David A. Scherer

Scholarly Communications and Research Curation Consultant
University Libraries, Carnegie Mellon University

David Scherer is the Scholarly Communications and Research Curation Consultant with the University Libraries at Carnegie Mellon University. In his role he oversees the scholarly communications program at CMU, which includes ORCID registration, Three Minute Thesis Competition, Copyright, Fair Use, and the institutional repository, Research Showcase. In his previous role at Purdue University, David oversaw the institutional repository, Purdue e-Pubs. David is also a co-editor and author of the recent publication, Making Institutional Repositories Work, which intended to take the pulse of institutional repositories—to see how they have matured and what can be expected from them, as well as introduce what may be the future role of the institutional repository. David earned his MSLIS and MA in History from Simmons College.