VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Judith M. (Judy) Pask

Librarian
Research and Instructional Services, James Branch Cabell Library, 126
Email: jmpask@vcu.edu | (804) 828-8562

Education

M.S. Library Science. Columbia University, 1969.
B.S. Biology. Allegheny College, 1968.

Previous Professional Experience

Librarian/Trainer
Missouri Library Network Corporation, 2002-2003

User Instruction Coordinator
Purdue University, 1993-2002

Professor of Library Science, Undergraduate Librarian
Purdue University, 1989-2002

Undergraduate Reference and Instruction Librarian
Purdue University, 1985-1989

Assistant Krannert (Management & Economics) Librarian
Purdue University, 1975-1985

Instructor in Library Science, Assistant Commerce Librarian
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1971-1972

Instructor in Library Science, Science Reference Librarian
Rochester Institute of Technology, 1969-1971

Publications

Pask and E. Stewart Saunders. "Differentiating Information Skills and Computer Skills. A Factor Analytic Approach." portal: Libraries and the Academy 4(1) (January, 2004).

Pask and Carl E.Snow. "Undergraduate Instruction and the Internet." Library Trends 44 (2) (1995, Fall).

Pask and Dorothea Thompson, Billie Peterson, Evelyn Haynes. "Online Public Access Catalogs and User Instruction." RQ 34(2) (1994, Winter).

Pask. User Education for Online Systems in Libraries: A Selective Bibliography, 1970-1988. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 220p., 1990.

Pask and Dana E. Smith. "Knowledge-Based Instruction for Lifelong Learning." Reference Librarian 24 (1989).

Pask. "Computer Assisted Instruction for Basic Library Skills." Library Software Review v. 7(1) (1988).

Teaching Experience

Workshops on WorldCat, Customer Service, Library Instruction and other topics for public and academic librarians, Missouri Library Network Corporation. 2002-2003

GS175 Information Strategies, Purdue University. 1994-2000

Professional Organizations

American Library Association. 1969-.