Chiang, Katherine S.
Librarian IKatherine Chiang received her B.S. and M.S. in Library Science from the University of Chicago. She worked in science libraries at the American Institute of Physics, George Washington University, Georgetown University, and the University of Minnesota before coming to Cornell in 1984.
research
research and scholarship focus
Track and research emerging computer applications in scientific communication, especially those involving non text-based data.
Interactive information visualization
Science communication
affiliations
administrative responsibilities
Oversight for bioinformatics, data curation and GIS services.
librarian in
- Albert R. Mann Library | library
teaching
teaching focus
information retrieval
U.S. Census data retrieval
Life Sciences information retrieval
recent courses taught
service
library liaison to
- Animal Science (AN SC) | Cornell department
- Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) | Cornell department
background
educational background
B.S. Library Science, University of Chicago, 1972
M.S. Library Science, University of Chicago, 1974
awards and distinctions
2006 Ans van Tienhoven Travel Award
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
2004. "Biology databases for the new life sciences" in Emerging Issues in the Electronic Environment Ed. Jeannie Miller
speaker at Cornell event
contact
email address
ksc3@cornell.edu
Katherine.S.Chiang@gmail.com