John Richardson Professor and Associate Dean, UCLA Graduate Division Information Studies 294 GSE&IS (310) 206 9369 jrichard@ucla.edu personal page

Education

Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978
M.L.S, University Librarianship, George Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, 1972
B.A., Sociology, Ohio State University, 1971

Research Interests

His current research focuses on assessment and evaluation issues related to virtual reference (i.e., chat) such as time in queue, service duration, content analysis or microanalysis of questions, as well as user satisfaction. In addition, he also works internationally on the state of library and information economies in developing countries (e.g., Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and Zambia) using the STEPE model.

Teaching Interests

DIS 19 "Fiat Lux": Just Google It: What it is and when it is appropriate (Spring 2007)
DIS 245 "Information Access" (Watch for Fall 2006 in September)

Current Academic Year Courses

DIS 237 "Analytical Bibliography"
DIS 245 "Information Access"
DIS 280 "Research Methodology"
DIS 455 "Government Information"
DIS 485 "American Archives and Manuscripts"
DIS 596 "Individual Directed Studies"
DIS 597 "Directed Studies for PhD Qualifying Examinations"
DIS 599 "PhD Research and Writing"

News

Dr. Richardson has presented a talk on "Soviet-American Librarian Intersections: Harriet G. Eddy, First California County Library Organizer and Anna G. Kravchenko," Library Science in Russia and Western Tradition/ Bibliothekswissenschaft in Russland und die Traditionen des Westens, 1910-1930 Conference, 4-5 September 2006, Moscow, Russia.

Recent Grants

United States Department of Education, Fulbright-Hayes Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, Award No. P022A050051 ($173,560, Principal Investigator) and P022A060032 ($133,178, Principal Investigator)

Recent Publications

"The Library and Information Economy of Turkmenistan," IFLA Journal 32 (no. 2, 2006): 131-139.

An English-Russian-English Dictionary of Library and Information Science. St. Petersburg, Russia: Professiya Publishing House, 2005.

Understanding Reference Transactions: Turning an Art into a Science, with Matthew Saxton. Library and Information Science Series. New York: Academic Press, 2002.