Doctoral Student
School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3360, 100 Manning Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
email: kspurgin AT email DOT unc DOT edu / aim: infomusings
Education
| M.L.S. | School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany | May 2003 |
| B.A., Magna cum Laude, Commercial Art | Brenau University | May 1996 |
Honors and Awards
- Lester Asheim Fellowship, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2006-2007]
- ALISE's Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition. Meho, Lokman I., and Kristina M. Spurgin. (2005). Ranking the research productivity of LIS faculty and schools: an evaluation of data sources and research methods. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 56(12): 1314-1331.
- Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellowship, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2004-2006]
- University Merit Assistantship, Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2003-2004]
- Award for Scholarship and Research, School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany [May 2003]
- Award for Academic Excellence, School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany [May 2003]
- Student Travel Award, School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany [Spring 2002]
- Dean's List, Brenau University [1992-1996]
- Brenau Scholar Scholarship Recipient, Brenau University [1992 - 1996]
- Phi Beta Sigma Honor Society [inducted 1996]
- Alpha Lambda Delta National Freshman Honor Society [inducted 1993]
Professional Employment
- Folkstreams.net Grant Manager, ibiblio, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2004-present]
- Teaching Fellow, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2004-2007]
- Research Assistant, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2003-2004]
- Intern, Architecture Library, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [Spring 2003]
- Cataloger (volunteer), Technical Services, University Library, State University of New York at Albany [Summer 2002]
- Graduate Assistant, School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany [2001-2003]
Research Groups and Projects
- Personal Health Records Usability Group (PHRUG) Needs Assessment project, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2006]. Collaborated with Barbara Wildemuth (PI), Cathy Blake (PI), Sanghee Oh, and Yan Zhang.
- Automatic Metadata Generation Applications (AMeGA) project, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2004]. Collaborated with Jane Greenberg (PI) and Abe Crystal.
Research Interests
- personal information management
- the organization of information (by individuals, groups, and institutions)
- methodology and methods
- foundations of LIS
- LIS education
- philosophy of information
Publications
Refereed journal articles
- Greenberg, Jane, Kristina M. Spurgin, & Abe Crystal. (2006) Functionalities for Automatic-Metadata Generation Applications. International Journal of Metadata, Semantics, and Ontologies, 1(1), 3-20.
- Meho, Lokman I., & Kristina M. Spurgin. (2005) Ranking the Research Productivity of LIS Faculty and Schools: An Evaluation of Data Sources and Research Methods. [.doc] Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 56(12), 1314-1331.
This paper won the 2005 ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition. Refereed conference/workshop papers
- Spurgin, Kristina M. (2006) The Sense-Making Approach and the Study of Personal Information Management. Personal Information Management: SIGIR 2006 Workshop, August 10-11, 2006, Seattle, Washington
Posters
- Wildemuth, Barbara M., Catherine L. Blake, Kristina Spurgin, Sanghee Oh, & Yan Zhang. (2006) Patients' Perspectives on Personal Health Records: An Assessment of Needs and Concerns. 2nd annual Critical Issues in eHealth Research Conference: Toward Quality Patient-Centered Care. September 11-12, 2006. Bethesda, Maryland
- Barreau, Deborah, Chang Su, and Kristina M. Spurgin. (2004). Vertical Integration in the Statistical Knowledge Network. [.pdf] Proceedings of the National Conference on Digital Government Research, May 24-26, 2004: 383-384. Seattle, Washington: Digital Government Research Center.
Reviewed or refereed but unpublished presentations, panels, symposia, etc.
- UNC Social Software Symposium. (December 8-9, 2006).
Reports
- Spurgin, Kristina M. (2006) Final Report for the Folkstreams.net project, submitted to IMLS on January 17, 2006.
- Greenberg, Jane, Kristina M. Spurgin, & Abe Crystal. (2004) Final Report for the AMeGA (Automatic Metadata Generation Applications) Project [pdf], submitted to Library of Congress on December 30, 2004.
Other presentations and talks
- Jones, Paul, and Kristina M. Spurgin. (November 10, 2006). Pegleg Sam, Possum Trot, and Pilebutts: Folkstreams.net. Center for Research and Development of Digital Libraries (CRADLE) talk.
- Spurgin, Kristina M. (October 18, 2006). Personal information management through the lens of the Sense-Making Approach. SILS Research Colloquium.
Teaching Experience and Interests
- Cataloging and Classification (Intro level course) -- (3 times) -- Student evaluations: UNC
Service
School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chair, SILS Doctoral Student Association (2006)
- Doctoral student representative, Research and Doctoral Committee (2004 - 2005).
School of Information Science and Policy, State University of New York at Albany
- President, Special Libraries Association student chapter (2002-2003)
- Co-president, Special Libraries Association student chapter (Spring 2002)
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), member, 2005 to present
- Reviewed contributed papers for ASIS&T 2007 Information Architecture Summit, Research track
- Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), member, 2003 to present
- American Library Association (ALA), member, 2001 to 2003