Curriculum Vitae
John H. Hagen
CURRICULUM VITAE
John H. Hagen
545 W Herring Rd. Masontown, WV 26542
(304) 290-2516
John.Henry.Hagen-at-gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
2012 – Present
Consultant - Renaissance Scholarly Communications | Morgantown WV
Owner of RSC, and independent agency providing scholarly communications consulting services
Executive Director - USETDA (United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association)
Founding member of USETDA - a national non-profit organization serving graduate school, library and information technology professionals
2005 – 2011 West Virginia University Libraries Morgantown, WV
Manager, Institutional Repository (IR) Programs / Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Program Coordinator
Institutional Repository Management
Assisted in development, implementation and administration of in-house and commercial online digital library collections and repository systems to serve and support undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty communities.
Managed institutional repository migration projects (over 5,000 digital objects) for WVU Libraries (2004, 2009).
Coordinated RFP projects to seek commercial IR system vendor support.
Prepared and published marketing materials to promote IR program innovations.
ETD Program Coordination
Coordinated the WVU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Program including ETD document format review and approval, institutional repository management as well as digital preservation, microfilm archiving and academic publication processes.
Provided counsel on intellectual property and scholarly communications issues to graduate students and faculty.
Served as ETD / Institutional Repository Task Force Chair (2004 - 2011).
Prepared and disseminated marketing materials to promote program and student success stories.
Scholarly Communications Outreach
Provided leadership by participating with external organizational projects related to scholarly communications including participation in conferences, presenting papers, publishing journal articles and public relations materials and serving as an international ambassador on behalf of the program.
Served as external reviewer on dissertation committee for Angela McCutcheon, Ohio University (2009 - 2010).
Served as Co-Chair for the ETD 2009 International Symposium http://www.library.pitt.edu/etd2009/.
Served as a founding board member for the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) international consortium (1998 - 2014).
Served as Chair for the ETD Awards Committee (2004 – 2008, 2010 - 2014).
Served as Chair for the ETD Implementation Committee (2006 - 2009).
Served as Chair for the Standing Conferences Committee (2004 - 2014).
Served on the Development Committee (2006 - 2009).
Served on the Public Relations Committee (2003 - 2014).
Served on the Web Revision Working Group (2009 – 2014).
Served on the Strategic Planning Committee (2009 – 2014).
Served as a founding board member for the U.S. ETD Association (USETDA) (2010 – present).
Developed and organized the Appalachian ETD Consortium (2003).
Served as Co-Chair for the ETD 2006 U.S. Regional Conference (2006).
Invited and hosted 6 international visiting library scholars at WVU from the UK, Scotland, India, Pakistan and Brazil (2004 – 2010) to learn about WVU ETD/IR programs as well as to promote scholarly and cultural exchange.
External committee member on dissertation committee for Angela McCutcheon. Impact of Publishers’ Policy on Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Distribution Options within the United States. [Dissertation] 2009, Ohio University.
Consultation Services
Provided consultation services related to ETD/IR program implementation, intellectual property and scholarly communications and library issues for Marshall University, Indiana University, California University of Pennsylvania. Clarion University and University of Pittsburgh and University of San Marcos (Lima, Peru), USETDA.
Includes visitors received at WVU and off-campus site visits.
International Visitors Hagen coordinated to visit WVU:
Ana Pavani, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2011.
Yaqub Ali, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2008.
Susan Copeland, Robert Gordon University, Scotland, 2006.
Drs. Sumant and Beena Goel, Digital Dissertation Foundation of India, 2005.
Simon Bevan, Cranfield University, England, 2004.
1998 – 2005 West Virginia University Libraries Morgantown, WV
Library Associate (Acquisitions Department)
Developed, implemented and coordinated the ETD program.
Served as a member of the ETD Task Force.
Served as board member for the NDLTD (2003 - 2011).
Assisted with firm ordering tasks.
Served as Library Staff Council Co-Chair (1996 - 1998).
Served as Co-Chair, WVU Council on Sexual Orientation (President’s Office for Social Justice; 2001 - 2011).
1989 – 1997 West Virginia University Libraries Morgantown, WV
Library Technical Assistant II (Acquisitions Department)
Managed firm order receiving.
Managed thesis and dissertation submissions and review process.
1987 – 1989 Michigan State University Libraries East Lansing, MI
Library Technical Assistant I
Catalog Management Department
Serials Acquisitions Department
EDUCATION
1989 – 2011
Association of Research Libraries – Institute on Scholarly Communications (July 2007, Washington, D.C.)
WVU Office of Information Technology workshops: Excel, FrontPage (Intermediate and Advanced), Dreamweaver (Intermediate and Advanced), MS Access (Intermediate and Advanced), CSS, Slate (WVU Web Content Management System), Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Forms, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Captivate, WVU Slate (Ruby on Rails CMS).
WVU Human Resources Division training and development workshops: Management Skills, Organizational Skills, Public Services Skills, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Legal Counsel Seminar.
American Library Association Continuing Education Seminars: Copyright, Patent, Intellectual Property and Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Attended the Association for Research Libraries’ Institute on Scholarly Communications (2008).
1981–1987 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
Studied in sociology program at the undergraduate level.
1982-83 Mott Community College Flint, MI
Studied in liberal arts program.
1977–1981 Grand Blanc High School Grand Blanc, MI
High School Diploma
Class President (1979 - 1981)
Graduated with honors
Technical Skills
Expert level in Windows and Apple OS, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Captivate, Google+ applications, touch typist (70 wpm). Knowledge includes skills with word processors, spreadsheets, databases and email applications, CMS (Ruby on Rails, WordPress).
Experience with Ex Libris DigiTool institutional repository and Voyager Acquisitions modules, NOTIS Library systems, Oracle Data Systems OCLC Online Cataloging system, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Premier, Cakewalk, ProTools, SUMMON search interface and ProQuest PQDT and ETD Administrator. Experience includes knowledge of repository framework and bibliographic metadata, graphic design, audio and video production, library reference and online academic search applications.
AWARDS & HONORS
NDLTD ETD International Leadership Award 2009
“Over the past decade, John’s commitment to ETDs at WVU has resulted in a program that serves as a model for many other universities. John has led regional and international workshops for the NDLTD, and he has hosted many visitors who come to WVU to learn about the ETD program. John has become recognized internationally for his ETD implementation and open access advocacy,” said Christine Jewell, NDLTD Board Member and Awards Committee Chair. NDLTD Press Release:
http://www.ndltd.org/community/awards/ndltd-etd-awards-2009-winners
Ohio ETD Association Leadership Award 2010
“John’s in-depth knowledge of ETDs has been highly valuable to the Ohio ETD Association. He has been instrumental in assisting the Ohio ETD Association in getting started and in supporting the selection of topics that have been appropriate for our conferences for four years,” said Angela McCutcheon, President of OETDA. WVU Today Press Release:
http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2010/4/28/wvu-libraries-employee-receives-leadership-award
APPOINTMENTS
Legislative Advocate for American Library Association (ALA): 2012 - present
Morgantown Human Rights Commission (2012 - 2013)
Advisory Board for the Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) project: (2013 - present)
Executive Director, United States Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association - USETDA (2014 - present)
PRESENTATIONS
Keynotes
Ohio ETD Association 2015 Conference. Dublin, Ohio, March 6, 2015.
What do you see in the future? Current and Emerging Digital Publication Trends in Academia
15th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2012). Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) / Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM): Lima : Lima, Peru, September 14, 2012. Keynote Address:
"Fear And Loathing In Academia: Socio-Economic and Political Factors Impacting Scholarly Communications in the Digital Era"
Laureate Universities Library Best Practices Virtual Conference, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) : Lima, Peru, June 11, 2012. Keynote Address:
Bridging the Knowledge Divide–Digital Library, Open Access & Social Justice Advocacy.
Proceedings of the 4th Peruvian National Symposium on Digital Theses and Repositories, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) / Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM): Lima, Peru, October 20 – 21, 2011. Keynote Addresses (also translated into Spanish):
Managing ETDs and Evolution of the Repository: Thirteen Years of Case Studies at West Virginia University.
Creative Partnerships to Advance Graduate Research in the Digital Age.
Proceedings of the USETDA 2011 Conference (USETDA 2011). Orlando, Florida, USA, May 18 – 20, 2011. Keynote Address:
Creative Partnerships to Advance Graduate Research in the Digital Age.
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2008). Robert Gordon University: Aberdeen, Scotland, June 4 - 7, 2008. Keynote Address:
Open Sesame: From Student Success towards Faculty Research Contributions in Institutional Repositories
Conference Presentations
ETD2017 Symposium - Washington, DC, USA, August 7 -9, 2017
ETDs for Rookies - Pre-Conference Workshop
USETDA 2016 Conference - Columbus, Ohio, USA, September 26-28, 2016.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
USETDA 2015 Conference - Austin, Texas, USA, September 29 – October 1, 2015.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
USETDA 2014 Conference - Orlando, Florida, USA, September 24-26, 2014.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
ETD 2014 Symposium - Leicester, UK, July 23-25, 2014.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
USETDA 2013 Conference - Claremont, CA, USA, July 24-26 2013.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
USETDA 2012 Conference - Boston, Massachusetts, USA, June 13-15 2012.
ETDs for Beginners - Pre-Conference Workshop
The Economics and Politics of ETDs and Repositories
Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2011) - Cape Town, South Africa, September 13 - 17, 2011.
Creative Partnerships to Advance Graduate Research in the Digital Age.
Proceedings of the USETDA 2011 Conference (USETDA 2011) – “The Magic of ETDs – Where Creative Minds Meet”, May 18 – 20, 2011.
Keynote Address: Creative Partnerships to Advance Graduate Research in the Digital Age.
Organized and moderated Institutional Repository System/Service Provider Demonstration Panel Session.
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2010) - Austin, Texas, USA, June 16-18, 2010
Accommodating the Needs of the Millennial Generation: Creating Online Self-Paced Tutorials for ETD Submission and Processing at West Virginia University
Managing ETDs and Evolution of the Repository: Twelve Years of Case Studies at West Virginia University
The Future Is Here 2.0: Latest Innovations in Digital Libraries and Networking
Ohio ETD Association Conference - Dublin, OH, 2010.
The Future Is Here 2.0: Latest Innovations in Digital Libraries and Networking
Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2009) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, June 10-13 2009.
Co-chair for ETD 2009 Conference; co-sponsored by WVU
ETDs for Rookies Session, Chair’s welcome message, keynote introductions, moderated panel session Open Access in Developing Regions
Ohio ETD Association Conference - Columbus, OH, 2009.
Creating Online Self-Paced Tutorials for ETD Submission and Processing at WVU
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2008) - Aberdeen, Scotland, June 4-7, 2008.
Open Sesame: From Student Success towards Faculty Research Contributions in Institutional Repositories
Ohio ETD Association Conference - Dublin, OH, 2007.
WVU ETD Seminar - Student Preparation Overview
Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2007) - Uppsala, Sweden, June 13-16, 2007
ETD and Institutional Repository Metadata, Citations and Access
Ohio ETD Association Conference - Dublin, OH, 2006
Highlights of the WVU ETD and IR Programs
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2006) - Quebec City, Canada, June 7-10, 2006
The Institutional Repository at West Virginia University Libraries: Resources for Effective Promotion
ETD 2006 U.S. Regional Conference - St. Louis, MO, 2006.
Co-Chair ETD 2006 U.S. Regional Conference
Chair’s welcome message, moderated faculty perspectives on ETDs panel session
Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2005) - Sydney, Australia, September 28-30, 2005
WVU Electronic Institutional Document Repository
Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2004) - Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 3-5 June 2004
ETD Implementation Issues & Responsibilities
Development and Growth of the Appalachian Regional ETD Consortium
Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2003) - Berlin, Germany, 2003
Electronic Dissertations at West Virginia University: Resources for Effective Promotion
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2002) - Provo, Utah, May 30 - June 1, 2002
ETDs at WVU - R[e]volution in Graduate Education
The Charleston Conference (National Libraries Venue) (2001; The Citadel, Charleston, SC)
ETD Implementation: The Two Virginias - Update on Case Studies at WVU and Va Tech
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2001) - Pasadena, California, USA, March 22-24, 2001
WVU ETD Program: Unlocking Access to Graduate Education and Research
North East Conference on Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference - Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, April 2000.
Electronic Publishing: The New Digital Frontier
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2000) - St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March 16-18, 2000
ETD Implementation: The Two Virginias - Case Studies at WVU and Va Tech
West Virginia Statewide Technology Conference Series (2000 - 2001, 2004 - 2005; Morgantown & Charleston, WV, USA)
WVU Electronic Institutional Document Repository - ETDs, Institutional Repositories and Open Access Issues
2nd International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (1999 Blacksburg Workshop) - Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, May 16-18, 1999
WVU ETDs - Unlocking Access to Graduate Education
1st International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD Workshop / 1998 MECCA Technology Conference) - Memphis, Tennessee, USA, June 10-11, 1998
ETD Implementation - Library Issues
WVU Computing and Technology Symposia (1998 - 2003; Morgantown, WV)
WVU ETD Program Outreach Series
NDLTD ETD Awards Ceremonies
NDLTD Annual ETD Symposia (2006 - 2011). As Chair of the ETD Awards Committee, organized and served as Master of Ceremonies for the international NDLTD ETD Awards presentations at the conference plenary or dinner banquet sessions.
Conference Workshops Organized
NDLTD Annual ETD Symposia (2000 - 2014). ETDs for Rookies - Newcomer’s Session. Developed and organized 3-hour pre-conference workshop with multiple expert panelists to cover a variety of broad issues; also led the ETD Issues and Responsibilities introductory, overview and closing sessions.
USETDA Conferences (2012-2014). Pre-Conference Workshop:
ETDs for Beginners (organize and moderate 3 hour workshop including panelist of experts). The workshop program is offered annually.
Conference Panel Sessions
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD 2010) - Austin, Texas, USA, June 16-18, 2010.
ETD Veterans - [Experts panel discussion on current scholarly communications issues & trends].
Proceedings of the USETDA 2011 Conference (USETDA 2011). Orlando, Florida, USA, May 18 – 20, 2011. Organizer / Moderator: John H. Hagen; Panelists: David Fenza (Executive Director, Association of Writers and Writing Programs) and creative writers Sarah Pritchard (West Virginia University) and Rebecca Laughlin (Ohio University).
Publish or Perish? A Panel Discussion on the Quandaries of Creative Writing, ETDs and Open Access.
Exhibits
WVU Science & Technology Symposium, Morgantown, WV / April 2011.
WVU Student Research Impacts Public Policy.
WVU Research Extension Day at the State Capitol, Charleston, WV / Annual Event - February 2007 - 2011
WVU Graduate Student Research Impacts Public Policy.
Select Publications
NDLTD Annual ETD Symposia - Conference Proceedings (1999 - 2011)
ETD 2009 Conference Summary, University of Pittsburgh / West Virginia University
Library Hi-Tech News (UK): “Unlocking Scholarly Access: ETDs, Institutional Repositories and Creators”; August 2006 (V. 23, No. 7)
D-Lib Magazine: “Electronic Theses and Dissertations Worldwide: Highlights of ETD 2003”; July/August 2003 (V. 9, No. 7/8)
Notable Case Studies on ETDs in the Humanities
History
Hagen shared studies of student successes in his conference presentations in the areas of Creative Writing and History. Hagen led case study on WVU History dissertations and Open Access. This study revealed an incredible and path-breaking student success story. Shirley Stewart Burns’ ETD, Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal on Southern West Virginia Communities, has allowed her to accomplish her goal of raising the public consciousness and discourse about mountain top removal. She was able to reach a world-wide audience almost instantaneously, resulting in publication of a book that is now in use in the K-12 and higher education curriculum, and ultimately impacted national and state public policy.
Creative Writing
Hagen led another case study on WVU Creative Writers and Open Access. This study examined multiple cohorts of creative writers, their selection of ETD Web distribution and their subsequent performance in the field. Hagen noted that some compromise may be possible regarding access versus publication interests. The study revealed that students who had granted open access to their ETDs in the early years had more evidence of a publication record than those who had restricted access. The study further revealed that Sara Pritchard, MFA, Fiction Writer/Editor, Adjunct Faculty, from West Virginia University Department of English was able to initially restrict access to her creative writing thesis, subsequently won the Houghton Mifflin Publishing Contest and granted open access to her thesis after the book was published.
Interviews
Foster, Andrea (2008). “Readers Not Wanted: Students Writers Fight to Keep Their Work Off the Web.” Chronicle of Higher Education: May 16, 2008.
Thomas, Kim (2008). “Don’t Let the Grey Fade Away”; Information World Review, Incisive Media Limited (UK). May 7, 2008.
PALINET Podcast “Conversations on IRs”, March 2006.
“Not in Our Town” - film screening with guest speaker, PBS documentary Producer Patrice O'Neill at West Virginia University, Tuesday, November 3, 2009. at WVU / WBOY Chanel 12 News.
COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
Served as Co-Chair, WVU Council on Sexual Orientation (President’s Office for Social Justice; 2001 - 2011).
Served on WVU Social Justice Council (President’s Office for Social Justice; 2001 - 2011).
Served as board member for Caritas House, a non-profit charitable organization serving clients affected by HIV/AIDS and homelessness (2003 - 2009); Elected Board President 2008-09.
Co-founded and served on “WVU Common Ground”, a networking group for WVU LGBT faculty, staff and allies (2010 – 2011).
Served as board member for Fairness West Virginia, a non-profit charitable organization providing LGBT advocacy in the WV region as well as national lobbying efforts (2009–2013). Served as Chair for the 2nd annual Fairness West Virginia Conference - Fairness in Faith.
Served Vice Chair on Morgantown Human Rights Commission (2012–2013).
For a comprehensive listing of achievements visit http://www.renaissance-scholar.com/.
Last revised: 17 April 2013
Palinet Podcast - Conversation on IRs with John Hagen (2006)
ETD 2012 Awards - John Hagen, ETD Awards Chair MCs the Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa (2011)