Assistant Professor, September, 1972
Associate Professor, September, 1977
Regular, full-time, tenured, 9 month appointment
Kawanna M. Bright, Shantel Agnew, Tanya Arnold, LaVerne Gray, M. Nathalie Hristov, Jill Keally, Mark A. Puente, and William Robinson, "Recruiting the Under-Represented: the Schience Links Experience," Science & Technology Libraries, vol.27 (no. 1/2, 2006), 121-134.
William C. Robinson and Paul E. Poston, "Literature Use by Geography Scholars," Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, vol. 25 (no. 1, 2006), 13 -31.
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, William Robinson, and Jill Grogg, "Renovating This Old House: Database Marketplace 2006," Library Journal, vol. 131 (May 15, 2006), p32-36.
William C. Robinson and Amy Self, "Tennessee Serial Publishing as Reported in Ulrich's Periodical Database," Tennessee Libraries, vol. 55 (number 3, Fall 2005), 1-16 [available as pdf file from Tennessee Libraries.
William C. Robinson and Paul E. Poston, "Literature Use of Scholars Publishing in Leading Anthropology Periodicals," Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, vol. 23 (no. 2, 2005), 1-17.
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, and William Robinson, "Database Marketplace 2005: Shopping for Information," Library Journal, vol. 130 (May 15, 2005), 34-48
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, and William Robinson, "Database Marketplace 2004: The Information Playground," Library Journal, vol. 129 (May 15, 2004), 38-49
William C. Robinson and Paul E. Poston, "Literature Use by U.S. Economists Published in 1999: An Exploratory Study," Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, vol 22 (no.2, 2004), 53-66.
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, and William Robinson, "Database Marketplace 2003," Library Journal, vol. 128 (May 15, 2003), 38-50.
"Title Attributes of Successful Books in the United States: 1910 - 1990. ERIC ED 463763 (2002).
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, and William Robinson, "Database Marketplace 2002," Library Journal, vol.127 (May 15, 2002), 42-56.
Carol Tenopir, Gayle Baker, and William Robinson, "Database marketplace 2001: Racing at Full Speed," Library Journal 126 (15 May 2001), 45 - 58
"Dust Jacket Attributes of Books Acquired by an Academic Research Library in 1997 - 98," Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 31 (July, 2000), 189 - 206
"World Literature in OCLC Libraries in the United States: an Analysis of Holdings of Items Reviewed in the 1991 Volume of World Literature Today," ERIC ED 418 715 (1998)
"Local Government Publications in Tennessee Academic and Public Libraries," ERIC ED 418 714 (1998)
"Price of Materials and Collection Development in Larger Public Libraries," Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory, 19 (no. 3, 1995), 299-312.
"In the News: Articles about Libraries Appearing in Newsbank, 1986-1993," Tennessee Librarian, 47 (Spring, 1995), 17-32.
"Contemporary Tennessee Book Publishers," Tennessee Librarian, 46 (Winter, 1994), 19-31.
"The Page Price of Popular Fiction and Nonfiction Books: An Exploratory Study," Library Resources & Technical Services, 37 (October 1993), 351-366.
"Academic Library Collection Development and Management Positions: Announcements in College & Research Libraries News from 1980 through 1991,"Library Resources & Technical Services,37 (April 1993), 134-146
"Tennessee Special Libraries," Tennessee Librarian, 43 (Fall, 1991),9-20
"Tennessee Serial Publications," Tennessee Librarian, 43 (Spring, 1991), 15-30
"Adult Biographies Reviewed by Library Journal in The 1960s and The 1980s," RQ 29 (Summer, 1990), 545-553
"Gift Materials in Tennessee Academic and Public Libraries," Tennessee Librarian, 42 (Spring, 1990), 12-24
"The Library as Publisher: Desktop Publishing in ARL Libraries," in Library and Information Science Annual, 4 (1988), 9-24
"Observations on Developing Special Collections," Virginia Librarian, 34 (October/December, 1987), 13-15
William C. Robinson and Athena A. Stone, "The Impact of the Reduction in Federal Government Statistical Publications and Services on State Government Statistical Agencies," Government Publications Review, 14 (1987), 433-448
"Popular Reading of 1886," Tennessee Librarian, 39 (Summer, 1987), 21-30
"Time Present and Time Past," Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 26 (Fall, 1985), 79-95
"Intellectual Freedom, the School Librarian, and the School Administrator," Tennessee Educational Leadership, XII (Fall, 1985), 81-93
"Complaint Handling in the Library: A program for increased patron satisfaction," Occasional Papers, number 166, (December, 1984) Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
"Evaluation of the Government Documents Collection: A step by step process," Government Publications Review, 9 (1982), 131-141
"Research Methods, Reporting, and the Librarian," Tennessee Librarian, 33 (Fall, 1981), 25-31
"Evaluation of the Government Documents Collection: An introduction and overview," Government Publications Review, 8A (1981), 111-125
"Tennessee State Government Publications in Tennessee Academic and Public Libraries," Tennessee Librarian, 32 (Spring, 1980), 8-19
Editor, Tennessee Librarian, March, 1977-March, 1980
"Local Government Publications in Larger Tennessee Public and Academic Libraries," Tennessee Librarian, 28 (Fall, 1976), 121-128
"The Role of the Library School in Continuing Education," The Southeastern Librarian, 26 (Fall, 1976), 143-147
W. Ellen Daniel and William C. Robinson, "Time Lag in the 1972 Monthly Catalog of United States government Publications," Government Publications Review, 3 (1976), 113-122
"The Utility of Retail Site Selection for the Public Library," Occasional Papers, number 122 (March, 1976), Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois
Editor, "The Visible College," an occasional column in Journal on Education for Librarianship [appeared in 14 (Summer, 1973), 70-73 and 16 (Summer, 1975), 56-61]
Mary R. Turtle and William C. Robinson, "The Relationship Between Time Lag and Place of Publication in Library and Information Science Abstracts and Library Literature," RQ, 14 (Fall, 1974), 28-31
"The Pioneer Printer in the United States," Journal of Library History, 4 (July, 1969), 204-224
"Teaching the Teacher," a quarterly column which appeared in the Journal of Education for Librarianship in volumes 9 (Spring, 1969) through 11 (Spring, 1971)
"Teaching the Teacher: A bibliography," Journal of Education for Librarianship, 9 (Fall, 1968), 95-107
William C. Robinson and Jillian Keally, Science Links Project [IMLS Librarians for the 21st Century Grant], Science Links Project, $632,249.00. 2005 -
Panelist, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2005 -
Judge, Southern Book Competition 2002 sponsored by SELA, May 2002
Founder and owner, TLA-L, a Listserv discussion list for Tennessee Library Association members, 1993-1999
Founder and co-owner, UTKSIS-L, a Listserv discussion list for students and faculty of the School of Information Sciences, 1992-
Vice-President and then President, Southern Appalachian Chapter, Special Library Association, 1991-1993
Member, Program Committee, Tennessee Library Association, 1990-1992
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Tennessee Library Association, 1989-1999
Chair, Nominating Committee, Special Libraries Section, TLA, 1985
Chair, Nominating Committee, Southern Appalachian Chapter, SLA, 1984
Editor, Special Libraries Association, Appalachian Chapter, Newsletter 1983-1984
Member, Editorial Board, and Referee, Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1976-1984
Editor, Tennessee Librarian, Tennessee Library Association, 1977-80
Convener, Research Interest Group, Association of American Library Schools, 1977
Convener, Teaching Methods Interest Group, Association of American Library Schools, 1976
Chairperson, Intellectual Freedom Committee, Tennessee Library Association, 1975-76
Chairperson, Education Section, Tennessee Library Association, 1974-75
Member, Legislative Committee, Tennessee Library Association, 1973-75
Member, Policies and Procedures Manual Committee, Association of American Library Schools, 1975-76
Chairperson, Jobline Committee, Tennessee Library Association, 1974
Member, Faculty Senate, 2000 - 2004, 2006 -
Chair, Faculty Senate Library Committee and member Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2000 - 2004
Member, Faculty Senate Library Committee, 1994-1995, 2006 -
Member, UTK Bicentennial Steering Committee, 1992-1994
Founder and Coordinator, Campus Information Studies Interest Group, 1991- 1993
Member, Graduate Council, 1991- 1994
Member, Research Council 1990 - 1992
Member, Research Council and Chair, Task Force on Economic Development, 1989-90
Continuing Education coordinator, GSLIS, 1989-1991
Chair, Library - GSLIS Cooperative Initiatives Committee, 1989-1991
Member, Research Council and Research Council Long Range Planning Committee, 1984-1987
Graduate School of Library and Information Science Representative, Phi Kappa Phi, 1983-
Member, Academic Affairs Committee for Instructional Evaluation, 1980-82
Co-Chair, Undergraduate Council Testing Committee, 1980-82
Member, Academic Affairs Committee for Instructional Evaluation, 1980-1982
Member, Editorial Board, The University of Tennessee Press, 1979-82
Acting Director, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, January - August, 1978
Member, Council on the Improvement of teaching and Learning, 1977-79
Member, Graduate Council, 1975
Member and chair, various CCI committees, 2005 -
Member and chair, various GSLIS committees, 1972-
Invited presentation on Small Press Publishing and also panel member on Small Press Publishers, Write On: the 17th Annual Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference, April 7-9, 2005.
Invited presentation on Contemporary Book Publishing, Blount County Public Library, March 5, 2005
Invited presentation on reader's advisory work in public libraries, Knoxville Public Library, April 24, 1998
Contemporary Children's Book Publishing Workshop, April 18, 1998
Invited presentation on the joys and tribulations of discussion list ownership at the Tennessee Library Association annual conference, March 14, 1997
Invited presentation on the role of government in censorship at the Maryville College Forum Series, September 12, 1996
Invited to present workshop on introduction to research methods for medical librarians, Tennessee Health Science Library Association Spring meeting, April 21, 1995.
Invited presentation on the response of library education to change in information technology, TLA University and College Library Section Fall meeting, October 22, 1993.
Invited presentation on the cost of popular reading material, Knox County Public Library Staff Association, March 18, 1993.
Invited presentation on the future of library schools, Southern Appalachian Chapter, Special Library Association, December 12, 1991.
Invited presentation on Deselection of Library Materials, Chattanooga Area Library Association, October 10, 1991.
Invited presentation/afternoon workshop on science fiction collection development, Tennessee Information Power Conference, May, 1991
Co-Coordinator, "The Practical Librarian Conference," Maryville College, May 31-June 2, 1990 and presentations on collection management and gifts in the small college library
Invited presentation on "Gift Materials in Tennessee Academic and Public Libraries," East Tennessee Library Association, April, 1990
Taught five sessions introducing research methods to academic librarians, University of Tennessee Libraries, 1989-90
Invited Presentation on "Beyond Choice -- Collection Development in the College Library," Maryville College, March, 1990
Presentation/afternoon workshop on science fiction collection development, March, 1990
Invited Presentation on "Community Information: Opportunities, Problems, and Solutions," College and University Libraries Section, Tennessee Library Association, November, 1989
Presentation/afternoon workshop on acquisitions with an emphasis on gifts, April, 1988
Presentation/afternoon workshop on collection evaluation, with an emphasis on weeding, April, 1987
Invited Presentation on "The Book Sciences Revisited," College and University Libraries Section, Tennessee Library Association, April, 1986
Invited to present the Mary U. Rothrock Lecture on "The Book Sciences Revisited" to the East Tennessee Library Association, November, 1985
Presentation/one day workshop on the use of SPSSX to analyze survey data, May, 1985
Presentation/one day workshop on preparing questionnaires for use and user studies, November, 1984
Invited presentation, symposium on "Government Information in the 80s: Collection Development, Organization, and Online Retrieval," Faculty of Library Science, University of Toronto, November 19-21, 1981
Invited presentation on "Hospital Library Policy and Procedures Manual: a practical approach," Park West Hospital, May, 1981
Coordinator and sole presenter, workshop on "Collection Maintenance: Options for a Bruised and Battered Collection," South Carolina Library Association, Public Library Section, Columbia, October, 1980
Coordinator, Local Government Publications Workshop,
University of
Tennessee, Nashville, May, 1976
Coordinator, Management by Objectives workshop, March, 1976
Coordinator, Tennessee Library Association pre-conference workshop on Curriculum Alternatives, April, 1975
Resource person, management workshop for the Regional and metropolitan public library directors, Tennessee State Library, March, 1975
Invited presentation on role of graduate library schools in continuing education at mini-charette at Knoxville-Knox County Public Library, February, 1975
Resource person (presenter)for three intellectual freedom workshops held in Spring, 1974 in West, Middle, and East Tennessee
Coordinator and resource person for two day workshop on collection development policies, Knox County Public Library, 1973