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Megan Ruenz, MSLIS

Associate Professor of Library Science, Guest Instructor for Chemistry

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Biography

Megan Ruenz is the E-Resources Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Science at Wheaton College, where she provides leadership in the management and assessment of the library’s electronic and continuing resources. In addition to her work in the library, she serves as a guest instructor in the Chemistry Department, teaching laboratory sections that support the undergraduate education of science majors.

She holds degrees from the University of Illinois, Miami University, and the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Megan currently serves as co-editor of the E-Resources Review column in the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship. Through the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), she has served on the Commercial Products Committee and currently serves on the E-Resources Management Committee. Her research interests focus on electronic resources, acquisitions, and the intersection of technology and library services.

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences
MSLIS, Library and Information Science

Miami University
M.S., Organic Chemistry

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
B.S., Chemistry

Areas of Expertise

  • Library and Information Science
  • Continuing Resources
  • Electronic Resources
  • Library Acquisitions

Select Publications, Presentations, and Patents

Presentations:

  • Ruenz, Megan (2023, Mar). “Living in a Post Migration World: Managing Electronic Resources and Integrating Multiple Services.” In ER&L 17th Annual Conference. Austin, TX.

  • Ruenz, Megan (2021, Mar). “It’s a Balancing Act: How an E-Resources Librarian Balances Subject Liaison Responsibilities.” In ER&L 16th Annual Conference. Conference conducted virtually.

 

Patents:

  • Patent # WO/2008/051405 Titled: Substituted Imidazoles As Bombesin Receptor Subtype-3 Modulators

 

Publications:

  • Ruenz, Megan M. “Remote Authentication: One Library’s Journey on Offering EZProxy and OpenAthens.” Internet Reference Services Quarterly, Apr. 2022. world, tandfonline.com, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875301.2022.2067283.
  • Ruenz, Megan. “Gathering Usage Statistics for E-Resources at Wheaton College.” TCB:Technical Services in Religion and Theology, vol. 29, no. 4, 4, Oct. 2021, pp. 35–39. atla.com, https://doi.org/10.31046/tcb.v29i4.3016.

  • Hadden, M., Goodman, A., Guo, C., Guzzo, P. R., Henderson, A. J., Pattamana, K., Ruenz, M.,.......... Nargund, R. P. (2010). Synthesis and SAR of heterocyclic carboxylic acid isosteres based on 2-biarylethylimidazole as bombesin receptor subtype -3 (BRS-3) agonists for the treatment of obesity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 20(9), 2912-2915.  doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.03.028

  • Novak, M.; Ruenz, M.; Kazerani, S.; Toth, K.; Nguyen, T. M.; Heinrich, B. Kinetics of Hydrolysis of 8-(arylamino)-2'-deoxyguanosines. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2303-2308