David Shumaker - Background

David Shumaker has served as Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Information Commons at the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, since August 2006.
Dave's teaching interests include the management of libraries and information centers, marketing, information systems, and public services. As Director of the Information Commons, Dave has led the establishment of a multipurpose collaborative space for the School, established a new colloquium series, and introduced new technology to support the curriculum. His research focuses on the changing roles of librarians in business and educational organizations.
Dave assumed his present position upon his retirement from the MITRE Corporation, where he worked for 27 years. As Manager of Information Services at MITRE from 2001 until his retirement, he led information professionals at MITRE's Bedford, MA and McLean, VA offices. Earlier in his career, he was a Library of Congress Intern, a cataloger, and an automation specialist for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Dave's participation in SLA includes service on the Government Affairs/Intellectual Property Committee, which he co-chaired in 1999-2000; a variety of positions with the Washington DC Chapter, including President in 2000-2001; and service for the Leadership and Management Division including Professional Development Chair, Continuing Education Chair, and Knowledge Management Section Chair. He is currently Program Chair for the Knowledge Management Division and Mentoring Chair for the DC Chapter. He is a member of the Information Technology, Knowledge Management, and Leadership and Management Divisions.
He is the co-editor of two editions of the Washington Area Library Directory and author of presentations for SLA Conferences and other events. In 2005, he was a co-author of a white paper on the future of librarians in business for the study, "The Future of Librarians in the Workplace", funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. He holds a Bachelor's in Slavic Languages from UCLA, Master's in Library Science from Drexel, and Master's in Management from the University of Maryland.
He has ben a guest speaker at numerous conference and written several article for literary library publications. He has published numerous article on Embedded Librarianship and this is his primary focus at CUA. Here also has a blog "The Embedded Librarian".
He resides in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife Donna, and has two Millennial daughters whom he can no longer keep up with. When not doing library stuff, he can often be found hiking the C & O Canal towpath.