Sheidlower, Scott

Curriculum Vitae

1. Education

   
   

   Degree	Institution	Field	Dates
   MLS	Queens College/CUNY	Library Science	1998-2000
   MA	New York University	Arts Administration	1982-1986
   MA	New York University	Art History	1978-1981
   BA	Hunter College/CUNY	Art History and Hebrew	1973-1978

2. Full-Time Academic Experience

   
   

   Institution	Rank	Field	Dates
   York College/CUNY	Assistant Professor	Library	9/04-Present
   ASA Institute	Librarian	Library	8/03-9/04

3. Part-Time Academic Experience

   
   

   Institution	Rank	Field	Dates
   Mercy College	Librarian	Library	2002-2007

4. Non Academic Experience

   
   

5. Employment Record At This Institution

   Rank	Dates
   Assistant Professor	9/13/04-9/1/14
   Associate Professor	9/1/14-8/27/18
   Full Professor	8/27/18-Present

6. Publications In Field Of Expertise

   1. Books:
      

      Joshua Vossler and Scott Sheidlower. Humor and Information Literacy: Practical Techniques for Library Instruction. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. 145 p.

      Mark Aaron Polger and Scott Sheidlower. Engaging Diverse Learners: Teaching Strategies for Academic Librarians. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2017. 192 p.

      Robin Brown and Scott Sheidlower. Seeking to Understand: A Journey into Disability Studies and Libraries. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 20221. 128 p.

   2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
         

         Sheidlower, Scott. "Love, Sex, Disability, Coming Out and John Travolta in New York and Jerusalem: A Twenty-Year Journey." Graduate Journal of Social Science. 12(1) Feb. 2016: 118-124.

         Sheidlower, Scott. "Accommodating the disabled in library one-shots at York College/CUNY." Codex: the journal of the Louisiana chapter of the ACRL. July, 2017: 16 p. double-spaced.

         Scott Sheidlower. "Tablet circulation policy." LibWire. 13 Spring, 2019: 10.

         Robin Brown and Scott Sheidlower. "Claiming our space: A quantitative and qualitative picture of disabled librarians." Library Trends. 67(3) Winter, 2019: 471-486.

      2. Proceedings:
         1. Refereed Proceedings
            
         2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
            
   3. Chapters in Books:
      

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Beyonce." Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present : From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. 1 2009: 177-178.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Epilepsy Foundation." Encyclopedia of American Disability History. 1 2009: 330-331.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Pintauro, Joe." Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States. 2 2009: 489-490.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Reich, Alan Anderson." Encyclopedia of American Disability History. 3 2009: 768-769.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Sutton, Percy." Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present : From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. 4 2009: 426-427.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Wolfe, George C.." Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States. 2 2009: 659-658.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Gittings, Barbara." The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. 8 : 2006-2008 2010: 178-179.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Allen, Dede." Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia. 2 2011: 549-551.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "American Antiquities Act of 1906." Encyclopedia of the US Government and the Environment: History, Policy, and Politics. 1 2011: 78-83.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Berkeley, Busby." Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia. 2 2011: 568-570.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Catlin, George." Encyclopedia of Native American History. 1 2011: 138-139.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Hamilton Fish Institute." Encyclopedia of School Crime and Violence. 1 2011: 221-222.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Landis, Carole." The Polish-American Encyclopedia. 1 2011: 263.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Muir, John." Encyclopedia of the US Government and the Environment: History, Policy, and Politics. 2 2011: 508-510.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Olmsted, Frederick Law." Encyclopedia of the US Government and the Environment: History, Policy, and Politics. 2 2011: 598-600.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Procter and Gamble." The American beauty industry encyclopedia. 2011: 235-237.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Rogers, Will." Encyclopedia of Native American History. 2 2011: 721-722.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Sendak, Maurice.." The Polish-American Encyclopedia. 1 2011: 477-478.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Solomon, T. J." Encyclopedia of School Crime and Violence. 2 2011: 446-448.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Zelazny, Roger Joseph." The Polish-American Encyclopedia. 1 2011: 562-563.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Thorpe, Jim." African American National Biography Online. 2012: .

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Wilson, Dooley." African American National Biography Online. 2012: .

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Frederick Law Olmsted: Greenovator Spotlight." America Goes Green: An Encyclopedia of Eco-Friendly Culture in the United States. 1 2012: 549-551.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Communicating with the "prince" to win the war." The Machiavellian Librarian : Winning allies, combating budget cuts, and influencing stakeholders. 2013: 165-171.

      Sheidlower, Scott. "Harlem Renaissance." Race and Ethnicity in the United States: From Pre-contact to the Present. Ed. Russell Lawson & Benjamin A. Lawson. 3 2019: 98-101.

   4. Government Reports or Monographs
      
   5. Book Reviews:
      

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2004: .

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2005: 304-305.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2005: 313-314.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2006: 280-281.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2006: 288.

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      "American Reference Books Annual" 2006: 288-289.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 248-249.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 249.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 249-250.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 250.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 250.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2007: 250-251.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2007: 231-232.

      "Versed: Bulletin of the Office for Diversity, American Library Association" 2007: 12.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2008: 248.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2008: 248-249.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2008: 57-58.

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      "Public Services Quarterly" 2009: 132-133.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2010: 247-248.

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      "American Reference Books Annual" 2010: 251.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2010: 251-252.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2010: 420.

      "American Reference Books Annual" 2010: 449.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2010: 377-378.

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      "Public Services Quarterly" 2012: 71-72.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2012: 252-253.

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      "Public Services Quarterly" 2012: 341-342.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2013: 61-62.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2013: 137-138.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2013: 223-224.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2013: 318-319.

      "Public Services Quarterly" 2016: 140-141.

7. Other Publications

   1. Books:
      
   2. Papers in Professional Journals:
      1. Articles:
         
      2. Proceedings:
         1. Refereed Proceedings
            
         2. Non-Refereed Proceedings
            
   3. Chapters in Books:
      
   4. Government Reports or Monographs
      
   5. Book Reviews:
      

8. Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances

   "General Education and the Library: Using Information Literacy Standards to Facilitate Case-Based or Problem-Based Learning" May 5, 2006: 2nd Annual CUNY General Education Conference.

   "Sticks and Stones: Words CAN Harm You!" October 13, 2006: 4th Annual Conference: University of Maryland Diversity Faculty Initiatives Network.

   "Technology: More Efficient - Or Is It?" December 1, 2006: 5th Annual CUNY IT Conference.

   "Edutainment with a Bun: Librarian as Stand-up Comic!" March 31, 2007: 13th ACRL National Conference.

   "Information Quality: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle" October 5-6, 2007: Georgia Conference on Information Literacy.

   "Teaching Disabled Students: Emphasis On Their Abilities, Not Their Disabilities" January 12, 2008: ALA/ACRL Instruction Section Current Issue Discussion.

   "Strategies for Sleepy Students -- Humor" November 17, 2010: METRO B[ibliographic]I[nstruction] S[pecial]I[ntrerest]G[roup].

   "Panel -- CUNY Library Accessibility" August 4, 2011: 3rd Annual CUNY Accessibility Conference.

   "Communicate, communicate, communicate: the dyad of librarians and patrons" April 29, 2011: Academic and Special Libraries Division of the Nassau County Library Association.

   "What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Information Literacy" September 23, 2011: Division of Academic and Special Libraries of the Suffolk County Library Association.

   "Humor and Information Literacy" December 13, 2011: York College; School of Arts and Sciences; Fall 2011 Exhibition of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work: Faculty Book Publications.

   "Humor and Information Literacy" May 11, 2012: 8th Annual CUE Conference.

   "Building Community for the Future: Far Transfer and Information Literacy Instruction" June 7, 2013: 3rd Annual Connecticut Information Literacy Conference.

   "Was Erik Erikson Referring to Gay Male Athletes, and Other Potentially Misunderstood College Students, with His Introduction of Narrow Virtuosity?" June 12, 2014: AAUP Conference on the State of Higher Education.

   "Has the Progressive Image of Gay Male College Athletes Advanced the LGBT Identity in Popular Culture and on U.S. Campuses?" November 6, 2014: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies area of the 2014 Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association.

   "Keynote: Using Humor as an Effective Teaching Tool" September 20, 2016: University of Bridgeport’s 2016 Faculty Development Day.

9. Patents

   None

10. Work In Progress

    1. Books in progress:
       
    2. Papers in Progress:
       

       Sheidlower, Scott. "Wollstein, Martha." Women in American History : An Encyclopedia. : .

    3. Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
       
    4. Research in progress:
       

11. Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships

12. Grants-In-Aid

13. Institutional Service

    1. Service to the Department
       

       Department P & B: 2007-2010; 2011-Present.

       Search Committee for Cataloging Librarian: 2007.

       Search Committee for Science Librarian: 2007; 2015-16.

       Search Committee for School Media Specialist: 2008.

       Search Committee for Chief Librarian: 2008.

       APR Committee; Subcommittee on circulation, reserve, and inter-library loan: 2011-2012.

       APR Committee; Subcommittee on computers, printers, and technology: 2011-2012.

    2. Service to the School
       
    3. Service to the College
       

       Election Committee: 2005-2013.

       Constitution Day Committee: 2006-Present.

       Middle States Steering Committee: 2006-2008.

       Middle States Committee for Standards 1 and 7: 2006-2008.

       Committee on General Education: 2006-2007.

       Honors Committee: 2006-2009.

       English FIG [Faculty Interest Group; part of a York initiative to rewrite the General Education curriculum]: 2007-2008.

       CUE [CUNY Undergraduate Experience; a first year experience initiative]Committee: 2007-2008.

       Gen Ed Committee: 2007-2008.

       504/ADA Committee: 2007-Present.

       Student Disciplinary Committee: 2007-2008; 2011-2013.

       Podcasting Committee: 2008.

       Admissions Committee: 2008-2010.

       Auxiliary Enterprises Board: 2008-2013.

       Auxiliary Enterprises Budget and Contracts Committee: 2008-2013.

       Arts of Expression FIG: 2009.

       CPE [CUNY Proficiency Exam] Committee: 2009-2010.

       York College Alliance for Gender and Sexual Equality: 2010-Present.

       Academic Standards Committee: 2010-2013.

       Summer Research Program Mentor: 2011.

       Search Committee for VP of Student Development: 2011.

       Pathways Committee: 2012-Present.

       Middle States, Standard VII: 2014-2018.

       Curriculum Committee: 2017-2019.

       COACHE Committee: 2018-2019.

    4. Service to the Graduate Center
       
    5. Service to the University
       

       LILAC (Library Information Literacy Advisory Committee): 2004-Present.

       LILAC (Library Information Literacy Advisory Committee) Co-convener: 2011-2013.

       Circulation Committee: 2014-Present.

14. Offices Held In Professional Societies

    Professional Development Committee of LACUNY [Library Association of the City University of New York]: 2004-2007.

    LACUNY’s Multicultural and Diversity Roundtable of the Library Association of the City University of New York: 2005-2006.

    Bibliographic Instruction Committee of LACUNY: 2005-Present.

    Disability Services Roundtable of LACUNY: 2005-Present.

    LACUNY Institute: 2006-2007.

    METRO BI SIG (Bibliographic Instruction Special Interest Group): 2007-Present.

    Liaison between Association of Jewish Librarians [AJL] and New Members Roundtable of the American Library Association [ALA-NMRT]: 2011-Present.

15. Other Professional Activities And Public Service

    PSC; Alternate Delegate: 2009-2013.

    PSC Executive Committee; York Chapter: 2009-Present.

    PSC; Library Sub-committee on Contractual Parity: 2010-Present.

    PSC; Chapter Chair: 2013-Present.

16. Teaching Activities At This Institution

    1. Courses Taught (List)
       

       Course	Description
       HPE 331	Program Planning

    2. New courses/programs developed (list):