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Myung-Ja "MJ" Han

Previous Position(s)

• 2006-2008: Visiting Metadata Librarian/Visiting Assistant Professor of Library Administration, University of Illinois.

Education

• 2006 - Master of Science, Library and Information Science: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL.
• 1985 - Bachelor of Arts, Korean Literature and Linguistics: Sook-Myung Women's University, Seoul, Korea.

Awards and Distinctions

Awards

• 2006: Beta Phi Mu, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois.

Grants Awarded

• 2012: Scholars' Travel Fund, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2012, Helsinki, Finland, University of Illinois.

• 2011: Research and Publications Committee, support the book project "XML for Cataloging and Metadata Librarians," University of Illinois Library.
• 2011: BI-International, International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries 2011, Berlin, Germany, Federal Association of German Library and Information Associations.
• 2011: Scholars' Travel Fund, International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011, the Hague, Netherlands,  University of Illinois.
• 2011: Scholars' Travel Fund, The Society for Emblem Studies Ninth International Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, University of Illinois.
• 2010: Travel Grant, International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2010, Pittsburgh, PA., OCLC.
• 2009-2011: Digital Emblematica/DFG-NEH, (Co-PI).
• 2009: Picture Chicago Digital Image Collection/CARLI, (Co-PI).
• 2008: Creating African Maps Collection/NEH Grant, (Co-PI).
• 2008: Scholars' Travel Fund, DCMI 2008, Berlin, Germany,  University of Illinois.

Recent Publications

Articles

• Han, Myung-Ja. (In Press). “Next Generation Discovery Services and Bibliographic Control.” Library Trends,  Vol.6/no.1.

• Cole, Timothy W. and Myung-Ja Han. (In Press). “Developing Digital Library Services to Support Emblem Studies: Lessons Learned from Open Emblematica Project.” In Emblematica, Vol. 19. David Graham (ed.). 

• Cole, Timothy W., Myung-Ja Han, Jordan Vannoy. (2012). "Descriptive Metadata, Iconclass, and Digitized Emblem Literature."  Proceedings of the 12th Annual Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. New York: Association for Computing Machinery. pp.111-120.

• Cole, Timothy W.  and Myung-Ja Han. (2012). "Library Workflows to Provide Emblem-Level Descriptions and Access." In Emblem Digitization: Conducting Digital Research with Renaissance Texts and Images (Early Modern Literary Studies Special Issue.). Mara R. Wade (ed.).
• Han, Myung-Ja, Melanie Wacker & Judith Dartt. (2011). Testing Resource Description and Access (RDA) with Dublin Core. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011: pp.165-170.
  
• Wacker, Melanie, Myung-Ja Han & Judith Dartt. (2011). Testing Resource Description and Access (RDA) with Non-MARC Standards. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, Vol.49/no.7-8: pp.655-675.
• Cole, Timothy W., Myung-Ja Han, Doug Moncur & Harriett E. Green (2011). Describing Collections & Collection Services for the BTP. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011: pp.74-79.
  
• Cole, Timothy W. & Myung-Ja Han. (2011). The Open Annotation Collaboration Phase I: Towards a Shared, Interoperable Data Model for Scholarly Annotation. Journal of the Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science, Vol.1/no.3.
• Han, Myung-Ja. (2011). Creating Metadata for Digitized Books: Implementing XML and OAI-PMH in Cataloging Workflow. Journal of Library Metadata, Vol.11/no.1: pp.19-32.
• Han, Myung-Ja, Sheila Bair & Jason Lee. (2010). Creating Metadata Best Practices for CONTENTdm Users. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2010: pp.74-78.
• Han, Myung-Ja and Patricia Hswe. (2010). The Evolving Role of the Metadata Librarian: Competencies Found in Job Descriptions from 2000 to 2008. Library resources and Technical Services, Vol.54/issue 3: pp.129-141.
• Bregman, Alvan and Myung-Ja Han. (2010). The Motley Collection of Theater and  Costume Design. Performing Arts Resources, Vol.27: pp.189-199.
• Han, Myung-Ja, Christine Cho, Timothy W. Cole, and Amy S. Jackson. (2009). Metadata for Special Collections in CONTENTdm - How to Improve Interoperability of Unique Fields through OAI-PMH." Journal of Library Metadata, Vol.9/no.3: pp.213-238.
• Zavalina, Oksana, Carole Palmer, Amy S. Jackson & Myung-Ja Han. (2008). Evaluating Descriptive Richiness in Collection-Level Metadata. Journal of Library Metadata, Vol.8/no.4: pp.263-293.
• Zavalina, Oksana, Carole Palmer, Amy S. Jackson & Myung-Ja Han. (2008). The Descriptive Substance in Collection-Level Metadata. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2008: pp.169-174.
• Jackson, Amy S., Myung-Ja Han, Kurt Groetsch, Megan Mustafoff & Timothy W. Cole. (2008). Dublin Core Metadata Harvested through OAI-PMH. Journal of Library Metadata, Vol.8/no.1: pp.5-21.

Books

• Cole, Timothy W. and Myung-Ja Han. 2012 (In Press). XML for Catalogers and Metadata Librarians. Volume in Third Millennium Cataloging, Susan Lazinger and Sheila Intner (series eds.). Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

Book Chapters

• Han, Myung-Ja and Christine Cho. (2012). “XML in Library Workflows." In Library Automation and OPAC 2.0: Information Access and Services in the 2.0 Landscape. Jesus Tramullas (ed.). IGI Global. pp. 59-72.

Other Publications

• "Final Report of the Task Force on Cost/Value Assessment of Bibliographic Control." (2010). Submitted to the Head of Technical Services in Large Research Libraries Interest Group, June 18, 2010, ALA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
• "Best Practices for CONTENTdm Users." (2010). Prepared for CONTENTdm User Group.

Recent Presentations

• Han, Myung-Ja. "Metadata with Levels of Description." International Federation of Library Associations, World Library and Information Congress, Helsinki, Finland: August, 2012.   
• Han, Myung-Ja, Melanie Wacker & Judith Dartt. "Testing Resource Description and Access (RDA) with Dublin Core."International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011, Berlin, Germany: September, 2011.
• Cole, Timothy W, Myung-Ja Han, Doug Moncur & Harriett E. Green. "Describing Collections & Collection Services for the BTP." International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2011, Berlin, Germany: September, 2011.
• Cole, Timothy W, Myung-Ja Han & Jordan Vannoy. "Digital Workflows and Interoperability for Emblem Studies." The Society for Emblem Studies Ninth International Conference, Glasgow, Scotland: June, 2011.
• La Barre, Kathryn & Myung-Ja Han. "Briefings from the Front - RDA Testing at GSLIS." e-research Roundtable, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Urbana, IL.: January, 2011. 
• Han, Myung-Ja & Melanie Wacker. "RDA testing on Non-MARC Metadata Standards." ALA 2011 MidWinter, ALCTS Cataloging Norms and Interest Group, San Diego, CA.: January, 2011.
• Han, Myung-Ja & Sheila Bair. "Creating Metadata Best Practices for CONTENTdm Users." International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2010, Pittsburgh, PA.: October, 2010.
• Han, Myung-Ja & Sheila Bair. "Report on CONTENTdm Metadata Working Group." ALA 2010 Annual, OCLC CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, Washington, DC.: June, 2010.
• Bair, Sheila & Myung-Ja Han. "Best Practices for the CONTENTdm Metadata." ALA 2010 Annual, ALCTS Cataloging Norms and Interest Group, Washington, DC.: June, 2010.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "Digital Emblematica: Challenges of Digital Preservation." Digital Preservation Metadata Workshop 2010, Urbana, IL.: April, 2010.
• Han, Myung-Ja & Patricia Hswe. "Metadata Librarians today: roles and competencies." ALA 2009 Annual, ALCTS Metadata Interest Group, Chicago, IL.: July, 2009.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "Metadata for Video Collection." ALA 2009 Annual, OCLC CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, Chicago, IL.: July, 2009.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "Introducing Dublin Core." Metadata Workshop, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, IL.: June, 2009.
• Habing, Thomas, William Ingram, Robert Manaster, Myung-Ja Han, Patricia Hswe. "Repository Interoperability and Preservation: The Hub and Spoke Framework." DLF 2009 Spring Forum, Raleigh, NC.: May, 2009.
• Chao, Zoe, Myung-Ja Han & Timothy Cole W. "Making Your Digitized Books Discoverable." DLF 2009 Spring Forum, Raleigh, NC.: May, 2009.
• Han, Myung-Ja & Nathan Yarasavage. "Creating a Video Collection using CONTENTdm." 4th Midwest CONTENTdm User Group Meeting, West Lafayette, IN.: March, 2009.
• Han, Myung-Ja & Christine Cho. "How to improve interoperability of Unique Metadata Fields for Special Collections." ALA 2009 Midwinter, ALA ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group, Denvor, CO.: January, 2009.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "Cataloging, Metadata, and Metadata Librarian." GSLIS 507 Cataloging and Classification I, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois:  November, 2008.
• Jackson, Amy S. & Myung-Ja Han. "Metadata Interoperability and CONTENTdm." CONTENTdm Midwest Users Group Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.: April, 2008.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "How to Use CONTENTdm." a training session for Graduate Assistants and staff: January, 2008.
• Jackson, Amy S. & Myung-Ja Han. "Changes in Interoperability of Dublin Core Metadata Records Over Time." ALA 2008 Midwinter, ALCTS NRMIG, Philadelpia, PA.: January, 2008.
• Han, Myung-Ja. "MARC and Other Metadata Standards." GSLIS 507 Cataloging and Classification I, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois: November, 2007.
• Jackson, Amy S., Myung-Ja Han & Kurt Groetsch,Timothy W. Cole. "Dublin Core Metadata Harvested through OAI-PMH." Metadata Round Table, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois: May, 2007.

Professional Service

• American Library Association.
• Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
• Association of College & Research Libraries
• Library and Information Technology Association
• North American Serials Group
• The Society for Emblem Studies

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