David Shumaker has served as Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America, since August 2006.

Dave's teaching interests include the present and future roles of librarians in society, the management of libraries and information services, marketing, information systems, and library public services. His research and writing explore the changing roles of librarians in organizations of all types.  He and his co-investigator, Mary Talley, were awarded the 2007 Special Libraries Association Research Grant for their project, "Models of Embedded Librarianship." The final report of the project is available on the SLA website, and related articles have been published in Library Journal, Reference & User Services Quarterly, and Information Outlook. Dave is a frequent speaker and panelist on embedded librarianship.

Previously, Dave was Manager of Information Services at the MITRE Corporation. In this position he was responsible for MITRE's corporate library, records management, and archives operations. Earlier in his career, he was a Library of Congress Intern, a cataloger, and an automation specialist for the U.S. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. He holds graduate degrees from Drexel University and the University of Maryland.