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, Archival Manuscripts Processor
Southern Historical Collection and University Archives & Records Management Services
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.
- A national forum on web privacy and web analytics. Institute of Museum & Library Services—National Leadership Grants for Libraries. $100,000. (2018-2019). Project Director: Young, S.W.H. Co-PDs: Clark, J.A. & Mannheimer, S.
- Planning for success: The impact of data management plans on grant awards and grant-funded research. (2017-2018). Network of the National Library of Medicine—Pacific Northwest Region. $9,500. Principal Investigator: Mannheimer, S.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- 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
- Young, S.W.H., Mannheimer, S., Rossmann, D., Swedman, D., & Shanks, J. D. (2020). Service blueprinting: A method for assessing library technologies within an interconnected service ecosystem. Public Library Quarterly 39(3), 190-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2019.1637222 [Open access version via LISSA]
- Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A., Espeland, J., & Hagerman, K. (2019). Building a dataset search for institutions: Project update. Publications 7(2), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications7020029
- Mannheimer, S., Pienta, A., Kirilova, D., Elman, C., & Wutich, A. (2019). Qualitative data sharing: Data repositories and academic libraries as key partners in addressing challenges. American Behavioral Scientist 63(5), 643–664. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218784991 [Open access version via SocArxiv]
- Mannheimer, S. & Tenzing, W. (2018). Toward a better data management plan: The impact of DMPs on grant funded research practices. Journal of eScience Librarianship, 7(3), e1155. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2018.1155
- Young, S.W.H., Mannheimer, S., Rossmann, D., Swedman, D., & Shanks, J.D. (2018). Assessing and improving library technology with service blueprinting. Journal of eScience Librarianship, 7(2), e1134. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2018.1134
- Baucom, E., Troup, T., Cote, C., & Mannheimer, S. (2017). Building strategic alliances to support advocacy and planning for digital preservation. Journal of Digital Media Management, 6(2), 182-194.[Open access version via MSU ScholarWorks]
- Tennant, J.P., Dugan, J.M., Graziotin, D., Jacques, D.C., Waldner, F., Mietchen, D., Elkhatib, Y., Collister, L.B., Pikas, C.K., Crick, T., Masuzzo, P., Caravaggi, A., Berg, D.R., Niemeyer, K.E., Ross-Hellauer, T., Mannheimer, S., Rigling, L., Katz, D.S., Tzovaras, B.G., Pacheco-Mendoza, J., Fatima, N., Poblet, M., Isaakidis, M., Irawan, D.E., Renaut, S., Madan, C.R., Matthias, L., Kjær, J.N., O’Donnell, D.P., Neylon, C., Kearns, S., Selvaraju, M., & Colomb, J. (2017). A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review. F1000Research, 2017(6), 1151. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.12037.3
- Mannheimer, S., & Cote, C. (2017). Cultivate, assess, advocate, implement, and sustain: A five-point plan for successful digital preservation collaborations. Digital Library Perspectives, 33(2), 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-07-2016-0023 [Open access version via MSU ScholarWorks]
- Mannheimer, S., & Hull, E.A. (2017). Sharing selves: Developing an ethical framework for curating social media data. International Journal of Digital Curation, 12(2), 196-209. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v12i2.518
- Mannheimer, S., Young, S.W.H., & Rossmann, D. (2016). Improving services—at what cost? Examining the ethics of Twitter research at the Montana State University Library. Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society.
- Mannheimer, S., Sterman, L., & Borda, S. (2016). Discovery and reuse of open datasets: An exploratory study. Journal of eScience Librarianship, 5(1), e1091. https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2016.1091
- Mannheimer, S., Young, S. W. H., & Rossmann, D. (2016). On the ethics of social network research in libraries. Journal of Information, Communication, and Ethics in Society, 14(2), 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICES-05-2015-0013 [Open access version via MSU ScholarWorks]
- Mannheimer, S., Yoon, A., Greenberg, J., Feinstein, E., & Scherle, R. (2014). A balancing act: The ideal and the realistic in Dryad’s preservation policy development. First Monday, 19(8). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i8.5415
NON PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
- 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, November 20). 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
- Mannheimer, S., & Banta, R. (2018). Personal digital archiving as a bridge to research data management: Theoretical and practical approaches to teaching research data management skills for undergraduates. In B. H. Marshall (Ed.), The complete guide to personal digital archiving (pp. 169-184). ALA Editions/Neal-Schuman. [Open access version via MSU ScholarWorks]
BOOK
- Mannheimer, S. (in press, expected 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.
SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORSHIP
- 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
DATASETS
- 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
- Mannheimer, S., Sterman, L., & Borda, S. (2016). Cited/downloaded dataset and repository characteristics [Dataset]. Montana State University ScholarWorks. https://doi.org/10.15788/m2059z
SELECT PRESENTATIONS
PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
- 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
- Mannheimer, S. (Author and presenter), Young, S.W.H. (Author), & Clark, J.A. (Author). (2019, June). Achieving privacy in the age of analytics: Perspectives from the National Forum on Web Privacy and Web Analytics. American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
- Mannheimer, S. (Author and presenter), Clark, J.A. (Author and presenter), Laden, D. (Author and presenter), & Monday, D. (Author). (2019, May). “Hello, Computer.” Welcoming computational modes of research into the archive [Poster]. Northwest Archivists Annual Meeting, Bozeman, MT.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
- 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.
- Mannheimer, S., Clark, J.A., & Espeland, J. (2019, July). Dataset Search overview and demo. Presented at the Data Catalog Collaboration Project monthly meeting.
- 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].
- Mannheimer, S. (Invited participant). (2019, April). Measuring the impact of digital repositories, College Park, MD.
- Mannheimer, S. (Author and presenter), & Hull, E.A. (Author and presenter). (2018, September). The STEP framework for curating social media data. DocSocData: Documenting the Now community call. Online session.
- Young, S.W.H. (Author and presenter), & Mannheimer, S. (Author). (2018, May). Web analytics in libraries. Library Values & Privacy Summit, New York, NY.
SELECT TEACHING
Carpentries workshops – Introduction to R, Data Visualization in R, Intermediate R, and Data Wrangling in R (co-taught with Mark Greenwood and Greta Linse). Each workshop is 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
SELECT 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.
SELECT 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
- 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.
- Shin, N. (2019, October 7). National Medical Librarians Month: Sara Mannheimer. Dragonfly Blog. National Network of Libraries of Medicine—Pacific Northwest Region.
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
Peer reviewer for a number of journals, including:
Journal of eScience Librarianship
Information, Communication, & Society
Collection and Curation
Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication
Behaviour & Information Technology
PLOS ONE
and others.
Peer reviewer, ASIS&T Annual Meeting
External tenure reviewer, multiple institutions
Proposal reviewer, National Science Foundation
Proposal reviewer, National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Pacific Northwest Region
Field reviewer and review panelist, Institute of Museum and Library Services
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Center for Science, Technology, Ethics and Society Faculty Advisory Board, 2019-present
Statistical Consulting and Research Services (SCRS) Advisory Council, 2018-present
HELPS Lab Advisory Board, 2015-present
LIBRARY SERVICE
Library Web Committee, 2023-present