Publications

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2022

With Yumin Jiang, “Making Difficult Collections Decisions a Little Easier: Gathering Actionable Data from the Campus Community,” Doody’s Core Titles.

2018

With Ben Harnke, Kristen DeSanto, Lawrence McGaughy, and Lilian Hoffecker, “Developing a Database for a Literature Search Service at an Academic Health Sciences Library.” Doody’s Review Service.

2013

Farney, T., & McHale, N. Library Technology Report, Maximizing Google Analytics: Six High-Impact Practices. American Library Association.

2012

With Tabatha Farney, Web Analytics for Information Professionals: A LITA Guide, American Library Association.

McHale, N., ed. Designing and Developing Library Intranets. Routledge.

“Web Accessibility Knowledge and Skills for Non-Web Library Staff,” Journal of Web Librarianship, 6.1: 59-68.

2011

“Browser-Based Accessibility Evaluation Tools for Beginners,” Journal of Web Librarianship, 5.4: 334-43.

McHale, N. Open Access Publishing with Drupal. code4lib Journal 15 http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/5913

2010

Brown-Sica, M., Beall, J., & McHale, N., “NextGeneration Catalogs and the Problem of  Slow Response Time,” Information Technology and Libraries 29.4: 214-23.

McHale, N., “Managing Library IT Workflow with Bugzilla,” code4lib Journal 11 http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3814

“Introduction to Web Accessibility, Web Standards, and Web Standards Makers,” Journal of Web Librarianship, 5.2: 151-60.

“Steal this Code! Please!” College & Research Libraries News 71.3: 136-39.

2009

Evans, L., McHale, N., and Sobel, K. “LibGuides.” The Charleston Advisor 10.3: 47-49.

Evans, L., McHale, N., and Sobel, K. “LibraryH3lp.” The Charleston Advisor 10.4: 25-29.

Evans, L., McHale, N., and Sobel, K. “Apples and Oranges: Creating a Hybrid Virtual Reference Service with Proprietary Chat Reference Software and Free Instant Messaging Services.” In: Reference Renaissance: Current and Future Trends, M.L. Radford and R.D. Lankes, eds. Chapter 9. New York: Neal-Schuman.

2008

Eradicating the Rogue Assignment. College & Research Library News 69.5:  254-57.

McHale, N. Resistance is Futile! The Accidental Librarian. Colorado Libraries 34.1: 6-9.

Some Current Assistive Technology Software Options for Libraries. Colorado Libraries 33.4: 25-27.

McHale, N. “Toward A User-Centered Academic Library Home Page.” Journal of Web  Librarianship 2.2/3:139-76.

2007

McHale, N. “Accidental Federated Searching: Implementing Federated Searching in the  Smaller Library.” Internet Reference Services Quarterly 12.1/2: 93-110. (Published simultaneously in Federated Search: Solution or Setback for Online Library Services. Ed. Christopher Cox. Binghamton, NY: Haworth.)

1995

McHale, N. Aspects of Morgan le Fay in Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Idylls of the King. Dissertation, Bangor University, 1995.