Megan Sheffield

Interim Head, Open Scholarship Data Services Librarian

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Contact

864-656-5185 msheff@clemson.edu Cooper Library 414


Education

BS, Biological Sciences, Clemson University (2006)
MS, Biological Sciences, Clemson University (2008)
MLIS, University of Maryland College Park (2009)
Graduate Certificate in Digital Curation and Data Management, University of North Texas (2021)

Research Interests

Scholarly Communications, Predatory Publishing, Research Data Management Services, Research Culture in Academic Libraries

Subject Librarian Areas

Data Services, Data Management

Selected Professional Works

Publications

Colquitt, M., Grant, A. M., Sheaffer, K., Sheffield, K. M., Mero, A., & Owens, F. (accepted). Disrupting the Academic Librarian Hiring Process Through Transparent Communication. In Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Practices. ACRL.

McElfresh, J., Sheffield, K. M., & Albro, M. (2022). From the ground up: Building a culture of research in an academic library. Hypothesis, 34(1).

Vidas, C. D., Albro, M., McElfresh, J., Palmer, M., Serrao, J. L., & Sheffield, K. M. (2022). Launching to the dark side of the moon: Librarian exploration of peer-reviewed library journals and “predatory” characteristics. Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2020, 321–331. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12470905

Cantwell, L. P., Shields, T., Sisson, J., Hall, N., Gorman, E., Jackson, B., Nesdill, D., Highby, W., Harrow, A., Harnett, S., & Sheffield, K. M. (2022). Expanding Opportunities for Librarians within Institutional Research Activities. In Finding Your Seat at the Table: Roles for Librarians on Institutional Regulatory Boards and Committees (pp. 215–242). Rowman & Littlefield. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538144558/Finding-Your-Seat-at-the-Table-Roles-for-Librarians-on-Institutional-Regulatory-Boards-and-Committees

Moore, E. K., Kriesberg, A. K., Schroeder, S., Geil, K., Haugen, I., Barford, C., Johns, E. M., Arthur, D., Sheffield, K. M., Ritchie, S. M., Jackson, C., & Parr, C. (2021). Agricultural data management and sharing: Best practices and case study. Agronomy Journal. Published. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20639

Albro, M., Sheffield, K. M., Grant, A. M., & Redd, R. T. (2018). Information Literacy and Mathematics Education Students: A Case Study in Library Instruction. Journal of New Librarianship, 3, 58–65. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/4/12

Albro, M. H., Sheffield, K. M., Grant, A. & Tuten Redd, R. (2018). Information literacy and mathematics education students: A case study in library instruction. J. New Librarianship, 3, ix.

Sheffield, K. M., & Albro, M. H. (2018). LibrariesForward: Strategic planning in an environment of change. In T. N. Dearie, M. Meth & E. L. Westbrooks (Eds.), Academic library management: Case studies (pp. 17-25). Chicago: Neal-Schuman.

Sheffield, K. M. (2017). Research Support Services in Agriculture at Clemson University: Survey Results From Faculty With Implications for Library Services. Journal of Agriculture & Food Informaton, 18(3-4), 189–199. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1338959

Cooper, D., Bankston, S., Bracke, M. S., Callahan, B., Chang, H., Delserone, L. M., Diekmann, F., . . .Young, S. (2017, June 7). Supporting the Changing Research Practices of Agriculture Scholars. https://doi.org/10.18665/sr.303663

Wesolek, A., & Sheffield, K. M. (2016). Surveying ETD Infratructure Needs. In 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2016): “Data and Dissertations”.

Presentations

Sheffield, K. M., Albro, M., McElfresh, J., Palmer, M., Serrao, J., Vidas, C., CU Libraries Research Symposium, “Investigating the Quality of Library Science Journals using Predatory Publishing Indicators,” Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC, United States. (April 1, 2022).

Sheffield, K. M., Burton, K., CU Libraries Research Symposium, “Research Data Management Needs Assessment of Clemson University,” Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC, United States. (March 28, 2022).

Winchester, S., McElfresh, J., Sheffield, K. M., Medical Librarian Association Annual Conference, “Research Data Services and Health Sciences Graduate Students: ​ Preparation, Services, and Populations Served,” Medical Librarian Association, Online. (May 13, 2021).

Sheffield, K. M., Serrao, J. L., Palmer, M., McElfresh, J., Albro, M., Vidas, C. D., Electronic Resources and Libraries Annual Conference, “Into the deep: Peer-reviewed library journals and “predatory” characteristics,” Electronic Resources and Libraries, Virtual, United States. (March 9, 2021).

Vidas, C. D., Albro, M., McElfresh, J., Sheffield, K. M., Palmer, M., Serrao, J. L., Charleston Conference, “Launching to the dark side of the moon: librarian exploration of peer-reviewed library journals and ‘predatory’ characteristics,” Charleston Library Conference, Virtual. (November 5, 2020).

McElfresh, J., Oldham, K., Sheffield, K. M., U.S. Play Coalition 2020 Conference on the Value of Play,, “LARPing librarians: Gameplay as professional development in a university library [Poster session canceled],” Clemson, SC, United States. (March 2020).

Sheffield, K. M., McElfresh, J., The Library Collective Annual Gathering, “Librarian roles as lawful good in the face of predatory publishing [Presentation cancelled],” Knoxville, TN, United States. (March 2020).

Sheffield, K. M., McElfresh, J., Albro, M., Empirical Librarians Conference, “Jumpstarting a culture of research in an academic library, Step 1: Journal Club,” Knoxville, TN, United States. (February 27, 2020).

Krzton, A., Lopez, N., Saltzman, A., Ruhs, N., Sheffield, K. M., Albro, M., Swygart-Hobaugh, M., Anderson, R., Southeast Data Librarian Symposium, “Execution of data workshops and trainings,” New Orleans, LA, United States. (October 2019).

McElfresh, J., Sheffield, K. M., South Carolina Conference on Innovations in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, “Library instruction, critical assessment, and the soap opera of predatory publishing and student research,” Charleston, SC, United States. (July 12, 2019).

McElfresh, J., Sheffield, K. M., Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting,, “Gamified library instruction and predatory publishing: Connecting undergraduate nursing students with trends in scholarly communication,” Orlando, FL, United States. (October 2018).

Sheffield, K. M., “Data Management Plans for Agricultural Librarians.” Invited webinar presentation via United States Agriculture Information Network (USAIN) on January 31, 2019.

Sheffield, K. M. “USDA Data Management Plans and Librarians.” Presented at Driving Innovation through Data in Agriculture (DIDAg) in Beltsville, MD on June 20, 2018.

Sheffield, K. M. “USDA Data Management Plans and Researchers.” Presented at DIDAg in Beltsville, MD on June 21, 2018.

Sheffield, K. M. (Panel participant.) “What We Learned about Data Management Practices from the Ithaka S+R Study of Agricultural Researchers.” Organized by Mary Ochs at DIDAg in Beltsville, MD on June 21, 2018.

Sheffield, K. M., Albro, M., Redd, R., Grant, A. “Whipping Up Scholarly Articles: A Recipe for Successful Collaborative Authorship.” The Collective Conference (2018).

Sheffield, K. M., Albro, M., Redd, R., Grant, A. “Research Data Then and Now: Snapshots of Data Management Practices.” Bucknell University Digital Scholarship Conference (2017).

Sheffield, K. M. & Albro, M. “Data Management: A Skill for All Chemists” 254th Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society (2017).

Sheffield, K. M. & Wesolek, A. “Surveying ETD Infrastructure Needs: From Author to End User.” 19th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2016).

Sheffield, K. M. & Cooper, C. “DMPs ‘R’ Us: Helping Humanists and Scientists Make Plans for their Data.” The Collective Conference (2015).

Sheffield, K. M. & Cooper, C. “The ABCs of DMPs, or How to Help Researchers Get That Grant.” South Carolina Libraries Association Annual Conference (2015).

Sheffield, K. M. “Data Management at Clemson University Libraries.” SC Special Libraries Association. (2013).

Sheffield, K. M., Torrence, M., Powers, A. “Is There a Future for the Collection Development Policy?” Charleston Conference (2011).