School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
University of Missouri, Columbia
111 London Hall
Columbia, Missouri 65211
csbc74@mail.mizzou.edu
sean.csb@gmail.com
+1 210 704 7326
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Doctoral Candidate, Information Science & Learning Technologies
May 2013, Expected Graduation
Dissertation (tentatively titled): Using Social Computing to Measure the Effects of Open Access on Academic Libraries: A Bibliometric Analysis
Dissertation Committee: John M. Budd (chair), Denice Adkins, Jenny Bossaller, Heather L. Moulaison, and Alejandro Morales (outside reader)
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Master of Arts, Library and Information Science
May 2009
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts, English, Philosophy / Religious Studies
(Double major)
Departmental Honors in Philosophy / Religious Studies
May 1996, cum laude
RESEARCH AREAS
Academic and public libraries
Scholarly communication
Librarianship
Information ethics
Library and information science history
Library and information science research methods
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Missouri, Columbia,
MO
2011-present: Course Instructor, School of Information Science &
Learning Technologies
2009-2011: Teaching Assistant, School of Information Science &
Learning Technologies
2008-2009: Research Assistant, School of Information Science &
Learning Technologies
2008-2009: Systems / Digital Librarianship, Pictures of the Year
International Archive, Special project between the Missouri School of
Journalism's Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and the School of
Information Science & Learning Technologies
2007-2008: Website Usability and Best Practices Evaluation (with Dr.
Thomas Kochtanek), Missouri Department of Transportation, Jefferson City,
MO.
COURSES TAUGHT
University of Missouri (as Course Instructor), Fall 2011-present
ISLT 7314: Reference Sources & Services
ISLT 9443: Academic Libraries
University of Missouri (as Graduate Teaching Assistant), Summer 2009-Spring 2011
ISLT 7313: Managing Collections & Access, with Dr. John Budd
ISLT 7350: Foundations of Library and Information Science, with Dr. Linda Esser
ISLT 9410: Seminar: Social Constructs of Information, with Dr. Melanie Brooks
ISLT 9412: Information Storage & Retrieval, with Dr. Thomas Kochtanek
ISLT 9423: Ethics & Information, with Dr. John Budd
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles, Peer-reviewed
Adkins, D., & Burns, C.S. (Submitted). Documenting changes in
Arizona public library services to the Spanish-speeking, 1999 and
2009.
Burns, C.S. & Bossaller, J. (Accepted). Communication overload: A
phenomenological inquiry into academic reference librarianship. Journal of Documentation.
Burns, C.S. (2011). Social justice and an information democracy with
free and open source software. Information, Society and
Justice, 4(2), 19-28. http://londonmet.ac.uk/isj.
Chen, H., Kochtanek, T., Burns, C., & Shaw, R. (2010). Analyzing
users' retrieval behaviors and image queries of a photojournalism image
database. The Canadian Journal of Information and Library
Science, 34, 249-268.
Smith, C., & Burns, C.S. (2011). The First International Workshop
on Opportunistic Discovery of Information. Information
Research: An International Electronic Journal, 16(3). Available from http://informationr.net/ir/16-3/paper490.html.
PRESENTATIONS
Conferences, Refereed
Burns, C.S., Lana, A., & Budd, J. (2012 May). Institutional repositories: Costs and benefits. Paper to
be delivered at the Canadian Association for
Information Science, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Burns, C.S., & Altman, M.C. (2012, January). Who or what is
constrained by the Library Bill of Rights? A theoretical analysis of
intentionality and collective action for library and information science. Association for Library and Information Science Education
Conference, Dallas, TX.
Burns, C.S., & Bossaller, J. (2011, June). Experiencing
communication overload: A phenomenological study of academic reference
librarians at research universities. American Library
Association's Library Research Round Table's Four Star Research Forum,
New Orleans, LA.
Burns, C.S. (2011, June). Collecting bibliographic references: A
bibliometric analysis of CiteULike's collection as grounds for in-depth
interviews. Canadian Association for Information Science
Research Round Table, Fredericton, N.B., Canada.
Burns, C.S. (2011, January). Ralph H. Parker and the history of library
automation. Association for Library and Information
Science Education Conference, San Diego, CA.
Adkins, D., & Burns, C.S. (2010, October). Immigration and
language policy: An examination of the effects of popular sentiment on
provision of library services. Library Research Seminar
V, College Park, MD.
Burns, C.S. (2010, October). Measuring preferences & finding best
strategies: A game theoretical approach to a historical investigation of an
academic library. Library Research Seminar V,
College Park, MD.
Sample, A., Burns, C.S., & Budd, J.M. (2010, October). Exploring
intentional information evaluation: Students' assessment of complex issues.
Library Research Seminar V, College Park, MD.
Burns, C.S. (2010, May). An analysis of bibliographic references
collected by a social computing group. Connections
2010, London, ON, Canada.
Other Conference Presentations
Richardson, B., Burns, C.S., Stewart, K., & Vogler, R. (2011,
August). Challenges to funding in U.S. public libraries. Transorming Lives Conference: A UK & US Dialogue on the
Value of Information and Public Libraries, Barking Learning Centre,
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.
Invited Talks
Burns, C.S. (2011, November). Emerging technologies in scholarly
communication. In Dr. Heather L. Moulaison's course, ISLT
9410 Seminar: Emerging Technologies in Libraries, Columbia,
MO.
Posters
Burns, C.S. (2010, January). Social computing and
citation analysis: Identifying future scholarly impact.
Works-in-progress poster presented at the Association for Library &
Information Science Education, Boston, MA.
Chen, H., Kochtanek, T., & Burns, C. (2009, November). An analysis of users' image queries of a photojournalism image
database: A Web analytics approach. Poster session presented at the
American Society for Information Science & Technology, Vancouver, BC,
Canada.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Co-convenor
Historical Perspectives Special Interest Group of the Association for
Library & Information Science Education, with Ellen M. Pozzi,
2012-present
Committee
ALISE Award for Professional Contribution to Library & Information
Science Education, 2013
Peer reviewer
Library Student Journal, 2009-2011
Memberships
American Library Association, 2008-present
Social Responsibilities Round Table, 2012-present
American Society for Information Science & Technology, 2009-present
Association for Library & Information Science Education, 2009-present
Historical Perspectives SIG, 2011-present
Canadian Association for Information Science, 2010-present
Doris J. Athy Scholarship, Awarded by the University of Missouri,
College of Education, 2011-2012
H.W. Wilson Foundation / Library Science Development Scholarship,
Awarded by the University of Missouri College of Education, 2009-2010
Technology & Industry Education Scholarship Fund, Awarded by the
University of Missouri College of Education, 2009-2010
H.W. Wilson Foundation / Library Science Development Scholarship,
Awarded by the University of Missouri College of Education, 2008-2009
Bryce Allen Memorial Scholarship, Awarded by the University of Missouri
College of Education, 2008-2009
C. Edward & Greta S. Carroll School of Information Science &
Learning Technologies Unrestricted Endowment, Awarded by the University of
Missouri College of Education
Bryce Allen Memorial Scholarship, Awarded by the University of Missouri
College of Education, 2007-2008