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Curriculum Vitae

City: Denton, TX
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Teaching & Professional Interests

• Classification and Subject Analysis
• Computer / Information Networks
• Database and Other Retrieval Systems
• Health Informatics
• Information Architecture
• Information Retrieval Theory and Practice
• Information Systems and Technologies
• Information Visualization
• Organization of Information

Research Interests

• Classification and Subject Analysis
• Computer / Information Networks
• Database and Other Retrieval Systems
• Health Informatics
• Information Architecture
• Information Retrieval Theory and Practice
• Information Systems and Technologies
• Information Visualization
• Organization of Information
• IR and cognitive theories
• Information systems success eveluation

Dr. Shimelis G. Assefa

Lecturer

Dr. Shimelis Assefa received his PhD in Information Science from the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas, August 2007. He is keenly interested to advance an area of research that intersects cognitive theories and concept representation in information retrieval. In his dissertation work, titled "Human Concept Cognition and Semantic Relations in the Unified Medical Language System: A Coherence Analysis," he investigated the nexus between cognitive theories in concept representation and knowledge structure in the unified medical language system (UMLS) knowledge sources.

His primary areas of research and teaching interests include information storage and retrieval, information organization (knowledge representation, classification, and categorization), systems analysis and design, data communications and computer networks, information systems and services in organizations, health informatics, and information systems success evaluation.

Courses Taught

• > [202] Information Retrieval

Education

• Ph.D. (Information Science) University of North Texas (2007)
• M.S. (Information Science) Addis Ababa University (1998)
• B.S. (Library and Information Science, major and Computer Science, minor) Addis Ababa University (1993)

Academic & Professional Experience

• Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2008-)
• Assistant Instructor & Teaching Assistant, School of Library & Information Sciences, University of North Texas, (2004-)
• Technical Support, Central Public Library and City Secretary’s Office, City of Dallas (2002-2004)
• Digital Projects Team Member, Digital Projects Department, Willis Library, University of North Texas (2003-2004)
• Head, Central Medical Library, (de facto National Medical Library of Ethiopia), Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University (1998-2001)
• Lecturer, School of Information Studies for Africa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1998-2001)
• Network Manager, HealthNet Ethiopia, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1998-2001). (www.healthnet.org/hnethiopia.php)
• Acting head, Computer and Information Retrieval Center, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1993-1998).

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

For other publications and presentations, see Curriculum Vitae PDF above.

• Assefa, S.G. (2001). Reaching the unreachable: The role of HealthNet Ethiopia in disseminating electronic health information resources. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 27 (6), 19-23.
• Assefa, S.G. (2007, January). Analysis of relations in the semantic network of the unified medical language system. Doctoral student’s research poster session presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education, Seattle, WA.
• Assefa, S.G., & Prybutok, V. (2006). Towards a comprehensive model to predict perceived performance impact of wireless/mobile computing in a mandatory environment. In I. Garcia & R. Trejo (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems (pp. 2663-2672). Acapulco, Mexico: AIS.
• Assefa, S.G. (2006, January). Investigation of the unified medical language system using situation theory: a pragmatics approach. Poster session presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education, San Antonio, TX.
• Assefa, S.G. (1999). Enhancement and integration of application system in the health sector: A preliminary project document, Ethiopian science and technology commission (submitted to the government of Ethiopia).
• Assefa, S.G., & Zenebe, A. (1995). Science library users study: Assessment and evaluation from the users perspective, research report (72p.).

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