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Judith B. Barnett

Cataloger for the Marine Sciences

Judith B. Barnett joined the URI faculty in 1971 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1992. She holds a B.A. from Barnard College (magna cum laude), and a M.S. in Library Science from Drexel University, graduating first in her class. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and of Beta Phi Mu, the library science honor society.

     She catalogs the books, journals, electronic resources and other materials of the Pell Marine Science Library. Her research focuses on the bibliography of marine science journals and serials. She has published one book and numerous articles on this topic, as well as on the cataloging of technical reports and the role of OCLC peer groups on cataloging quality control.   A recent article covers price increases in marine science journals. She reviews new marine science books for Library Journal,  and has contributed the chapter on marine science and technology for many editions of the reference work Magazines for Libraries.