Sara Mannheimer

Sara Mannheimer is an Associate Professor and Data Librarian at Montana State University, specializing in data curation, ethical data practices, and research infrastructure development. She holds a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from Humboldt University of Berlin (2022), an M.S. in Information Science from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (2013), and a B.A. in Literature from Bard College (2003).

• Educated at Humboldt University (Ph.D.), UNC-Chapel Hill (M.S.), and Bard College (B.A.)

Her research focuses on the social, ethical, and technical dimensions of data-driven scholarship, with particular emphasis on qualitative data reuse, AI ethics, and open science practices. She develops tools like the Dataset Search system to enhance research data discovery and preservation.

Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary collaborations across fields including environmental science, health informatics, and computational archival science. These works address data management workflows, ethical frameworks for AI, and community-driven infrastructure.

• ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee Selected Resource (2021)

Dr. Mannheimer has secured grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NATNET) for projects on AI ethics, institutional data indexing, and data science education. She serves on committees including the NEH Office of Digital Humanities and Montana TRAILS Digital Preservation Committee, while maintaining active roles in the CLIR/DLF eResearch Network.