Patrice A. Clemson, Ph.D.

412 Golden Grove Road

Baden, PA 15005

Office (724)773-3971

Home (724)869-0231

EDUCATION

School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D. 2003)

Dissertation: The Relationship Between Backlinks and Persistence on the WWW: a Bibliometric Approach

Research Interests: Data mining, citation analysis, digital libraries, data administration, metadata management and delivery, Internet publishing, Human-Computer Interface, technical skill sets for systems librarians and other information professionals.

Institute of Public Administration, Pennsylvania State University (graduate coursework)

Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (MLS)

Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa. (BA.)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The Pennsylvania State University, Beaver Campus, College of Information Sciences and Technology.

IST 110 - Introduction to Information Sciences and Technology ( Spring 2007, Fall 2001, Summer 2001, Fall 2000)
IST 210 - Organization of Information (Fall 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001, Spring 2000)
IST 211 – Advanced Topics in Relational Database Management Systems (Spring 2005)
IST 230 - Discrete Mathematics (Fall 2001, Fall 2000)
IST 240 - Introduction to Programming Languages (Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Spring 2001)
IST 250 - New Media and the Web (Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004)
IST 260W - Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design (Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003, Fall 2002)
IST 301 - Information and Organizations (Spring 2007)
IST 311 - Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications (Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004, Fall 2003, Fall 2002, Fall 2001, Summer 2001)
IST 331 - Organization and Design of Information Systems: User and System Principles (Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004)
IST 402 - Emerging Technologies (Fall 2004)
IST 413 - Usability Engineering (synchonous distance: Summer 2007, Fall 2006, Summer 2005)
IST 420 - Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration (Spring 2007)
IST 421 - Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications (Fall 2007)

University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, LEEP Program.

LIS 451le - Networked Information Systems (Spring 2006, Spring 2005)
LIS 315le - Networked Information Systems (Spring 2006, Spring 2005, Spring 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Spring 2000)

University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences.

AWARDS

Nova Chemicals Faculty Excellence in Service Award, 2007

GRANTS

Info2Go. Pennylvania State University Teaching and Learning with Tecnhnology Faculty Engagement Initiative, 2007-2008.

PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS / POSTERS

Brazon, Barbara and Clemson, Patrice. "Cross the Divide: Communication Tools used in the Old Economy Village Project Collaboration between Two Satellite Campuses" World Conference on E-Learning in Corp., Govt., Health., & Higher Ed., Vol. 2006.

Clemson, Patrice. "Characteristics of Backlinked Web Sites" presented for the Measuring Web Effectiveness: The User Perspective Workshop, 13th International World Wide Web Conference, New York, May 18, 2004.

Clemson, Patrice. "An Inside Approach to Networked Document Cataloging." Journal of Internet Cataloging, 1 no 2 (1997): 57-64.

Clemson, Patrice. "The Virtual Poster Session in a Distance Education Course." World Conference on E-Learning in Corp., Govt., Health., & Higher Ed., Vol. 2002, Issue. 1, 2002, pp. 1346-1348.

Clemson, Patrice. and Chapin, John. "What's on your Ipod? How to integrate vodcasting into existing courses to enhance the college experience for all." Great Ideas for Teaching. Washington D.C.: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2007.

Clemson, Patrice. and Chapin, John. "What's on your Ipod? How to integrate vodcasting into existing courses to enhance the college experience for all" presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Washington D.C., August, 2007.

Clemson, Patrice and Fishman, Angela. "New Student Information to Go: Designing a Campus-Wide Vodcasting Utility" presented at Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Symposium, University Park, PA., April, 2007.

Clemson, Patrice and Goldberg, Martin. "Freshman Portal: Students Designing Access for Students" poster presented at the ACRL 12th National Conference. Minneapolis, Minn., April 7-10, 2005.

Clemson, Patrice and Goldberg, Martin. "New Student Info to Go" presented at the Spring meeting of the Western Pennsylania West Virginia Chapter Association for College and Research Libraries, Pittsburgh, PA., June, 2007

Grassian, Esther , Trueman, Rhonda B. and Clemson, Patrice. "Stumbling, bumbling, teleporting and flying… librarian avatars in Second Life: selected bibliography." Reference Services Review, 35 no 1 (2007): 90-97.

Luce, Carol B. and Clemson, Patrice. (2007). "Ipod Technology in Counseling and Training" presented for the 39th Annual Conference, Pennsylvania Counseling Association, October 19-21, 2007.

Online IST 210: Organization of Information. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University, 2001.

Topic 5: Implementing the Design.
Topic 11: Databases and the WWW.

Takahashi, Leo and Clemson, Patrice. "Ipod Physics" presented for the Fall 2007 meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Section American Association of Physics Teachers, Erie, PA, September 29, 2007.

Taylor, Arlene and Clemson, Patrice."Access to Networked Documents: Catalogs? Search Engines? Both?" presented for the OCLC Internet Project Cataloging Colloquium, American Library Association Midwinter Conference. San Antonio, TX, January 19, 1996.

PAPERS ACCEPTED

Xiao, Lu, Carroll, John M., Clemson, Pat, and Rosson, Mary Beth. "Support of Case-based Authentic Learning Activities: A Collaborative Case Commenting Tool and A Collaborative Case Builder," Proceedings of the Forty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD-ROM), January 7-10, 2008, Computer Society Press, 2008 (10 pages).

REPRESENTATIVE SERVICE ACTIVITIES

University-Wide Service

Member of the Web Standards and Development Committee - 2004 - present.
Member of the University E-Learning Advocates Committee, 2006 - present.

Campus Service

Secretary of the Penn State Beaver Faculty Congress, 2007-2008.
E-Learning Advocate, 2006 - present.
Club Advisor, SGA Ski and Snowboarding Club, 2006 - present.

Outreach

Old Economy Village

National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Grant Proposal - Digitizing Historical Archives of Old Economy Village Project.

IST 413 (Designing the User Interface) completed a Web page prototype for a virtual tour of two of the rooms in Old Economy Village’s Rapp House. June 2005.

IST 260W (Systems Analysis) class performed a systems analysis of the process to convert the data that are already in Old Economy Village online indexes to a SQL Server table format.

IST 331 (Organization and Design of Information Systems: User and System Principles) class project involved developing stakeholder analyses, scenarios, claims analysis for prototyping user interface to digital archive of the site's 18th and 19th Century documents.

Hopewell Township, Beaver County, PA

IST 420 (Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration) class developed a systems analysis of the water and refuse billing process. Prototype for a Web-based system was developed and approved. (Spring 2007)

IST 421 (Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications) class is implementing the Web-based water and refuse billing system. (Fall 2007)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Pennsylvania State University Beaver Campus.
Instructor in Information Sciences and Technology, 2000-present.

Full time instructor in the School of Information Sciences and Technology and serve in the capacity of college representative for the School of IST. Advise current and prospective students about the program and its curriculum. Liaison to the Penn State Beaver IST Advisory Board. Member of the Penn State University Beaver Campus Academic Affairs Committee.

University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, LEEP Program.

Adjunct Instructor in the distance education program of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences. This is a synchronous class using streaming audio, live chat technology and Web and information technologies such as HTML, Powerpoint and Flash.

University of Pittsburgh, Computing Services and Systems Development
Data Administration, 1995-2000.

Responsible for all aspects of data administration planning and practice:

Modeling conceptual/logical entity relationships.
Implementing conceptual designs to the physical data model.
Redefining the University's global data dictionary and global data model.
Developing the enterprise standard metadata set.
Establishing naming standards and information definition conventions.
Defining, validating and documenting enterprise business rules.
Developing and testing strategies for converting operational and legacy system metadata into CASE format.
Developing strategies for coordinating applications data models with the global data model.

Information architect for the University of Pittsburgh data warehousing project, CERMIS (Curriculum, Enrollment, Resources Management Information System.) Activities specific to this data warehousing project include:

Serving on the project Technical Team with responsibility for data design and metadata delivery.
Coordinating project documentation including the proposal, prototype design specifications, and report of findings.
Managing project subdirectory on the World Wide Web
Serving on prototype design team.
Analyzing relevant University business processes and their related data.
Defining which data are collected and added to the data base.
Scheduling data publication.
Specifying data "cleansing" requirements.
Analyzing "subjects" to be included in the data warehouse.

University of Pittsburgh, Computing and Information Systems
Administrative Information Systems, Systems Analyst III, 1986-1994.

Responsible for all aspects of analysis, design, implementation, and project scheduling for administrative systems development in batch and on-line environments. Served as project leader on many software development projects, including a faculty workload reporting system, student system modules for the University's Office of Veterans Affairs, Office of International Services, College in High School, UCEP/NCEP (University Challenge for Excellence Program / New Careers Education Program.)

Independent contractor, 1985-1986.

Involved in several short term projects including program and data conversions from DEC PDP-10 to VAX 8600 mainframe, implementation of personal computer-based accounting systems for several small businesses, and the design of a system to track gifts and pledges to an academic development office.

Pittsburgh National Bank, Information Systems Group
Client Support Representative, 1981-1985.

Responsible for marketing and technical support for the computer timesharing activities of 36 Pittsburgh companies. Designed and developed computer programs to meet client requirements. Handled all phases of installation, training, and support for personal computer-based accounting systems (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable) that were networked to the bank's timesharing system.

University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Assistant Librarian, 1978-1981.

Developed and maintained data base systems for inventory and daily information processing to support the daily activities of the library. Developed an automated course reserve system for the library. Managed the library's circulation automation project. Managed public service and reference functions. Involved with teaching and classroom training activities of the graduate school.

Pennsylvania State University, Pattee Library.
Assistant Librarian, 1976-1978.

Responsible for monograph cataloging and classification of social science material, Pennsylvania State documents, Pennsylvania State University documents and collection, Germanic languages and the Utopia collection. Also involved with the development of the cataloging component of the University's on-line computer system.