Contact Information: Department of Library Public Services 707 Cravens Library Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067   Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1067    Phone: (270) 745-6122 FAX: (270) 745-2275 Email: jue.wang@wku.edu

Education
Position Description
Research
Public Services

Awards/Grants

• M.S. Computer Science University of Houston - Clear Lake
• M.S.L.S. Library Science Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• M.D. Lanzhou Medical College P.R. China

Jue has been a member of the Department of Library Public Services faculty since 2002. Chairs the Electronic Information Resources Committee for electronic resources acquisition, management, and policy formulation. Managing an extensive array of online databases, journals, and e-books; evaluation and recommending emerging Internet resources; negotiation license arrangements with vendors and consortiums; Reference assistance and collection development responsibilities include Computer Science and Engineering.

• Chair of Electronic Resources Information Committee for electronic resources acquisition, management, and policy formation
• Managing an extensive array of online databases, journals and e-books
• Assistant on how to use database, conduct database searches for faculty, staff and students
• Evaluate and recommend online resources, coordinate and organize database trainings for library faculty and staff
• Negotiate license arrangements with publishers, vendors, and consortiums
• Supervise and oversee the IT equipment purchasing and installation in the library
• Offer general and specific (computer science) reference services for faculty, staff and students
• Collection development for computer science and public health (before the new health science librarian had been hired)
• Bibliographic instruction for computer science students

Research interests include using computer and information technology in the libraries, digital libraries and archives. I am currently working on the Mammoth Cave National Park Digitization Project. Main responsibilities include database design and application development.

Award:

Junior Faculty Scholarship Award ($4000, Summer 2005) for research trip to Beijing, China.

Presentation:

"Design and Implementation of a Data Driven Application Using ColdFusion -- A Case Study of the Mammoth Cave National Park and WKU Joint Project." Presented at the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) 2005 National Forum poster session. http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litanationalforum2005sanjoseca/nf2005poster.htm

Publications:

• "Create a Data-Driven Web Site Using ColdFusion" published by Kentucky Libraries, Fall 2004 (Vol 68, No. 4) p14 -17.
• "Major Chinese Full-text Electronic Information Resources for Researchers and Scholars" published by Serials Review. 2006 (32:164 - 171) (as the result of the Faculty Scholarship Award research trip)
• "Understanding OpenURL - a Linking Resolution" published by Kentucky Libraries, Summer 2007 (Vol 71, No. 3) p10 - 13.
• "Digital Object Identifiers and Their Use in Libraries" published by Serials Review. 2007 (33:161 - 164).

  
  Public Services

  Professional
  

  
  Affiliation

  • American Library Association
  • Kentucky Library Association
  • North American serials Interest Group (NASIG)
  • ALA MARS PRoducts & Service Committee
  • ALA CALA International Relations Committee

  
  For National/State

  • Member, Mammoth Cave National Park Digital Library Co-share Grant (2003-)
    

  For WKU

  • Member, Technology Advisory Council
  • Member, University Senator/Curriculum Committee
  • Member, Electronic Thesis Committee
  • Member, University Assessment Committee

  
  For University Libraries

  • Chair, Electronic Information Resources Committee
  • Member, Collections & Connections Committee
  • Member, Library Web Site Team
  • Member, e-journal Management system task force
  • Member, Library at the Community College task force
  • Member, Health Sciences search Committee
  • Member, TopScholar task force
  • Member, GoolgleScholar task force

  Community

  • Volunteer, 2003 Southern Kentucky Regional Science Fair
  • BellSouth Community Internet Workshop
  • Volunteer, Used Book Sale

  
  
  
  Awards/Grants
  • Mammoth Cave National Park Digital Library Co-share Grant (2003)
  • Junior Faculty Scholarship Award (Summer 2005) for research trip to Beijing, China