Education
Humboldt University of Berlin. PhD in Library & Information Science, 2022
Supervisor — Vivien Petras, Humboldt University of Berlin
External Supervisor — Michael Zimmer, Marquette University
Dissertation — Data curation for qualitative data reuse and big social research: Connecting communities of practice
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. MS in Information Science, 2013
Concentration in Archives and Records Management
Masters Paper — Providing context to web collections: A survey of Archive-It users
Bard College. BA in Literature, 2003
Senior project — The world in a jar at breakfast [poems]
From the introduction: “This project illustrates the way that information itself—and the format used to relate this information to the public—becomes its own sort of poetics.”
Professional Experience
Montana State University, 2014-present
Associate Professor, Data Librarian, 2020-present
Assistant Professor, Data Librarian, 2014-2020
Dryad Digital Repository, 2013-2014
Senior Curator
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011-2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Southern Historical Collection and University Archives & Records Management Services
Recent Grants
- Responsible AI: Tools for values-driven AI in libraries and archives. (2022-2025). Institute of Museum & Library Services—National Leadership Grants for Libraries, LG-252307-OLS-22. $248,220. Project Director: Mannheimer, S. Co-PD: Clark, J.A. Co-Is: Bond, N., Rossmann, D., Sheehey, B., Shorish, Y., & Scates Kettler, H., Young, S.W.H.
- Dataset Search: A lightweight tool to promote discovery of health sciences data. (2019-2020). Network of the National Library of Medicine—Pacific Northwest Region. $19,000. http://arc.lib.montana.edu/msu-dataset-search/. Principal Investigator: Mannheimer, S. Co-PI: Clark, J.A.
- Using hands-on workshops to promote literacy in data science. (2018-2019). Network of the National Library of Medicine—Pacific Northwest Region. $9,500. Principal Investigator: Mannheimer, S. Co-PIs: Hancock, S., Theobold, A.
- A prototype for an institutional research data index. (2018-2019). Institute of Museum & Library Services—National Leadership Grants for Libraries, LG-89-18-0225-18. $25,000. Principal Investigator: Mannheimer, S. Co-PI: Clark, J.
Recent Publications
Recent Peer-Reviewed Presentations
- Mannheimer, S., Bond, N., Young, S.W.H., Scates Kettler, H., Marcus, A., Slipher, S.K., Clark, J.A., Rossmann, D., Sheehey, B., & Shorish, Y. (2024). Ethical AI practice in libraries and archives: A review of the literature. Information Technology and Libraries 43(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v43i3.17245
- Young, S., & Mannheimer, S. (2023). Teaching privacy using learner-centered practices in a credit-bearing context. In S. Hartman-Caverly & A. Chisholm, (Eds.), Practicing privacy literacy in academic libraries: Theories, methods, and cases (pp. 203–225). ACRL.
- Contaxis, N., Clark, J., Dellureficio, A., Gonzales, S., Mannheimer, S., Oxley, P.R., Ratajeski, M.A., Surkis, A., Yarnell, A.M., Yee, M., & Holmes, K. (2022). Ten simple rules for improving research data discovery. PLOS Computational Biology 18(2), e1009768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009768
- Mannheimer, S. (2021). Data curation implications of qualitative data reuse and big social research. Journal of eScience Librarianship 10(4), e1218. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1218
- Sheridan, H., Dellureficio, A.J., Ratajeski, M.A., Mannheimer, S, & Wheeler, T.R. (2021). Data curation through catalogs: A repository-independent model for data discovery. Journal of eScience Librarianship 10(3), e1203. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1203
- Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A., Hagerman, K., Schultz, J., & Espeland, J. (2021). Dataset Search: A lightweight, community-built tool to support research data discovery. Journal of eScience Librarianship 10(1), e1189. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1189
- Theobold, A.S., Hancock, S.A., & Mannheimer, S. (2021). Designing data science workshops for data-intensive environmental science research. Journal of Statistics Education 29(sup1), S83-S94. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2020.1854636
- Pryse, J.A., Harp, M., Mannheimer, S., Marsolek, W., Cowles, W. (2021). Oral history interviews data curation primer. Data Curation Network. https://hdl.handle.net/11299/219052
- Regan, M.T., Young, S.W.H., & Mannheimer, S. (2020). Improving learner-driven teaching practices through reflective assessment. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 15(3), 59-77. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29729
- Young, S.W.H., Walker, P., Swauger, S., Gibeault, M.J., Mannheimer, S., & Clark, J. (2020). Participatory approaches for designing and sustaining privacy-oriented library services. Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy 4(4), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.5860/jifp.v4i4.7134
Recent Non Peer-Reviewed Presentations
- Palmer, M., & Mannheimer, S. (2024). Resensitizing Ourselves Through Dance. Surface Design Journal 48(1), 40-43.
- Mannheimer, S. (2022). Data curation strategies to support responsible big social research and big social data reuse. International Journal of Digital Curation 17(1). https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v17i1.823
- Shanks, J.D., Mannheimer, S., & Clark, J.A. (2019). Radical collaboration: Making the computational turn in special collections and archives. ACRL Digital Scholarship Section ResearchDataQ Editorial.
- Young, S.W.H., Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A., & Hinchliffe, L.J. (2019). A Roadmap for achieving privacy in the age of analytics: A white paper from A National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics. Montana State University Library. https://doi.org/10.15788/20190416.15445
- Young, S.W.H., Clark, J.A., Mannheimer, S., & Hinchliffe, L.J. (2019). A National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics: Action handbook. Montana State University Library. https://doi.org/10.15788/20190416.15446
Book
- Mannheimer, S. (2024). Scaling up: How data curation can help address key issues in qualitative data reuse and big social research. Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49222-8
[Chapters 1 and 7 available open access via MSU ScholarWorks]
Recent Special Issue Editorship
- Mannheimer, S., Rossmann, D., Clark, J.A., Shorish, Y., Bond, N., Scates Kettler, H., Sheehey, B., Young, S.W.H. (Eds.). (2024). Responsible AI Special Issue. Journal of eScience Librarianship 13(1), e860. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.860
- Bakker, C., Coates, H.L., Mannheimer, S. (Eds.). (2021). Special Issue: 2021 Research Data Access and Preservation Summit. Journal of eScience Librarianship 10(4), e1230. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1230
- Mannheimer, S., Newman, S., Coates, H., Rinehart, A. (Eds.). (2021). Special Issue: 2020 Research Data Access and Preservation Summit. Journal of eScience Librarianship 10(1), e1197. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1197
Recent Datasets
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- Mannheimer, S., Bond, N., Young, S.W.H., Scates Kettler, H., Marcus, A., Slipher, S., Clark, J.A., Shorish, Y., Rossmann, D., Sheehey, B. (2024). Data for: Responsible AI Practice in Libraries and Archives: A Review of the Literature [Dataset]. Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6QME490
- Mannheimer, S. (2023). Interviews regarding data curation for qualitative data reuse and big social research [Dataset]. Qualitative Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5064/F6GWMU4O
- Theobold, A.S., Hancock, S.A., & Mannheimer, S. (2020). Data from: Designing data science workshops for data-intensive environmental science research [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7wm37pvp7
- Regan, M.T., Young, S.W.H., & Mannheimer, S. (2020). Data from: Improving learner-driven teaching practices through reflective assessment [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.qjq2bvqcx
- Mannheimer, S. & Tenzing, W. (2018). Data from: Toward a better data management plan: The impact of DMPs on grant funded research practices [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2432419
Recent Presentations
Recent Peer-Reviewed Presentations
- Young, S.W.H., Sheehey, B., & Mannheimer, S. (2024, July). Responsibly Implementing AI in Libraries and Archives: Introducing and Testing a Prototype Decision-Making Tool for Practitioners. DLF Forum, East Lansing, MI. https://osf.io/xmq4d
- Shorish, Y., & Mannheimer, S. (2023, October). AI in libraries: engaging responsibly with new technology [Poster]. ALA Core Forum. New Orleans, LA.
- Mannheimer, S. (2022, June). Data curation strategies to support responsible big social research and big social data reuse. International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC). Virtual.
- Mannheimer, S. (2022, March). From Communities, For Communities: Cataloging Community-Based Participatory Research Data. Research Data Access and preservation (RDAP) Summit. Virtual. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/3254X
- Mannheimer, S. (author and presenter), Clark, J.A. (author and presenter), Espeland, J. (author), Schultz, J. (author), Borland, R. (author), Hagerman, K. (author), Laden, D. (author). (2021, June). Dataset Search: An open source tool to support data discovery, reuse, and analytics. Open Repositories. Virtual. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4923709
- Mannheimer, S. (Author and presenter), Clark, J.A. (Author), Espeland, J. (Author), & Hagerman, K. (Author). (2019, October). Dataset Search: An open source tool that supports discovery and reporting for research datasets. Digital Library Federation Forum, Tampa, FL. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/8X5BC
Recent Invited Presentations
- Mannheimer, S., Shorish, Y. (2024, October, forthcoming). Responsibly implementing AI in libraries and archives: Introducing a decision-making tool for practitioners. Georgia Library Association Carterette Series webinar, Virtual.
- Mannheimer, S. (2024, October, forthcoming). Panelist: Responsible AI in libraries and archives. RLUK and DLF collaborative session, Virtual.
- Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A. (2024, October, forthcoming). Panelist: Ethics and Responsible AI discussion. Montana INBRE AI Symposium, Butte, MT.
- Mannheimer, S. [Keynote moderator], Broussard, M., & Nemer, D. (2022, October). Opening Keynote: Technology in Society: In Conversation with Meredith Broussard and David Nemer. DLF Forum, Baltimore, MD.
- Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A., & Espeland, J. (2019, July). Dataset Search overview and demo. Presented at the Data Catalog Collaboration Project monthly meeting, Virtual.
- Young, S.W.H. (Author and presenter), Mannheimer, S. (Author and presenter), & Clark, J.A. (Author and presenter). (2019, July). Achieving privacy in the age of analytics: Skills, strategies, and ethical approaches. OCLC Works in Progress [webinar], Virtual.
- Mannheimer, S. (Invited participant). (2019, April). Measuring the impact of digital repositories, College Park, MD.
Teaching
Carpentries workshops – Introduction to R, Data Visualization in R, Intermediate R, and Data Wrangling in R (co-taught with Greta Linse). Workshops are taught semesterly, 2018-present
LSCI 291/PHL 291/EGEN 291/CSCI 291: Technology, ethics, and society (co-taught with Kristen Intemann, Brock LaMeres, Mary Ann Cummings, and Scott W. H. Young), Spring 2020
LSCI 321: Data curation for a data-driven world (co-taught with Jason A. Clark), Spring 2020
HONR 494: Information ethics and privacy in the age of big data, (co-taught with Scott W. H. Young), Spring 2018
Recent Professional Development
- Diversity & inclusion development certificate. (2018). Including DIV 100: Exploring cultural identity; DIV 110: Intersectionality & privilege; and DIV 120: Implicit bias & microaggressions. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
- Introduction to machine learning in the digital humanities. (2018, June). Digital Humanities Summer Institute, Victoria, BC, Canada.
- Software/Data Carpentry instructor certification. (2018, June).
- West Big Data Innovation Hub Data Carpentry instructor training. (2018, March). eScience Institute, Seattle, WA.
Recent Awards and Recognition
- Selected Resource by ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee, 2021: Improving Learner-Driven Teaching Practices through Reflective Assessment. Resources are selected for their innovative discussions of teaching methods, assessment tools or techniques, and/or instructional design in library instruction. All resources available on Zotero.
- Doctoral Colloquium accepted participant and sponsored registration. ASIS&T Annual Meeting, Online, October 2020.
Recently in the Media
- American Libraries Magazine. (2024, March 1). Realizing Potential Libraries employ (and investigate) artificial intelligence.
- Wallace, A. (2023, June 22). Nearly 80% of women’s jobs could be disrupted, automated by AI. CNN Business.
- Cantrell, A. (2022, October 24). Montana State receives $250,000 grant to examine use of artificial intelligence in libraries. MSU News Service
- MSU News Service. (2020, January 13). MSU Library joins new service to support researchers.
Current Service
Professional Service
Member, Data Discovery Collaboration Communications Core Group, 2019-present (Chair, 2022)
Mentor, RDAP special issue of Journal of eScience Librarianship, 2021-present
Proposal reviewer for National Science Foundation, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Pacific Northwest Region, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services
University Service
University Graduate Council, Fall 2018-Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2024-present
Center for Science, Technology, Ethics and Society Faculty Advisory Board, 2019-present
Current Library Service
Library Web Committee, 2023-present