James H. Walther, Ed.D.

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1 James H. Walther, Ed.D. Curriculum Vitae Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) Campus Box Kellogg Circle Emporia, KS Phone: jwalthe1@emporia.edu EDUCATION 2003 The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development Educational Leadership, (Department) Higher Education Administration Degree: Doctorate (Ed.D.) Dissertation: Academic Library Administration: A Case Examination of Faculty-Librarian Perceptions of Journal Cancellations and the Decision-Making Process in a Large, Urban Institution 1992 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Library and Information Science Degree: Master of Library and Information Science 1991 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science Department of Sociology (Major Studies) Department of Political Science (Minor Studies) Degree: Bachelor of Arts TEACHING EXPERIENCE Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) Emporia, KS Assistant Professor 2015 Present LI804 Organization of Information LI805 Management and Information Organizations LI859 Project Management in Information Organizations

2 San José State University, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) San José, CA Lecturer 2006 Spring Semester (hybrid format) LIBR 282 Seminar in Library Management 2002 Fall Semester (hybrid format) LIBR 202 Information Retrieval, two sections Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science (SILS) New York, NY Visiting Associate Professor 2005 Spring Semester SILS 606 Management of Libraries and Information Centers 2005 Summer Semester SILS 697 Communication Skills for Library Managers The Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Washington, D.C. Lecturer 1994 to 1999; (Academic Years: and , 2:2:2 teaching load) LSC 551 Organization of Information LSC 553 Information Sources and Services LSC 706 Information Sources and Services: Social Sciences LSC 730 Users of Libraries and Information LSC 876 Special Topics in Librarianship: Serials Management Walther Curriculum Vitae 2

3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Training, Research and Library Roles Throughout my two-decade-long career, I have assumed several responsibilities. This includes but is not limited to: reference and research services; technical services, including circulation, cataloging, serials, digital resource management and services, interlibrary loan, contract negotiation, database management, copyright and collection development; and management and development of training, staff and budgets. The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY Training and Quality Assurance Manager, 2014 to 2015 Emerald Group Publishing Inc., Bingley, UK (New York, NY) Faculty Development Officer/US Publishing Adviser, 2008 to 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY Director of Research, 2006 to 2008 The New York Public Library, New York, NY Director of Staff Development, 2004 to 2006 Bryan Cave, LLP, Washington, D.C. Manager of Library Services, 2001 to 2003 Reference Librarian, 1999 to 2001 The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C. Education Services Librarian, 1997 and 1998 LexisNexis, Washington, D.C. Applications Consultant, 1994 to 1997 Walther Curriculum Vitae 3

4 PUBLICATIONS Cassell, K.A. & Walther, J.H. (2006). Supporting Children and Teens After School: A Library Approach. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp Walther, J.H. (2006). A Case Examination of Decision-Making Factors: Do Faculty and Librarians Agree on Criteria upon which to Cancel Journals? Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 23, pp Walther, J.H. & Nagel, S. (2003). Walking Out of a Cave with Armfuls of Books: Pro-Bono Work, Library Style. Law Library Lights, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 30. Ryan, S. & Walther, J.H. (2001). Are Future Lawyers Even Trained?: The Tale of Two Summer Associate Programs. Library Instruction Round Table News, Vol. 24, No. 1/2, pp. 11, 19. Walther, J.H. (2000). Copyright Concerns in the Age of Distance Education. ERIC Digest. ED U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C. Available at: Wood, P.A. & Walther, J.H. (2000). The Future of Academic Libraries: Changing Formats and Changing Delivery. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp Walther, J.H. (1999). Change in the Age of Technology: A New Look at Licensing and Copyright for Colleges and Universities. ERIC Digest. ED U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C. Available at: Walther, J.H. (1998). Assessing Library Vendor Relations: A Focus on Evaluation & Communication. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp Walther, J.H. & Speisser, N. (1997). Developing and Delivering Medical Reference Source Instruction in a Special Library. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, No. 16: (Fall 1997). Available at: Directory of Library Instruction and Related Groups, 2 nd Ed. (1994). American Library Association, Library Instruction Round Table, Professional Associations Networking Committee, Editorial Staff. Walther Curriculum Vitae 4

5 GRANT FUNDING (The New York Public Library, New York, NY) The below listed grants include my work as a Principal Investigator (PI), having primary responsibility for the project design, execution and management of the research and programmatic projects, and in the case of the Wallace Foundation, Learning in Libraries, as Project Director, having the primary responsibility for the design, execution and management of the staff training and public service programs. Learning in Libraries Initiative Focus: Managed staff development project to enhance staff capacity to serve youth. Funder: Wallace Foundation, Period: 2004 to 2006 Amount: $2 million Grants funded by: New York State Library through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) program administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). NOVEL (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) Grant Focus: Provided staff training development to enhance the staff's ability to offer public training sessions, highlighting the NOVEL databases, as well as other electronic resources. Promotional materials such as English and Spanish language postcards/print materials and free giveaways were designed and featured on the NYPL web site, where NOVEL and other electronic resources can be accessed. Period: September 1, 2004 to May 31, 2005 Amount: $35,000 Leadership Academy Projects Focus: Two Leadership Academy projects were developed to help staff develop their management and leadership abilities. Supervising librarians were trained through experiences that included an executive management series, a regular schedule of topical programs, a panel discussion on best practices, and the creation of a plan of action to address an actual management issue. Through this project, staff were prepared to become future leaders at the Library and elsewhere and learned to manage services, programs, and staff more effectively to meet the changing needs of library users. Periods: April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006, and April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 (2 grants) Amounts: Year 1 Budget $59,590 and Year 2 budget $57,570 Making it REAL!: Recruitment, Education And Learning (REAL) Focus: A programmatic model of Teaching Libraries and scholarships to recruit and educate professional librarians, cultivating a diverse new workforce that is well prepared to serve community needs, especially those of diverse groups and special populations. Periods: 2004 to 2007 Amount: $995,630 divided between the state library systems and graduate school partners. Walther Curriculum Vitae 5

6 PRESENTATIONS METRO: The Metropolitan New York Library Council, New York, NY April 2005 Writing for Publication: Getting Your Expertise Documented, Disseminated and Done! New York Library Association, Rochester, NY October 2004 Using Outcome-Based Evaluation: The Data Dance American Association of Law Librarians, Seattle, WA July 2003 Cheap is Good: Stretching the Library Dollar with G. Seer The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc., Washington, D.C. December 2001 Library Organizational Mental Health: Dealing with the After-Effects of Terrorism The Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc., Washington, D.C. February 2001 Writing for Scholarly Publication Connections 2000, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN October 2000 Models of Change in Scholarly Communication in Colleges and Universities American Library Association, MCB Subscriber s Breakfast, Chicago, IL July 2000 The Future of Scholarly Publishing: Library Management Issues American Library Association, New Members Round Table, San Antonio, TX January 2000 Elements of Leadership for Non-Management Staff National Student Success Conference, Kansas City, MO April 1998 Teaching the MTV Generation LexisNexis, National Sales Meeting, Orlando, FL January 1996 Effective Business Partnerships: Service is a Client Need American Library Association, Vendor/Publisher Committee, Chicago, IL June 1995 Working with Vendors Walther Curriculum Vitae 6

7 INVITED PRESENTATIONS: Emerald Group Publishing, Inc., 2008 to 2013 At Emerald, my role as US Publishing Adviser focused on a variety of presentations in several formats (faculty or author development workshops, poster sessions, partnership and board meetings, commissioning discussions, individual and group meetings, often at regional and national conferences). Sample of Courses Taught at Leading Universities and Professional Conferences throughout the U.S. Publishing and scholarly communication models (basic and advanced) Research methodology courses and creating a publishable research agenda How to transition from grant report writing to publishable research writing Book proposal development courses; how to shape a dissertation into a publishable work, etc. These events were held at a variety of association and university locations. Representative examples include the following. Sampling of Association Events: Academy of Human Resource Development American Library Association American Public Health Association American Society of Association Executives Association for Library and Information Science Education Association of Human Resource Development Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Decision Sciences Institute Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences International Applied Business Research Conference International Association for Conflict Management International Conference on Information Systems International Society on Early Intervention International Studies Association Midwest Sociological Society Special Library Association Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Society for Marketing Advances United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians Sampling of Institutional Relationships: Boston College Columbia University Cornell University Drexel University Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology New York University Stanford University Syracuse University The University of Michigan Walther Curriculum Vitae 7

8 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AFFILIATIONS American Library Association District of Columbia Library Association Kansas Library Association American Association of Law Libraries The Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C. Association for Library and Information Science Education Special Libraries Association PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Public Library Quarterly, Haworth Press, Inc. Position: Editorial Board Member Service Terms: 2003 to 2006 The Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Private Law Librarians Position: Vice-President and Educational Committee Chair Service Terms: 2002 to 2003 The Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Private Law Librarians Position: Public Relations Chair Service Term: 2000 to 2001 Higher Education Association (HEA), The George Washington University Position: President Service Term: 1999 to 2000 The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances Position: Editor and Editorial Board Member Service Terms: 1999 to 2003; 2003 to 2005 During Walther s editorship, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances was named one of the "Journals of the Century in Library and Information Science" by C.A. McCarthy, The Serials Librarian, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2000: Recipient of Leading Editor Award, Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd., 2002 Solicited articles, features and columns from authors for publication Wrote critical and questioning editorials Guided authors through editorial and evaluation process of their writing Read and edited manuscripts submitted for publication Supervised the editorial review process with assistant editors and Editorial Advisory Board Developed and controlled annual budget for each issue, social functions and travel expenditures Prepared and evaluated copyright and/or license contracts for authors Coordinated and led Editorial Advisory Board's functions and meetings Walther Curriculum Vitae 8

9 American Library Association, Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Position: Co-Chair Professional Associations Networking Committee Service Terms: 1994 to 1996; 2015 to Present District of Columbia Library Association, Student Loan Committee Position: Chair Service Terms: 1993 to 1997 UNIVERSITY SERVICE Emporia State University, Emporia KS School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) Admissions and Degree Candidacy Review Committee, 2015 Present Curriculum Review Committee, 2015 Present Doctoral Program Advisory Committee, 2015 Present Faculty Review Committee, 2015 Present National Faculty Development Committee, 2015 to Present Office of International Education Conversational Partners for the International Summer Program, Summer 2015 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award, 2005 Served on The New York Times Librarian Awards selection committee, 2005 Recipient of Leading Editor Award, Emerald Group Publishing, Ltd., 2002 The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances was named one of the Journals of the Century in Library and Information Science by C.A. McCarthy, The Serials Librarian, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2000, under Walther s editorship. Recipient of Highly Commended Papers Award, MCB University Press, Literati Club, 1999, on Assessing Library Vendor Relations: A Focus on Evaluation & Communication. The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp Recipient of Circle of Excellence, Mid-Atlantic Region, LexisNexis, 1995 Recipient of Outstanding New Employee, Mid-Atlantic Region, LexisNexis, 1994 Walther Curriculum Vitae 9

10 VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES AIDS Vaccine Ride, Fairbanks to Anchorage, AK Member, security road crew, Summer 2001 Bike ride to raise financial support and awareness for HIV and AIDS vaccine agendas. Over 1,400 riders and 200 crewmembers. Provided logistical support, including parking and medical team guidance over the five-day journey. Managed logistics of the overnight stays throughout the State of Alaska. AIDSRide Washington, Washington, D.C. Crew member, pre-set up team, Summer 2000 Bike ride to raise financial support for Food & Friends and Whitman Walker, two support agencies for those with HIV and AIDS. Over 1,600 riders and 300 crewmembers. Managed logistical support for the event one day in advance, including mapping out Tent City prior to riders arriving; identifying ideal traffic flow for each day; troubleshooting problems with various site locations, etc. First Book, Washington, D.C. and New York, NY Program team leader, 2001 to 2006 Managed bookplate drives during National Library Week for the firms of Bryan Cave, LLP and Greenberg Traurig over the course of five years. Food and Friends, Washington, D.C. Kitchen and delivery team member, Summer 2000 to Summer 2003 Prepared, packaged and delivered meals and groceries to more than 1,100 people living with HIV/AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses. Also involved as a United Way Campaign Speaker. Offender Aid and Restoration, Arlington County Detention Facility, Arlington, VA Volunteer Instructor / Peer Counselor, 1997 to 1999 Volunteers worked to provide life training and develop skills that are needed to obtain and maintain employment after incarceration. Managed classes of up to 20 students; conducted individual tutoring and mentoring. Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, Inc., Alexandria, VA Volunteer Instructor, several sessions from 1995 to 2005 A weeklong professional development opportunity for high school juniors and seniors from around the nation, focusing on the operational aspects of the U.S. Federal Government. Walther Curriculum Vitae 10