Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

McDermott, Dona. “Combining Access with Ownership: Meeting the Need for Business Articles in Academic Libraries.” The Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Information Supply 11.1 (2001): 69-80.

McDermott, Dona. “Library Instruction for High Risk Freshmen.” Reference Services Review 33.4 (2005).

Manuscript in Progress

Boyd-Byrnes, Mary Kate and Dona McDermott. “Reaching First Year College Students: Current Practices in Instructional Programs.”

Other Publications

Boyd-Byrnes, Mary-Kate, Laura Manzari, Linda McCormack, Dona McDermott, and Andrea Rylander. Library Workshop Manual. Brookville, NY: Long Island University, 2002.

McDermott, Dona. "Befriending the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library at C.W. Post Campus." Reading , Writing, and Interpretation. Second Edition. Boston: Pearson, 2003.

McCormack, Linda, and Dona McDermott. Company Information: A Guide on Where and How to Begin. Brookville, NY: Center for Business Research, 2000.

McDermott, Dona. “ Internet Resources for International Business Trade.” International Trade Desk Manual: An Export Reference Guide. Seventh Edition. Ed. Robert Lipper. Plainview, NY: Island-Metro Publications Inc., 1997. 16-22

McDermott, Dona. "Searching, Locating, and Evaluating Research Materials." Reading , Writing, and Interpretation. Second Edition. Boston: Pearson, 2003.

McDermott, Dona. “Trade surfing on the Internet.” International Trade Desk Manual: An Export Reference Guide. Eighth Edition. Ed. Robert Lipper. Plainview, NY: Island-Metro Publications Inc., 1998. 40-43.

Editor:

Editor, ACRL/NY Connections: The Quarterly Newsletter of ACRL/NY. 2003-2004

Co-editor, Library Link. 1998-2001 ( Library Link was a publication of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library for C.W. Post faculty and administration.)

Co-editor, Bibliofile. 2004 – ( Bibliofile has replaced Library Link as the publication of the B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library for C.W. Post faculty and administration.)

Book Reviews:

Reviewer for Library and Information Science Annual. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. This is an annual guide to books and journals published in the field of information science and used by libraries for acquisitions purposes. Wrote reviews for the 1999 edition of the following books:

Allen, Bryce L. Information Tasks: Toward a User-Centered Approach to Information Systems. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1996.

Muirhead, Graeme, ed. Planning and Implementing Successful System Migrations. London: Library Association, 1997.

Tuttle, Marcia. Managing Serials. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1996.

Reviewer for American Reference Books Annual (ARBA). Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. Wrote a review, published in volume 30, 1999, of the following book:

Ernst, Carl R. and Michael L. Sandey, eds. The Source Book of Local Court and County Record Retrievers 1998: The Definitive Guide to Searching for Public Record Information at the State Level. Tempe, AZ: BRB, 1998.

Reviewed and made recommendations for Chapter 5, "Six Degrees of Connectedness: Assessing the Beginnings of Internet Expertise." This chapter was published in Librarians as Learners, Librarians as Teachers: The Diffusion of Internet Expertise in Academic Libraries. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 1999.