Michael Rodriguez has over 10 years of experience in library acquisitions and licensing. He currently serves as the Licensing/Acquisitions Librarian at UConn Library, where he manages a $6.8 million collections budget. Some of his responsibilities include negotiating licenses, assessing collections, and troubleshooting access issues. Prior to his current role, he worked at Hodges University, where he managed electronic resources and implemented a major website redesign. He regularly presents at conferences and has published several book chapters and articles.

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Michael A. Rodriguez
topshelvr@gmail.com | 239-248-9255 | Tolland, Connecticut
Experience
Licensing/Acquisitions Librarian Feb 2016-present
UConn Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Responsibilities
• Spearhead licensing and electronic resources acquisitions for the UConn Library, with an
annual collections and collections support budget exceeding $6.8 million
• Review licenses and negotiate terms and pricing favorable to UConn Library, compliant
with state and university regulations, and aligned with library best practices
• Coordinate planning and implementation of licensing and vendor management
capabilities in the Ex Libris Alma system across all three UConn libraries
• Serve on the Collections Steering Committee, the Scholarly Communications Committee,
and the LibGuides Management Team; chaired the One UConn Library Licensing Team
and the E-Resources Authentication and Authorization Working Group
• Evaluate collections for content, usage, and usability and pitch recommendations
• Collaborate with UConn Office of General Counsel and UConn Purchasing Department
• Liaise with Financial Services to facilitate timely and accurate disbursements
• Collect and analyze usage data to inform collections decision-making
• Manage relations with over 200 vendors and service providers
• Develop systems and workflows for records management
• Troubleshoot and optimize access and user experience
Accomplishments
• Chaired the One Library Licensing Team, wrote report recommending standardization of
licensing practices, and assumed leadership for Health Sciences Library licensing work
• Negotiated savings of $200,000 and added $70,000 of new eresources, at zero cost
• Managed implementation project for EZProxy hosted solution with LDAP authorization
• Won university approval to adopt SERU and operationalized use of SERU in licensing
• Assessed and streamlined $1.4 million dollars in cost shares across the university
• Wrote UConn Library’s first-ever Use of Licensed Electronic Resources Policy
• Implemented Private Internet Access VPN for testing remote access to eresources
• Developed Trello board for tracking and managing dozens of contract negotiations.
• Negotiated 57 licenses and 300+ renewals since June 2016

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Assistant Professor, E-Learning Librarian Jul 2014-Feb 2016
Terry P. McMahan Library, Hodges University, Naples & Ft Myers, FL
• Managed vendor relations, invoicing, and technical support for 160-plus databases
• Renegotiated contracts to save the library $40,000 while growing e-resource offerings
• Analyzed usage data to evaluate e-resources and make data-driven retention decisions
• Revamped LDAP authentication protocols—reduced technical support callbacks by 90%;
moved to Smarthinking LTI access—reduced support requests by 90%
• Managed the OCLC WorldShare LSP, integrating databases into our WorldCat discovery
layer, creating local knowledge base collections, implementing WorldShare’s Vendor
Manager module, and designing documentation and streamlined workflows
• Transformed the Hodges library website through a major system upgrade to LibGuides
2.0, a new homepage, cleaner URLs, mobile responsive design, and app integration
• Managed all print and electronic collections in consultation with faculty in subject areas
and leading print collection assessment, deselection, and system-wide inventory
• Tutored students in technology, research methods, writing, and other areas of need
• Coordinated and staffed Ask a Librarian virtual reference service locally and statewide
• Created animated library orientation videos, other learning objects, marketing graphics
• Participated in curriculum design and learning materials selection for new MPA program
• Organized shift to paperless billing while digitizing and classifying past years’ invoices
Professional Trainer, Copy Editor, & Consultant Jan 2015-present
• Delivered 14 professional webinars on open access, copyright and fair use, e-resources
management, and professional development, sponsored by LYRASIS, RUSA, NERCOMP,
SWFLN, PLAN, PCI Webinars Inc., & Novare Library Services
• Recruited as an adjunct instructor to teach continuing education classes on Wikileaks
and Nobel Prizes for the Renaissance Academy, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Taught 5 continuing education classes on cybersecurity, personal digital archiving, and
other topics for the Frances Pew Hayes Center for Lifelong Learning, Hodges University
• Copy edited scholarly manuscript totaling 180,000 words (history; Florida Gulf Coast
University) and dissertation totaling 40,000 words (counseling; Regent University)
• Consulted on webinar platforms and best practices (The Shelter for Abused Women)
On-Call Librarian Sep 2013-Jul 2014
Terry P. McMahan Library, Hodges University, Naples & Ft Myers, FL
• Delivered research and technology assistance to patrons, monitored computer lab,
opened and closed library, circulated materials, shifted collection, wrote activity reports

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Circulation/Reference Assistant Nov 2010-Jul 2014
Collier County Public Library Headquarters, Naples, FL
• Delivered reference help, troubleshot and resolved technology issues, taught basic
computers skills, designed posters and displays, trained new hires and volunteers
Research & Editorial Assistant May 2012-Jan 2014
• Corrected and copyedited 753 endnotes for Dr. Patrick Bottiger, FGCU-Kenyon College
• Copyedited 4 chapters plus bibliography of a monograph by Dr. Nicola Foote, FGCU
Education
Graduate Coursework, Project Management 2015
Hodges University; 4.0 GPA
Master of Science, Library & Information Studies Aug 2014
Florida State University; 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Arts, History & English May 2013
Florida Gulf Coast University; 4.0 GPA
Associate in Arts, General Studies
Florida SouthWestern State College; 4.0 GPA May 2010
Professional Service
Chair, LITA/ALCTS Electronic Resources Management Interest Group, Jun 2016-present
Co-chair, ACRL/NEC Electronic Resources Management Interest Group, Jun 2017-present
Member of the eResource Advisory Task Force, Connecticut State Library, Jan 2017-present
Professional Development Committee, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Jun
2016-present
Steering Committee, Ex Libris Northeast Users Group (ENUG) - North America, Jun 2016-present
Scholarship Committee, UConn Professional Employees Association (UCPEA), May 2016-present
Communications & Marketing Committee, Library & Info Tech Association (LITA), 2015-2017
External reviewer for tenure, Joel Tonyan, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Sep 2017
Lead judge for the 2016 Gale/Cengage Learning Charleston Conference Scholarship, Sep 2016
Licensing E-Forum co-host, Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Sep 2016
Social Media Manager, Library & Information Technology Association, Sep 2014-Mar 2016
• Increased organic reach and engagement by 600% on Twitter and 300% on Facebook

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Vice Chair, Career Development Committee, Florida Library Association (FLA), 2014-Mar 2016
• Organized Twitter hashtag event to publicize the daily work of Florida library staff
Continuing Education Committee, Florida Library Association (FLA), Jul 2015-Feb 2016
• Chaired subcommittee for developing a statewide best practices repository
Founder, Southwest Florida Emerging Librarians Network, Sep 2015-Feb 2016
• Organized development and networking events for early-career library staff
Scholarship Subcommittee, Florida Association of College & Research Libraries (FACRL), 2015
• Reviewed and scored applications for 3 student scholarships and approved winning slate
Community Representative, Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), May 2014-June 2015
Online Discussion Forum, New Member Round Table, American Library Association, 2014
Digital Media Editor, Aquila: The FGCU Student Journal, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2014
Select Publications
Book Chapters
“Creating Spaces for Innovation in the Workplace,” in The LITA Leadership Guide: The Librarian
as Entrepreneur, Leader, and Technologist, edited by Sharon Clapp and Carl Antonucci
(Chicago: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), 65-76
“Technology Triage: Assessing and Managing Library Systems and Projects,” in The Small or
Rural Academic Library: Leveraging Resources & Overcoming Limitations, edited by
Kaetrena Kendrick and Deborah Tritt (Chicago: ACRL Publications, 2016), 195-213
Articles
“Wrangling Services Contracts in Libraries,” in Charleston Conference Proceedings 2016 (West
Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2017), forthcoming in Oct 2017
“Cutting the Cord: Learning to Live without Comprehensive Journal Packages,” Serials Review
43, no. 2 (Jun 2017), 177-178, doi:10.1080/00987913.2017.1316629
“Developing Responsive Library Web Sites,” Florida Libraries: The Journal of the Florida Library
Association 59, no. 2 (Oct 2016), 15-18, http://www.flalib.org/florida-libraries-journal
With Lindsay Cronk, “User Experience and E-Resource Integration: A Conference Report on the
2015 LITA Forum,” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 28, no. 2 (Jun 2016), 123-
125, doi:10.1080/1941126X.2016.1167547
“A Group Effort: How to Survive, and Even Thrive, in a Multicandidate Group Interview,” Library
Journal 141, no. 4 (Mar 2016), 40-41, http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2016/03/careers/a-group-
effort-careers-2016/

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“Strategies for a Great First Webinar,” LearningExchange: The Newsletter of the Learning Round
Table of the American Library Association 32, no. 1 (Sep 2015), 4
“Evaluating E-Resources for Accessibility: A Conference Report on the Association of College
and Research Libraries (ACRL),” Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 27, no. 3
(August 2015), 210-211, doi:10.1080/1941126X.2015.1059664
“The Ideologization of U.S.-Guatemalan Relations, 1944-54,” FCH Annals: Journal of the Florida
Conference of Historians 21 (June 2014), 93-109 [peer-reviewed]
“Hitler Versus Christ: The Ambivalent Co-Existence of Nazism with Christianity,” FCH Annals:
Journal of the Florida Conference of Historians 19 (April 2012), 125-134
Reviews
Book reviews [36 published so far], Social Sciences & Humanities, Library Journal, 2014-present
Review of Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Management by Alana Verminksi and Kelly
Marie Blanchat (Chicago: Neal-Schuman 2017), Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members
Round Table 8, no. 1 (Jun 2017), 48-49
Review of Homeland Security Digital Library [eresource], College & Research Libraries News 78,
no. 6 (Jun 2017), 339-340, http://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/16685/18157
Review of EBSCO Referencia Latina [eresource], The Charleston Advisor 18, no. 4 (Apr 2016), 45-
48, https://doi.org/10.5260/chara.18.4.45 [peer-reviewed]
Review of FairVote [eresource], College & Research Libraries News 77, no. 8 (Sep 2016), 414-
415, http://crln.acrl.org/content/77/8/414.full
Review of World Bank Open Knowledge Repository [eresource], The Charleston Advisor 18, no.
1 (Jul 2016), 36-39, http://dx.doi.org/10.5260/chara.18.1.36 [peer-reviewed]
Review of African Vernacular Architecture [eresource], ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology
Reviews (April 2016), https://www.arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-
reviews/895-african-vernacular-architecture
Review of Photogrammar [eresource], College & Research Libraries News 77, no. 3 (Mar 2016),
160, http://crln.acrl.org/content/77/3/159.full
Review of Rights Enabled: The Disability Revolution, by Katharina Heyer, Behavioral and Social
Sciences Librarian 34, no. 4 (Dec 2015), 239-241, doi:10.1080/01639269.2015.1096741
Blog Posts
Blog posts (17 currently published), Hack Library School (2014) and LITA Blog, 2014-2016
4 Hack Library School posts and 1 LITA Blog post featured in American Libraries Direct
“Breaking Big: Transitioning from Small to Large Academic Libraries,” ACRLog, Jul 15, 2016,
http://bit.ly/29Ks0FH
“Employee Copy Rights,” Letters to a Young Librarian, Jun 9, 2016, http://bit.ly/1OhnYDn

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Awards & Recognitions
Conference Scholarship, ACRL New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC), Mar 2017 ($250)
Institute Scholarship, Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL), Mar 2017 ($6000)
Professional Development Grant, UConn Professional Employees Association, Nov 2016 ($450)
IFLA Fellowship National Committee Grant, American Library Association, Aug 2016 ($1000)
Reviewer of the Year, Library Journal (Social Sciences Section), 2015 (awarded Jan 2016)
Member of the Week, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Nov 9, 2015
Trainee, Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute (SSLLI), State of Florida, Oct 2015–Feb 2016
Early-Career Librarian Scholarship, Association of College & Research Libraries, 2015 ($740)
Continuing Education Scholarship, Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN), 2014 ($750)
J. Calvitt Clarke III Award, Best Student Research Paper, Florida Conference of Historians, 2013
Library Employee of the Month (June), Board of County Commissioners, Collier County, 2013
Presidential Award, Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation, Florida Gulf Coast University, 2012
Undergraduate Student Scholarship Support Awards (3), Florida Gulf Coast University, 2011-12
Conference Presentations
“Placing the User at the Center of Electronic Resources,” American Library Association (ALA)
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 25, 2017 [panel organizer and moderator]
“What’s in a Contract? Wordsmithing Service Agreements for Better Outcomes,” ACRL/NE
Annual Conference, Burlington, VT, May 12, 2017 [concurrent session]
“Upgrading EZProxy from Local to Hosted Solution,” ACRL/NE Annual Conference, Burlington,
VT, May 12, 2017 [poster session]
“Piloting Evidence-based Acquisitions,” New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL)
Annual Spring Conference, Worcester, MA, May 5, 2017 2017 [lightning round]
“Managing E-Resources Workflows with Trello,” LITA Forum, Fort Worth, TX, November 20,
2016 [poster session]
“Writing Favorable License Agreements,” LITA Forum, Fort Worth, TX, November 19, 2016
[concurrent session]
“Creating Innovation Spaces in the Workplace,” Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC,
November 5, 2016 [lighting round]
“The Noble Science of Naming Conventions,” Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC, November
4, 2016 [shotgun session]
“Wrangling Services Contracts in Libraries,” Charleston Conference, Charleston, SC, November
3, 2016 [concurrent session]
“License Management in Alma versus CORAL,” ExLibris Northeast Users Group (ENUG)
Conference, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY, October 28, 2016

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“Why Not Master Your Copy Rights and Responsibilities?” Florida Library Association, Daytona
Beach, FL, Mar 1, 2016 [concurrent session]
“Technology Triage: Assessing Priorities in Small Academic Libraries,” LITA Forum, Minneapolis,
MN, November 14, 2015 [concurrent session]
“Integrating Open Access Resources Into Library Collections,” LITA Forum, Minneapolis, MN,
November 13, 2015 [concurrent session]
“Is World* Right for You? OCLC Products Evaluated in Context,” LITA Forum, Minneapolis, MN,
November 14, 2015 [poster session]
“Springing Ahead with LibGuides,” Southeast Florida Library Information Network, Miami, FL,
July 23, 2015 [lightning round presentation]
“LibGuides 2.0: From Static Guides to Mobile Website,” Florida Library Association Annual
Conference, Orlando, FL, May 14, 2015 [poster session]
“Powtoon: Creating Animated Video Tutorials,” Florida Library Association Annual Conference,
Orlando, FL, May 15, 2015 [Cyber Zone exhibit]
“Digital Scholarship and Student Work,” Florida Association of College and Research Libraries
Annual Conference, University of Central Florida, Oct 24, 2014 [panel presentation]
“Poll Everywhere: Instant Polling for the Classroom,” Florida Library Association Annual
Conference, Orlando, FL, May 9, 2014 [Cyber Zone exhibit]
“Coaching Undergraduates to Shrink Wikipedia’s Gender Gap,” Florida Library Association
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 8, 2014 [lightning round]
“Creating and Curating Digital Professional Learning Networks,” Florida Library Association
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 7, 2014 [poster session]
Professional Training
“When is Use Fair?” sponsored by the Humanities Institute, University of Connecticut, Apr 14,
2017 [faculty workshop]
“The Many Ways that You Can Use TED Talks to Better Yourself and Your Organization,”
sponsored by PCI Webinars Inc., Feb 14, 2017 [paid webinar]
“How to Wrangle Contracts and Licensing for Your Library,” sponsored by PCI Webinars Inc.,
Dec 15, 2016 [paid webinar]
“Copyright for Web Developers and Designers,” sponsored by the NorthEast Regional
Computing Program (NERCOMP) and EDUCAUSE, Oct 13, 2016 [paid webinar]
“Do You Know Your Rights? Digital Copyright and Copyleft,” sponsored by the Reference and
User Services Association (RUSA), Jul 22, 2016 [paid webinar]
“Strategic Professional Development and Networking,” co-presented with Brianna Marshall and
sponsored by PCI Webinars Inc., May 2016 [paid webinar]

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“Copyright in the Digital Age,” sponsored by PCI Webinars Inc. on behalf of Florida Library
Webinars, Jan 19, 2016 [paid webinar]
“Advanced Copyright for Library Staff,” sponsored by the Panhandle Library Access Network
(PLAN), Oct 2, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Copyright Fundamentals for Library Staff,” sponsored by the Panhandle Library Access
Network (PLAN), Sep 18, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Essentials of Copyright and Fair Use,” sponsored by PCI Webinars Inc. on behalf of Florida
Library Webinars, September 10, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Images, Copyright, and Fair Use,” sponsored by Novare Library Services on behalf of Florida
Library Webinars, September 2, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Evaluating and Enhancing Electronic Resources,” sponsored by the Southwest Florida Library
Network, July 30, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Managing and Licensing Electronic Resources,” sponsored by the Southwest Florida Library
Network, July 16, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Know Your Rights: Copyright in Digital Environments,” sponsored by LYRASIS Second Friday
Series, June 12, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Copyright and Fair Use for Libraries,” sponsored by the Southwest Florida Library Network,
April 30, 2015 [paid webinar]
“Open Access: What’s In It For Your Library?” sponsored by the Southwest Florida Library
Network, Jan 30, 2015 [paid webinar]
“The Church under Nazi Germany,” sponsored by the 5th Annual Teacher-Training Seminar,
Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida, June 22, 2011 [paid seminar]
Select Undergraduate Research
“The Ideologization of U.S.-Guatemalan Relations,” presented at the Florida Conference of
Historians Annual Meeting, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL, March 1, 2013; recipient of
the J. Calvitt Clarke III Award for Best Student Research Paper
“Conceptualizing Difference in New World Encounters,” presented at the Hispanic Heritage
Month Academic Seminar, Florida Gulf Coast University, Oct 18, 2012
“Revolutionary Creole Patriotism in Colonial Spanish America,” 11th Annual Research Day,
Florida Gulf Coast University, April 20, 2012; recipient of the Presidential Award for Best
Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation
“Rise of the Cosmic Race: Mestizaje as Intellectual Discourse in Mexico to 1930,” presented at
the Southwest Council of Latin American Studies, Miami, FL, March 9, 2012
“Patria y Libertad: The Rise of National Consciousness in Spanish America,” presented at the Phi
Alpha Theta Biennial Convention, Orlando, FL, Jan. 5, 2012

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“Hitler versus Christ: Nazism’s Ambivalent Co-Existence with Christianity,” presented at the
Ohio Valley History Conference, Murray State University, Murray, KY, Oct. 7, 2011
“Hitler versus Christ: Nazism’s Shifting Attitudes toward Christianity,” presented at the Florida
Conference of Historians Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 16, 2011
Certifications
Certificate of Achievement, Social Sciences Research Design Mar 2017
Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL)
Certificate of Completion, Negotiation Skills for Librarians Dec 2016
Lead From Within, via Boston Library Consortium (BLC)
Certificate of Achievement, Project Enable (Web Accessibility) May 2015
Syracuse University, School of Information Studies
Verified Certificates w/ Distinction: Copyright, Data Science, Usable Security 2014-2015
Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland via Coursera
Certificate of Completion, Applying the QM Rubric (Online Instructional Design) Aug 2014
Quality Matters (QM)
Affiliations
American Library Association (ALA), 2013-present
Association of College and Research Libraries (@ALA_ACRL), 2014-present
Library and Information Technology Association (@ALA_LITA), 2014-present
Association of College & Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC), 2016-present