COBURN “COBY” JOHNSON
Associate Professor
Catalog Librarian
Authorities Coordinator
The University of Montana Mansfield Library
32 Campus Drive #9936
Missoula, MT 59812-9936
Email: coburn.johnson@umontana.edu
Phone: 406-243-4729 Fax: 406-243-4067
EDUCATION
M.A. in Librarianship, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1972
Emphasis on cataloging
B.S., Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1969
Major field of study: History
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- CATALOG LIBRARIAN/AUTHORITIES COORDINATOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Mansfield
Library, 1994-
- CATALOGER/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Mansfield Library, 1992-1994
- CATALOGER, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Heritage Program,
Salish-Kootenai College, Pablo, Mt, 1993- 1994
- ASSISTANT CATALOGER/VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Mansfield Library,
1988- 1992.
- TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, Montana Indian Tribal Libraries Networking Project,
LSCA Grant, Fort Peck Community College, 1990-1991.
- PROJECT COORDINATOR AND CHIEF CATALOGER, Mansfield Library, Northwest
Grant Recon Project, 1986.
- CATALOGER, Mansfield Library, Journalism Collection Recon Grant,
1984-1985.
- ASSISTANT CATALOG LIBRARIAN/INSTRUCTOR, University of Montana Library,
1972- 1976.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
- LIBRARY TECHNICIAN II, Mansfield Library, July-Nov. 1985, Jan.-April
1987.
- LIBRARY CLERK III, Mansfield Library Jan.-April 1985.
- VOLUNTEER RECON CLERK, Mansfield Library, Jan.-Aug. 1984.
- VOLUNTEER, Lewis and Clark Elementary School Library, Missoula,
MT, Sept. 1981-May 1990.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- C&I Instruction 483 - Technical Processing for School Library/Media
Centers, Summer Semesters, 2001 and 2003.
- C&I 472 - Technical Processing for School Library/Media Centers,
Summer Semester, 1998.
- Lib 496 - Cataloging Applications (Independent study), Fall and
Winter Semesters, 1996-1997.
- C&I 472 - Technical Processing for School Library/Media Centers,
Spring and Summer Semesters, 1995.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- MLA 2004 Presentation
- Introduction of Speakers for “Scholarly Communication
in the New Millennium: A Symposium”, May 6, 2002, University
Center, The University of Montana.
- "Cataloging Has a Future Too: An Insight Into the Organization
of Knowledge” with Susan Mueller, Mansfield Library Faculty/Staff
Seminar Series, January 9, 2002.
- “Building Dewey Numbers”, workshop presented to
Academic and Special Libraries Division/Public Libraries Division
retreat, Chico Hot Springs, MT, October 15, 2001.
- “Cataloging a la Carte,” panel presented to the
Montana Library Association, April, 2001 with others.
- “Cataloging by the Book”, workshop presented to
the Montana Library Association, Missoula, MT, May 1, 1998.
- “The Starting Line: Cataloging Basics”, workshop
presented to the Montana Library Association, Great Falls, MT,
Apr. 24, 1997.
- "Librarian: Friend or Foe," presentation to Montana
State Genealogical Society, Deer Lodge, MT, Apr. 27, 1996 with
Paulette Parpart.
- "Barcoding Project at the Mansfield Library," Invited
paper presented to the Technical Services Interest Group, Joint
PNLA-MLA meeting, Kalispell, MT, Aug. 12, 1993.
- "Access to Oral Histories Through a Data Base,"
Paper presented at the Oral History Association Conference,
St. Paul, MN, Oct. 16, 1987.
PUBLICATIONS
- "Serials barcodes: how not to do it," PNLA Quarterly,
60(4): 18-19, 1996.
- People Will Talk: Oral History Collection of the Mansfield Library,
University of Montana, with Karen A. Hatcher. Maureen and Mike Mansfield
Library, 1987.
- Bibliography of Montana Local Histories, editor, with Minnie Paugh,
John Mason, Katherine Schaefer. Montana Library Association, 1977.
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Role of the professional librarian in technical services
Indexing of local history materials and newspapers.
Subject and name authority control in an automated environment.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Montana Library Association, 1972-1981, 1989-
Past President, 2003-2004
President, 2002-2003
Vice President/President Elect, 2001-2002
Secretary, 1991-1992
Academic and Special Libraries Division,
1989-
Directory
Committee, Chair, 1994-2000
Retreat
Planning Committee, 2002
Local History and Indexing Interest Group,
1991-
Chair,
1991-1997
Local History Committee, 1974-1981, Chair,
1978-1979
Dynix Users Group, Chair, 1995-1998
President's Task Force on Interest Groups,
1995-1996
Sheila Cates Scholarship Committee, 1998-2004
Chair, 2000-2001
Technical Services Interest Group, 2000-
Pacific Northwest Library Association, 1989-
Leadership Institute Planning Committee,
2002-2003
Mountain Plains Library Association, 2001-2002
American Library Association, 1971-1978, 1992-
American Association of College and Research
Libraries, 1992-
Library Information and Technology Association,
1992-
Association for Library Collections &
Technical Services, 1992-
Government Documents Round Table, 1996-
Map and Geography Round Table, 2001-
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee, 2003-
Faculty Senate, 1993-2000
Executive Committee of the Senate, 1998-2000
University Center Board, 1997-2001
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, Collection Committee,
Member, 1994-
Chair, 1996-
Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula,
Founding Member, 1975-
Board of Directors, 1976-1982
Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners,
Member, 1980-
Board of Directors, 1984-1992, 1995-2000,
Conference Chair, 1988,
Conference Co-Chair, 2000
Recipient of the MAWS Living Treasure
Award, 2002
Association of Northwest Weaving Guilds,
Member, 1981-
Vice Chair, 1991-1993,
Chair, 1993-1995,
Past Chair/Historian, 1995-1997,
Conference Chair, 1995-1997.
Boy Scout of America Merit Badge Counselor, 1988-
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