Glenn McGuigan

Head Librarian Harrisburg
Librarian

Department Address

Madlyn L. Hanes Library
351 Olmsted Drive
Middletown, PA 17057-4850
Office Phone
717-948-6078
Departmental Phone
717-948-6070 (department)
gxm22@psu.edu

Research Interests

scholarly publishing, social network analysis, collection management, professionalism in academic librarianship

Publications

A social network analysis of academic journals in public administration in the early twenty-first century: examining journal level bibliometrics with network analysis, Scientometrics, 2023

Using ego-network analyses to examine journal citations: a comparative study of public administration, political science, and business management, Scientometrics, 2021

The Transformation of the U.S. Government Publishing Office: A Strategic Analysis from an Intergovernmental Perspective, Library Philosophy and Practice, 2017

The NIH Public Access Policy and Federally Funded Research: An Analysis of Problem Recognition and Agenda Setting, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2015

Hateful metrics and the bitterest pill of scholarly publishing, Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation, 2013

Outstanding business reference sources 2012, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2012

Addressing change in academic libraries: A review of classical organizational theory and implications for academic libraries, Library Philosophy and Practice, 2012

Crisis of professionalism in public services: Addressing challenges to librarianship from a public administration perspective, Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2011

An exploratory quantitative analysis of academic library services: An examination of performance based metrics, Library Administration and Management, 2011

Performance Measurement in Academic Libraries: A Discussion of the Use of the Balanced Scorecard, Academic BRASS: Published by the ALA BRASS Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee, 2010

The MBA and academic business librarians: More than graduate education for subject specialists, Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 2008

Collection Management of Electronic Journals in Academic Libraries: Notes on Embracing Change in an Unstable Environment, Library and Information Research, 2008

The business of academic publishing: A strategic analysis of the academic journal publishing industry and its impact on the future of scholarly publishing, Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 2008

The ownership of presidential campaign biographies by libraries: An empirical study, Collection and Curation, 2008

Marketing Library Services in a Digital Environment: Notes on Brand Identity, Differentiation, and Informational Asymmetry, The Information Technology Newsletter, 2004

Publishing perils in academe: The serials crisis and the economics of the academic journal publishing industry, Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 2004

Accreditation and library collections: The monographic holdings of academic libraries that support AACSB accredited and non-accredited MBA programs in the state of Pennsylvania, USA, Collection and Curation, 2004

Online Research as Competitive Intelligence: Notes on the Use of Electronic Library Resources in Business Education, The Information Technology Newsletter, 2003

Business research platforms: Selected academic business library web sites, Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, 2003

Invisible business information: The selection of invisible Web sites in constructing subject pages for business, Collection and Curation, 2003

Subject-specific policy statements: A rationale and framework for collection development, Acquisitions Librarian, 2003

The Evolution of Portable Electronic Books: Still a Work in Progress, The Information Technology Newsletter, 2002

The common sense of customer service employing advice from the trade and popular literature of business to interactions with irate patrons in libraries, Reference Librarian, 2002

Exorcising the ghost from the machine: Confronting obstacles to critical thinking through library instruction, Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2002

Business Research Platforms: Selected Academic Business Library Web Sites, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 2002

The alert collector when in Rome, Reference and User Services Quarterly, 2002

When In Rome: A Rationale and Selection of Resources in International Business Etiquette and Intercultural Communication, Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2002

Databases vs. the Web: A Discussion of Teaching the Use of Electronic Resources in the Library Instruction Setting, Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2001

Other Publications

Chapters

The common sense of customer service: Employing advice from the trade and popular literature of business to interactions with Irate Patrons in Libraries, 2013

Subject-specific policy statements: A rationale and framework for collection development, 2012

Book/Film/Article Reviews

Review of the book, Academic Libraries for Commuter Students: Research-Based Strategies edited by Mariana Regaldo and Maura A. Smale. ALA Editions. 2018., Catholic Library World, 2020

Textbooks in Academic Libraries: Selection, Circulation, and Assessment, Catholic Library World, 2018

Shared Collections: Collaborative Stewardship edited by Dawn Hale, Catholic Library World, 2016

Library Consortia: Models for Collaboration and Sustainability by Valerie Horton and Greg Pronevitz, Catholic Library World, 2015

Handbook of Emerging Multinational Corporations. Edited by Mehmet Demirbag and Attila Yaprak., Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2015

Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Sources, Catholic Library World, 2014

Business Scandals, Corruption, and Reform: An Encyclopedia by Gary Giroux. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2013., Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2014

Managing Diversity in Today’s Workplace. By Michelle A. Paludi. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO, 2012. 4 volumes., Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2013

The Real Change-Makers: Why Government is Not the Problem or the Solution., Catholic Library World, 2012

Schaum’s Outline of Italian Grammar, 3rd Edition, American Reference Books Annual, 2010

Oxford Color Italian Dictionary Plus. New York, Oxford University Press, 2007, American Reference Books Annual, 2009

Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy, 2nd Edition, American Reference Books Annual, 2008

World Police Encyclopedia, American Reference Books Annual, 2007

Culture and Customs of Italy, American Reference Books Annual, 2006

Library Web Sites: Creating Online Collections and Services, American Reference Books Annual, 2005

The Encyclopedia of High-Tech Crime and Crime-Fighting, American Reference Books Annual, 2005

Understanding Information Systems: What They Do and Why We Need Them, American Reference Books Annual, 2005

Government Research Directory, American Reference Books Annual, 2005

E-Serials: Publishers, Libraries, Users, and Standards, American Reference Books Annual, 2004

The Accidental Systems Librarian, American Reference Books Annual, 2004

The Video Source Book: A Guide to Programs Currently Available on Video…. 30th ed. Farmington Hills, MI, Gale, 2003, American Reference Books Annual, 2004

Time Management, Planning, and Prioritization for Librarians, American Reference Books Annual, 2004

American Manufacturers Directory. Omaha, NE, American Business Directories/Info USA, 2003 ed., American Reference Books Annual, 2004

Thomas Food & Beverage Market Place, 2002/03. 2nd Edition, Millerton, NY, Grey House Publishing, 2002, American Reference Books Annual, 2003

How Products Are Made: An Illustrated Guide to Product Manufacturing. Volume 6 & Volume 7, American Reference Books Annual, 2003

Major Information Technology Companies of the World 2002. 4th Edition, Farmington Hills, MI, Gale, 2002, American Reference Books Annual, 2003

Hoover’s MasterList of Major US Companies 2002: The Facts You Need on More Than 5,200 Leading Public and Private Enterprises. Austin, TX, Hoover’s 2001, American Reference Books Annual, 2003

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios, 2002. 33rd ed., American Reference Books Annual, 2003

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture, American Reference Books Annual, 2001

Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy, American Reference Books Annual, 2000

Magazine/Trade Publications

The Necessity of NAICS: Industrial Classification as an Indexing Search Tool, Academic BRASS Published by the Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee, 2016

Others

Information technology and electronic government: Benefits and challenges to public administration, Information Management, 2005