Dr. Elizabeth Aversa
Professor
Elizabeth Aversa was appointed Professor and Director of the School of Library & Information Studies in 2003. She served in those capacities until 2011 when she returned to full time teaching and research activities. In 2012 she was appointed to the Marie Drolet Bristol-EBSCO Endowed Professorship in Library and Information Studies in the College of Communication and Information Sciences.
Education
Ph.D., Drexel University, College of Information Studies, 1984.
Dissertation: Citation Patterns of 400 Scientific Papers and Their Relationship to Literature Aging
Dissertation Committee: Belver C. Griffith (Chair), Jacqueline C. Mancall, M. Carl Drott, Henry Small, Francis Carmone
M.Ln., Emory University, Division of Librarianship, 1968.
B.A., Emory University, College of Arts and Sciences, 1966.
Teaching at SLIS
Courses regularly offered include:
LS 501 Introduction to Library & Information Studies
LS 502 Research Methods
LS 503 Systems Analysis
LS 508 Administration & Management
Research and Professional Service
For information about research, a list of selected publications, and scholarly and professional activities, please see the curriculum vitae.