Publications

Editor, Academic Information Resources Letter, 1(Spring 2006- ).

"Leveraging the University's Investment in Technology," Academic Information Resources Letter, 1(Spring 2006), 1.

"Information Use in Libraries," Academic Information Resources Letter, 1(Spring 2006), 2-3.

"Improving Campus Safety Through Technology," Academic Information Resources Letter, 1(Spring 2006), 6-7.

" Information Fluency in Everyday Life," CTL Newsletter, 9#6 (March, 2004) 1-2.

Benson, James. “St. John's University Outfits Students With the Technology Needed to Learn and Succeed,” T.H.E. Journal, submitted.

"Partners & Resellers, Strategic Alliances, Bearingpoint, Success Stories, the St. John’s University Story,” Interview with JB and other SJU personnel. CISCO Systems Corporate Partnerships, 2003

“A Millennium Moment with Dr. James Benson,” an interview with JB by Kerri Acierno, Suffolk Libraries, 22(Spring 2000), 4-5.

Benson, James. “A New Paradigm for the St. John’s University Libraries.” Library E--News, February 2000

Benson, James. "Online Information Resources in SJU's University Libraries,” PDTC Digest, Spring 1999, p.7.

A Strategic Plan for Library and Information Studies: A Program Presentation to the American Library Association. By James A. Benson and others. Jamaica, NY: Division of Library and Information Science, St. John’s University, 1997.

"A Study of the Special Populations of Elizabeth, NJ.” by Daniel O. O'Connor, Philip M. Clark and James A. Benson. Prepared for the Elizabeth Public Library, 1993.

Review of Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. Edited by Richard E. Bopp and Linda C. Smith. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1991. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 33(Spring 1992): 165-166.

"A Study of the Special Populations of Asbury Park, NJ.” by Daniel O. O'Connor, Philip M. Clark and James A. Benson. Prepared for the Asbury Park Public Library, July 1991.

"Reference Planning and Budgeting in the New Technological Era.” The Reference Librarian. Number 19(1987): 5-14. Reprinted in Finance, Budget and Management for Reference Services. Edited by Ruth A. Fraley and Bill Katz. New York, Haworth Press, 1988. p. 5-14. (Entire issue of journal reprinted as book.)

Gateway Software and Natural Language Interfaces: Options for Online Searching. Edited by James A. Benson and Bella Hass Weinberg. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Pierian Press, 1988.

"Winners of 1988 SCIL Software Productivity Contest" by Phillip Clark and James Benson. Small Computers in Libraries, 8 (June 1988): 14-15.

"Putting Technology in its Place: Gateway Software of Online Searching." Chicago, Illinois: Public Library Association, Technology in Public Libraries Committee, 1987. Reprinted in Public Libraries, 26(Winter 1987): 147-148.

"Productivity software contest: the winners" by Philip Clark and James Benson. Small Computers in Libraries, 6(December 1986): 9-13.

"Productivity software contest: who entered what" by Philip Clark and James Benson. Small Computers in Libraries, 6 (November 1986): 9-15.

"Post Processing of Downloaded Numeric and Bibliographic Data" by James Benson and Philip Clark. In: Proceedings of the Online '85 Conference, November 4, 5, 6, 1985. Weston, Connecticut: Online Inc., 1985.

"Linkages Between Library Uses Through the Study of Individual Patron Behavior", by Philip M. Clark and James A. Benson. RQ, 24: Summer 1985.

Downloading/Uploading Online Databases & Catalogs. Proceedings of the Congress for Librarians, February 18, 1985, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York. Edited by Bella Hass Weinberg and James A. Benson. Ann Arbor: Pierian Press, 1985.

"Guest Editorial", Voice of Youth Advocates, 6 (no. 2): 74.

"The Neurochemical Bases of Library Use", by James A. Benson and Daniel O. O'Connor. Collection Building, 4 (no. 3): 34-41. Also Reprinted in: Library Lit. 14-: The Best of 1983. Metuchen, N. J.: Scarecrow Press, 1984. 102-109.

"By Mail or Mobile Unit? - Developing Programs for Extending Library Services", by James A. Benson and Alex Boyd. Public Libraries, 20 (Fall, 1981): 67-69.

"Extending Library Services in Alabama", by James Benson and Alex Boyd. Alabama Librarian, 32 (January/February 1981): 6-7.

A Study of Library Delivery Systems with an Emphasis on Bookmobile vs. Books-by-Mail, by James Benson and Alex Boyd. Graduate School of Library Service, University of Alabama, November 1980. Also available from ERIC.

"Bibliographic Instruction: A Radical Assessment", Proceedings from the 2nd Southeastern Conference on Approaches to Bibliographic Instruction, March 22-23, 1979, Charleston: College of Charleston Library Associates, 1980, pp. 53-68.

"The Hidden Reference Question", Southeastern Librarian, 29 (Summer, 1979): 90-92.

"The Humanities Index: Necessary But Not Sufficient", by Benjamin Weintraub and James Benson. Serials Review, 1 (July/September, 1975): 31-35.

"Principles of Searching", by James Benson and Ruth Kay Murray Maloney. RQ. 14 (Summer, 1975): 315-320. Coauthored with Ruth Kay Murray Maloney. Reprinted in Katz, Bill and Andrea Tarr, Eds. Reference and Information Services: A Reader. (Metuchen, N. J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978): 131-139. Reprinted in Selected Readings for the Block. (Chapel Hill: School of Library Science, University of North Carolina, 1979): 167-171. Reprinted in Fundamentals of Library and Information Science (Philadelphia: School of Library and Information Science, Drexel University, 1982).

"Education Index", MLA Quarterly. (Missouri Library Association), 30 (June, 1969): 113-123.

The Student Editorials of Lyndon B. Johnson, ed. with Anthony Sisto (San Marcos, Texas and New Brunswick, New Jersey: published by the editors, 1968).