Oksana L. Zavalina

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Zavalina, O.L., Burke, M. (2023). User search behavior in digital repositories. Discoverability in Digital Repositories. Abingdon, United Kingdom, Routledge/Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003216438
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V. (2017). Identity management analysis: an empirical investigation into the state of library community’s’ authority data conformance to the new standard. Knowledge Discovery in Data and Design Innovation. Singapore, World Scientific Publishing.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2014). Subject access: Conceptual models, functional requirements, and empirical data. In S. D. Miksa (Ed.), Functional Future for Bibliographic Control: Transitioning into New Communities of Practice and Awareness. 88-111. London, Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415716024/

Book Review

• Zavalina, O.L. (2010). Review of the book "Cossack bibliography". 11 (4) 391-393. Taylor and Francis. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228886.2010.523878
• Zavalina, O.L. (2008). Review of the book "Arkhivni ta rukopysni zbirky Naukovoho tovarystva im. Shevchenka v Natsionalnii bibliotetsi u Varshavi. 9 (1) 84-87. Taylor & Francis. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15228880802104785

Cited Research

• Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H.M., Zavalina, O.L. (2019). Metadata Record Graphs for Six Collections from the UNT Libraries' Digital Collections. 67. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1532397/

Conference Proceeding

• Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Language archiving training: A case study of a metadata course in library and information science graduate program, 2020-2023. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 2nd international workshop on digital language archives. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2114299/
• Aljalahmah, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Exploration of metadata practices in digital collections of archives with Arabian language materials. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 2nd international workshop on digital language archives. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2114295/
• Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S. (2023). 2nd international workshop on digital language archives. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. ACM/IEEE.
• Aljalahmah, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Dublin Core metadata created by Kuwaiti students: Exploration of quality in context. Proceedings of the iConference 2023. iSchools. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_41
• Zavalin, V.I., Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Exploration of accuracy, completeness, and consistency in metadata for physical objects in museum collections. Proceedings of the iConference 2023. iSchools. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_7
• Zavalina, O.L., Aljalahmah, S. (2022). Metadata practices of academic libraries in Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar: Current state, risks, and perspectives for knowledge management. Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management 2022. iSchools.
• Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S. (2021). 1st international workshop on digital language archives. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries.
• Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S. (2021). Exploring language archiving education for information professionals and interdisciplinary collaboration to support information access. Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
• Phillips, M.E., Burke, M., Tarver, H., Zavalina, O.L. (2021). Leveraging digital library infrastructure to build a language archive. 15-17. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Digital Language Archives: LangArc 2021. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1851182/
• Zavalin, V., Zavalina, O.L., Safa, R. (2021). Patterns of subject metadata change in MARC21 bibliographic records representing video recordings. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2021). Notes fields of metadata records generated by the Children’s and Young Adults’ Cataloguing Program: Exploration of support for general and specific needs of school library users. Proceedings of the International Association of School Libraries 2021. IASL.
• Aljalahmah, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2021). A case study of information representation in a Kuwaiti archive. Proceedings of the iConference 2021. iSchools.
• Alasmari, H., Zavalina, O.L. (2021). Examination of the content of COVID-19-related tweets during the March-April 2020 pandemic peak. Proceedings of the iConference 2021. iSchools.
• Roeschley, A., Buchanan, S.A., Burke, M., Graf, A., Zavalina, O.L. (2020). Considering individual and community contexts within information pedagogy, scholarship, and practice. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technologies. ASIS&T.
• Buchanan, S.A., Zavalina, O.L., Babalola, N., Kriesberg, A., Wisser, K., Chelliah, S. (2020). Transforming the archival classroom for a connected reality. Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L. (2020). Descriptive richness of free-text metadata: a comparative analysis of three language archives. Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Zavalina, O.L., Burke, M. (2020). Skill-building in graduate-level metadata instruction through the prism of quality evaluation of student-created metadata records. Proceedings of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
• Zavalina, O.L., Kim, J., Wang, X., Cheng, Q. (2020). Organizing big data, information and knowledge workshop. Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2020. Association for Computing Machinery.
• Roeschley, A., Kim, J., Zavalina, O.L. (2020). An exploration of contributor-created Description field in participatory archives. Proceedings of the iConference 2020. iSchools.
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L. (2020). Identifying challenges for information organization in language archives: Preliminary findings. Proceedings of the iConference 2020. iSchools.
• Zavalina, O.L., Darch, P., Rasmussen, E. (2019). IEEE Doctoral Consortium Workshop 2019. Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2019. Association for Computing Machinery.
• Chen, J., Lu, W., Zavalina, O.L. (2019). Organizing data, information and knowledge in Big Data environment: workshop. Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2019. Association for Computing Machinery.
• Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H.M., Zavalina, O.L. (2019). Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Controlled Vocabulary and Keyword Usage for Subject Representation in the UNT Theses and Dissertations Collection. Other. Proceedings of the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Conference. 2019 (1) 61-76. Associação Portuguesa de Biblioteconomia, Arquivística e Documentação. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616586/
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L. (2019). Exploration of information organization in language archives. Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Phillips, M.E., Zavalina, O.L., Tarver, H.M. (2019). Using Metadata Record Graphs to Understand Digital Library Metadata. Other. 49-58. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616551/
• Downie, J., Zavalina, O.L., Jayarathna, S. (2018). JCDL 2018 Doctoral Consortium. Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2018. Association for Computing Machinery.
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V. (2018). Analysis of metadata change in authority data over time: an effect of a standard evolution. Proceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Zavalina, O.L., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P., Phillips, M.E. (2018). Uncovering Hidden Insights for Information Management: Examination and Modeling of Change in Digital Collection Metadata. Proceedings of the iConference 2018. iSchools.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2017). Integrated learning of metadata quality evaluation and metadata application profile development in a graduate metadata course. Proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V. (2017). Implementation of Resource Description and Access standard in authority data in MARC format: An empirical investigation. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Knowledge Management.
• Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H.M. (2017). Quality assurance and evaluation of change for patent metadata. Proceedings of the 80th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Tarver, H.S., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M. (2016). An exploratory study of a Description field in the Digital Public Library of America. Proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016
• Tarver, H.M., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E. (2016). An Exploratory Study of the Description Field in the Digital Public Library of America. Other. 34-44. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc910346/
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V.I., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2016). Developing an empirically-based framework of metadata change and exploring relation between metadata change and metadata quality in MARC library metadata.. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Knowledge Management. Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V., Miksa, S.D. (2016). Quality over time: A longitudinal quantitative analysis of metadata change in RDA-based MARC Bibliographic Records Representing Video Resources. Proceedings of the 79th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. Association for Information Science and Technology.
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V.I., Miksa, S.D. (2016). Metadata change in RDA-based MARC bibliographic records representing video resources: longitudinal quantitative analysis. Proceedings of the 79th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting.. 53 (1) Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2373-9231
• Zavalina, O.L., Tarver, H., Plillips, M. (2016). A case study of metadata creation in the University of North Texas Libraries’ Digital Collections. Proceedings of the 82nd International Federation of Library Associations World Library and Information Congress. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. http://www.ifla.org/annual-conference/proceedings
• Zavalina, O.L., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2016). An empirical investigation of change in subject metadata in WorldCat. Proceedings of the International Federation of Library Associations World Library and Information Congress Satellite Conference "Subject Access: Unlimited Opportunities".
• Zavalina, O.L., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2016). An empirical investigation of change in subject metadata in WorldCat. Subject Access: Unlimited Opportunities, Satellite Conference 11-12 August 2016. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. https://sites.google.com/a/kent.edu/ifla2016-classification-indexing/program
• Tarver, H.M., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E. (2016). A Case Study of Metadata Creation in the University of North Texas Libraries' Digital Collections. 12. International Federation of Library Associations. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849978/
• Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M., Alemneh, D., Tarver, H.S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF) in the Digital Public Library of America: Exploratory analysis. Proceedings of the 78th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. 52 (1) Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2373-9231
• Alemneh, D., Zavalina, O.L., Tarver, H.S., Zavalin, V., Phillips, M., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). Knowledge representation and subject access in ETDs: Analysis of creators’ and users’ assumptions and expectations. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management.
• Zavalina, O.L., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). Metadata change in traditional library collections and digital repositories: Exploratory comparative analysis. Proceedings of the 78th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. 52 (1) Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2373-9231
• Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M., Kizhakkethil, P., Alemneh, D., Tarver, H.S. (2015). Representation of recorded knowledge and Extended Date/Time Format: a case study of the Digital Public Library of America. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Knowledge Management.
• Alemneh, D.G., Zavalina, O.L., Tarver, H.M., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). Knowledge Representation and Subject Access in Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Analysis of Creators’ and Users’ Assumptions and Expectations. International Council on Knowledge Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1803089/
• Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E., Kizhakkethil, P., Alemneh, D.G., Tarver, H.M. (2015). Representation of Recorded Knowledge and Extended Date/Time Format: A Case Study of the Digital Public Library of America. International Council on Knowledge Management. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1803090/
• Hannah Tarver, Mark Phillips, Oksana Zavelina, & Priya Kizhakkethil. (2015). An Exploratory Analysis of Subject Metadata in the Digital Public Library of America. 30-40. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc725779/
• Tarver, H.S., Phillips, M., Zavalina, O.L., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). An exploratory analysis of subject metadata in the Digital Public Library of America. Proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2015/paper/download/348/362
• Oksana Zavalina, Priya Kizhakkethil, Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, Mark Phillips, & Hannah Tarver. (2015). Building a Framework of Metadata Change to Support Knowledge Management. 14 (1) 16. World Scientific Publishing Co.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc505014/
• Zavalina, O.L., Kizhakkethil, P. (2015). Exploration of metadata change in a digital repository. iConference 2015 proceedings. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/73455
• Zavalina, O.L. (2014). Exploring the role of scale: comparative analysis of digital library user searching. Proceedings of the 77th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. https://www.asis.org/asist2014/proceedings/submissions/posters/279poster.pdf
• Tarver, H., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M., Alemneh, D., Shakeri, S. (2014). How descriptive metadata changes in the UNT Libraries’ Collections: a case study. Proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2014/paper/view/235/
• Alemneh, D., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M., Tarver, H. (2014). Metadata changes: meeting the evolving requirements. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Knowledge Management. http://ickm2014.bilgiyonetimi.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Zavalina.pdf
• Polyakov, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2014). Approaches to teaching metadata course at the University of North Texas. Proceedings of the International Conference and Workshop on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2014/paper/view/309
• Hannah Tarver, Oksana Zavelina, Mark Phillips, Daniel Alemneh, & Shadi Shakeri. (2014). How Descriptive Metadata Changes in the UNT Libraries' Collections: A Case Study. Other. 43-52. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc406345/
• Zavalina, O.L. (2013). Measuring student learning outcomes for graduating students of LIS Master’s program: a case study. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference "Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business". http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2013/eng/disk/2_020.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2013). Тeaching information organization to LIS students: approaches used at the University of North Texas. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference "Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business". http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2013/eng/disk/1_004.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L., Vassilieva, E. (2013). Comparative analysis of user searching in domain-specific and domain-independent digital libraries.. Proceedings of the iConference 2013. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/39747/272.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L., Vassilieva, E. (2013). Large-scale digital library user searching: What role does domain play?. iConference'2013 proceedings. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/42111/322.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L., Vassilieva, E. (2012). Longitudinal comparative analysis of item-level and collection-level user searching in a digital library.. Proceedings of the 75th Association for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/meet.14504901288/pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2011). Free-text collection-level subject metadata in large-scale digital libraries: a comparative content analysis.. International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications. http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/pubs/article/view/3630
• Zavalina, O.L. (2011). Role of collection-level subject metadata in subject access to digital collections in aggregations. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference "Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business", Sudak, Ukraine. http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2011/disk/124.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2010). What does transaction log data tell about collection-level subject access?: Poster abstract. Library research Seminar V. http://www.lrsv.umd.edu/abstracts/Zavalina%20Transaction%20Log%20Data.pdf
• Palmer, C.L., Zavalina, O.L., Fenlon, K. (2010). Beyond size and search: building contextual mass in digital aggregations for scholarly use. Proceedings of the 73rd annual conference of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. https://asis.org/asist2010/proceedings/.../213_Final_Submission.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L., Palmer, C.L., Jackson, A.S., Han, M.J. (2008). Assessing descriptive substance in free-text collection-level metadata.. International DCMI Metadata Conference and Workshop. http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/pubs/article/view/930
• Zavalina, O.L. (2007). Collection-level user searches in federated digital resource environment. American Society of Information Science and Technology. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/meet.1450440225/pdf
• Palmer, C.L., Zavalina, O.L., Mustafoff, M. (2007). Trends in metadata practices: a longitudinal study of collection federation metadata. Proceedings of the 7th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1255251
• Palmer, C.L., Knutson, E., Twidale, M.B., Zavalina, O.L. (2006). Collection definition in federated digital resource development. Proceedings of the 69th American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. American Society of Information Science and Technology. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDUQFjAEahUKEwj09-_V5fzHAhUIn4AKHZfGAXk&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asis.org%2FConferences%2FAM04%2Fposters%2F81_Camera_Ready_Final_Manuscript.doc

Dissertation thesis (published online)

• Zavalina, O.L. (2010). Collection-level Subject Access in Aggregations of Digital Collections: Metadata Application and Use. 184. Urbana-Champaign, http://hdl.handle.net/2142/16620

Journal Article

• Aljalahmah, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Student-Created Dublin Core Metadata Representing Arabic Language eBooks: Comparison of Individual and Group Work Outcomes. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-2023-0016
• Alasmari, H., Zavalina, O.L. (2023). Using two theories in exploration of the health information diffusion on social media during a global health crisis. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. 22 (2) https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219649222500952
• Zavalina, O.L., Aljalahmah, S. (2023). Arabian Gulf academic libraries’ knowledge representations practices, perspectives, and barriers. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219649223400014
• Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S.L. (2022). Digital Language Archives: Notes from the guest editors: Editorial. The Electronic Library. Amsterdam Netherlands, Elsevier.
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S.L., Phillips, M.E. (2022). User needs in language archives: Findings from interviews with language archive managers, depositors, and end-users.. Language Documentation and Conservation. 16 24 pages. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/74669
• Burke, M., Tarver, H., Phillips, M.E., Zavalina, O. (2022). Using existing metadata standards and tools for a digital language archive: a balancing act. The Electronic Library. 40 (5) 579-. Emerald Insight.
• Zavalin, V., Zavalina, O.L., Miksa, S.D. (2022). Exploration of subject representation and support of Linked Data in recently created library metadata: Examination of most widely held WorldCat bibliographic records. Library Resources & Technical Services. 65 (4) 154-165. Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/7519
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L., Chelliah, S., Phillips, M.E. (2022). User needs in language archives: Findings from interviews with language archive managers, depositors, and end-users. Language Documentation and Conservation. 16 University of Hawaii Press. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/74669
• Burke, M., Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H., Zavalina, O.L. (2022). Using existing metadata standards and tools for a language archive: A balancing act. The Electronic Library. 40 (5) 579-593. Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-02-2022-0028
• Zavalina, O.L., Wang, X., Cheng, Q. (2021). New directions, opportunities and challenges in organizing information and knowledge in the Big Data environment: Editorial. The Electronic Library. Amsterdam Netherlands, Elsevier.
• Aljalahmah, S., Zavalina, O.L. (2021). Information representation and knowledge organization in cultural heritage organizations in Arabian Gulf: A comparative case study. Journal of Information and Knowledge Management. World Scientific.
• Zavalina, O.L., Burke, M. (2021). Assessing skill-building in metadata instruction: Quality evaluation of Dublin Core metadata records created by graduate students. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).
• Burke, M., Zavalina, O.L., Phillips, M.E., Chelliah, S. (2021). Organization of knowledge and information in digital archives of language materials. Journal of Library Metadata. Taylor & Francis.
• Phillips, M.E., Zavalina, O.L., Tarver, H.M. (2020). Exploring the utility of metadata record graphs and network analysis for metadata quality evaluation and augmentation. Other. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1616614/
• Hopkins, M.E., Zavalina, O.L. (2019). Evaluating physicians’ knowledge discovery: a new approach to serendipity analysis. International Journal of Information Management. 71 (5) 19 pages. Emerald. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AJIM-02-2019-0045/full/html
• Shakeri, S., Evangelopoulos, N., Zavalina, O. (2018). The Interplay between knowledge gap and perceived risk in motivating risk information seeking. Information Research. 23 (3) http://www.informationr.net/ir/23%2D3/paper800.html
• Zavalina, O.L., Zavalin, V., Shakeri, S., Kizhakkethil, P. (2016). Developing an empirically-based framework of metadata change and exploring relation between metadata change and metadata quality in MARC library metadata. Procedia Computer Science. 99 (1) 50-63. Amsterdam Netherlands, Elsevier.
• Zavalina, O.L., Alemneh, D.G., Kizhakkethil, P., Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H.M. (2015). Extended date/time format (EDTF) in the digital public library of America’s metadata: Exploratory analysis. Other. 52 (1) 1–5.
• Zavalina, O.L., Kizhakkethil, P., Alemneh, D.G., Phillips, M.E., Tarver, H. (2015). Building a framework of metadata change to support knowledge management. Other. 14 (1) 16 pages. World Scientific. http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0219649215500057
• Zavalina, O.L., Vassilieva, E.V. (2014). Understanding the information needs of large-scale digital library users: Comparative analysis of user searching. Library Resources & Technical Services. 58 (2) 84-99. Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.58n2.84
• Zavalina, O.L. (2014). Complementarity in subject metadata in large-scale digital libraries: A comparative analysis. Cataloging and Classification Quarterly. 52 (1) 77089. Taylor & Francis Online. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01639374.2013.848316
• Zavalina, O.L. (2013). Quality assessment of graduate education in Library and Information Science through measuring student learning outcomes. Science and Technology Libraries Journal. 12 31-41. Moscow, http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=20799803
• Zavalina, O.L., Schultz-Jones, B. (2013). Preparing school librarians: approaches to teaching information organization to school library program students at the University of North Texas. School Library.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2013). Teaching information organization: experience of the University of North Texas. Science and Technology Libraries Journal. 10 32-44. http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=20583230
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Analysis of representation of subject access elements in the FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD entity-relationship models and in the RDA cataloging code. Science and Technology Libraries Journal. 11 25-38. http://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=18240789
• O.L.. (2012). Collection-level metadata and its role in subject access to digital libraries. Library and Information Science News Association. http://www.lisna.ir/index.php?option
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Exploring mutual complementarity of free-text and controlled-vocabulary collection-level subject metadata in large-scale digital libraries: A comparative analysis. IFLA Satellite Post-Conference "Beyond Libraries: Subject Metadata in the Digital Environment and Semantic Web", Tallinn, Estonia. http://www.nlib.ee/html/yritus/ifla_jarel/papers/3-2_Zavalina.docx
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Exploring the richness of collection-level subject metadata in three large-scale digital libraries. Other. 7 (3) 209-221. Inderscience. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMSO.2012.050182
• Vassilieva, E., Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Overview of factors influencing the development of the modern library and information science education: Example of a U.S. University. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference "Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business", Sudak, Ukraine. http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2012/disk/005.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Subject access, FRBR family of models, and RDA. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference "Libraries and Information Resources in the Modern World of Science, Culture, Education, and Business", Sudak, Ukraine. http://www.gpntb.ru/win/inter-events/crimea2012/disk/004.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). Subject access: Conceptual models, functional requirements, and empirical data.. Journal of Library Metadata. 12 (2/3) 140-163. Taylor and Francis. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19386389.2012.699829
• Zavalina, O.L., Vassilieva, E.V. (2012). Overview of factors influencing the development of the modern library and information science education: Example of a U.S. university.. School Library.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2012). A study of user searching in large-scale digital libraries supporting secondary education. School Library. 4-5 Moscow, Russian School Library Association.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2011). Contextual Metadata in Digital Aggregations: Application of Collection-Level Subject Metadata and its Role in User Interactions and Information Retrieval.. Journal of Library Metadata. 11 (3-4) 104-128. Taylor and Francis. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19386389.2011.629957
• Zavalina, O.L., Palmer, C.L., Jackson, A.S., Han, M.J. (2009). Evaluating descriptive richness in collection-level metadata. Journal of Library Metadata. 8 (4) 263-292. Taylor & Francis Online. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19386380802627109

Monograph

• Zavalina, O.L., Shtohryn, D. (2002). Ukrainians in the United States and Other Western Countries: Their Cultural and Political Activities, Speeches, Performances, and Interviews: [a catalog of audio collection]. 84. University of Illinois Library.

Popular Press Article

• Zavalina, O.L. (2007). Evolution of Collection-Level Description in the Collection Registry. In Final Report for the IMLS Digital Collections & Content Project Summary of Findings. University of Illinois. http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/docs/FinalReport_CollectionResearch.pdf
• Zavalina, O.L. (2007). LSTA Digitization Projects: Summary of Findings. In Final Report for the IMLS Digital Collections & Content Project: Summary of Findings. University of Illinois. http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/docs/FinalReport_ContentAndUse.pdf.
• Zavalina, O.L. (2007). Summary of Collection Registry Searches. In Final Report for the IMLS Digital Collections & Content Project: Summary of Findings. University of Illinois. http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/docs/FinalReport_ContentAndUse.pdf

Scholarly Note

• Palmer, C.L., Zavalina, O.L. (2007). Diffusion of Metadata Practices in IMLS Community. In Final Report for the IMLS Digital Collections & Content Project: Summary of Findings. University of Illinois. http://imlsdcc.grainger.uiuc.edu/docs/FinalReport_CollectionResearch.pdf
• Cole, T., Jackson, A.S., Palmer, C.L., Shreeves, S.L., Twidale, M.B., Zavalina, O.L. (2006). Findings pertaining to Framework of guidance for building good digital collections. University of Illinois. http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/722
• Zavalina, O.L. (2006). User searches in IMLS DCC Collection Registry: transaction log analysis. Technical Report UIUCLIS-2006/3+IMLS. Champaign, IL, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. http://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/713

editorial

• Zavalina, O.L., Downie, J., Jayarathna, S. (2018). Introduction to the 2018 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries Doctoral Consortium Issue. Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries. Association for Computing Machinery.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Chelliah, S.L. (Principal), Zavalina, O.L. (Co-Principal), Palmer, A.M. (Co-Principal), "Using Cross Language Analysis to Investigate Factors for Differential Marking," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $343475 Funded. (2020 - 2024).
• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Chelliah, S.L. (Co-Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), "Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives," sponsored by Institute for Museum and Library Services, Federal, $50000 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Burke, M. (Supporting), "Identifying Information Organization Needs of Language Archives Users," sponsored by UNT IS Department, IS Faculty-Student Summer Research Grant, University of North Texas, $7000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Kizhakkethil, P., Shakeri, S., "Towards and Integrated Model of Metadata Change," sponsored by UNT IS Department, IS Faculty-Student Summer Research Grant, University of North Texas, $8000 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Shakeri, S., "Modeling Library Metadata Change to Support Evaluation and Improvement of Library Metadata," sponsored by UNT LIS Department, LIS Faculty-Student Summer Research Grant, University of North Texas, $6000 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Kizhakkethil, P., "Examination of Metadata Change For Evaluation And Improvement Of Metadata Quality In Large-Scale Digital Libraries," sponsored by UNT LIS Department, LIS Faculty-Student Summer Research Grant, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2014 - 2014).
• Palmer, A.M. (Co-Principal), Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), "Using Cross Language Analysis to Investigate Factors for Differential Marking," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2024).
• Burke, M., Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Chelliah, S.L. (Co-Principal), "Exploring Methods and Techniques for Facilitating Access to Digital Language Archives," sponsored by Institute of Museum and Library Services, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2020).

Grant - Teaching

• Zavalina, O.L. (Principal), Phillips, M.E. (Co-Principal), Chelliah, S.L. (Co-Principal), "Community Memory and Language: Archiving and Curation Training," sponsored by Institute for Museum and Library Services, Federal, $249982 Funded. (2023 - 2025).