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San Jose: King Library 4059
Telephone:
  1-408-808-2089
FAX: 1-408-808-2009

Teaching & Professional Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Collections Development
• Database and Other Retrieval Systems
• Electronic Reference Services
• Evaluation of Service
• Information Literacy and Instruction
• Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups
• Reference and Information Services
• Science and Technology Literatures

Research Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Collections Development
• Electronic Reference Services
• Evaluation of Service
• Information Needs / Behaviors of Specific Groups
• Reference and Information Services
• Science and Technology Literatures

Dr. Mengxiong Liu

Lecturer

Dr. Mengxiong Liu is an Engineering Librarian and part-time Professor of Library and Information Science at San José State University, California, since 1989. She received her Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies from University of Michigan, MLS from University of Denver, and BA in English from Shanghai International Studies University.Her teaching and research efforts have been focusing on human information seeking behavior, reference and information services, and science and technology information resources. In 2007, she received the Department of State’s Fulbright Senior Specialist Award and completed her lecture tour in Uruguay in November.

She has published numerous research articles in scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. Her articles on human citing behavior were frequently cited by researchers and scholars. Dr. Liu is also an active speaker at national and international professional conferences. She was invited to lecture on Digital Libraries and Reference Services in the Digital Environment in the National Library of China in Beijing and the National Taichung Library in Taiwan.

In addition to teaching and research, she has been actively involved in professional organizations, such as the American Library Association (ALA) and the ethnic librarians associations. She served on the Steering Committee of ALA Spectrum Scholarship and ALA's Diversity Council. She was the past President of the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) and currently serves on its Board of Directors. She also works at various capacities with the Asian pacific American Librarians Association (APALA).

Courses Taught

• > [210] Reference and Information Services
• > [244] Online Searching
• > [275] Library Services for Racially & Ethnically Diverse Communities
• > [285] Research Methods in Library & Information Science

Education

• Ph.D., School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• MLS, Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Management, University of Denver
• BA, Department of English, Shanghai International Studies University

Academic & Professional Experience

• Engineering Librarian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, San José State University (1989-)
• Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science, San José State University (1992-)
• Information Specialist, Adult Learning Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan (1987-89)
• Research Associate, University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, MI (1985-87)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

• Liu, M., & Cabrera, P. (2008). The new generation of citation indexing in the age of digital libraries. Policy Futures in Education, 6(1), 77-86.
• Gilbert, L. M., Liu, M., Matoush, T., & Whitlatch, J. B. (2006). Assessing digital reference and online instructional services in an integrated Public/University library. Reference Librarian, 46(95), 149-172.
• Liu, M. (2004). Brief history of CALA and the status of Chinese American librarians in the United States. In Z. Shen (Eds.), Bridging cultures: Chinese American Librarians and Their organization (pp. 225-249). Guilin, China : Guanxi Normal University Press.
• Wu, D. & Liu, M. (2001). Content Management and the Future of Academic Libraries. The Electronic Library, 29(6), 342-349.
• Liu, M. & et al (2001). The Impact of the Internet: Increasing the Reference Librarian's Role as Teacher. In D. Su (Ed.) Evolution in Reference and Information Services: The Impact of the Internet. Bingingham, NY: The Haworth Press.
• Liu, M. (2001). Contributions of Chinese American Librarians to Library and Information Science. Chinese Studies in History. 34(3), 24-41.
• Liu, M. (2000). The History and Status of Chinese Americans in Librarianship. Library Trends, 49, 109-137.
• Liu, M. & Redfern, B. (1999). Information Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: a Case Study at San José State University. College and Research Libraries, 58, 348-354.
• Liu, M. (1995). Library Services for Ethnolinguistic Students. Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences, 32, 129-246.
• Liu, M. (1993). The Complexities of Citation Practice: A Review of Citation Studies. Journal of Documentation, 49, 370-408.

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