Aiping Chen-Gaffey

Aiping Chen-Gaffey is Bibliographic Services Librarian at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. As the head cataloger, she oversees the library cataloging function and manages catalog records for the library’s electronic collections. She also works as subject librarian for Music, Modern Languages and Cultures, and Interdisciplinary Programs. In addition to the academic librarianship, she taught as adjunct faculty at the Library Science Department, Clarion University of Pennsylvania (2005-2012). The courses she taught include Cataloging and Classification, Advanced Cataloging, and Management of Technical and Access Services. Prior to her library career, she worked as German language instructor at the Sino-German Language Center, University of International Business & Economics (Beijing, China). Aiping Chen-Gaffey holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Master of Arts in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pittsburgh.

Publications

Measuring the Validity of Usage Reports Provided by E-Book Vendors: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Measuring the Validity of Usage Reports Provided by E-Book Vendors: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Aiping Chen-Gaffey, Heather Getsay. © 2018. 130 pages.
Electronic publications are proving to be a popular resource for many consumers. It is imperative that the credibility of vendor-supplied usage data is analyzed in order to...
Managing Vendor Records for Monographic E-Collections at a Medium-Sized Academic Library
Managing Vendor Records for Monographic E-Collections at a Medium-Sized Academic Library
Aiping Chen-Gaffey. © 2014. 19 pages.
The rapid growth of electronic resources continues to challenge traditional methods of cataloging library collections, forcing a cataloging department to reevaluate its policies...