Eric Schares
Engineering & Collection Analysis Librarian III at Schares Data Science
Ames, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Schares is an Engineering & Collection Analysis Librarian with eight years in academic librarianship and a prior decade of engineering experience at Intel, blending deep technical fluency with library science to optimize research collections and publishing strategies. At Iowa State University he analyzes institutional publishing trends and shifts budget from subscription paywalls toward Open Access models while liaising to multiple engineering departments. His work spans scientometrics, Python-driven analysis, LaTeX typesetting, and has appeared in journals like Quantitative Science Studies and the Journal of Applied Physics. Eric also consults through Schares Data Science and holds an MLIS from Rutgers alongside a BS in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State, a background that helps him translate complex technical metrics into practical collection decisions. An unexpected detail: he balances rigorous data work with a personal interest in apple trees, reflecting a patient, long-term perspective he brings to open publishing initiatives.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at Iowa State UniversityMaster of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) at Rutgers University-New BrunswickBrunel University London
Github Skills (42)
altair10
statistical-inference9
streamlit9
dimensions9
python8
visualizations8
csv-export8
statistics7
analytics-api7
mcmc7
csv6
api6
holoviews6
plotly5
holoviz5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
eschares/OSTP_impact
Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
Supporting datasets and interactive plots for an analysis of the OSTP impact
Contributions:3 releases, 66 commits, 1 PR in 2 months
datasetsplotssupportinginteractive-plots
eschares/hello-world
Apr 2018 - Dec 2020
First repository
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 8 months
javafirst-repository
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