Ed Jones

Ed Jones serves as the Associate Director, Library Assessment & Technical Services at National University, bringing extensive experience from previous positions at Youngstown State University, University of Michigan, Harvard University, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he earned his Ph.D. in 1995.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1995), with teaching experience at both UIUC and Dominican University outside Chicago. After relocating to San Diego, he also gained industry experience as a systems analyst at Information Quest, a library services company.

His research interests span across multiple areas of library science, with particular focus on cataloging standards, Resource Description and Access (RDA), serials cataloging, metadata services, and linked data applications in cultural heritage institutions. His work demonstrates a commitment to advancing bibliographic control and metadata standards in the digital age.

His publications reveal a consistent engagement with cooperative cataloging programs, particularly examining their adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic. His research also explores the intersection of traditional cataloging practices with modern technologies like linked data and semantic web applications, showing a trajectory from traditional bibliographic control to digital-age information organization.

Ed Jones is the author of "RDA and Serials Cataloging" (American Library Association, 2013; 2nd ed., 2024) and currently writes the bimonthly "Continuities" column in Technicalities, a library periodical.

In his personal life, Ed is married with three grown children, resides in San Diego, enjoys hiking and travel, and is a longtime Padres fan.