Gretchen L. Hoffman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies

Professional Preparation

Ph.D., 2008, Emporia State University
Library Science

M.L.S., 2000, Emporia State University
Library Science

B.A., 1995, University of Nevada Reno
Music

Professional Experience

• Original Cataloger, University of Kansas
• Adjunct Instructor, Emporia State University
• Serials Cataloger for Documents, Portland State University

Teaching

• At Master’s level: LS 5103 Cataloging and Classification – Quality Matters recognized course.
• At Master's level: LS 5143 Technical Services
• At Master’s level: LS 5003 Collection Development

Scholarship

• Hoffman, G. L. (2009). Meeting users’ needs in cataloging: What is the right thing to do? Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 47(7), 631-641. 
• Hoffman, G. L. (2009). Applying the user-centered paradigm to cataloging standards in theory and practice: Problems and prospects. Paper presented on June 18 at the North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization, Canadian and United States chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, Syracuse, NY, June 18-19, 2009.
• Hoffman, G. L. (2009). Meeting users’ needs in cataloging: What is the right thing to do?  Paper presented on May 23 at the Ethics of Information Organization conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 22-23, 2009. This paper was also published in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly.
• Hoffman, G. L. (2005). The Statement of international Cataloguing Principles: A global cataloging initiative. In H.K. Achleitner & A. Dimchev (Eds.). Libraries, globalisation and cooperation: Papers from the international conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 3-5 November 2004. Sofia, Bulgaria: St. Kliment Ohridski, University of Sofia.
• Hoffman, G. L. (2005). Controlling the headings: A case of cataloging policy development at the Library of Congress. Poster presented at the Doctoral student poster session of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) 2005 conference.

Service

• Co-Advisor, Beta Phi Mu, 2009-
• Co-chair, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Technical Services Education Special Interest Group, 2009
• Member, Cataloger Educators Group, The Committee on Education, Training & Recruitment for Cataloging of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, (ALCTS/CETRC), 2008-
• SLIS Enrollment Management Committee, 2009-
• SLIS Accreditation and Assessment Committee, 2008-
• SLIS Curriculum Committee, 2007-2009
• TWU College of Professional Education (COPE) Awards Committee, 2008-
• Member, American Library Association (ALA)
• Member, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)
• Member, American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
• Member, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
• Member, International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO)

Honors

• John and Valeta Richel Doctoral Fellowship, Emporia State University, 2006