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Vyacheslav I. Zavalin

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Information Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2020
    Major: Information science
    Specialization: Data Science
    Dissertation: Exploration of RDA-based MARC21 subject metadata in WORLDCAT database and its readiness to support Linked Data functionality
  • MS, University of North Texas, 2013
    Major: Information Science
  • BS, Ukrainian Transport University, 1998
    Major: Transportation management

Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5210.402Introduction to Cataloging and ClassificationFall 2024
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5210.001Introduction to Cataloging and ClassificationSummer 10W 2024 SPOT
INFO 5210.600Introduction to Cataloging and ClassificationSummer 10W 2024 SPOT
INFO 5220.001Advanced Cataloging and ClassificationFall 2023 SPOT
INFO 5220.001Advanced Cataloging and ClassificationFall 2022 SPOT
INFO 5223.002Metadata for Information Organization and RetrievalSummer 10W 2022 SPOT
INFO 4223.001Introduction to Metadata for Information OrganizationFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5223.003Metadata for Information Organization and RetrievalSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
INFO 5223.006Metadata for Information Organization and RetrievalSummer 10W 2021 SPOT
INFO 5210.001Resource Description and Access ISummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 5210.005Resource Description and Access ISummer 10W 2020 SPOT
INFO 5210.001Resource Description and Access ISummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 5210.005Resource Description and Access ISummer 10W 2019 SPOT
INFO 4970.001Information Science SeminarSummer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 4970.005Information Science SeminarSummer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
INFO 5220.001Resource Description and Access IISummer 10W 2018 SPOT
INFO 5220.005Resource Description and Access IISummer 10W 2018 SPOT
INFO 5210.001Resource Description and Access ISpring 2018 SPOT
INFO 5210.005Resource Description and Access ISpring 2018 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • 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
  • 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.

    • Journal Article

  • 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
  • Zavalin, V.I., Miksa, S.D. (2021). Collecting and evaluating large volumes of bibliographic metadata aggregated in the WorldCat database: A proposed methodology to overcome challenges.. The Electronic Library. 39 (3) 18. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0264-0473
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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