Nancy Patricia O'Brien

2019

Children’s Books for Teaching, Research, and Fun: The School Collection at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Weber, A. & O'Brien, N. P., Mar 1 2019, In: Informed Librarian Online.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Mergers and Makeovers: Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Elmquist, M. R. & O'Brien, N. P., Feb 1 2019, In: Informed Librarian Online.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

Merging the Social and Health Sciences Step by Step

O'Brien, N. P., Allen, M. B., Burnette, P., Ingold, C. S., McCusker, K. & Sheehan, B., 2015, Difficult Decisions: Closing and Merging Academic Libraries. Holder, S. & Lannon, A. B. (eds.). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, p. 49-71

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2014

Journals of the century in education

O'Brien, N. P., Feb 25 2014, Journals of the Century. Taylor and Francis, p. 19-27 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2012

Collecting to the Core: Late Twentieth Century Education Reform

O'Brien, N. P., 2012, Against the Grain, 24, 3, p. 77-78.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Evolution of the American Textbook: From Hornbooks to iPads

O'Brien, N. P. & Walker, J., 2012, Curriculum materials collections and centers: Legacies from the past, visions of the future. Chicago, USA: Association of College and Research Libraries, p. 145-163

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2011

The Greenwood Dictionary of Education

Collins, J. W. & Obrien, N. P., 2011, 2 ed. Santa Barbara: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 581 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

2010

Introduction to the teachers college record special issue on education informatics

Jo, A. C., Coluns, J., Nancy, P. O. B., Weiner, S. & Wright, C., Oct 2010, In: Teachers College Record. 112, 10, p. 2519-2522 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Policy implications of education informatics

Carr, J. A. & O'Brien, N. P., Oct 2010, In: Teachers College Record. 112, 10, p. 2703-2716 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2008

Education

O'Brien, N. P., Kamerman, J. & Naylor, S., 2008, Guide to Reference. 12 ed. American Library Association

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2006

Education

O'Brien, N. P. & Corby, K., 2006, RCL, Resources for College Libraries,. R.R. Bowker, Vol. 4. p. 275-400

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2005

Assessing the impact of reference services provided to undergraduate students

Jacoby, J. A. & O'Brien, N. P., Jul 2005, In: College and Research Libraries. 66, 4, p. 324-340 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2004

Finding, Saving, and Relocating Dick, Jane, Alice, Jerry, Janet and John: Historical and Archival Collections in Education

O'Brien, N. P., 2004, Education Libraries, 27, 2, p. 19-22.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

2003

A Comparison of the Development, Organization, Management and Preservation of Old School Book Collections in New Zealand and the United States

O'Brien, N. P., 2003, In: Paradigm (The Textbook Colloquium, Cambridge, England). 2, 6, p. 2-8

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Greenwood Dictionary of Education

Collins, J. W. (Editor) & O'Brien, N. P. (Editor), 2003, Greenwood Press. 431 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

2001

Directory of Test Collections in Academic, Professional and Research Collections

Fehrmann, P. (Editor) & O'Brien, N. P. (Editor), 2001, Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. 130 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

Journals of the century in education

O'brien, N. P., Mar 19 2001, In: Serials Librarian. 39, 3, p. 95-102 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2000

Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

O'Brien, N. P., 2000, 2 ed. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

1997

Developing a Planning and Implementation Model for Bringing USEIN (United States Education Information Network) into Operation

O'Brien, N. P., 1997. 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Open Access

1996

Battling the Warehouse Syndrome: Promoting Educational History Sources

O'Brien, N. P., 1996, A Meere Scholler: Cross-Cultural Per¬spectives on Our Educational Heritage. Townsend, L. (ed.). DeKalb, Illinois: LEPS Press, p. 21-23

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Treasures and Tribulations: Merging Children's Book Collections

O'Brien, N. P., 1996, In: Bookbird: Journal of International Children's Literature. 34, 3/4, p. 104-107

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1993

Resources for curriculum history: Emerging from the warehouse

O'Brien, N. P., 1993, In: Journal of Curriculum Studies. 25, 1, p. 95-98 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1991

Core List of Books and Journals in Education

Fabiano, E. & O'Brien, N. P., 1991, Phoenix: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

1989

Micro-opaque copiers. Is there a resolution?

O'Brien, N. P., 1989, In: Government Publications Review. 16, 4, p. 377-386 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Preserving Our Educational Heritage: The Need to Establish Historical Curriculum Collections

O'Brien, N. P., 1989, Building on the First Century: Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, p. 227-230

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

1988

Test Construction: A Bibliography of Resources

O'Brien, N. P., 1988, New York: Greenwood. 299 p.

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book

1987

Testing Information Sources for Educators

Fabiano, E. & O'Brien, N. P., 1987, Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. 61 p. (ERIC/TME Report; no. 94)

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other report

1985

Selected test collections in the united states: A survey of organization

Ginn, D. & O’Brien, N., Jul 16 1985, In: Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian. 4, 2-3, p. 9-20 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1984

New Technologies, Micrographics and Beyond: AIIM Conference and Exposition 1984

O'Brien, N. P., 1984, In: Library Hi Tech. 2, 2, p. 99-101

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Undergraduate Periodicals Usage: A Model of Measurement

Konopasek, K. & O’Brien, N. P., Nov 27 1984, In: Serials Librarian. 9, 2, p. 65-74 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1983

Continuing Library Education Program at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

O'Brien, N. P., Langston, K. & Whitner, D., 1983, In: Clenexchange: Newsletter of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange. 8, 2/3, p. 3-7

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Microform Bibliographic Tools: Analysis and Assessment

O'Brien, N. P., 1983, Serials and Microforms: Patron Oriented Management. Westport, CT: Meckler Pub, p. 19-26

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

The Recruitment of Men into Librarianship Following World War II

O'Brien, N. P., 1983, The Status of Women in Librarianship: Historical, Sociological and Economic Issues. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, p. 51-66

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1982