Janina Mueller, MA, MI
Metadata and Digital Initiatives Librarian
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
Library and Learning Resources
Office Location
Matricaria 2005
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.732.2806
About
Janina Mueller is Assistant Professor and Digital Initiatives Librarian on the MCPHS Boston campus. In this role, she established the Institutional Repository, which houses scholarly works and archival materials reflecting MCPHS’s rich history. Professor Mueller instructs information literacy in the LIB LIB 111: Expository Writing, course and teaches about business resources and research within the Healthcare Business program. Her expertise in data management and data visualization enrich her teaching and research. which
Recently, she authored the peer-review article entitled “Data Visualization and Advocacy for Sexual and Gender Minority Health,” for she received the 2023 Faculty Scholarship Award at MCPHS University.
Professor Mueller is a current editor for the Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship.
Joining MCPHS in 2019, Profesor Mueller previously worked at Harvard University and the University of Toronto.
Research Interests
- Social justice
- Diversity equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Critical librarianship
- Advocacy
- Data visualization and mapping
Featured Affiliations
Fenway Library Organization
American Library Association
Medical Library Association
Research Interests
- Social justice
- Diversity equity and inclusion (DEI)
- Critical librarianship
- Advocacy
- Data visualization and mapping
Awards and Honors
- 2023 Faculty Scholarship Award, MCPHS University
Category: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles:
- Mueller, J. (2022). Data Visualization and Advocacy for Sexual and Gender Minority Health: Practicing Map and Geospatial
Information Librarianship through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility [Special Issue]. Journal of Map
and Geography Libraries, 17(1). doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2022.2139329 - Fortin, M. & J. Mueller. (2013). The Library as a Research Partner and Data Creator: The Don Valley Historical Mapping
Project. Journal of Map and Geography Libraries, 9(1). doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2013.767765
Articles:
- Mueller, J. (2022). Routines and Habits to Stay Focused and Motivated During and Post-Pandemic. Reserve and Renew Zine:
LIS Mental Health, 5. - Mueller, J. (2019). A Systematic Approach to Collecting Student Work. Code4Lib Journal, 43. Retrieved from https://
journal.code4lib.org/articles/14277 - Haigenmaier, W., Mueller, J. et al. (2014). Archivist! Data Librarian! Asset Manager! Do the Differences Really Matter? Bulletin
of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 41(2). - Mueller, J. (2011). Surveillance, discrimination and welfare policy in Ontario. CCH Law Student eMonthly.
- Mueller, J. (2010). Surveillance, discrimination and welfare policy in Ontario. Faculty of Information Quarterly, 2(2)