Publications

Book Chapter:
(case study)
Judith Schwartz, (2020) “Doing good: An academic library as a social change agent”, in Libraries and Nonprofits Ed., Bryant, Tatiana, and Jonathan O. Cain, Litwin Press, 2020, Print.

Web Submission:
(juried photo entry)
Judith Schwartz, (2020) “Civil Rights Book Collection and Panel Discussion“, in The Values of Libraries in Promoting Social Justice and Inclusion, https://sites.google.com/view/icc-programs/2020-photo-gallery 
(ALA-IRRT International Connections: Digital Gallery)

 

 

 
Journal Article:
(peer-reviewed journal article)
Judith Schwartz, (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
 
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Presentation:
LACUNY International Relations Roundtable (IRRT)
Fall, 2016

 

 

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MyMetro Researcher Project
 
White Paper:
Schwartz, Judith “Visual literacy meets information literacy:​
Academic libraries address the new challenges of the 21st Century. METRO.org. 2015Metropolitan New York Library Council.
 
Presentations:
METRO Group SIG, NYC- October 2015 
ARLIS/VRA National Conference, Seattle- March 2016 
ARLIS/NY Conference, at FIT in New York- April 2016  
 
 
 
Book Chapter:
Broussard, M. and J. Schwartz “Visual Literacy Meets Information Literacy: How Two Academic Librarians Combined Information Science and Design in their Careers” Skills to Make a Librarian. Ed., Wincentsen, Dawn. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2015. 137-153.  Print.
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MyMetro Researcher Project
 
Exploring Connections: Independent Publishers and Research Libraries
This was a collaborative research project sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).​ Our team consisted of four academic librarians who explored the relationship (or lack of) between Independent Publishing and Research Libraries. A report was submitted and the link was posted on the METRO site.
 
White Paper:
Ballmer, Municino, Schwartz, Weiss, “Exploring Connections: Independent Publishers and Research Libraries. Metro.org. 2013. Metropolitan New York Library Council.
 
Presentations:
October 2013 METRO Group SIG 
January 2014 METRO Conference

 

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Archival Research for a Documentary:
It Took 50 Years: Frances Goldin and the
​Struggle for Cooper Square
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Research and Presentation:
I conducted an analysis of Hunter College’s QuestionPoint virtual reference usage over a 3 month period. I read through 500 transactions and calculated the data in an excel spreadsheet. Findings were presented to a research class and to the reference librarians at Hunter College Library.​Schwartz, Judith. “An Explorative Evaluation of Chat Reference Services” Hunter College Library­, 2011
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Book Chapter:
Socially Responsible Advertising: Altruism or Exploitation
An essay I wrote based on my MA thesis from Syracuse University,
 
“She questioned the growing form of corporate sponsorship…” in her essay.
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.
 
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