Adam Taves

Associate Librarian (Psychology)

Email: taves@yorku.ca

Tel: 416.736.2100 ext. 20074
Fax: 416.736.5920

Scott Library
Room 310D
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Publications & Presentations (Selected)

Web Scale Discovery: Beyond the Technical. Ontario Library Association Super Conference, February 1, 2013, Toronto, ON. Co-presented with Timothy Bristow (York University).
Divisiveness, Communication Failure, and Boundary Wars as Tragicomedy: A Staged Reading. Strange Bedfellows: IT and Reference Collaborations to Enhance User Experiences (pre-conference), American Library Association Annual Conference, June 24, 2011, New Orleans, LA. Co-presented with Willian Denton (York University). Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/8025.

After Launching Search & Discover, Who is Mission Control? Access 2010, October 15, 2010, Winnipeg, MB. Co-presented with William Denton (York University). Available: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/6202.

Harnessing the Power of Discovery Layers for Information Literacy. Workshop on Instruction in Library Use, May 13, 2010, Hamilton, ON. Co-presented with Sarah Coysh (York University). Available: http://prezi.com/2t1uoprtrybq.

Web of Science: The Use and Abuse of Citation Data. Research Frontiers Series (York University Libraries). Co-developed with Mark Robertson (York University). October 30, 2007 & April 14, 2009.

Expanding VR Partnerships: the AskOn Pilot Project. TRY Library Staff Conference, May 5, 2008, Toronto, ON. Co-presented with Diane Granfield and Sonny Banerjee (Ryerson University). Available: http://www.yorku.ca/yul/staff/blog/wp-content/files/try-conference-ataves.ppt

Library Confidential: Do VR and IM Pose Challenges to Patron and Librarian Privacy? Ontario Library Association Super Conference, February 1, 2008, Toronto, ON. Co-presented with Kalina Grewal (York University).

Taves A & Wakaruk, A. (Summer 2006). Eye on the Web: HIV/AIDS Resources. Access OLA, pp. 42-43. Summer 2006. Available: http://www.accessola2.com/images/infocentral/access12_4.pdf.

Taves, A., McCague, H. & Mgwigwi, T. (2006). Web Research Tutorial. Published by CORIL in Ozone (Ontario Scholars Portal). Available: http://hdl.handle.net/1873/295.

Toms, E.G. & Taves, A. (2004). Measuring User Perceptions of Web Site Reputation. Information Processing & Management 40(2), pp. 291-317. DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2003.08.007.