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Davida Scharf, MLS
Photo of Davida Scharf, Librarian Director of Reference
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Robert W. Van Houten Library
323 ML King Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102-1982
Office phone: 973.642.4397
Fax: 973.643.5601
davida.scharf@njit.edu
AIM: davidascharf YAHOO: davidascharf

Education and Experience
B.A. Art and Architectural History, Barnard College, Columbia University, 1973
M.L.S. Master's in Library and Information Science, Columbia University, 1975

I am the Director of Reference and Instructional Services at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Van Houten Library, a position I have held since April 2004.   I serve as the library's liaison to the departments of Humanities, History, Computer Science and Information Systems. I serve on the National Advisory Board to the Educational Testing Service's iSkills Assessment.

I have worked in academia, corporate, and non-profit sectors in the areas of library administration and information management, database development, technology, strategic planning, and research.  I have been online since the 1970s.

Research Interests

I am currently a doctoral student at Rutgers University School of Communications, Information and Library Studies. I am interested in critical thinking, online communications, knowledge management, information literacy, assessment and instruction.

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