Hi there! I’m Jacob Muller, a recent Library and Information Science graduate seeking a role in government or academic libraries and archives. My experience and research focus primarily on information freedom, information justice, management, and digital collections.

ABOUT ME

I graduated from Purdue University in 2022 with my B.A. in English Literature. I completed my degree with a focus in modern American and British Literature and authored my capstone paper deconstructing the works of H.P. Lovecraft. I also graduated with double minors in Classical Studies and Political Science. I focused my studies in political science on modern international relations, particularly through the lens of U.S. foreign policy. My studies in classics focused on Ancient Roman comedy and the Latin language, which I studied for 7 years across high school and college.

During my senior year (’21-’22) at Purdue, I was fortunate enough to work as the Lead Copy Editor and Content Editor for the Purdue Exponent, heading a team of 8 editors to ensure the editorial accuracy of the news organization’s content. In that same spring, I was afforded the opportunity to work as an Editorial Assistant for Professor Erin Moodie of Purdue’s Classical Studies department. In this role, I aided in the research and editing of her translation drafts of Plautus’ Poenulus and Terence’s Phormio to ensure their readability for publication.

Following graduation, I worked as a Bookseller at Barnes & Noble, quickly becoming a Senior and eventually Lead Bookseller during my time with the company. This role enabled me to further develop my leadership and customer service experience while I assessed my future career goals.

In the Spring of 2024, I began working on my master’s degree in Information and Library Science online through Indiana University – Indianapolis’ online program, while still working full time at Barnes & Noble. I eventually made the decision to switch to focusing on my studies at the Bloomington campus.

During my time at IU Bloomington, I strove to develop my skills related to the ILS field through my coursework and professional endeavors. Across this time, I have developed multiple research projects, posters, and papers, culminating in my presentation of research at the “Forging Ahead: Librarianship and Information Services in Times of Technological, Cultural, and Political Change” Symposium at ASIS&T’s Annual Conference in Washington, DC. I also spent the Fall of 2025 volunteering as an archival assistant at the Monroe County History Center, digitizing photo negatives from Bloomington’s Herald Times.

In the final semester of my graduate program, I worked on an independent study concerning surveillance in information institutions while also developing surveillance-related scholarship on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 and transparency in government agency reporting.

Professionally, I have just completed my term as a Library Supervisor for two of IU’s Residence Hall Libraries. I am currently working as a Research Assistant for IU Professor Christina Boyles, studying the accessibility of digital community archives and developing a framework for assessing them.

Moving forward, I am hoping to develop my career by working in government or academic libraries. I have a strong passion for information justice and ethics, digital collections, and the open access and transparency of government information in particular.