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Roger C. Schonfeld is the vice president of organizational strategy for ITHAKA and of Ithaka S+R’s libraries, scholarly communication, and museums program

Roger and the team of Ithaka S+R’s methodological and subject matter experts that comprise the program conduct research and provide advisory services to drive evidence-based innovation and leadership to foster research, learning, and preservation. This has included extensive survey and qualitative research of faculty members and students, as well as leaders such as senior research officers, presidents and provosts, and the directors of libraries and museums. Additional leadership and policy projects have sought to bolster organizational strategy and leadership, diversity and community engagement, and collections management and preservation. The team provides strategic guidance and advisory services for software companies, publishers and other content providers, and academic libraries on the transformation of scholarly communications and the research workflow. Several additional areas of current emphasis include research data services, student basic needs, and higher education in prisons.

Roger currently serves as a board member for the Center for Research Libraries. Previously, he has served on the NSF Blue Ribbon Task Force for Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access and NISO’s Open Discovery Initiative. Roger has testified before the US House of Representatives on government publishing, advocating for strong approaches to digital preservation.

In addition to authoring dozens of research reports, articles, and briefing papers, Roger blogs regularly at the Scholarly Kitchen and tweets at @rschon. With Deanna Marcum, he wrote Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization (Princeton University Press, 2021), examining structural impediments to digital strategy and the role of an outside catalyst in fostering digitization among research libraries. He also wrote JSTOR: A History (Princeton, 2003), focusing on the development of a sustainable not-for-profit initiative for the digitization and preservation of scholarly texts.

Roger was previously a research associate at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. There, he collaborated on The Game of Life: College Sports and Academic Values with James Shulman and William G. Bowen (Princeton, 2000). He was an Association of Research Libraries Leadership Fellow and received degrees in library and information science from Syracuse University and in English Literature from Yale University.

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Employment (2)

Ithaka Harbors: New York, New York, US

2022-04-01 to present | Vice President (Organizational Strategy; Library and Scholarly Communication Program, Ithaka S+R)
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: New York, NY, US

1999 to 2003 | Research Associate
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Center for Research Libraries: Chicago, IL, US

2020-04-23 to present | Member, Board of Directors
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting: Boston, MA, US

2018 to 2019 | Member, Scholar Advisory Committee
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Center for Research Libraries: Chicago, IL, US

2016 to 2017 | Member, Advisory Council, Print Archives and Preservation Registry
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National Information Standards Organization: Baltimore, Maryland, US

2012 to 2014 | Member, Open Discovery Initiative
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National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA, US

2008 to 2010 | Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force for Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access
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Funding (14)

Art Museum Director Survey

2019-04 to 2020-03 | Grant
Samuel H. Kress Foundation (New York, NY, US)
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G-201912-19435

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Governance, Funding, and Reporting for Academic Libraries and Museums

2019-01 to 2020-04 | Award
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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G-1810-06254

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Community College Academic Support Ecosystems

2018-11 to present | Grant
Institute of Museum and Library Services (DC, DC, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: lg-96-18-0198
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Art Museum Staff Demographics II

2018 to 2019 | Contract
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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Community College Library Support for Student Success

2017 to 2020 | Grant
Institute of Museum and Library Services (DC, DC, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: RE-96-17-0113-17
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Case Studies in the Art Museum Community

2017 to 2018 | Contract
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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Research on Acquisitions Patterns

2017 to 2018 | Grant
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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G-31700113

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Academic Library Diversity Study

2016 to 2017 | Contract
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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Diversity Survey: NYC Cultural Organizations

2015 to 2016 | Grant
Mertz Gilmore Foundation (New York, New York, US)
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Diversity Survey: NYC Cultural Organizations

2015 to 2015 | Grant
Rockefeller Brothers Fund (NY, NY, US)
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Art Historians

2012-12 to 2014-04 | Award
Getty Foundation (CA, CA, US)
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Art Historians

2012-12 to 2014-04 | Grant
Samuel H. Kress Foundation (NY, NY, US)
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Chemists

2011-07 to 2012-10 | Grant
Joint Information Systems Committee (Bristol, GB)
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DIINN04

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Campus Services to Support Historians

2011-03-01 to 2012-07-31 | Grant
National Endowment for the Humanities (Washington, D.C., US)
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HD-51320-11

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Redressing Relationships with the Historically Marginalized/ Redresser les relations avec les personnes historiquement marginalisées

2023-08-21 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Danielle Cooper
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Common Scholarly Communication Infrastructure Landscape Review

2023-04-24 | Report
Contributors: Oya Y. Rieger; Roger Schonfeld
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Leading by Diversifying Collections: A Guide for Academic Library Leadership

2022-11-09 | Report
Contributors: Kara Bledsoe; Danielle Cooper; Roger Schonfeld; Oya Y. Rieger
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The Effectiveness and Durability of Digital Preservation and Curation Systems

2022-07-19 | Report
Contributors: Oya Y. Rieger; Roger Schonfeld; Liam Sweeney
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Aligning the Research Library to Organizational Strategy

2022-04-14 | Report
Contributors: Danielle Cooper; Catharine Bond Hill; Roger Schonfeld
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What Is a Research Core? A Primer on a Critical Component of the Research Enterprise

2021-12-06 | Report
Contributors: Yuzhou Bai; Roger Schonfeld
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Consolidating the University of Wisconsin Colleges: The Reorganization of the University of Wisconsin System

2021-08-30 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Jane Radecki
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Public College and University Consolidations and the Implications for Equity

2021-08-30 | Report
Contributors: Martin Kurzweil; Melody Andrews; Catharine Bond Hill; Sosanya Jones; Jane Radecki; Roger Schonfeld
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Academic Research Budgets: A Look Ahead with Special Emphasis on Research Enablement and Support

2021-02-25 | Report
Contributors: Jane Radecki; Roger Schonfeld
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The Senior Research Officer: Experience, Role, Organizational Structure, Strategic Directions, and Challenges

2020-12-01 | Report
Contributors: Oya Rieger; Roger Schonfeld
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Scholarly Societies in the Age of COVID

2020-10-28 | Report
Contributors: Laura Brown; Roger Schonfeld
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Global Science and the China Split

2020-10-27 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld
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The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Research Enterprise

2020-10-26 | Report
Contributors: Jane Radecki; Roger Schonfeld
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It’s Not What Libraries Hold; It’s Who Libraries Serve: Seeking a User-Centered Future for Academic Libraries

2020-01-23 | Report
Contributors: Gwen Evans; Roger Schonfeld
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What Do Our Users Need? An Evidence-Based Approach for Designing New Services

2019-11-06 | Report
Contributors: Christine Wolff-Eisenberg; Roger Schonfeld
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Organizing the Work of the Art Museum

2019-07-10 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Liam Sweeney
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Restructuring Library Collaboration: Strategy, Membership, Governance

2019-03-06 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld
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Library Acquisition Patterns

2019-01-29 | Report
Contributors: Katherine Daniel; Joseph Esposito; Roger Schonfeld
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Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2018

2019-01-28 | Report
Contributors: Mariët Westermann; Liam Sweeney; Roger Schonfeld
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Interrogating Institutional Practices in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Lessons and Recommendations from Case Studies in Eight Art Museums

2018-09-20 | Report
Contributors: Liam Sweeney; Roger Schonfeld
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"I Recommend Dancing": Brooklyn Museum’s History of Inclusion and Moment of Transition

2018-01-23 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Liam Sweeney
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An Engine for Diversity: Studio Museum in Harlem

2018-01-23 | Report
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Big Deal: Should Universities Outsource More Core Research Infrastructure?

2018-01-04 | Report
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Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: Members of the Association of Research Libraries

2017-08-30 | Report
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Red Light, Green Light: Aligning the Library to Support Licensing

2017-08-16 | Report
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Rethinking Liaison Programs for the Humanities

2017-07-26 | Report
Contributors: Danielle Cooper; Roger Schonfeld
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Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2016

2017-04-03 | Report
Contributors: Christine Wolff; Roger Schonfeld
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Religious Studies Scholars

2017-02-08 | Report
Contributors: Danielle Cooper; Roger Schonfeld; Richard Adams; Matthew Baker; Nisa Bakkalbasi; John Bales; Rebekah Bedard; Chris Benda; Beth Bidlack; Sarah Bogue et al.
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Book publishing: University presses adapt

Nature
2016-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld
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Why Should Librarians Be Involved in Facilitating Access to Content Needed for Courses?

Against the Grain
2016-11-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jessica Clemons; Roger C. Schonfeld
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Organizing the Work of the Research Library

2016-08 | Report
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Barriers to Discovery of and Access to the Scientific Literature in the Corporate Sector

2016-06 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld
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UK Survey of Academics 2015

2016-06 | Report
Contributors: Christine Wolff; Roger Schonfeld; Alisa Rod
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Diversity and Inclusion in New York City’s Cultural Sector: BRIC

2016-05-02 | Report
Contributors: Liam Sweeney; Roger Schonfeld
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Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey 2015

2016-04-04 | Report
Contributors: Christine Wolff; Alisa Rod; Roger Schonfeld
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Diversity in the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Community

2016-01 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Liam Sweeney
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Academic E-Books: Publishers, Librarians, and Users
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-85018571707

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Scholarly societies and scholarly communication: A look ahead

College and Research Libraries
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84924939724

Contributors: Schonfeld, R.C.
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Office of Scholarly Communication

2015-11 | Report
Contributors: Deanna Marcum; Roger Schonfeld; Sarah Thomas
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Documents for a Digital Democracy

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Ross Housewright
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Ithaka S+R US Library Survey 2013

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Matthew Long
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Ithaka S+R | Jisc | RLUK

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Kate Wulfson
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Art Historians

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Matthew Long
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Chemists

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Matthew Long; Roger Schonfeld
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Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Historians

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Jennifer Rutner; Roger Schonfeld
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The Visual Resources Environment at Liberal Arts Colleges

2015-08-11 | Report
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US Faculty Survey 2006

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Ross Housewright
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US Faculty Survey 2009

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Ross Housewright
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US Faculty Survey 2012

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Ross Housewright
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US Library Survey 2006

2015-08-11 | Report
Contributors: Roger Schonfeld; Ross Housewright
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