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City: Seattle, WA
Telephone:
  1-206-484-5279

Teaching & Professional Interests

  • Administration and Management
  • Archival Collections
  • Archival Description / RAD
  • Archives and Records Centers
  • Classification and Subject Analysis
  • Collections Development
  • Computer / Information Networks
  • Continuing Education in LIS
  • Copyright / Intellectual Property
  • Database and Other Retrieval Systems
  • Digital / Virtual Libraries
  • Distance Education in LIS
  • Electronic Documents
  • Electronic Reference Services
  • Government Documents
  • History of Information Science
  • History of Libraries and Library Science
  • Information Architecture
  • Information Literacy and Instruction
  • Information Policy
  • Information Retrieval Theory and Practice
  • Information Systems and Technologies
  • Information Technology Management
  • Information Visualization
  • Information and Society / Culture
  • Intellectual Freedom and Censorship
  • LIS Education and Programs
  • LIS Faculty and Students
  • LIS as a Discipline
  • LIS as a Profession
  • Records Management
  • Reference and Information Services
  • Research Methods
  • Special Collections / Rare Books
  • Users and Uses of Information Systems

Research Interests

  • Administration and Management
  • Archival Collections
  • Archival Description / RAD
  • Archives and Records Centers
  • Computer / Information Networks
  • Database and Other Retrieval Systems
  • Electronic Documents
  • Government Documents
  • Preservation of Collections
  • Records Management
  • Reference and Information Services
  • Special Collections / Rare Books

Jason J. Kaltenbacher

Lecturer

Jason Kaltenbacher earned his M.A. in Archives & Records Management (History) and a B.A. in History through Western Washington University. His graduate research focused on electronic records preservation. He also holds a Certificate in Web Content Development. A lifelong student, he has completed additional coursework in business administration, nonprofit management, grant writing, and foreign language.

Jason currently operates his own consulting practice, primarily offering nationwide records management policy and retention schedule development to several organizations. Prior experience includes the development of a records retention system for the Archdiocese of Seattle's administrative offices, parishes, and schools. He served on the development team for the King County (Washington) Electronic Records Management System, which ultimately serviced 17,000 employees. He developed retention schedules and conducted records surveys for the Oregon Secretary of State. Other experience includes an internship at Snohomish County Public Works (Washington), and several volunteer or consulting projects with the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University, Kitsap County Sheriff (Washington), and many others.

Courses Taught

Education

  • M.A. (History - Archives & Records Management) Western Washington University (2006)
  • B.A. (History) Western Washington University (2003)

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (2012-Present)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

  • Kaltenbacher, J. J. (2006). From paper to digital: archival management of electronic records (Masters thesis, Western Washington University). Retrieved from http://lis.wwu.edu/record=b2110283~S0 link goes to non-SJSU web site

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