David Griffiths
Assistant Government Information Librarian
Assistant Professor of Library Administration
200D Main Library
1408 W Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
217.333.6696
dngriffi@uiuc.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 1996-2001: Assistant Documents Librarian, University of Illinois.
- 1991-1996: Visiting Assistant Documents Librarian, University of Illinois.
- 1991-1996: Visiting Research Associate, University of Illinois.
- 2000: Acting Residence Hall Librarian, University of Illinois.
- 1994-2000: Assistant Residence Hall Librarian, University of Illinois.
Education
- 1995 - Master of Arts, History: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
- 1991 - Master of Library and Information Science: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
IL.
- 1981 - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology: Judson College, Elgin, IL.
Recent Publications
Articles
- Griffiths, David N. "The United Nations Classification Scheme: A critique and recommendations."
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 40 (2005): 19-41.
- Griffiths, David N., and Hogenboom, Karen. "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Coverage of State and
International Information in Government Documents Courses."
Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31(2005):29-39.
- Griffiths, David N. "A puzzling picture: Underusing UN information resources."
UN Chronicle, 40 (2003): 51-52.
Recent Presentations
- Griffiths, David, “U.S. Government Information Resources on Latin America.”
Outreach Workshop on Latin America and Latino Bibliographic and Information Resources for
Librarians and Teachers, Springer Cultural Center, Champaign, Illinois: May 8, 2003.
Professional Service
- American Library Association.
- ALA Government Documents Round Table.
- ALA Association of College and Research Libraries.
University Library