Dr. Moen’s research focuses on metadata, information representation, and information retrieval in the context of digital repositories. Primary research interests include: information organization, metadata, digital repository infrastructure, information retrieval, technical standards and interoperability, and information policy.
Dr. Moen’s publications and presentations include: “Information retrieval protocols: Z39.50 and Search & Retrieve via URL,” forthcoming in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, 2009; “Reusing and repurposing learning objects: Issues of granularity in the Texas Course Redesign Learning Object Repository,” 8th MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching) International Conference, 2008; “The metadata education and research information commons (MERIC): A collaborative teaching and research initiative,” Education for Information, 2007; “The semantics of semantic Interoperability: A two-dimensional approach for investigating issues of semantic interoperability in digital libraries,” in Proceedings of the 70th ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing and Information Science, 2007;“ Learning from artifacts: metadata utilization analysis,” in JCDL06: Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, 2006; “Examining MARC records as artifacts that reflect metadata utilization decisions,” First Monday, 2006. For a complete list of Dr. Moen’s publications and presentations, click on the Publications link below.
Currently, Dr. Moen is a member of two UNT committees: University Research Committee, Council of Associate Deans for Research; and is co-coordinating a working group to plan a university-wide digital repository infrastructure.
Recent Research and Scholarly Activities
Dr. Moen’s recent research projects and other scholarly activities include:
-- High-Throughput Workflow for Computer-Assisted Human Parsing of Biological Specimen Label Data, a two-year (2008-2010) project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, $738,000. A collaborative research project with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
-- Development of the Texas Course Redesign Learning Object Repository (2007-2009) funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $378,386.
Discovering the Power of Digital Information and Technology
Director, TxCDK and Associate ProfessorSchool of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas
ProfessorDepartment of Library and Information SciencesUniversity of North Texas
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