Robert S. Martin

Robert S. Martin

Robert S. Martin is an American librarian, archivist, administrator, and educator. He is the former director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Martin was nominated director of IMLS by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate in July 2001. Prior to his appointment, he was Professor and Interim Director of the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman's University. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Director and Librarian of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. In addition, Dr. Martin has held positions at Louisiana State University, the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Dr. Martin has authored several publications and served on editorial boards of scholarly library journals such as "American Archivist", "The Library Quarterly", "Libraries and Culture" and "Meridian". He has held elected and appointed roles in professional library and archives organizations, and has been honored for his contributions. Among his many awards is the Justin Winsor Prize from the American Library Association.

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