JUDITH SCHWARTZ
EDUCATION
MSLIS Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University C.W. Post, January 2012
• Masters in Library and Information Science
• Archives and Records Management Certificate
• Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate
MA Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, 1999
BFA The Cooper Union School of Art, NYC, 1980
Adobe Education Trainer 2014- present
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE
Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, Brooklyn
09/23 – present: Associate Professor, Librarian
08/18 – 9/23: Interim Chief Librarian/ Department Chair
Oversaw all Department of Library and Information Services operations: Including 23 staff and faculty members, budget, OER, ACRL statistics, outreach, communications, design, exhibits, collaborations, and educational programming. Served as a member of numerous college and CUNY committees.
08/13 – 9/18: Assistant Professor, Librarian
• Formerly 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, Art, Public Administration, Political Science, Art, and Juvenile books.
• Taught 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) Taught library and 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
• Provided print and online reference services to students,
faculty, and alumni.
• Conducted virtual reference using QuestionPoint with questions from CUNY and a national academic network.
• Classroom instruction: Taught Information Literacy “how to” use the databases and research techniques.
Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Library
Adjunct Archival Assistant September 2012-June 2013
• Worked on projects that involved setting up protocols and exploring open-source options, including Omeka, 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 members’ requests by finding research reports, whitepapers, articles, and scholarly papers about advertising trends, methods, and effectiveness. Databases used: Nexis, Ebsco, WARC, Business Source Complete, PowerSearch, 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 two graduate school students to fulfill their MFA Media Studies/Urban Planning 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
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 the design of book jackets, interiors, and marketing
materials for trade, school & library, and college textbooks.
• Managed in-house and offsite freelance artists and 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 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 the design department in cross-functional concept and project status meetings.
• Traveled nationwide with the marketing and editorial teams to aid in the facilitation of focus groups.
Design 5 Creatives, New York, NY
Art Director 1999-2002
• Provided a wide range of art direction, photo editing, art buying,
and design/layout. Maintained the 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.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
METRO, ALA, ACRL, LACUNY (Library Association of the City University of New York)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac/PC • Illiad • QuestionPoint • LibGuides • Jing • Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge, Acrobat • MS Office: Excel, Word, Powerpoint • Some HTML, Omeka, Weebly, WordPress