School of Library and Information Studies > Faculty Profile for Robert Martin
Dr. Robert Martin
Professor & Lillian Bradshaw Endowed Chair
School of Library and Information Studies
Professional Preparation
Ph.D., 1988, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Library Science
MLS, 1979, North Texas State University
Library Science
B.A., 1971, Rice University
History
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Professional Experience
- Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Acting Chairman for the National Endowment for the Arts
- Director and Librarian, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Associate Dean, Special Collections, Louisiana State University
- Lecturer, University of Wisconsin , School of Library and Information Studies
- Director of Special Collections, University of Texas at Arlington
Teaching
- At Master’s level: LS 5813 Information Professions
- At Doctoral level: LS 6013 Education for Librarianship; LS 6903 History of Libraries and Books
Scholarship
- Dr. Martin has authored, co-authored, or edited seven books and more than thirty articles including:
- Robert S. Martin, et al. The Impact of Outsourcing and Privatization on Library Services and Management. Chicago : American Library Association, 2000.
- Martin, Robert. Libraries and Learning. Advances in Librarianship 28 (2005): 83-93.
- Martin, Robert. Libraries and Librarians in the Twenty-First Century. College and Research Libraries News 65 (2004): 668-671.
- Received more than $350,000 in federal and other grants; disbursed more than $899 million in Federal grants to museums and libraries.
Service
- Member, Executive Committee , US Commission on UNESCO, 2004-
- Member, President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities, 2001-05.
- Distinguished Fellow, Council on Library and Information Resource, 2005-
- Dr. Martin has served on seven editorial boards including: Libraries and Culture, Library Quarterly, American Archivist, and College and Research Libraries News.
- Dr. Martin has given more than 250 presentations and speeches including: “Educating Doctoral Students in Young Adult and Children’s Services.” Panel participant, ALISE Conference, 2005.
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