David Black

About me

I am an experienced information professional with wide-ranging interests, including research, digital projects, and data management. Over the years, I have worked in nearly every aspect of academic librarianship, from digital asset management to library instruction, cataloging, and archives. I hold a Masters of Library Science from Catholic University and a Masters of History from JMU, with a focus on Early Modern Europe, especially religious and intellectual history.

About Research & Scholarly Communications Unit

We provide holistic support for scholarly communications across JMU, including the development of inclusive and equitable practices related to publishing model and research infrastructure support. We provide expertise in copyright and IP, author rights, data and AI literacy and ethics, data services, internal Libraries reporting, open education, open publishing, and open infrastructure initiatives.

About Scholarly Communications Team

We provide expertise in copyright and IP, author rights, open education, open publishing, publishing models, and open infrastructure initiatives. We manage JMU Scholarly Commons and Aviary, the university’s institutional repositories, and provide consultations to the university community on their use. We can help answer questions about publishing models, retaining copyright, licensing, and how to make course materials open and accessible.