Roger Schonfeld
About Roger Schonfeld
Roger Schonfeld serves as Vice President of Organizational Strategy at ITHAKA and has extensive experience in academic libraries and scholarly communication. He has held various leadership roles, including Director at Ithaka S+R and Board Member at the Center for Research Libraries, focusing on user engagement and innovative service development.
Work at ITHAKA
Roger Schonfeld serves as Vice President of Organizational Strategy at ITHAKA, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he leads consulting and research initiatives aimed at assisting academic libraries and museums in understanding their user communities. He also focuses on developing innovative services to enhance their offerings. Additionally, Schonfeld is Vice President of Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums at Ithaka S+R, where he has been instrumental in guiding strategic directions in these areas.
Education and Expertise
Roger Schonfeld holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Yale University. He also earned a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University. His educational background supports his expertise in library and information science, as well as scholarly communication. Schonfeld has been recognized as an Association of Research Libraries Leadership Fellow, highlighting his commitment to leadership in the field.
Background
Before joining ITHAKA, Roger Schonfeld worked in various roles related to libraries and scholarly communication. He was a research associate at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation from 1999 to 2003. He also served as Director of Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Ithaka S+R from 2015 to 2018, and later as Director of Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums until 2022. His involvement in professional organizations includes serving as a Working Group Member and Chair of the Fair Linking Subgroup for the National Information Standards Organization.
Achievements
Roger Schonfeld has contributed to the field of scholarly communication through various publications and initiatives. He authored 'JSTOR: A History' and co-authored 'Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization'. He has also collaborated on projects such as 'The Game of Life: College Sports and Academic Values'. Schonfeld has testified before the US House of Representatives regarding government publishing and served on the NSF Blue Ribbon Task Force for Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access.
Current Board Memberships
Roger Schonfeld has been a board member of the Center for Research Libraries-Global Resources Network since 2020. He also serves as the Board Treasurer for the same organization since 2022. His involvement in these roles reflects his commitment to enhancing access to and preservation of collections in scholarly communication organizations.