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Anita K. Foster

Computer Science · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2006
Library Collection Development and Digital ResourcesLibrary Science and Information LiteracyWeb and Library ServicesInformation Retrieval and Search BehaviorDigital and Traditional Archives Management

Publications

20

Citations

135

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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Anita K. Foster's work focuses on academic library operations, particularly how libraries manage and provide access to electronic resources like ebooks, streaming video, and research data sets. Her publications cover practical topics such as licensing agreements, discovery systems, accessibility services, and cataloging tools used by librarians. This research is aimed at improving how libraries acquire, organize, and provide access to digital collections for patrons.

Electronic resource managementLibrary collection developmentDiscovery and search systemsLibrary accessibility servicesData and streaming media pilots

Publication output has been low and irregular over the past decade, averaging less than one paper per year with several gap years and no clear growth trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications2182019: 1 publication19202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • portal Libraries and the Academy×2
  • Library Resources and Technical Services×2
  • The Journal of Academic Librarianship×1
  • Collection and Curation×1
  • The Serials Librarian×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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