Janice Schuster
Professor
Education:
M.L.S. - Indiana University
Brief Biography:
I serve as Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian / Professor at the Phillips Memorial Library at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
I fulfill all requirements of my faculty rank including teaching/performance of professional responsibilities, scholarship, and service.
My main PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES are to:
*Coordinate the management of the life cycle of the library’s electronic resources and online serials.
*Oversee the acquisition, organization, maintenance and evaluation of the print serials collection.
*Work collaboratively with my Collections Services colleagues on collections issues and participate in departmental initiatives, projects, and meetings.
*Provide assistance to the library’s users by serving at the ResearcHub, by participating in initiatives, trainings, activities, etc., and by teaching library instruction (research education) classes.
*Support the Library+Commons by participating in initiatives, trainings, activities, etc.
I engage in ongoing, active SCHOLARSHIP in my primary and related disciplines, e.g. electronic resources, serials, adoption, and other related areas.
I provide SERVICE to the library, college, discipline, and community as appropriate.
Area(s) of Expertise:
Life cycle of electronic resources and online serials, including collecting, tracking, visualizing, and analyzing usage statistics, print serials, adoption, livable communities
Awards and Honors:
2022 HELIN Award. I received the 2022 HELIN (Higher Education Library Information Network) Award in Honor of Dr. D. Russell Bailey, director of the Phillips Memorial Library at Providence College at the time of his death in 2020. This year’s award honors a project that “best demonstrates effective use of data for the improvement of library collections, operations or services.” The project is titled “Collection, Organization, Analysis, and Application of Usage Data to Inform an Academic Library 's Annual Electronic Resource Renewal Decisions.” The objective is to compile, analyze and visualize usage data and cost per use calculations for as many of our database subscriptions and other electronic resources as possible, to allow discussions about renewals and cancellations to be based on quantifiable data instead of on anecdotal evidence that we used prior to starting the project in 2019. Here’s what the reviewers said: “The project employed an effective analytical model using both quantitative and qualitative data to significantly reduce spending on underused resources. The scope of the project was broad and the model it used has the potential to be usable and scalable in libraries of varying size. While this project focuses on subscription cancellations, the savings it generates will impact the ability of the library and institution to develop a more sustainable financial model overall, including the ability to grow collections or services that will better serve the campus.” I also published an article on the project in 2021: http://works.bepress.com/janice_schuster/40/ HELIN (Higher Education Library Information Network)
Selected Publications:
Schuster, J. (2023) My study abroad experience in Hamburg, Germany, through Indiana University 1982-1983. Indiana University Alumni Magazine.(86), 30.
Schuster, J. (2023) SAGE Skills: Student Success. The Charleston Advisor.(24), 54-59.
Schuster, J. (2022) Analyzing Use of the Serials Collection to Inform an Academic Library's Annual Subscription Renewal/Cancelation Decisions. .(34), 280-292.
Schuster, J. (2021) Collection, Organization, Analysis, and Application of Usage Data to Inform an Academic Library's Annual Electronic Resource Renewal Decisions. Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (E-Resource Round Up column).(33), 130-135.
Schuster, J. (2020) LandScan. The Charleston Advisor.27-40.
Schuster, J. (2018) Leap of Faith: My Sons' Adoption Stories, the Journey Continues. Sociology between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics.(4), 1-6.
Schuster, J. (2018) Twentieth-Century Global Perspectives. The Charleston Advisor.
Schuster, J. (2017) Historical Statistics of the United States (update of 2007 review). ccAdvisor.
Schuster, J. (2017) Patrologia Latina (update of 2011 review). ccAdvisor.
Schuster, J. (2017) Legal Source. ccAdvisor.
Schuster, J. (2016) Like Disney for Adults: Life in Freedom Village. Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics.(2),
Schuster, J. (2015) Adopting Older Children: A Practical Guide for Adopting and Parenting Children Over Age Four (book review). Sociology between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics.(1), 47-49.
Schuster, J. (2015) Elizabeth Borges: A Birth Mother's Story of Loss and Gain. Sociology between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics.(1), 68-70.
Schuster, J. (2015) Leap of Faith: Adopting Our Sons Through the State of Massachusetts. Sociology between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics.(1), 56-63.
Selected Presentations:
Schuster, J. Annual Virtual Conference 2021. HELIN (Higher Education Library Information Network), - "Fun with Overlap Analysis: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy WMS Analytics!" June, 2021
Schuster, J. , . Association of College and Research Libraries/New England Chapter's DigiCamp 2018. , Bryant University, Smithfield, RI - "Co-facilitated discussion on "Catalogs, Discovery Tools and Managing Resources"" March, 2018
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