Athena Salaba, Ph.D.
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Peer reviewed Conference Papers and Presentations 

Salaba, Athena and Maja Žumer. (2021). Reshaping the Identity of Bibliographic Information in the Digital Age.  Libraries and Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2021.

Salaba, Athena. (2020, accepted). “Knowledge Organization Requirements in LIS Graduate Programs.” Sixteenth International ISKO Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, 6-8 July 2020. [conference was cancelled due to the pandemic]
Salaba Athena. (2019). “Knowledge Organization Education: A Balancing Act Between Foundational Knowledge and Curriculum.” 2019 ALISE Annual Conference, Knoxville, TN, September 24-26, 2019.

Salaba, Athena and Joseph T. Tennis. (2018). “Solid Foundations and Some Secondary Assumptions in the Design of Bibliographic Metadata: Toward a Typology of Complementary Uses of Metadata.” 15th International ISKO Conference, Porto, Portugal, July 9-11, 2018.
 
Hajibayova, Lala and Athena Salaba. (2018). “Critical questions for big data approach in knowledge representation and organization.” 15th International ISKO Conference, Porto, Portugal, July 9-11, 2018.
 
Salaba, Athena (presenter, paper presentation) and Tanja Merčun. (2017). User Interactions with Bibliographic Information Visualizations. 21st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2017), Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-21 September 2017.
 
Salaba, Athena (presenter, poster) and Tanja Merčun. (2017). User Interactions with Bibliographic Information Visualizations. 21st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2017), Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-21 September 2017.
 
Merčun, Tanja, Athena Salaba (presenter, paper presentation), and Maja Žumer. (2016). User Testing of Prototype Systems in Two Different Environments: Preliminary Results. 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Tsukuba, Japan, December 7-9, 2016.
 
Merčun, Tanja, Athena Salaba (presenter, poster), and Maja Žumer. (2016). User Testing of Prototype Systems in Two Different Environments: Preliminary Results. 18th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2016, Tsukuba, Japan, December 7-9, 2016.
 
Blankemayer, Maureen, Athena Salaba, and Jakyung Seo. (2015). A Faculty Resource to Promote Intercultural Proficiency in the Classroom. 22nd Annual Conference Celebrating Teaching, Kent State University, Oct. 22-23, 2015.  [Winner of the “Outstanding Poster Award.”]
 
Matteson, Miriam, Athena Salaba, Mary Anne Nichols, and Yin Zhang. (2014). Perceptions of Course Delivery Format: A Challenge for Excellence.  Educational Entrepreneurship. 2014 ALISE Annual Conference, January 21-24, 2014, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Salaba, Athena, and Marcia Zeng. (2014). Extending the “Explore” User Task Beyond Subject Authority Data into the Linked Data Sphere. Thirteenth International ISKO Conference, Krakow, Poland, Mary 19-22, 2014.
 
Salaba, Athena, Yin Zhang, and Marcia Zeng. (2013). Are Ph.D. Graduates Prepared to Meet the Challenges of Information Organization in the Semantic Web Era? Poster presentation.  ALISE’13 Always the Beautiful Question: Inquiry Supporting Teaching, Research, & Professional Practice. 2013 ALISE Annual Conference, January 22-25, 2013, Seattle, Washington.
 
Žumer, Maja, Athena Salaba, and Yin Zhang. (2012). User Verification of the FRBR Conceptual Model and Testing of FRBR Prototypes. ICADL, The 14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, November 12-15, 2012, Taipei, Taiwan.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2012). Modeling Subject Authority Data: FRSAD Overview and Implementation Examples. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL 2012) 10th Annual Meeting and Conference, July 21-24, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2012). Current Research on and Use of FRBR in Libraries.  ALA 2012 Annual Conference, ALA ALCTS, June 21-26, 2012, Anaheim, California.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2011). User Participatory Design and Implementation of a FRBR-Based Catalog Prototype. Panel presentation. American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST 2011), October 9-12, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2011). FRBRizing Existing MARC Records at Expression and Manifestation Levels. 2011 ALA Midwinter Conference, ALA ALCTS FRBR Interest Group, January 7, 2011, San Diego, CA.
 
Zeng, Marcia, Yin Zhang and Athena Salaba (organizer & presenter). (2010). FRBR Implementation and User Research. Panel presentation. American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST 2010), October 22-27, 2010, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
Žumer, Maja, Marcia Lei Zeng, and Athena Salaba. (2010). FRBR:  A Generalized Approach to Dublin Core Application Profiles. Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2010, October 22-27, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
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Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2010). FRBRizing MARC Records Based on FRBR User Tasks. ALA 2010 Annual Conference, ALA ALCTS FRBR Interest Group, June 25, 2010, Washington, DC.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2010). Use of Subject Authority Data. Eleventh International ISKO Conference, February 23-26, 2010, Rome, Italy.
 
Zeng, M., M. Panzer, A. Salaba. (2010). Expressing Classification Schemes with OWL2 Web Ontology Language. Eleventh International ISKO Conference, February 23-26, 2010, Rome, Italy.
 
Salaba, Athena, and Yin Zhang. (2009). User Perspectives on NextGen Catalog Features (Poster presentation). 2009 American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST 2009), November 6-11, 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 
Zhang, Y. & Salaba, A. (2009). User Interface for FRBR User Tasks in Online Catalogs (Poster presentation). 2009 American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST 2009), November 6-11, 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 
Salaba, Athena, and Yin Zhang. (2009). Identifying Works Using Legacy Data: FRBRization Approaches, Issues, and Challenges (Poster presentation). 2009 Annual ALA Conference, Chicago, Illinois, July 9-17.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2009). Developing a FRBR-Based System to Effectively Support User Tasks. 2009 ALA Midwinter Conference, ALA ALCTS FRBR Interest Group, January 23-28, Denver, Colorado.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2009). FRBRizing Legacy Data: Issues and Challenges. 2009 ALA Midwinter Conference, ALA ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group, January 23-28, Denver, Colorado.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2009). What is next for FRBR? A Delphi Study. 2009 ALISE Annual Conference, January 20-23, Denver, CO. – Best Research Paper Award Presentation.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2008). Critical Issues and Challenges of FRBR Research and Practice: A Delphi Study (Poster presentation). World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, Quebec, Canada, August 10-14, 2008.
 
Salaba, Athena (panelist), Maja Žumer, Marcia Zeng. (2008). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness.  Panel: Conceptual Models of Aboutness. 10th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), Montreal, Canada, August 5-8, 2008.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba (presenter). (2008). User Study for Searching for Moving Images (Poster presentation).  10th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO), Montreal, Canada, August 5-8, 2008.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2008). User Research and Testing of FRBR-Based
Online Library Catalogs. Library Research Round Table Research Forums (Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches) at the 2008 ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
 
Žumer, Maja (presenter), Athena Salaba, & Marcia Zeng. (2007). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2007), 10-13 December 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam.
 
Salaba, Athena, Michele Ewing, Butler, Beth, David Smeltzer, Vickie Ellison, Moussa Kalifa Traore, Anita Varrati, E. Sue Wamsley, & Christopher A. Was. (2007). Student Engagement: Exploring diverse perspectives within and beyond the classroom. 14th Annual Conference Celebrating College Teaching, Kent State University, November 1-2, Kent, Ohio.
 
Zhang, Yin, & Athena Salaba. (2007). User Research and Testing of FRBR Prototypes and Systems (Poster presentation). 70th American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting (ASIST’07), October 18-25, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 
Zhang, Yin, Jason Holmes, David Robins, & Athena Salaba. (2007). A Heterogeneous Online Education Portal for K-12 Students: Perspectives of Developer, Service Provider, Researcher, and User. ED-MEDIA 2007, Vancouver, Canada, June 25-29, 2007.
 
Zhang, Yin, & Athena Salaba. (2007). Current FRBR Model Implementation Efforts and Issues in Library Catalogs (Poster presentation). 2007 ALA Annual Conference, June 23-26, Washington, D.C.
 
Salaba, Athena, Michele Ewing, David Smeltzer, E. Sue Wamsley, & Christopher A. Was. (2007). Engaging Students with Technology: A Speed Date with Student Engagement II Creating Environments and Collaborations to Enhance Student Success and Retention, KASADA 5th Annual Conference, May 14, North Canton, Ohio.
 
Butler, Beth, Michele Ewing, David Smeltzer, Chere Doiron, Vickie Ellison, Athena Salaba, Moussa Kalifa Traore, Anita Varrati, E. Sue Wamsley, & Christopher A. Was. (2007). The Seven-Minute Date with Student Engagement. Blueprints for Student Learning: 19th Annual Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching – West, Pomona California, March 16-17, 2007.
 
Salaba, Athena (presenter), Marcia Lei Zeng, and Maja Žumer. (2006). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records. Ninth International ISKO Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 4-7, 2006.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2006). Perspectives on a Global Sharing of Knowledge Organization Systems: Content of Subject Authority Records. Panel presentation.  Ninth International ISKO Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 4-7, 2006.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2006). Amazoogle: User Searching Behavior and Expectations for Library Catalogs. 2006 Ohio Library Council Technical Services Retreat, Mohican State Park, April 25-26, 2006.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2002). K‑12 at UW‑Madison: Malting Excellence Accessible. Annual National Science Foundation GK‑12 Meeting, Washington, DC, October 30‑November 1, 2002.
 
Callahan, Eileen, & Athena Salaba. (2002). K‑12 Web Portal: Access to K‑12 Related Resources Available at UW‑Madison. 44th Annual Convention of the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers. Madison, Wisconsin, April 11‑13, 2002.
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Invited Presentations 
Kempf, Andreas Oskar, and Athena Salaba. (2019). Multicultural Issues and Awareness in Subject Representation and Access. World Library and Information Congress:  85th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, 24-30 August 2019, Athens, Greece.

Salaba, Athena. (2018). Intercultural Competence in Knowledge Representation. 2018 ALA Annual Conference, CaMMS Forum, New Orleans, LA, June 21–26, 2018. (Keynote to the CaMMS Forum, a featured event)
 
Salaba, Athena, and Yin Zhang. (2011). Developing an FRBR-Based System to Support User Tasks. Northern Ohio-American Society for Information Science and Technology (NOR-ASIST) Meeting, April 4.
 
Zhang, Y., and Athena Salaba. (2010). Research and Development of FRBR-Based Systems to Support User Information Seeking. Presented to Central Ohio Chapter of ASIST (CO-ASIST), Columbus, OH, November 9, 2010.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2010). FRBR Family. Getting Ready For RDA: Preparing For The Transition. Joint Meeting of Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians Association (NOTSL), and the Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Technical, Electronic, & Digital Services Interest Group (ALAO-TEDSIG), Wooster, Ohio, May 14.
 
Salaba, Athena. (2009). FRSAD: Functional Requirements for Subject Data. SACO-at-Large Meeting, 2009 Annual ALA Conference, Chicago, Illinois, July 9-17.

Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2009). What is next for FRBR? A Delphi Study. 2009 ALISE Annual Conference, January 20-23, Denver, CO. – Best Research Paper Award Presentation.
 
Athena Salaba. (2008). Functional Requirement for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR) - (Invited report). 2008 ALA Annual Conference, Subject Analysis Committee Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
 
Salaba, Athena (presenter), Maja Žumer, Marcia Zeng, Lois Mai Chan. (2008). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR): A Conceptual Model of Aboutness. 2008 ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 26–July 2, 2008.
 
Zhang, Yin, and Athena Salaba. (2008). User Research and Testing of FRBR-Based Online Library Catalogs. Report to IMLS Grant advisors from OCLC and Library of Congress, Dublin, Ohio, January 17, 2008.
 
Žumer, Maja, Athena Salaba, & Marcia Zeng. (2007). FRSAR Update. World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council, Durban, South Africa, 19-23 August 2007.
 
Zeng, Marcia Lei, Athena Salaba, & Maja Žumer. (2007). Functional Requirement for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR) - (Invited presentation). 2007 ALA Annual Conference, Subject Analysis Committee Meeting, June 25, Washington, D.C.
 
Zeng, Marcia Lei, Athena Salaba & Maja Žumer. (2006). Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records - Updates. World Library and Information Congress: 71st IFLA General Conference and Council, 20-24 August 2006, Seoul, Korea.
 
Zeng, Marcia Lei, & Athena Salaba (keynotes speakers). (2005). Toward an International Sharing and Use of Subject Authority Data. FRBR in 21st Century Catalogues: An Invitational Workshop, OCLC. Dublin, Ohio, May 2-4, 2005.
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