Judith Schwartz, MSLIS, MA
EDUCATION
MSLIS Palmer School of Library and Information Science, LIU Post at NYU, January 2012
• Masters in Library and Information Science
• Archives and Records Management certificate
• Public Librarian’s Professional certificate
MA Syracuse University, School of Visual and Performing Arts, 1999
BFA The Cooper Union School of Art, NYC, 1980
Adobe Education Trainer
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE
Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, Brooklyn
Associate Professor
Interim Chief Librarian, Department Chair 2018-present
Oversee all Department of Library and Information Services operations including staff and faculty, budget, OER, outreach, communications, design, and programming.
Past Projects: Assistant Professor/Librarian July 2013-August 2018
• InterLibrary Loan/Resource Sharing Coordinator
• Design Services: Design and manage printed marketing collateral and publications for the library.
• Collection Development for various subjects including: Digital Design Media, Public Administration, Art, and Juvenile books.
• Teach Information & Visual Literacy workshops to students, “how to” use the library's databases and research techniques.
• Provide Adobe Creative Suite workshops to faculty and students including InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop.
• CTLE (Center for Teaching & Learning) Teach technology workshops to faculty.
Hunter College Libraries, City University of New York, New York
Adjunct Reference & Instruction Librarian January 2012-2014
(Intern) Reference & Instruction Librarian May 2011-December 2011
• Provide print and online reference services to students, faculty, & alumni.
• Conduct virtual reference using QuestionPoint with questions from CUNY & a national academic network.
• Classroom instruction: Teach “how to” use the databases and research techniques to English classes.
Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Library
Adjunct Archival Assistant September 2012-June 2013
• Worked on projects that involve setting up protocols and exploring open source options including Omeka,
Archivists Toolkit, Flickr, and online pdf viewers.
• Digitizing images utilizing Photoshop and Bridge to restore images and create Metadata.
• Demonstration and instruction of various web-based software platforms to colleagues.
• Digitization of the Hunter Art Show Postcard Collection and set up an online exhibit in Omeka.
(ARF) Advertising Research Foundation, New York
Knowledge Specialist March 2012-September 2012
Business Library Knowledge Center caters to over 400 members who are industry leaders in the advertising, marketing, media and academic fields.
• Answer daily member’s requests by finding research reports, white papers, articles and scholarly papers
pertaining to advertising trends, methods, and effectiveness.
Databases used: Nexis, Ebsco, WARC, Business Source Complete, Power Search, Nielsen and comScore.
• Summarized articles to fulfill member requests and for the ARF weekly Morning Coffee blog posting.
It Took 50 Productions, New York
Archival Researcher August 2011-October 2012
Archival photo and film footage research for a historical documentary related to housing rights activism in New York City.
• Worked with 2 Hunter grad students to fulfill MFA Media Studies thesis at Hunter College.
• Included onsite research at various historical archives and online digital photo repositories and data management.
• Addressed permissions and copyright issues.
Condé Nast, New York
Metadata Intern January-April 2011
• Created metadata using controlled vocabularies for images to enhance search performance in the
Vogue Magazine Digital Repository.
• Worked with taxonomies to describe and code editorial content and images.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, Pittsburgh, PA
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design January 2011-July 2011
• Graphic design instruction and portfolio development in an online environment using Socrates learning platform.
Long Island University, Southampton, NY
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design 1989-1991
• Classes taught: graphic design history, designing with illustration, production techniques, and decorative painting.
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Project Manager and Art director on numerous educational publishing projects at various design studios and
major textbook publishing companies for the K-12, ESL, and University Press markets including:
McGraw-Hill • Scholastic • Harcourt-Brace • Pearson Publishing • St. Martin’s Press • John Wiley
Kendall-Hunt • Oxford University Press • Time Inc • Jewish Museum • Highlights Magazine
Hey-Kids, New York, NY
Design Manager September 2009-April 2011
• Design, production, and management on projects geared towards children and young adults. Worked with outside vendors and serviced clients.
Witz End Design, New York, NY
Art Director September 2007-November 2008
• Specialized in design of book jackets, interiors and marketing materials for trade, school & library, and college textbooks.
• Managed in-house and offsite freelance artists, serviced clients.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
Sr. Design Manager 2002-2007
Designed and managed Award-Winning elementary educational school book programs for Math, Music, and Social Studies
from concept phase through press production on time and on budget.
• Mentored, managed and reviewed in-house design personnel.
• Art directed and managed work of outside vendors, managed quality control and oversaw press runs.
• Represented design department in cross-functional concept and project status meetings.
• Traveled nationwide with the marketing and editorial teams to aid in facilitation of focus groups.
Design 5 Creatives, New York, NY
Art Director 1999-2002
• Provided wide range of art direction, photo editing, art buying, and design/layout. Maintained highest design and service standards.
• Ensured long-term, profitable client relations by delivering designs and service that exceeded expectations.
• Projects included promotional materials (newsletters, brochures) and educational books (prototype development, covers)
with 100% on-time, on-budget record.
• Hired and oversaw up to 10 offsite freelance designers. Managed in-house design personnel.
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, and MEDIA
Schwartz, J. (2018) "Visual Literacy: academic libraries address 21st century challenges", Reference Services Review, Vol. 46 Issue: 4,
pp.479-499, https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-04-2018-0048
Schwartz, J. (2016 April) “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century.” Paper presented at ARLIS Conference, National in Seattle WA
Schwartz, J. (2015 October) “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century.”Paper presented at myMETRO SiG Meeting. Metropolitan New York Library Council, NY, NY.
Schwartz, J. (2015). “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century”(White Paper) Metropolitan New York Library Council, New York,: myMETRO Researcher Project
Broussard, Mary J. Snyder, and Judith Schwartz. “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: How Two Academic Librarians Combined Information Science and Design in their Careers.” Skills to Make a Librarian: Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library. Ed. Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen. Oxford: Chandos, 2015.
137-154. Print.
Ballmer, Municino, Schwartz, Weiss. “Relationships between Indie Publishing and Academic Libraries” Presentation, New York: Metro Annual Conference,
January 2014.
Ballmer, Municino, Schwartz, Weiss. “Exploring Connections: Independent Publishers and Research
Libraries,” New York: Metro, Web. 2013. (White Paper) myMETRO Researchers Project: Presentation and Report, October 2013
Schwartz, Judith. “An Explorative Evaluation of Chat Reference Services” Hunter College Library, 2011
In this QuestionPoint Use Study, I evaluated 3 months of chat reference services and presented my findings to the reference librarians at Hunter College.
Schwartz, Judith. “Socially Responsible Advertising: Altruism or Exploitation?” Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility. Ed. Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne, New York: Allworth Press, 2003. Print.
Forthcoming:
Schwartz, Judith. Doing good: An academic library as a social change agent In Libraries and Nonprofits, (Forthcoming, Winter 2020)
Schwartz, Judith. “Daisy Girl” (anti-nuclear ad)” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Advertising & Society, ed. Isabella Cunningham and J. Geoffrey Golson.
Schwartz, Judith “Apple Computers “Think Different” Campaign” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Advertising & Society, ed. Isabella Cunningham and
J. Geoffrey Golson.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
METRO • ALA • ACRL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac/PC • Illiad • QuestionPoint • LibGuides • Weebly • Wiki’s • Jing • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Acrobat • MS Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint • Some HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Omeka, WordPress
MSLIS Palmer School of Library and Information Science, LIU Post at NYU, January 2012
• Masters in Library and Information Science
• Archives and Records Management certificate
• Public Librarian’s Professional certificate
MA Syracuse University, School of Visual and Performing Arts, 1999
BFA The Cooper Union School of Art, NYC, 1980
Adobe Education Trainer
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE
Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, Brooklyn
Associate Professor
Interim Chief Librarian, Department Chair 2018-present
Oversee all Department of Library and Information Services operations including staff and faculty, budget, OER, outreach, communications, design, and programming.
Past Projects: Assistant Professor/Librarian July 2013-August 2018
• InterLibrary Loan/Resource Sharing Coordinator
• Design Services: Design and manage printed marketing collateral and publications for the library.
• Collection Development for various subjects including: Digital Design Media, Public Administration, Art, and Juvenile books.
• Teach Information & Visual Literacy workshops to students, “how to” use the library's databases and research techniques.
• Provide Adobe Creative Suite workshops to faculty and students including InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop.
• CTLE (Center for Teaching & Learning) Teach technology workshops to faculty.
Hunter College Libraries, City University of New York, New York
Adjunct Reference & Instruction Librarian January 2012-2014
(Intern) Reference & Instruction Librarian May 2011-December 2011
• Provide print and online reference services to students, faculty, & alumni.
• Conduct virtual reference using QuestionPoint with questions from CUNY & a national academic network.
• Classroom instruction: Teach “how to” use the databases and research techniques to English classes.
Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Library
Adjunct Archival Assistant September 2012-June 2013
• Worked on projects that involve setting up protocols and exploring open source options including Omeka,
Archivists Toolkit, Flickr, and online pdf viewers.
• Digitizing images utilizing Photoshop and Bridge to restore images and create Metadata.
• Demonstration and instruction of various web-based software platforms to colleagues.
• Digitization of the Hunter Art Show Postcard Collection and set up an online exhibit in Omeka.
(ARF) Advertising Research Foundation, New York
Knowledge Specialist March 2012-September 2012
Business Library Knowledge Center caters to over 400 members who are industry leaders in the advertising, marketing, media and academic fields.
• Answer daily member’s requests by finding research reports, white papers, articles and scholarly papers
pertaining to advertising trends, methods, and effectiveness.
Databases used: Nexis, Ebsco, WARC, Business Source Complete, Power Search, Nielsen and comScore.
• Summarized articles to fulfill member requests and for the ARF weekly Morning Coffee blog posting.
It Took 50 Productions, New York
Archival Researcher August 2011-October 2012
Archival photo and film footage research for a historical documentary related to housing rights activism in New York City.
• Worked with 2 Hunter grad students to fulfill MFA Media Studies thesis at Hunter College.
• Included onsite research at various historical archives and online digital photo repositories and data management.
• Addressed permissions and copyright issues.
Condé Nast, New York
Metadata Intern January-April 2011
• Created metadata using controlled vocabularies for images to enhance search performance in the
Vogue Magazine Digital Repository.
• Worked with taxonomies to describe and code editorial content and images.
PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, Pittsburgh, PA
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design January 2011-July 2011
• Graphic design instruction and portfolio development in an online environment using Socrates learning platform.
Long Island University, Southampton, NY
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design 1989-1991
• Classes taught: graphic design history, designing with illustration, production techniques, and decorative painting.
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Project Manager and Art director on numerous educational publishing projects at various design studios and
major textbook publishing companies for the K-12, ESL, and University Press markets including:
McGraw-Hill • Scholastic • Harcourt-Brace • Pearson Publishing • St. Martin’s Press • John Wiley
Kendall-Hunt • Oxford University Press • Time Inc • Jewish Museum • Highlights Magazine
Hey-Kids, New York, NY
Design Manager September 2009-April 2011
• Design, production, and management on projects geared towards children and young adults. Worked with outside vendors and serviced clients.
Witz End Design, New York, NY
Art Director September 2007-November 2008
• Specialized in design of book jackets, interiors and marketing materials for trade, school & library, and college textbooks.
• Managed in-house and offsite freelance artists, serviced clients.
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
Sr. Design Manager 2002-2007
Designed and managed Award-Winning elementary educational school book programs for Math, Music, and Social Studies
from concept phase through press production on time and on budget.
• Mentored, managed and reviewed in-house design personnel.
• Art directed and managed work of outside vendors, managed quality control and oversaw press runs.
• Represented design department in cross-functional concept and project status meetings.
• Traveled nationwide with the marketing and editorial teams to aid in facilitation of focus groups.
Design 5 Creatives, New York, NY
Art Director 1999-2002
• Provided wide range of art direction, photo editing, art buying, and design/layout. Maintained highest design and service standards.
• Ensured long-term, profitable client relations by delivering designs and service that exceeded expectations.
• Projects included promotional materials (newsletters, brochures) and educational books (prototype development, covers)
with 100% on-time, on-budget record.
• Hired and oversaw up to 10 offsite freelance designers. Managed in-house design personnel.
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, and MEDIA
Schwartz, J. (2018) "Visual Literacy: academic libraries address 21st century challenges", Reference Services Review, Vol. 46 Issue: 4,
pp.479-499, https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-04-2018-0048
Schwartz, J. (2016 April) “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century.” Paper presented at ARLIS Conference, National in Seattle WA
Schwartz, J. (2015 October) “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century.”Paper presented at myMETRO SiG Meeting. Metropolitan New York Library Council, NY, NY.
Schwartz, J. (2015). “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: Academic Libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century”(White Paper) Metropolitan New York Library Council, New York,: myMETRO Researcher Project
Broussard, Mary J. Snyder, and Judith Schwartz. “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: How Two Academic Librarians Combined Information Science and Design in their Careers.” Skills to Make a Librarian: Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library. Ed. Dawn Lowe-Wincentsen. Oxford: Chandos, 2015.
137-154. Print.
Ballmer, Municino, Schwartz, Weiss. “Relationships between Indie Publishing and Academic Libraries” Presentation, New York: Metro Annual Conference,
January 2014.
Ballmer, Municino, Schwartz, Weiss. “Exploring Connections: Independent Publishers and Research
Libraries,” New York: Metro, Web. 2013. (White Paper) myMETRO Researchers Project: Presentation and Report, October 2013
Schwartz, Judith. “An Explorative Evaluation of Chat Reference Services” Hunter College Library, 2011
In this QuestionPoint Use Study, I evaluated 3 months of chat reference services and presented my findings to the reference librarians at Hunter College.
Schwartz, Judith. “Socially Responsible Advertising: Altruism or Exploitation?” Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility. Ed. Steven Heller and Veronique Vienne, New York: Allworth Press, 2003. Print.
Forthcoming:
Schwartz, Judith. Doing good: An academic library as a social change agent In Libraries and Nonprofits, (Forthcoming, Winter 2020)
Schwartz, Judith. “Daisy Girl” (anti-nuclear ad)” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Advertising & Society, ed. Isabella Cunningham and J. Geoffrey Golson.
Schwartz, Judith “Apple Computers “Think Different” Campaign” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Advertising & Society, ed. Isabella Cunningham and
J. Geoffrey Golson.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
METRO • ALA • ACRL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac/PC • Illiad • QuestionPoint • LibGuides • Weebly • Wiki’s • Jing • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Acrobat • MS Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint • Some HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Omeka, WordPress