Profile

• • MLS in Information Science & Policy. University at Albany, State University of New York
  • MA in History. Binghamton University, State University of New York

James is Deputy Chief Librarian, and Historical Cultural and Social Sciences Librarian. He supports several areas of Library operations, including Resources Support for Teaching. He is a research librarian with many years of public services experience in academic librarianship, primarily in reference and information services, as well as in web/electronic resources, special/branch libraries, and access services.

For several years he has served as a subject specialist for numerous social science disciplines listed below and has previous experience in business, sociology, urban studies, and other subjects. He serves as a library faculty advisor to students in the Honors in the Social Sciences program. He is also currently Adjunct Faculty in QC’s Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, and previously in QC’s History department.

• • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • History
  • Honors in the Social Sciences
  • Native American Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies

• • Assessment of resources and services
  • Database analysis
  • Information seeking
  • Research methods in the historical, cultural, and social sciences

• • LIBR 170: Writing and Library Research Methods
  • LBSCI 715: Information Sources & Service in Social Sciences
  • LBSCI 781: Organization & Management in Special Libraries & Information Centers
  • HIST 791: Introduction to Historical Research

• • Mellone, James Tasato, Edward F. Wall III, and Qiong Xu. “Supporting the Changing Practices of Teaching in Business at Queens College, City University of New York.” An Ithaka S+R Research Project, Local Report, November 2019.
    • CUNY Academic Works: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/qc_pubs/358/
    • ERIC Document ED600143: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED600143
  • Mellone, James T., and David J. Williams. “Applying Best Practices in Web Site Redesign: The Queens College Libraries Experience.” OCLC Systems & Services 26, no. 3 (2010): 177–197.
  • Mellone, James T. “A Critical Analysis of SocINDEX and Sociological Abstracts Using an Evaluation Method for the Practicing Bibliographer.” Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 29, no. 2 (2010): 133–157.
  • Mellone, James Tasato. “An Edwardian’s Search for Meaning: Trevelyan’s Garibaldi.” The Journal of the Historical Society 5, no. 2 (2005): 119–153.