Schuman worked at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brandeis High School and New York Technical College and served as senior acquisitions editor for the Book Division and editor of the Library/Education Book Program at R.R. Bowker Company and associate editor at School Library Journal. '[3]
In 1976, Schuman founded Neal-Schuman Publishers with John Vincent Neal. The company specialized in education resources for librarians, educators and information professionals. The company became part of ALA Publishing in 2011.[4]
As President of the American Library Association, Schuman launched a nationwide campaign to focus attention on the public's right to know including censorship and access to government information. [5] She implemented media training for association leaders, established a speaker’s network, and founded the Library Advocacy Now! effort. She also served the association as its first woman treasurer and led efforts to endow a scholarship fund. Schuman was a founding member of the ALA’s Social Responsibilities Roundtable and the Feminist Task Force.
Awards
In 1993 Schuman received the ALA Equality Award.[6] She was honored with the Joseph W. Lippincott Award in 2001. [7] On Information Day in 2007 she received the Eileen Cooke Award. [8] In 2014 she was named an Honorary Member of the association. [9][10]
