 5, 2002.

“Defining the Object of Study:  Actants in Library and Information Science."
Libri, vol. 51(3). pp. 129-134.  2001 (winner:  Best Student Paper, 2001)

“From the Science Wars to the L-word Wars: Actors and Actants in Library and Information Science” From Papyrus to Paperless:  A conference for Students in the Information Professions, University of British Columbia.  March 10, 2001

"Building an Electronic Reserve System Using a Web-Accessible Database"
with Daniel C. Barkey and Karen Gegner, Computers in Libraries, Arlington, Virginia.  1998

“Electronic Reserves Construction Kit: Tools and Materials for Building an Electronic  Reserves System”
w ith Daniel C. Barkey, Medical Library Association, Annual Meeting, Seattle.  1997

"Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction"
Lecture to the Primitive Art Society, Field Museum, Chicago.  1995

Grants and Awards

• Foreign Language Advanced Study Fellowship
  To study at Peking University, summer 2007.
• Libri Best Student Paper Award, 2001.
  For “Defining the Object of Study:  Actants in Library and Information Science."

Previous Academic Service

University of Washington

• Library and Information Technology Working Group, 2001 — 2002.
  iSchool representative to this Library Council of Washington subcommittee
• Student Technology Skills Task Force, 2001.
• ASIS&T student chapter.

Northwestern University

• University Network of Information Technology Specialists (UNITS), 1996 —1999.
• Departmental Programmers’ Interest Group, 1998 — 1999.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee 

• University Library Committee, 1991 — 1993.
• School of Fine Arts Academic Appeal and Program Committees, 1992 — 1993.
• Academic Policy Committee (convener), 1993.
• Secretary, Student Association, 1993.
• Student Employee Grievance Committee, 1993.

Volunteer Activities

• Board of Directors, Lane County Catholic Worker / St. John Bosco House, since 2004.
• Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice, since 2003.
• Librarian, Photographic Center Northwest, 2002.
• Darkroom monitor, Photographic Center Northwest, 2000 — 2002.
• Computer instructor, Street Level Youth Media, 1998 — 1999.
• Docent, Chicago Cultural Center, 1994 — 1996. 
• Paper conservator, Chicago Historical Society, 1995.
• Adult literacy tutor, Jane Adams Resource Center (Chicago), 1994 — 1995.
• Database maintenance, event organizing, and fundraising, AIDS Walk Chicago, 1994.
• Jobs with Peace, 1990 — 1993 (president, 91 - 93).
• Classroom assistant, St. Aemelian-Lakeside (Milwaukee), 1989 — 1990.

Previous Experience

Science Librarian / Assistant Professor.
University of Oregon
2002 — 2004

Major Responsibilities included providing reference service to readers in the Science Library, with collections in the life sciences, chemistry, physics, environmental studies, geology, and computer science.  Acted as Subject Specialist for Department of Biology, Institute of Neuroscience.  Shared responsibility with another librarian for Department of Chemistry.  Responsible for collection development in Specialist areas and general science.  Performed information literacy instruction in Specialist areas and for the university community at large.

Graduate Assistant
University of Washington
Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies
2001 — 2002 academic year

Identified advanced networking applications for k-12, museum, and research communities.  Organized events related to ThinkQuest Live, an educational policy and technology conference.  Designed survey protocols and performed background research to measure availability of telecommunication services in rural areas. 

Research Assistant
University of Washington
The Information School.  2000 — 2001 academic yearbr />

Assisted with the development of The Gateway to Educational Materials, a guide to educational materials on the Web, including JavaScript and Cold Fusion programming, and the design of RDF schemata for embedded metadata.

Software Engineer
Northwestern University Medical School
Weinberg Medical Informatics Training Center. 1999

Designed, programmed, and administered database-driven web applications, including an online examination system used in the third year medical curriculum.  Trained staff and students in their use.  Advised medical students and faculty in the use of technology in the School’s curriculum.  Managed a computer classroom.  Planned and conducted orientation sessions for first year medical and graduate students. 

Information Systems Specialist
Northwestern University
Galter Health Sciences Library. 1996 — 1999

Designed and implemented various library related systems, including an electronic reserve system, an on-line inventory and help desk, and the library’s home page.  Fully participated in the duties of the Professional Council, including strategic planning, recruiting interviews, and managing library services.  Assisted library staff with database-driven Web applications, graphic design, Web design, library automation, bibliographic instruction, and grant writing.   Supervised support staff.  

Library Assistant
Northwestern University
Galter Health Sciences Library, Barnes Learning Resources Center.
1995 — 1996

Assisted patrons with educational, Internetworking, and productivity software.  Basic web development.  Maintained a collection of software, audio-visual materials, models and realia. Staffed help desk.

Library Services Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Golda Meir Library.  1991-1993

Assisted patrons with on-line catalog and database searches. Performed standard collection maintenance of current serials and microform collections.  Gained experience with circulation and reference department duties.

Education

University of Oregon

Master of Arts candidate in Geography. 2005 - present.

University of Washington

The Information School
Master of Library and Information Science.  June 2002

Northwestern University

Coursework in Computer Science and General Chemistry.  1995 and 1999

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Fine Arts, with High Honors.  1993

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Coursework in Math, Math Education, and Naval Science.  1987-1989

Currently enrolled part time as a Master of Arts candidate at the University of Oregon Department of Geography.